Structural characterization and pH-induced conformational transition of full-length KcsA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1752-1766

  Zimmer, Jochen ^a,c   Doyle, Declan A ^a   Gunter Grossmann J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRAMER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROKARYOTIC POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACIDITY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATION; DIMERIZATION; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MACROMOLECULE; MEASUREMENT; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PH; RADIATION SCATTERING; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 33646145322     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.071175     Document Type: Article

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