TY - JOUR AU - Durell, Stewart R. AU - Guy, H. Robert PY - 2001 DA - 2001/12/20 TI - A family of putative Kir potassium channels in prokaryotes JO - BMC Evolutionary Biology SP - 14 VL - 1 IS - 1 AB - Prior to this report, members of the inward rectifier family, or Kir, have been found only in eukaryotes. Like most K+ channels, the pore-forming part of the protein is formed by four identical, or closely related, subunits. Each subunit contains a transmembrane M1-P-M2 motif that is followed by a relatively large C-terminus region unique to Kir's. SN - 1471-2148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-1-14 DO - 10.1186/1471-2148-1-14 ID - Durell2001 ER -