Mapping the sequence of conformational changes underlying selectivity filter gating in the Kv 11.1 potassium channel

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-42

  Wang, David T ^a,b   Hill, Adam P ^a,b   Mann, Stefan A ^a,b   Tan, Peter S ^a   Vandenberg, Jamie I ^a,b  

^a VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA HELIX; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FILTER; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 78650973241     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1966     Document Type: Article

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