Ion Channels
Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of ions across the cell membrane, controlling the flow of ions across secretory and epithelial cells, and regulating cell volume. Ion channels are present in the membranes of all excitable cells. Ion channels are one of the two classes of ionophoric proteins, along with ion transporters (including the sodium-potassium pump, sodium-calcium exchanger, and sodium-glucose transport proteins).
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Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 06, 2019
Ever heard of conotoxins? They are bioactive peptides present in the venom of the predatory marine cone snails that are well known for their effective enve...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
OCT 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 30, 2019
In a first, researchers have produced detailed images of a molecule in the skin as it senses various temperatures....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 17, 2019
A group of organic chemists at California Institute of Technology has come up with a synthesis method to produce a naturally existing pesticide named &mdas...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
OCT 07, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
OCT 07, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Nupur Srivastava
SEP 27, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
SEP 27, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
AUG 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 27, 2019
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Annie Lennon
AUG 26, 2019
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AUG 26, 2019
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JUL 13, 2019
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MAY 23, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
MAY 22, 2019
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WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
APR 30, 2019
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APR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
APR 30, 2019
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 26, 2018
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WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
DEC 17, 2018
One subtype of K2P channel expressed in sensory neurons, TRESK has been reported to play a role in MA in its truncated from TRESK-MT....
WRITTEN BY:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 15, 2018
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WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
NOV 01, 2018
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WRITTEN BY:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 24, 2018
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OCT 24, 2018
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Nouran Amin
AUG 13, 2018
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JUL 31, 2018
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JUL 31, 2018
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Caitlin Williams
JUL 26, 2018
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JUL 18, 2018
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WRITTEN BY:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 20, 2018
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