A new role for a tiny linker in transmembrane ion channels

(University of Massachusetts Amherst) In a study of large-conductance potassium (BK) channela, Jianhan Chen and colleagues UMass Amherst and Washington University report in eLife that their experiments have revealed 'the first direct example of how non-specific membrane interactions of a covalent linker can regulate the activation of a biological ion channel.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news