The N-terminal half of the connexin protein contains the core elements of the pore and voltage gates

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 453-463

  Kronengold, Jack ^a   Srinivas, Miduturu ^b   Verselis, Vytas K ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel pore; Chimera; Cysteine scanning; Hemichannels; Voltage gating connexin

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 46; CYSTEINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; REAGENT; THIOL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; POROSITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84866742557     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9457-z     Document Type: Article

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