Structural Basis for Toxin Resistance of β4-Associated Calcium-activated Potassium (BK) Channels*
Gan G, Yi H, Chen M, Sun L, Li W, Wu Y, Ding J. Structural Basis for Toxin Resistance of β4-Associated Calcium-activated Potassium (BK) Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 24177-24184. PMID: 18559348, PMCID: PMC3259794, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800179200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitBeta subunitStructural basisWide open conformationAuxiliary beta subunitsFunctional diversityInternal binding siteToxin resistanceBasic residuesOpen conformationChannel poreSubunitsDiverse interactionsBinding sitesLarge conductancePotassium channelsMSloChannel inhibitorsMutantsDiversityResiduesSitesBetter understandingInteraction