Functional diversity of the superfamily of K+ transporters to meet various requirements

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 396, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 1003-1014

  Diskowski, Marina ^a   Mikusevic, Vedrana ^a   Stock, Charlott ^a   Hänelt, Inga ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

K+ channel; K+ transporter; RCK domain; selectivity filter

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM); POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM;

BINDING AFFINITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALINITY; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84938916261     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2015-0123     Document Type: Review

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