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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
Volume 1565, Issue 2, Pages 294-307Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(02)00576-X
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potassium channel; simulation; molecular structure
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BEP17032] Funding Source: researchfish
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Potassium channels have been studied intensively in terms of the relationship between molecular structure and physiological function. They provide an opportunity to integrate structural and computational studies in order to arrive at an atomic resolution description of mechanism. we review recent progress in K channel structural studies, focussing on the bacterial channel KcsA. Structural studies can be extended via use of computational (i.e. molecular simulation) approaches in order to provide a perspective on aspects of channel function such as permeation, selectivity, block and gating. Results from molecular dynamics simulations are shown to be in good agreement with recent structural studies of KcsA in terms of the interactions of K+ ions with binding sites within die selectivity filter of the channel, and in revealing the importance of filter flexibility in channel function. we discuss how the KcsA structure may be used as a template for developing structural models of other families of K channels. Progress in this area is explored via two examples: inward rectifier (Kir) and voltage-gated (Kv) potassium channels. A brief account of structural studies of ancillary domains and subunits of K channels is provided, (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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