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Gain-of-function mutations reveal expanded intermediate states and a sequential action of two gates in MscL.
The Journal of general physiology - 1 Feb 2005
Anishkin Andriy, Chiang Chien-Sung, Sukharev Sergei
Abstract excerpt
The tension-driven gating transition in the large mechanosensitive channel MscL proceeds through detectable states of intermediate conductance. Gain-of-function (GOF) mutants with polar or charged substitutions in the main hydrophobic gate display altered patterns of subconducting states, providing valuable information about gating intermediates. Here we present thermodynamic analysis of several GOF mutants to...
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