Biophysical characterisation of electrofused giant HEK293-cells as a novel electrophysiological expression system

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 348, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 673-681

  Zimmermann, D ^a,b   Terpitz, U ^a   Zhou, A ^a   Reuss, R ^c   Muller K ^c   Sukhorukov, V L ^c   Gessner P ^c   Nagel, G ^c   Zimmermann, U ^c   Bamberg, E ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channelrhodopsin 2; Electrofusion; Giant excised; HEK293; Patch clamp; Volume regulation; Whole cell

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; CHANNELRHODOPSIN 2; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN HEK293; DIFFUSION; ELECTROFUSION (CELL); ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WHOLE CELL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL FUSION; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 33746862510     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.07.112     Document Type: Article

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