Polymer partitioning and ion selectivity suggest asymmetrical shape for the membrane pore formed by epsilon toxin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 782-789

  Nestorovich, Ekaterina M ^a   Karginov, Vladimir A ^b   Bezrukov, Sergey M ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Innovative Biologics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS EPSILON-TOXIN; ION; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG EFFECTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ION CHANNEL GATING; IONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POROSITY;

EID: 77955669118     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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