Ion channels: a first view of K⁺ channels in atomic glory
<p>Crystal structures have been solved for the transbilayer pore domain of a bacterial K<sup>+</sup> channel and the tetramerisation domain of a voltage-gated K<sup>+</sup> channel. These provide our first real structural insights into possible mechanisms of ion selecti...
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Current Biology Ltd.
1998
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| Summary: | <p>Crystal structures have been solved for the transbilayer pore domain of a bacterial K<sup>+</sup> channel and the tetramerisation domain of a voltage-gated K<sup>+</sup> channel. These provide our first real structural insights into possible mechanisms of ion selectivity and permeation for K<sup>+</sup> channels.</p> |
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