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Mechanisms Underlying Influence of Bioelectricity in Development

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
To execute the intricate process of development, cells coordinate across tissues and organs to determine where each cell divides and differentiates. This coordination requires complex communication between cells.
Emily Bates, Laura F George
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Ancient medicinal plant rosemary contains a highly efficacious and isoform-selective KCNQ potassium channel opener

Communications Biology, 2023
Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels in the KCNQ subfamily serve essential roles in the nervous system, heart, muscle and epithelia. Different heteromeric KCNQ complexes likely serve distinct functions in the brain but heteromer subtype-specific small ...
Rían W. Manville, Derk Hogenkamp, Geoffrey W. Abbott   +2 more
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Microbial electrochemical systems for bioelectricity generation: Current state and future directions

Results in Engineering, 2023
Increasing environmental pollution is a major concern, driven by fossil fuel consumption and growing energy demands. Energy production from various waste materials such as wastewater and sludge, could be proposed as a practical and appropriate solution ...
Farzaneh Mohammadi, G. Reza Vakili-Nezhaad, Nabeel Al-Rawahi, Sahar Gholipour   +3 more
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Bioelectricity of Cancer [PDF]

Bioelectricity, 2019
This issue comprises eight articles. We open with a timely review by Payne et al. on the mechanisms of metastasis operating in solid tumors. This is followed by a technical article by Rocha et al. on microelectrode arrays that can record the electrical activities of cancer cells less invasively than conventional microelectrodes and give information on ...
Djamgoz, Mustafa B. A., Arcangeli, Annarosa   +1 more
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Bioelectricity Generated by Microbial Fuel Cells from Spearmint (Mentha Spicata) and Ribbon Plant (Chlorophytum Comosum)

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2023
Clean energy such as bioelectricity, a sustainable energy, obtains electricity associated with biological processes that do not generate greenhouse gases.
Eusterio H. Acosta Suasnabar, Milagros Y. Gomez De La Cruz, Paola Y. Medina Simeon, Wilber S. Quijano Pacheco, Carlos A. Castaneda-Olivera, Elmer Benites Alfaro   +5 more
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An allosteric modulator activates BK channels by perturbing coupling between Ca2+ binding and pore opening

Nature Communications, 2022
Ca2+ activated BK channels are important for neural and muscle function. Here authors use a compound, BC5, to show that the interface between the cytosolic and voltage sensing domains is a major allosteric pathway for Ca2+ binding to open the channel.
Guohui Zhang, Xianjin Xu, Zhiguang Jia, Yanyan Geng, Hongwu Liang, Jingyi Shi, Martina Marras, Carlota Abella, Karl L. Magleby, Jonathan R. Silva, Jianhan Chen, Xiaoqin Zou, Jianmin Cui   +12 more
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KCNQ and KCNE Isoform-Dependent Pharmacology Rationalizes Native American Dual Use of Specific Plants as Both Analgesics and Gastrointestinal Therapeutics

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Indigenous peoples of the Americas are proficient in botanical medicine. KCNQ family voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels are sensitive to a variety of ligands, including plant metabolites.
Geoffrey W. Abbott, Kaitlyn E. Redford, Ryan F. Yoshimura, Rían W. Manville, Luiz Moreira, Kevin Tran, Grey Arena, Alexandra Kookootsedes, Emma Lasky, Elliot Gunnison   +9 more
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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013
It is 50 years since Thomasett demonstrated the application of the measurement of the impedance of the human body to the estimation of total body water...
Ward, L. C., Müller, M. J.
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Native American ataxia medicines rescue ataxia-linked mutant potassium channel activity via binding to the voltage sensing domain

Nature Communications, 2023
There are currently no drugs known to rescue the function of Kv1.1 voltage-gated potassium channels carrying loss-of-function sequence variants underlying the inherited movement disorder, Episodic Ataxia 1 (EA1).
Rían W. Manville, J. Alfredo Freites, Richard Sidlow, Douglas J. Tobias, Geoffrey W. Abbott   +4 more
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Enhanced biomass production and bioelectricity generation in microalgae culture medium using electrode pairings [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Microalgae-based biofuel production offers promising avenues for sustainable energy generation. However, optimizing microalgae culture conditions for enhanced biomass production and bioelectricity generation remains challenging. This study addresses this
Mohammed Amina Lami, Suparmaniam Uganeeswary, Lam Man Kee, Lim Jun Wei, Kiew Peck Loo, Tan Inn Shi, Chin Bridgid Lai Fui, Lau Sie Yon   +7 more
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