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Voltage Sensor Structure

Voltage Sensor Structure is a biophysical protein domain that functions as a specialized transmembrane module within ion channels, distinguished by its capacity to undergo conformational changes in response to alterations in membrane potential, thereby gating ion conductance.

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The crystal structure of mouse VDAC1 at 2.3 Å resolution reveals mechanistic insights into metabolite gating

Rachna Ujwal, Duilio Cascio, Jacques‐Philippe Colletier et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 539 citations · Full text

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Structure of a eukaryotic voltage-gated sodium channel at near-atomic resolution

Huaizong Shen, Qiang Zhou, Xiaojing Pan et al. · Science · 2017 · 439 citations

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Structure of the voltage-gated K <sup>+</sup> channel Eag1 reveals an alternative voltage sensing mechanism

Jonathan R. Whicher, Roderick MacKinnon · Science · 2016 · 326 citations · Full text

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Structure of the cold- and menthol-sensing ion channel TRPM8

Ying Yin, Mengyu Wu, Lejla Zubcevic et al. · Science · 2017 · 306 citations · Full text

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Voltage Sensors in Domains III and IV, but Not I and II, Are Immobilized by Na+ Channel Fast Inactivation

Albert Cha, Peter C. Ruben, Alfred L. George et al. · Neuron · 1999 · 280 citations · Full text

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    Francisco Bezanilla

    University of Chicago, United States

    8 publications · 746 citations

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    Yasushi Okamura

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    5 publications · 218 citations

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    Lucie Delemotte

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    4 publications · 300 citations

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    Diane M. Papazian

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 266 citations

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    Alfred L. George

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    3 publications · 380 citations

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211

  1. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    5 h-index

    22 publications

    829 citations

  6. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    614 citations

  7. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    526 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    933 citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 17 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Biophysical Journal

    10 publications · 352 citations

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  3. The Journal of General Physiology

    JGP · 10 publications · 457 citations

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  4. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 8 publications · 380 citations

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  5. Nature Communications

    6 publications · 426 citations

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