Allosteric modulation of a neuronal K+ channel by 1-alkanols is linked to a key residue in the activation gate

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 4 54-4, 2003, Pages

  Harris, Thanawath ^a   Graber, Andrew R ^a   Covarrubias, Manuel ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Anesthesia; Gating; Scanning mutagenesis; Shaw channels

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALKANOL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUTANOL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROLINE;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALLOSTERISM; ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VOLTAGE CLAMP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0141456597     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00113.2003     Document Type: Article

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