Lipid bilayer deformation and the free energy of interaction of a Kv channel gating−modifier toxin
A number of membrane proteins act via binding at the water/lipid bilayer interface. An important example of such proteins is provided by the gating-modifier toxins that act on voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels. They are thought to partition to the headgroup region of lipid bilayers, and so provi...
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2008
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| Summary: | A number of membrane proteins act via binding at the water/lipid bilayer interface. An important example of such proteins is provided by the gating-modifier toxins that act on voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels. They are thought to partition to the headgroup region of lipid bilayers, and so provide a good system for probing the nature of interactions of a protein with the water/bilayer interface. We |
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