Structure and function of potassium and calcium channels [PDF]
, 2005 In this thesis, potassium channels human Kv2.1 and rat Kv2.1, along with calcium channels Ca, 1.2, Ca, 3.1, and chimeras have been studied. These channels were expressed in Xenopuso ocytesf or electrophysiological experiments using two electrode voltage
Stevens, Louisa Rebecca
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KCNE1 and KCNE2 provide a checkpoint governing voltage-gated potassium channel α-subunit composition [PDF]
, 2011 Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) currents generated by N-type α-subunit homotetramers inactivate rapidly because an N-terminal ball domain blocks the channel pore after activation.
Abbott, G. +12 more
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Molecular mechanisms of the coupling of gating to voltage sensing in transmembrane proteins [PDF]
, 2014 Voltage gated potassium ion (Kv) channels regulate action potentials of the nervous system by responding to changes in transmembrane voltage, enabling K+ transport across the membrane to restore cells to their resting potential.
Starek, Greg
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Panama: An Open-Source Educational App for Ion Channel Biophysics Simulation
Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 2022 This article describes an open-source educational software, called Panama, developed using R, that simulates the biophysics of voltage-gated ion channels.
Binita Rajbanshi, Anuj Guruacharya
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The response of the tandem pore potassium channel TASK-3 (K2P9.1) to voltage : gating at the cytoplasmic mouth [PDF]
, 2009 Although the tandem pore potassium channel TASK-3 is thought to open and shut at its selectivity filter in response to changes of extracellular pH, it is currently unknown whether the channel also shows gating at its inner, cytoplasmic mouth through ...
Feng, J. F. +23 more
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Toxins, 2016 The Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians whose venoms and toxins have been poorly studied. Palythoa caribaeorum is a zoanthid commonly found around the Mexican coastline. In this study, we tested the activity of P.
Fernando Lazcano-Pérez +5 more
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Pulmonary vasoconstrictor action of KCNQ potassium channel blockers [PDF]
, 2006 KCNQ channels have been widely studied in the nervous system, heart and inner ear, where they have important physiological functions. Recent reports indicate that KCNQ channels may also be expressed in portal vein where they are suggested to influence ...
Joshi, Shreena +2 more
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Calcium and Potassium Channels in Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Transient Global Ischemia
Stroke Research and Treatment, 2012 Healthy cerebrovascular myocytes express members of several different ion channel families which regulate resting membrane potential, vascular diameter, and vascular tone and are involved in cerebral autoregulation.
Marcel A. Kamp +4 more
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Heterozygous Deletion of Epilepsy Gene KCNQ2 Has Negligible Effects on Learning and Memory
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 Neuronal Kv7/Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily Q (KCNQ) potassium channels underlie M-current that potently suppresses repetitive and burst firing of action potentials (APs).
Gregory C. Tracy +7 more
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Photocontrol of Voltage-Gated Ion Channel Activity by Azobenzene Trimethylammonium Bromide in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The ability of azobenzene trimethylammonium bromide (azoTAB) to sensitize cardiac tissue excitability to light was recently reported. The dark, thermally relaxed trans- isomer of azoTAB suppressed spontaneous activity and excitation propagation speed ...
Sheyda R Frolova +4 more
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