Cysteine scanning analysis of the IFM cluster in the inactivation gate of a human heart sodium channel

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 521-529

  Deschênes, Isabelle ^a   Trottier, Eric ^a   Chahine, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular; Electrophysiology; Heart; Ion channel; Membrane currents; Membrane transport; Molecular biology arrhythmia (mechanisms); Na channel

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; ISOLEUCINE; METHIONINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COVALENT BOND; DEPOLARIZATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SODIUM CURRENT; STEADY STATE;

ARRHYTHMIA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CELL LINE; CYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION TRANSPORT; ISOLEUCINE; METHIONINE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MYOCARDIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0345211487     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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