Abstract
Crystal structures have been solved for the transbilayer pore domain of a bacterial K+ channel and the tetramerisation domain of voltage-gated K+ channel. These provide our first real structural insights into possible mechanisms of ion selectivity and permeation for K+ channels.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Proteins*
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Drosophila
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Drosophila Proteins
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Models, Molecular
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Potassium Channels / chemistry*
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Protein Structure, Secondary
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Protein Structure, Tertiary
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Shaker Superfamily of Potassium Channels
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Streptomyces
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Drosophila Proteins
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Potassium Channels
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Sh protein, Drosophila
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Shaker Superfamily of Potassium Channels
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prokaryotic potassium channel