Modulation of the conductance-voltage relationship of the BKCa channel by shortening the cytosolic loop connecting two RCK domains

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 730-737

  Lee, Ju Ho ^a   Kim, Hyun Ju ^a   Kim, Hae Deun ^a   Lee, Byoung Cheol ^a   Chun, Jang Soo ^a   Park, Chul Seung ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MUTANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 68949092127     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.058     Document Type: Article

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