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Gain of function mutants: Ion channels and G protein-coupled receptors [PDF]

, 2000
Many ion channels and receptors display striking phenotypes for gain-of-function mutations but milder phenotypes for null mutations. Gain of molecular function can have several mechanistic bases: selectivity changes, gating changes including constitutive
Karschin, Andreas, Lester, Henry A.
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Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak, Karolina Pytlak, Sandra Jaworowska, Bogusz Kulawiak, Piotr Bednarczyk   +4 more
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Molecular mechanism of GIRK2 channel gating modulated by cholesteryl hemisuccinate

Frontiers in Physiology
Cholesterol, an essential lipid of cell membranes, regulates G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channel activity. Previous studies have shown that cholesterol activates GIRK2 homotetrameric channels, which are expressed in dopaminergic ...
Meng Cui, Meng Cui, Yongcheng Lu, Xinyi Ma, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Diomedes E. Logothetis   +8 more
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The role of conformational diffusion in ion channel gating

, 2003
We consider an exactly tractable model of the Kramers type for the voltage-dependent gating dynamics of single ion channels. It is assumed that the gating dynamics is caused by the thermally activated transitions in a bistable potential.
Bezanilla, Blatz, Bässler, Colquhoun, Condat, de Gennes, Dobson, Frauenfelder, Frauenfelder, Goychuk, Hille, Hodgkin, Hänggi, Igor Goychuk, Jiang, Liebovitch, Läuger, Mainen, Mercik, Metzler, Millhauser, Moore, Peter Hänggi, Ring, Rodriguez, Salman, Sansom, Sigg, Yellen   +28 more
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Cell surface interactome analysis identifies TSPAN4 as a negative regulator of PD‐L1 in melanoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Using cell surface proximity biotinylation, we identified tetraspanin TSPAN4 within the PD‐L1 interactome of melanoma cells. TSPAN4 negatively regulates PD‐L1 expression and lateral mobility by limiting its interaction with CMTM6 and promoting PD‐L1 degradation.
Guus A. Franken, Andrea Abel Gutierrez, Imke van Rossum, Cornelia G. Spruijt, Michiel Vermeulen, Guido van Mierlo, Blanca Scheijen, Annemiek B. van Spriel   +7 more
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Un-gating and allosteric modulation of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel captured by molecular dynamics. [PDF]

PLoS Computational Biology, 2017
Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) mediate intercellular communication at synapses through the opening of an ion pore in response to the binding of a neurotransmitter. Despite the increasing availability of high-resolution structures of pLGICs,
Nicolas E Martin, Siddharth Malik, Nicolas Calimet, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Marco Cecchini   +4 more
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Comparison of Langevin and Markov channel noise models for neuronal signal generation

, 2009
The stochastic opening and closing of voltage-gated ion channels produces noise in neurons. The effect of this noise on the neuronal performance has been modelled using either approximate or Langevin model, based on stochastic differential equations or ...
A. L. Hodgkin, B. Sengupta, C. P. Fall, C. W. Gardiner, E. M. Izhikevich, F. Rieke, G. Marsaglia, J. C. Roddey, J. E. McGeoch, J. E. Niven, J. S. Bendat, P. E. Kloeden, S. B. Laughlin, T. M. Cover, W. Gerstner, W. H. Press   +15 more
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Insights Into the Antigenic Repertoire of Unclassified Synaptic Antibodies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We sought to characterize the sixth most common finding in our neuroimmunological laboratory practice (tissue assay‐observed unclassified neural antibodies [UNAs]), combining protein microarray and phage immunoprecipitation sequencing (PhIP‐Seq). Methods Patient specimens (258; 133 serums; 125 CSF) meeting UNA criteria were profiled;
Michael Gilligan, John R. Mills, Paulina Vargas, Naveen K. Paramasivan, Connie E. Lesnick, Eati Basal, Surendra Dasari, James P. Fryer, Shannon R. Hinson, Joseph Laporta, Amy Espinal, Dennis Fitzgerald, Carolina Garcia, Anna E. Morenkova, Paola Pergami, Anna Shah, Andrew Knight, Reghann LaFrance Corey, Vanda A. Lennon, Anastasia Zekeridou, Sean J. Pittock, Divyanshu Dubey, Andrew McKeon   +22 more
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Modulating the Mechanical Activation of TRPV4 at the Cell-Substrate Interface

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Ion channels activated by mechanical inputs are important force sensing molecules in a wide array of mammalian cells and tissues. The transient receptor potential channel, TRPV4, is a polymodal, nonselective cation channel that can be activated by ...
Setareh Sianati, Lioba Schroeter, Jessica Richardson, Andy Tay, Shireen R. Lamandé, Kate Poole   +5 more
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Developmental, Neuroanatomical and Cellular Expression of Genes Causing Dystonia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Dystonia is one of the most common movement disorders, with variants in multiple genes identified as causative. However, an understanding of which developmental stages, brain regions, and cell types are most relevant is crucial for developing relevant disease models and therapeutics.
Darren Cameron, Nicholas E. Clifton, Daniel Cabezas de la Fuente, Peter Holmans, Nicholas J. Bray, Kathryn J. Peall   +5 more
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