title: Switching channels.
abstract: A light-controlled protein channel may represent the prototype for a new generation of nanotechnology tools.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eisenstein
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D001665:Binding Sites; D003545:Cysteine / Q000737:chemistry; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005452:Fluoresceins / Q000737:chemistry; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008027:Light; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005452:Fluoresceins; D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D003545:Cysteine