2015
A structural model for facultative anion channels in an oligomeric membrane protein: the yeast TRK (K+) system
Pardo JP, González-Andrade M, Allen K, Kuroda T, Slayman CL, Rivetta A. A structural model for facultative anion channels in an oligomeric membrane protein: the yeast TRK (K+) system. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2015, 467: 2447-2460. PMID: 26100673, DOI: 10.1007/s00424-015-1712-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane helicesAnion channelTrk proteinNon-animal cellsOligomeric membrane proteinsAmphipathic transmembrane helicesLigand-gated anion channelsClass of proteinsTrk transportersRCK domainsBacterial membersRegulatory domainMembrane proteinsFungal proteinsTrk systemHydrophobic gatingPrimary sequenceMembrane voltageBiological membranesProteinCytoplasmic collarFunctional processesChloride effluxHelixPathway
2013
Coordination of K+ Transporters in Neurospora: TRK1 Is Scarce and Constitutive, while HAK1 Is Abundant and Highly Regulated
Rivetta A, Allen KE, Slayman CW, Slayman CL. Coordination of K+ Transporters in Neurospora: TRK1 Is Scarce and Constitutive, while HAK1 Is Abundant and Highly Regulated. MSphere 2013, 12: 684-696. PMID: 23475706, PMCID: PMC3647778, DOI: 10.1128/ec.00017-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane helicesCarbon starvationModel organism Neurospora crassaPotassium transportersNeurospora crassaClass proteinsQuantitative Western blottingATP hydrolysisPotassium limitationTRK1Molecular machinesHAK1Trk1pWestern blottingPotassium channelsCoexpressionStarvationTransportersHelixTransporter affinityElectrophysiological characterizationExpressionMM/hCrassaNeurospora