The scorpion toxin and the potassium channel

The structure of a complex containing a toxin bound to a potassium ion channel has been solved for the first time, revealing how scorpions have designed toxins that can recognize and target the filter that controls the movement of potassium ions through these channels.

書誌詳細
出版年:	eLife
第一著者:	Kenton J Swartz
フォーマット:	論文
言語:	英語
出版事項:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-05-01
主題:	ion channel toxin voltage-dependent K+ channel scorpion toxin
オンライン･アクセス:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/00873

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