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Biophys Rev. 2012 Mar;4(1):1-15. doi: 10.1007/s12551-011-0061-8. Epub 2011 Dec 16.

Voltage sensor of ion channels and enzymes.

Biophysical reviews

Carlos Gonzalez, Gustavo F Contreras, Alexander Peyser, Peter Larsson, Alan Neely, Ramón Latorre

Affiliations

  1. Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Pasaje Harrington 287, Valparaíso, 2360103, Chile.
  2. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
  3. Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Pasaje Harrington 287, Valparaíso, 2360103, Chile. [email protected].

PMID: 28509999 PMCID: PMC5425699 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-011-0061-8

Abstract

Placed in the cell membrane (a two-dimensional environment), ion channels and enzymes are able to sense voltage. How these proteins are able to detect the difference in the voltage across membranes has attracted much attention, and at times, heated debate during the last few years. Sodium, Ca

Keywords: BK channels; Cav Channels; Kv channels; Proton channels and VSP; Voltage sensor

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