Potassium channels.
The atomic structures of K+ channels have added a new dimension to our understanding of K+ channel function. I will briefly review how structures have influenced our views on ion conduction, gating of the pore, and voltage sensing.
MacKinnon
Roderick
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. mackinn@mail.rockefeller.edu
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D017136:Ion Transport; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015221:Potassium Channels; C107790:prokaryotic potassium channel