Bacterial mechanosensitive channels as a paradigm for mechanosensory transduction

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1051-1060

  Martinac, Boris ^a,b  

^a VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; E. Coli; EPR spectroscopy; FRET spectroscopy; Liposomes; MscL; MscS; Patch clamp

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; ION CHANNEL; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PICRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAVITROPISM; IN VIVO STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 83755186704     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: 14219778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335842     Document Type: Article

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