Ion channels of N-terminally linked alamethicin dimers: Enhancement of cation-selectivity by substitution of Glu for Gln at position 7

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 380-386

  Okazaki, Takashi ^a   Nagaoka, Yasuo ^b   Asami, Koji ^c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alamethicin; Charge selectivity; Ion channel; Planar BLM; Reversal potential

Indexed keywords

COULOMB INTERACTIONS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; MONOMERS; PEPTIDES; POSITIVE IONS;

ALAMETHICIN; CATION SELECTIVITY; ION CHANNELS; PLANAR BLM; REVERSAL POTENTIAL;

DIMERS;

ALAMETHICIN; CATION; DIMER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; ION CHANNEL; MONOMER; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CIS ISOMER; ION CURRENT; IONIZATION; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

ALAMETHICIN; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CATIONS; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 34047182189     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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