Permeation Redux: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Ion Movement through Potassium Channels.

Authors

Richard Horn, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Benoît Roux, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago
Johan Aqvist, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-6-2014

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Biophysical Journal.

Volume 106, Issue 9, 6 May 2014, Pages 1859-1863.

The published version is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006349514003415.

Copyright © 2014 Biophysical Society

Abstract

The fundamental biophysics underlying the selective movement of ions through ion channels was launched by George Eisenman in the 1960s, using glass electrodes. This minireview examines the insights from these early studies and the explosive progress made since then.

Recommended Citation

Horn, Richard; Roux, Benoît; and Aqvist, Johan, "Permeation Redux: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Ion Movement through Potassium Channels." (2014). Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Faculty Papers. Paper 14.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/physfp/14

PubMed ID

24806917