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
2005
Quantitative Modeling of Chloride Conductance in Yeast TRK Potassium Transporters
Rivetta A, Slayman C, Kuroda T. Quantitative Modeling of Chloride Conductance in Yeast TRK Potassium Transporters. Biophysical Journal 2005, 89: 2412-2426. PMID: 16040756, PMCID: PMC1366741, DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.066712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrk proteinTrk potassium transportersPotassium transportersYeast spheroplastsPlasma membraneCentral poreNegative membrane voltagesProteinActive accumulationChloride conductanceChloride currentsMembrane dielectricMembrane voltageSaccharomycesSpheroplastsFungiPlantsTransportersBacteriaConductanceMembrane slope conductanceHypothetical structural modelStructural modelMembraneSlope conductance