title: The pore of voltage-dependent potassium channels.
abstract: Using a combination of electrophysiological and mutational analyses, the pore of K+ channels has been localized. Experiments have now been started on the mechanism of permeation and the value and limitations of the combined approach should soon become apparent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012313:RNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D015221:Potassium Channels; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA