Tarantula Toxins Interact with Voltage Sensors within Lipid Membranes
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Tarantula Toxins Interact with Voltage Sensors within Lipid Membranes
Voltage-activated ion channels are essential for electrical signaling, yet the mechanism of voltage sensing remains under intense investigation. The voltage-sensor paddle is a crucial structural motif in voltage-activated potassium (K(v)) channels that has been proposed to move at the protein-lipid interface in response to changes in membrane voltage. Here we explore whether tarantula toxins li...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1540-7748,0022-1295
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200709869