Insights into hERG K+ channel structure and function from NMR studies

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-79

  Ng, Chai Ann ^a,b,e   Torres, Allan M ^c   Pagès, Guilhem ^d   Kuchel, Philip W ^b,d   Vandenberg, Jamie I ^a,b,e  

^a VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CNBHD; hERG; NMR; PAS domain; Pore domain; S4 S5 linker

Indexed keywords

KCNH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; ETHER-A-GO-GO POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84872485529     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-012-0808-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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