Structure of the sodium channel pore revealed by serial cysteine mutagenesis

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PerezGarcia, MT [1 ]
Chiamvimonvat, N [1 ]
Marban, E [1 ]
Tomaselli, GF [1 ]
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[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MED, SECT MOLEC & CELLULAR CARDIOL, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
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10.1073/pnas.93.1.300
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The pores of voltage-gated cation channels are formed by four intramembrane segments that impart selectivity and conductance, Remarkably little is known about the higher order structure of these critical pore-lining or P segments. Serial cysteine mutagenesis reveals a pattern of side-chain accessibility that contradicts currently favored structural models based on alpha-helices or beta-strands, Like the active sites of many enzymes of known structure, the sodium channel pore consists of irregular loop regions.
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