Ionic regulation of MSCk, a mechanosensitive channel from Escherichia coli

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 5323-5330

  Li, Yuezhou ^a   Moe, Paul C ^a   Chandrasekaran, Subramanian ^a   Booth, Ian R ^a   Blount, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

MscL; MscS; Osmoregulation; Stretch activated channels; Turgor maintenance

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CESIUM ION; GENE PRODUCT; ION CHANNEL; LITHIUM ION; MEGLUMINE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN MSCK; PROTEIN MSCL; PROTEIN MSCS; RUBIDIUM ION; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037107398     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf537     Document Type: Article

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