| Literature DB >> 11390785 |
Christoph Antz1, Bernd Fakler.
Abstract
Fast inactivation of voltage-gated potassium (K(v)) channels is the best understood gating transition in ion channels and is brought about by an NH(2)-terminal domain (ball domain) of the channel's alpha-subunit, which physically blocks the open pore. Recent analysis by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed that ball domains from various K(v) channels exhibit well-defined but distinct structures in aqueous solution.Year: 1998 PMID: 11390785 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.4.177
Source DB: PubMed Journal: News Physiol Sci ISSN: 0886-1714