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Gating of the voltage-dependent chloride channel CIC-0 by the permeant anion.

, 1995
Chloride channels of the ClC family are important for the control of membrane excitability, cell volume regulation, and possibly transepithelial transport.
Michael Pusch, Ludewig, U., Jentsch, T.J., Annett Rehfeldt, Rehfeldt, A., Thomas J. Jentsch, Uwe Ludewig, Jentsch, T. J., Pusch, M., Ludewig, Uwe   +9 more
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The voltage-sensing domain of kv7.2 channels as a molecular target for epilepsy-causing mutations and anticonvulsants

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2011
Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying voltage-dependent gating in voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) has been a major effort over the last decades. In recent years, changes in the gating process have emerged as common denominators for several
Francesco eMiceli, MariaVirginia eSoldovieri, Fabio Arturo Iannotti, Vincenzo eBarrese, Paolo eAmbrosino, Maria eMartire, Maria Roberta Cilio, Maurizio eTaglialatela, Maurizio eTaglialatela   +8 more
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Bio‐Inspired Artificial Ionic Mechanoreceptor

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A skin‐inspired artificial mechanoreceptor based on ionic interactions is presented for biomimetic tactile sensing. Pressure‐driven ionic redistribution within microfluidic channels generates a self‐powered electrical signal without external bias. The generated waveform exhibits mechanoreceptor‐like temporal features, including overshoot and undershoot,
Mohammad Akbari, Jeppe Don, Lasse A. N. Pedersen, John Noee, Rassoul Tabassian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implications of stochastic ion channel gating and dendritic spine plasticity for neural information processing and storage [PDF]

, 2012
On short timescales, the brain represents, transmits, and processes information through the electrical activity of its neurons. On long timescales, the brain stores information in the strength of the synaptic connections between its neurons.
O'Donnell, Cian
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ATP‐Mediated Bidirectional Communication Between Natural and Artificial Cells for Controlled Bioreactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Establishment of bidirectional communication behavior between natural and artificial cells. The first type of communication from natural dendritic cells to artificial polymeric cells was achieved via ATP release after cell lysis. The released ATP was taken up via gated UV‐controlled permeability increase of the polymeric membrane for performing ...
Ilona Kalte, Tsvetomir Ivanov, Leonhard Seufert, Shoupeng Cao, Lucas Caire da Silva, Volker Mailänder, Katharina Landfester   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lipid-mediated hydrophobic gating in the BK potassium channel

Nature Communications
Structures of the large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium (BK) channel in the Ca2+ −bound and Ca2+ −free states have suggested that K+ conduction is not gated via a steric closure of the pore-lining helices of the channel, in contrast to the ...
Lucia Coronel, Giovanni Di Muccio, Brad S. Rothberg, Alberto Giacomello, Vincenzo Carnevale   +4 more
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Electrically Induced Phase Transition and Synaptic Functionality in MoTe2/Graphene Memristors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An electrically induced reversible 2H ↔ 1T′ phase transition is demonstrated in a vertical Au/Ti/MoTe2/graphene memristor with a laterally contacted graphene electrode. Resistive switching proceeds through a compositionally invariant amorphous/2H ↔ amorphous/1T′ transformation, in which a self‐formed amorphous MoTe2 interfacial region is proposed to ...
Chien‐Hua Wang, Mu‐Pai Lee, Jhen‐Dong Tsai, Liang‐Ying Hsieh, Jui‐Yuan Chen, Chun‐Wei Huang, Yen‐Fu Lin, Wen‐Wei Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure-based membrane dome mechanism for Piezo mechanosensitivity

eLife, 2017
Mechanosensitive ion channels convert external mechanical stimuli into electrochemical signals for critical processes including touch sensation, balance, and cardiovascular regulation. The best understood mechanosensitive channel, MscL, opens a wide pore,
Yusong R Guo, Roderick MacKinnon
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Covalent Functionalization of 2D Semiconductors: A Roadmap to Advanced Electronic Devices

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review presents recent advances in the covalent functionalization strategies for two‐dimensional semiconductors and their implementation in modern technologies. Layered materials are modified through diverse molecular chemistries (e.g., thiols, diazonium salts, alkyl halides, and electron‐deficient species) to tailor their surface properties ...
Ramiro Quirós‐Ovies, Bin Han, Paolo Samorì   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flip-flopping salt bridges gate an ion channel

, 2006
Ion-channel gating, or stochastic fluctuation between an open and a closed state, is not fully understood at the at. level. Anal. of the bacterial channel OmpA now suggests that one mode of gating depends on the switching of a salt bridge within the ...
Moroni, Anna, Gerhard Thiel, Thiel, Gerhard, A. Moroni, Anna Moroni, G. Thiel, Thiel Gerhard, Moroni Anna   +7 more
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