2008
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
2006
Residue Phe266 in S5-S6 loop is not critical for Charybdotoxin binding to Ca2+-activated K+ (mSlo1) channels
Yao J, Li H, Gan G, Wu Y, Ding J. Residue Phe266 in S5-S6 loop is not critical for Charybdotoxin binding to Ca2+-activated K+ (mSlo1) channels. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 2006, 27: 945-949. PMID: 16787581, DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2006.00385.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research