2016
Statistical modeling and removal of lipid membrane projections for cryo-EM structure determination of reconstituted membrane proteins
Jensen KH, Brandt SS, Shigematsu H, Sigworth FJ. Statistical modeling and removal of lipid membrane projections for cryo-EM structure determination of reconstituted membrane proteins. Journal Of Structural Biology 2016, 194: 49-60. PMID: 26835990, PMCID: PMC4866491, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Structure of the BK potassium channel in a lipid membrane from electron cryomicroscopy
Wang L, Sigworth FJ. Structure of the BK potassium channel in a lipid membrane from electron cryomicroscopy. Nature 2009, 461: 292-295. PMID: 19718020, PMCID: PMC2797367, DOI: 10.1038/nature08291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage sensor domainNative membrane environmentMembrane proteinsMembrane environmentChannel voltage-sensor domainElectron cryomicroscopyVoltage-activated potassium channelsSingle-particle electron cryomicroscopyIndividual protein particlesPotassium channelsBK potassium channelsLarge conductance calciumLipid membranesX-ray crystal structureBK channelsStructural studiesProtein particlesProteinCryomicroscopyCrystal structureFormation of crystalsDomainStructureCrystalsChannels
1994
Voltage gating of ion channels
Sigworth F. Voltage gating of ion channels. Quarterly Reviews Of Biophysics 1994, 27: 1-40. PMID: 7520590, DOI: 10.1017/s0033583500002894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated calcium channelsNerve action potentialsVoltage-gated sodium channelsRelease of hormonesIon channelsVoltage-gated ion channelsCalcium channelsAction potentialsNeurotransmitter releaseMuscle contractionSodium channelsMembrane proteinsCellular signalsVoltage gatingCentral roleHormoneRelease