1989
Transmembrane Channels Based on Tartaric Acid-Gramicidin A Hybrids
Stankovic C, Heinemann S, Delfino J, Sigworth F, Schreiber S. Transmembrane Channels Based on Tartaric Acid-Gramicidin A Hybrids. Science 1989, 244: 813-817. PMID: 2471263, DOI: 10.1126/science.2471263.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Chemical modification reduces the conductance of sodium channels in nerve
Sigworth F, Spalding B. Chemical modification reduces the conductance of sodium channels in nerve. Nature 1980, 283: 293-295. PMID: 6965422, DOI: 10.1038/283293a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical modificationTrimethyloxonium ionSuch chemical modificationsCarboxyl groupsNegative chargeSuch reagentsTMO treatmentPermeability propertiesReagentsLinear instantaneous current-voltage relationshipSmaller single-channel conductancePropertiesPotent poisonNormal KdIonsModificationSaxitoxinCharge