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Potassium channels
Author(s) -
MacKin Roderick
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01104-9
Subject(s) - gating , potassium channel , potassium , ion channel , inward rectifier potassium ion channel , chemistry , thermal conduction , voltage gated potassium channel , channel (broadcasting) , chemical physics , nanotechnology , biophysics , materials science , physics , computer science , telecommunications , biochemistry , thermodynamics , biology , receptor , organic chemistry
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.