Pores and Selectivity Filters

Posted by lettsscience on July 13, 2012 · 7 Comments 

In this post I will be briefly introducing the classical ideas of ion conduction through membrane proteins. The idea of ion channels as selective pores in the cell membrane is very old but is now understood at atomic detail. So what is a channel? What does an ion conductive pore look like? Here, I will … Continue reading →

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