The role of the cytoplasmic pore in inward rectification of Kir2.1 channels

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-155

  Kurata, Harley T ^a   Cheng, Wayland W ^a   Arrabit, Christine ^b   Slesinger, Paul A ^b   Nichols, Colin G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR2.1; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; KINETICS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CYTOPLASM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POLYAMINES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; SPERMINE;

EID: 34547621771     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 00221295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200709742     Document Type: Article

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