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Reciprocal voltage sensor-to-pore coupling leads to potassium channel C-type inactivation.
Scientific reports - 9 Jun 2016
Conti Luca, Renhorn Jakob, Gabrielsson Anders, Turesson Fredrik, Liin Sara I, Lindahl Erik, Elinder Fredrik
Abstract excerpt
Voltage-gated potassium channels open at depolarized membrane voltages. A prolonged depolarization causes a rearrangement of the selectivity filter which terminates the conduction of ions - a process called slow or C-type inactivation. How structural rearrangements in the voltage-sensor domain (VSD) cause alteration in the selectivity filter, and vice versa, are not fully understood. We show that pulling the pore...
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