The evolutionary ‘tinkering’ of MscS-like channels: generation of structural and functional diversity

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 467, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-13

  Cox, C D ^a   Nakayama, Y ^a   Nomura, T ^b   Martinac, B ^a,c  

^a VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Evolution; Mechanosensitive; MscS; MscS like channels

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; MSCS PROTEIN, E COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84939893555     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1522-2     Document Type: Review

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