Pore Dimensions of Ion Channels: Application to cholera toxin B pentamer

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The pore dimensions of cholera toxin B5


The graph shows that the central pore is wide, with a minimum effective radius of 3.24Å. Overall the pore has a reasonably isotropic cross section - the use of a spherocylindrical probe only marginally increasing the effective radius.

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Oliver S. Smart (last modified 23/9/96)