Sudha Chakrapani

The role of loop 5 in acetylcholine receptor channel gating.

Gating dynamics of the acetylcholine receptor extracellular domain.

A speed limit for conformational change of an allosteric membrane protein.

How to gate an ion channel: lessons from MthK.

A quantitative description of KcsA gating I: macroscopic currents.

A quantitative description of KcsA gating II: single-channel currents.

Structural dynamics of an isolated voltage-sensor domain in a lipid bilayer.

The activated state of a sodium channel voltage sensor in a membrane environment.

Structural basis for the coupling between activation and inactivation gates in K(+) channels.

On the structural basis of modal gating behavior in K(+) channels.

A multipoint hydrogen-bond network underlying KcsA C-type inactivation.

Desensitization mechanism in prokaryotic ligand-gated ion channel.

Conformational transitions underlying pore opening and desensitization in membrane-embedded Gloeobacter violaceus ligand-gated ion channel (GLIC).

Recovery from slow inactivation in K+ channels is controlled by water molecules.

Structural basis for allosteric coupling at the membrane-protein interface in Gloeobacter violaceus ligand-gated ion channel (GLIC).

Structural insight into the assembly of TRPV channels.

EPR Studies of Gating Mechanisms in Ion Channels.

A chimeric prokaryotic pentameric ligand-gated channel reveals distinct pathways of activation.