BK Channel Structural Hierarchy (IMAGE)

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BK Channel Structural Hierarchy

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Two studies in the Journal of General Physiology pave the way for a "shortcut" model-free approach to studying activation of polymodal ion channels like the BK voltage- and ligand-activated channel (structural hierarchy pictured here).

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Image modified from: Pantazis, A., et al. 2010. <em>J. Gen. Physiol.</em> 136:645–657.

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