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Polyunsaturated fatty acids modify the gating of Kv channels

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2012
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been reported to exhibit antiarrhythmic properties, which are attributed to their capability to modulate ion channels.
Cristina eMoreno   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct gating mechanisms revealed by the structures of a multi-ligand gated K+ channel

open access: yeseLife, 2012
The gating ring-forming RCK domain regulates channel gating in response to various cellular chemical stimuli in eukaryotic Slo channel families and the majority of ligand-gated prokaryotic K+ channels and transporters.
Chunguang Kong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The selectivity, voltage-dependence and acid sensitivity of the tandem pore potassium channel TASK-1 : contributions of the pore domains [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
We have investigated the contribution to ionic selectivity of residues in the selectivity filter and pore helices of the P1 and P2 domains in the acid sensitive potassium channel TASK-1.
Sutcliffe, M. J.   +14 more
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Structure, dynamics and implied gating mechanism of a human cyclic nucleotide-gated channel.

open access: yesPLoS Computational Biology, 2014
Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) ion channels are nonselective cation channels, essential for visual and olfactory sensory transduction. Although the channels include voltage-sensor domains (VSDs), their conductance is thought to be independent of the ...
Yana Gofman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Glutamate-gated Chloride Channels [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2012
Glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) are found only in protostome invertebrate phyla but are closely related to mammalian glycine receptors. They have a number of roles in these animals, controlling locomotion and feeding and mediating sensory inputs into behavior.
openaire   +2 more sources

Effects of ionic strength on gating and permeation of TREK-2 K2P channels.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
In addition to the classical voltage-dependent behavior mediated by the voltage-sensing-domains (VSD) of ion channels, a growing number of voltage-dependent gating behaviors are being described in channels that lack canonical VSDs.
Linus J Conrad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels [PDF]

open access: yesCold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2010
Voltage-gated calcium (Ca(2+)) channels are key transducers of membrane potential changes into intracellular Ca(2+) transients that initiate many physiological events. There are ten members of the voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel family in mammals, and they serve distinct roles in cellular signal transduction.
openaire   +2 more sources

Cytoplasmic domains and voltage-dependent potassium channel gating

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2012
The basic architecture of the voltage-dependent K+ channels (Kv channels) corresponds to a transmembrane protein core in which the permeation pore, the voltage sensing components and the gating machinery (cytoplasmic facing gate and sensor-gate coupler ...
Francisco eBarros   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voltage-gated proton channels [PDF]

open access: yesCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2008
Voltage-gated proton channels, HV1, have vaulted from the realm of the esoteric into the forefront of a central question facing ion channel biophysicists, namely, the mechanism by which voltage-dependent gating occurs. This transformation is the result of several factors.
openaire   +3 more sources

Ion channels gated by heat [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1999
All animals need to sense temperature to avoid hostile environments and to regulate their internal homeostasis. A particularly obvious example is that animals need to avoid damagingly hot stimuli. The mechanisms by which temperature is sensed have until recently been mysterious, but in the last couple of years, we have begun to understand how ...
Cesare P.   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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