An evolutionarily conserved family of accessory subunits of K+ channels

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-99

  Cai, Shi Qing ^a   Park, Ki Ho ^a   Sesti, Federico ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Chemotaxis; KCNE; Kinase

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; MPS 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MPS-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33748333158     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:46:1:91     Document Type: Review

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