Inhibition of martentoxin on neuronal BK channel subtype (α+β4): Implications for a novel interaction model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3706-3713

  Shi, Jian ^a   He, Hui Qiong ^a   Zhao, Rong ^a   Duan, Yan Hong ^b   JinChen, ^a   YingChen, ^b   Yang, Juan ^b   Zhang, Jian Wei ^b   Shu, Xue Qin ^b   PingZheng, ^c   Ji, Yong Hua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IBERIOTOXIN; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PEPTIDE; SCORPION VENOM;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CELL LINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCORPION VENOMS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43649087423     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.122150     Document Type: Article

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