MACKINNON, Roderick (1956 – )
1956 –
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1998 CE
#14332
The structure of the potassium channel: Molecular basis of K+ conduction and selectivity.
The authors determined the first high resolution structure of an ion channel, called KcsA from the bacterium Streptomyces lividans. The structure that they revealed was perfectly adapted to allow entry of potassium io…
2002 CE
#14333
Crystal structure and mechanism of a calcium gated potassium channel.
The authors first obtained the crystal structure of a Ca2+ - gated K+ ion channel and then deciphered how ion channels open and close, a process called "gating" in response to cues in their environment. They determine…