Puroindolines form ion channels in biological membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2416-2426

  Charnet, Pierre ^a   Molle, Gérard ^b   Marion, Didier ^c   Rousset, Matthieu ^a   Lullien Pellerin, Valérie ^c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CENTRE DE BIOCHIMIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ION; CHOLINE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; LIPID BINDING PROTEIN; LITHIUM ION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POTASSIUM ION; PUROINDOLINE; SODIUM ION; TETRYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; WHEAT; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0037381821     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75046-2     Document Type: Article

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