Purification of the small mechanosensitive channel of Escherichia coli (MscS): The subunit structure, conduction, and gating characteristics in liposomes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 290-298

  Sukharev, Sergei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHANNEL GATING; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PATCH CLAMP; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SOLUBILIZATION; SPHEROPLAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0036280794     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75169-2     Document Type: Article

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