Gating transitions in bacterial ion channels measured at 3 μs resolution

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-161

  Shapovalov, George ^a   Lester, Henry A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

MscL; MscS; Patch clamping; Single channel; Substate

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; MECHANOSENSITIVE CHANNEL OF LARGE CONDUCTANCE; MECHANOSENSITIVE CHANNEL OF SMALL CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PATCH CLAMP;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3843113235     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200409087     Document Type: Article

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