Inhibition of the Collapse of the Shaker K+ Conductance by Specific Scorpion Toxins

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-279

  Gómez Lagunas, Froylan ^a,c   Batista, Cesar V F ^b   Olamendi Portugal, Timoteo ^b   Ramírez Domínguez, Martha E ^b   Possani, Lourival D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conductance; Ion channel; Shaker; Toxin; Zero K+

Indexed keywords

CATION; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SHAKER B POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SHAKER SUPERFAMILY OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 17944397105     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200308871     Document Type: Article

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