Metal bridges to probe membrane ion channel structure and function

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 191-203

  Linsdell, Paul ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cysteine; disulfide; ion channel; metal bridge; substituted cysteine accessibility mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; ION CHANNEL; METAL;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYSTEINE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; METALS; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84936746451     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2015-0013     Document Type: Review

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