Voltage-controlled Enzymes: The new Janus Bifrons

The Ciona intestinalis voltage sensitive phosphatase, Ci-VSP, was the first Voltage-controlled Enzyme (VEnz) proven to be under direct command of the membrane potential. The discovery of Ci-VSP conjugated voltage sensitivity and enzymatic activity in a single protein. These two facets of Ci-VSP acti...

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Main Author: Carlos Alberto Villalba-Galea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2012.00161/full