External TEA Block of Shaker K+ Channels Is Coupled to the Movement of K+ Ions within the Selectivity Filter
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External TEA Block of Shaker K+ Channels Is Coupled to the Movement of K+ Ions within the Selectivity Filter
Recent molecular dynamic simulations and electrostatic calculations suggested that the external TEA binding site in K+ channels is outside the membrane electric field. However, it has been known for some time that external TEA block of Shaker K+ channels is voltage dependent. To reconcile these two results, we reexamined the voltage dependence of block of Shaker K+ channels by external TEA. We ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1540-7748,0022-1295
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200308848