Potassium channels

FEBS Lett. 2003 Nov 27;555(1):62-5. doi: 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01104-9.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Ion Channel Gating
  • Ion Transport
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Potassium Channels / chemistry*
  • Potassium Channels / genetics
  • Potassium Channels / metabolism*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Potassium Channels
  • prokaryotic potassium channel