Probing conformational changes of gramicidin ion channels by single-molecule patch-clamp fluorescence microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1826-1838

  Harms, Greg S ^a   Orr, Galya ^a   Montal, Mauricio ^b   Thrall, Brian D ^a   Colson, Steve D ^a   Lu, H Peter ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEUROBIOLOGY SECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PATCH CLAMP;

EID: 0041821419     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74611-6     Document Type: Article

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