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Coulomb interaction rules timescales in potassium ion channel tunneling [PDF]

, 2018
Assuming that the selectivity filter of KcsA potassium ion channel may exhibit quantum coherence, we extend a previous model by Vaziri and Plenio (2010) to take into account Coulomb repulsion between potassium ions. We show that typical ion transit timescales are determined by this interaction, which imposes optimal input/output parameter ranges. Also,
arxiv   +1 more source

Nitric Oxide and Small and Intermediate Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels Mediate the Vasodilation Induced by Apigenin in the Resistance Vessels of Hypertensive Rats

Molecules
Background: Apigenin (4′,5,7-trihydroxyflavone), a flavonoid with potential cardiovascular benefits, has unclear mechanisms of action. This study investigates its effects on vascular function in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRs). Methods: Mesenteric
Lislaine Maria Klider, Maria Luiza Fidelis da Silva, Gustavo Ratti da Silva, João Ricardo Cray da Costa, Marcia Alessandra Arantes Marques, Emerson Luiz Botelho Lourenço, Francislaine Aparecida dos Reis Lívero, Jane Manfron, Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior   +8 more
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A Tridomain Model for Potassium Clearance in Optic Nerve of Necturus [PDF]

, 2020
The accumulation of potassium in the narrow space outside nerve cells is a classical subject of biophysics that has received much attention recently. It may be involved in potassium accumulation \textcolor{black}{including} spreading depression, perhaps migraine and some kinds of epilepsy, even (speculatively) learning.
arxiv   +1 more source

Single-channel recordings from cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells. [PDF]

, 1988
We have applied patch-clamp techniques to on-cell and excised-membrane patches from human retinal pigment epithelial cells in tissue culture. Single-channel currents from at least four ion channel types were observed: three or more potassium-selective ...
Fain, GL, Fox, JA, Pfeffer, BA
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A Novel Potassium Channel in Lymphocyte Mitochondria [PDF]

, 2005
The margatoxin-sensitive Kv1.3 is the major potassium channel in the plasma membrane of T lymphocytes. Electron microscopy, patch clamp, and immunological studies identified the potassium channel Kv1.3, thought to be localized exclusively in the cell ...
Andreas Jekle, Constantin Adams, Erich Gulbins, Florian Lang, Ildikò Szabò, Jürgen Bock, Mario Zoratti, Matthias Soddemann   +7 more
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Pharmacology of cardiac potassium channels [PDF]

Cardiovascular Research, 2004
Cardiac K+ channels are membrane-spanning proteins that allow the passive movement of K+ ions across the cell membrane along its electrochemical gradient. They regulate the resting membrane potential, the frequency of pacemaker cells and the shape and duration of the cardiac action potential. Additionally, they have been recognized as potential targets
Tamargo Menéndez, Juan, Caballero Collado, Ricardo, Gómez García, Ricardo, Valenzuela, Carmen, Delpón Mosquera, María Eva   +4 more
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The apo LETM1 F‐EF‐hand adopts a closed conformation that underlies a multi‐modal sensory role in mitochondria

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present the first solution structure of the Ca2+‐depleted LETM1 F‐EF‐hand through a D676A/N678A Ca2+ binding‐deficient mutant, revealing a closed hydrophobic cleft caused by a unique F1‐helix pivot. The apo LETM1 F‐EF‐hand exhibits regiospecific hot and cold unfolding, sensitivity to physiological pH changes and potential for promiscuous heterotypic
Qi‐Tong Lin, Danielle M. Colussi, Peter B. Stathopulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The conduction pore of a cardiac potassium channel. [PDF]

, 1998
Ion channels form transmembrane water-filled pores that allow ions to cross membranes in a rapid and selective fashion. The amino acid residues that line these pores have been sought to reveal the mechanisms of ion conduction and selectivity. The pore (P)
Goldstein, SA, Tai, KK
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Subunit composition of minK potassium channels. [PDF]

, 1995
Expression of minK protein in Xenopus oocytes induces a slowly activating, voltage-dependent, potassium-selective current. Point mutations in minK that alter current gating kinetics, ion selectivity, pharmacology, and response to protein kinase C all ...
Goldstein, SA, Wang, KW
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Unraveling Mycobacterium tuberculosis acid resistance and pH homeostasis mechanisms

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibits a remarkable resilience to acid stress. In this Review, we discuss some of the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways used by the tubercle bacilli to adapt and resist host‐mediated acid stress. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a successful pathogen that has developed a variety of strategies to survive and ...
Janïs Laudouze, Stéphane Canaan, Alexandre Gouzy, Pierre Santucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source