Engineering of an Artificial Light-Modulated Potassium Channel

Lydia N. Caro; Christophe J. Moreau; Argel Estrada-Mondragón; Oliver P. Ernst; Michel Vivaudou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043766

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Engineering of an Artificial Light-Modulated Potassium Channel

Lydia N. Caro,

Affiliations CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, LabEx ICST, Grenoble, France, Université Grenoble I, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Christophe J. Moreau,

Affiliations CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, LabEx ICST, Grenoble, France, Université Grenoble I, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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Argel Estrada-Mondragón,

Affiliations CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, LabEx ICST, Grenoble, France, Université Grenoble I, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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Oliver P. Ernst,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Michel Vivaudou

* E-mail: vivaudou@ibs.fr

Affiliations CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, LabEx ICST, Grenoble, France, Université Grenoble I, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
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Engineering of an Artificial Light-Modulated Potassium Channel

Lydia N. Caro,
Christophe J. Moreau,
Argel Estrada-Mondragón,
Oliver P. Ernst,
Michel Vivaudou

Published: August 22, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043766

About the Authors

Lydia N. Caro

Affiliations CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, LabEx ICST, Grenoble, France, Université Grenoble I, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Christophe J. Moreau

Argel Estrada-Mondragón

Oliver P. Ernst

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michel Vivaudou

* E-mail: vivaudou@ibs.fr

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LNC. Performed the experiments: LNC CJM AEM. Analyzed the data: LNC CJM MV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OPE MV. Wrote the paper: LNC CJM OPE MV.

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