Molecular mechanism underlying ethanol activation of G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium channels

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 45, 2013, Pages 18309-18314

  Bodhinathan, Karthik ^a   Slesinger, Paul A ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Dr VSP; Kcnj6; Kir3.2; MPhosducin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; G PROTEIN COUPLED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; HEXYLENE GLYCOL; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5 BISPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DR-VSP; KCNJ6; KIR3.2; MPHOSDUCIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ETHANOL; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5-DIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84887307215     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311406110     Document Type: Article

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