Voltage-gated calcium channels
WA Catterall - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2011 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Voltage-gated calcium (Ca2+) channels are key transducers of membrane potential
changes into intracellular Ca2+ transients that initiate many physiological events. There are …
changes into intracellular Ca2+ transients that initiate many physiological events. There are …
Inwardly rectifying potassium channels: their structure, function, and physiological roles
H Hibino, A Inanobe, K Furutani… - Physiological …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Inwardly rectifying K+ (Kir) channels allow K+ to move more easily into rather than out of the
cell. They have diverse physiological functions depending on their type and their location …
cell. They have diverse physiological functions depending on their type and their location …
Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels
Mechanotransduction has an important role in physiology. Biological processes including
sensing touch and sound waves require as-yet-unidentified cation channels that detect …
sensing touch and sound waves require as-yet-unidentified cation channels that detect …
Fundamental studies and practical applications of bio-inspired smart solid-state nanopores and nanochannels
Biological ion channels intelligently controlling ions across cell membranes serve as a big
source of bio-inspiration for the scientists to build bio-inspired smart solid-state nanopores …
source of bio-inspiration for the scientists to build bio-inspired smart solid-state nanopores …
Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor Ca2+ Release Channels
The inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (InsP3) receptors (InsP3Rs) are a family of Ca2+ release
channels localized predominately in the endoplasmic reticulum of all cell types. They …
channels localized predominately in the endoplasmic reticulum of all cell types. They …
Boost ionic selectivity by coating bullet-shaped nanochannels with dense polyelectrolyte brushes
The influence of channel geometry on the ionic selectivity and ionic current rectification of
soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …
soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …
Diversity of structure and function of GABAB receptors: a complexity of GABAB-mediated signaling
M Terunuma - Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract γ-aminobutyric acid type B (GABA B) receptors are broadly expressed in the
nervous system and play an important role in neuronal excitability. GABA B receptors are G …
nervous system and play an important role in neuronal excitability. GABA B receptors are G …
Impacts of the shape of soft nanochannels on their ion selectivity and current rectification
The influence of channel geometry on the ion selectivity and ionic current rectification (ICR)
of soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …
of soft nanochannels was numerically investigated. The nanochannels coated with …
Supramolecular assemblies and localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels
S Dai, DD Hall, JW Hell - Physiological reviews, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
This review addresses the localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels by
phosphorylation. Comprehensive data on channel regulation by associated protein kinases …
phosphorylation. Comprehensive data on channel regulation by associated protein kinases …
Cholesterol binding to ion channels
I Levitan, DK Singh, A Rosenhouse-Dantsker - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies demonstrated that membrane cholesterol is a major regulator of ion
channel function. The goal of this review is to discuss significant advances that have been …
channel function. The goal of this review is to discuss significant advances that have been …