Origins of ion selectivity in potassium channels from the perspective of channel block

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 405-413

  Nimigean, Crina M ^a   Allen, Toby W ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SODIUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79956147579     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201010551     Document Type: Article

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