Harnessing AlphaFold to reveal hERG channel conformational state secrets

K Ngo, PC Yang, V Yarov-Yarovoy, CE Clancy… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To design safe, selective, and effective new therapies, there must be a deep understanding
of the structure and function of the drug target. One of the most difficult problems to solve has …

Selectivity filter mutations shift ion permeation mechanism in potassium channels

A Mironenko, BL de Groot, W Kopec - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Potassium (K+) channels combine high conductance with high ion selectivity. To explain this
efficiency, two molecular mechanisms have been proposed. The 'direct knock …