Conformational dynamics of the KcsA potassium channel governs gating properties

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1089-1095

  Baker, Kent A ^a   Tzitzilonis, Christos ^a   Kwiatkowski, Witek ^a   Choe, Senyon ^a   Riek, Roland ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 35848950002     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1311     Document Type: Article

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