The structure and regulation of magnesium selective ion channels

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1828, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2778-2792

  Payandeh, Jian ^a   Pfoh, Roland ^b   Pai, Emil F ^b,c  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CorA; Gating; Ion channel; Magnesium; MgtE; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; MAGNESIUM CHANNEL; MAGNESIUM ION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CORA; PROTEIN MGTE; PROTEIN MRS2 ALR1; PROTEIN SLC41; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; BINDING KINETICS; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CORA; GATING; ION CHANNEL; MAGNESIUM; MGTE; SELECTIVITY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ION CHANNELS; MANGANESE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84884507637     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: 18792642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.08.002     Document Type: Review

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