Shockley-Ramo theorem measures conformation changes of ion channels and proteins

被引:9
作者
Eisenberg, Bob [1 ]
Nonner, Wolfgang [2 ]
机构
[1] Rush Univ, Dept Mol Biophys, Med Ctr, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
[2] Univ Miami, Miller Sch Med, Miami, FL 33136 USA
关键词
Ion channels; Shockley-Ramo; Gating current;
D O I
10.1007/s10825-006-0130-6
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Theorems are rarely used in biology because they rarely help the descriptive experimentation to which biologists are devoted. A generalization of Kirchoff's current law-theShockley-Ramo (SR) theorem [1-6]-seems an exception. SR allows interpretation of macroscopic scale 'gating' currents associated with atomic scale charge movements within proteins.
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