Mechanisms of Selectivity in Biological Ion Channels
Authors:
W. Nonner
Affilation:
University of Miami, U.S.A.
Pages:
43 - 44
Keywords:
ion channels, ionic selectivity, MSA
Abstract:
Ca, K and Na channels of biological membrandes are proteins that pass ions through a molecular pore, thereby selecting particular ions of biological importance. We repore here theoretical work suggesting that interactions among charged hard spheres can to a large degree account for the ionic selectivity of such channels.
