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Molecular dynamics of ion transport through the open conformation of a bacterial voltage-gated sodium channel [PDF]

, 2013
The crystal structure of the open conformation of a bacterial voltage-gated sodium channel pore from Magnetococcus sp. (NaVMs) has provided the basis for a molecular dynamics study defining the channel’s full ion translocation pathway and conductance ...
Bagneris, Claire, Clapham, D.E., DeCaen, P.G., Delling, M., McCusker, Emily C., Ulmschneider, J.P., Ulmschneider, Martin B., Wallace, Bonnie A.   +7 more
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SI‐bioATRP in Mesoporous Silica for Size‐Exclusion Driven Local Polymer Placement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An enzyme‐catalyzed surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI‐bioATRP) of an anionic monomer within mesoporous silica particles, using hemoglobin as a catalyst, allows for controlling the location of the formed polymer via size‐exclusion effects between the nanopores and the biomacromolecules, thereby opening routes to functional ...
Oleksandr Wondra, Eleonora Ornati, Robert Lehn, Joanna J. Mikolei, Hergen Breitzke, Raheleh Pardehkhorram, Gerd Buntkowsky, Nico Bruns, Annette Andrieu‐Brunsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Polypeptide Dendrimer‐Modified Thin‐Film Composite Membranes for Selective Lithium‐Magnesium Separation with DFT Insights

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We fabricated a biomimetic dendrimer‐modified thin‐film nanocomposite membrane with a coordination‐assisted ion‐selective interface. pH‐responsive polypeptide sites preferentially bind Mg2+ and promote Li+ permeation, as predicted by density functional theory calculations of metal‐ligand interactions.
Mehrasa Yassari, Seyedeh Fatemeh Seyedpour, Bamlak Setegne, Amir Aghaei, Behzad Ahvazi, Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei, Mark Elliott, Mohtada Sadrzadeh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A nongenomic mechanism for progesterone-mediated immunosuppression: Inhibition of K+ channels, Ca2+ signaling, and gene expression in T lymphocytes [PDF]

, 1998
The mechanism by which progesterone causes localized suppression of the immune response during pregnancy has remained elusive. Using human T lymphocytes and T cell lines, we show that progesterone, at concentrations found in the placenta, rapidly and ...
Cahalan, MD, Eder, C, Ehring, GR, Fanger, CM, Kerschbaum, HH, Khoury, RM, Neben, AL, Negulescu, PA   +7 more
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Molecular Studies of Voltage-gated Potassium Channels

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, 1990
The cloning and characterization of the voltage-activated Shaker potassium channel gene in Drosophila have led to the identification of structural elements involved in potassium channel gating. As found for the voltage-activated sodium channel, the S4 segment, located in the conserved core of the protein, plays a central role in voltage-dependent ...
E, Isacoff, D, Papazian, L, Timpe, Y N, Jan, L Y, Jan   +4 more
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Photo‐Controlled Antibacterial Drug Release From DASA‐Coated Silica Particles for Improved Treatment of Wound Infections

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Synthesis and characterization of light‐responsive donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASA)‐coated chlorhexidine‐loaded silica nanoparticles. Such a controllable drug‐delivery system enables the release of the antimicrobial drug on demand and in consecutive cycles, thereby maintaining the concentration within the therapeutic window.
Michèle Clerc, Flavia Zuber, Lea Oberhänsli, Yvonne Elbs‐Glatz, Maria M. Miguel, Vera M. Kissling, Qun Ren, Markus Rottmar, Luciano F. Boesel, Giorgia Giovannini   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mechanism by which potassium causes neurite retraction in lamprey descending neurons in cell culture [PDF]

, 2004
only availableSevere spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts descending axons from reticulospinal (RS) neurons that project to the spinal cord. In most “higher” vertebrates, including humans, recovery is very minimal due to limited regeneration in the central ...
Le, MyChi, Marsh, Georgia, McClellan, Andrew, Ryna, Sarah, Shotts, Lindsay   +4 more
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Diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease. the role of ion channels [PDF]

, 2018
Diabetes mellitus is one the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular disease and, in particular, for ischemic heart disease (IHD). The pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients is complex and not fully understood: some diabetic ...
De Marchis, Marialaura, D’Amato, Andrea, Fedele, Francesco, Mancone, Massimo, Netti, Lucrezia, Palmirotta, Raffaele, Pucci, Mariateresa, Severino, Paolo, Volterrani, Maurizio   +8 more
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Patient‐Derived 3D Bioprinted Cardiac Organoid Constructs Reveal Key Pathological Features of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Patient‐derived cardiac organoids reveal key features of Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy, including apoptosis, oxidative stress, calcium handling defects, and mechanical remodeling. By integrating organoids into alginate–gelatin bioprinted constructs, disease phenotypes are organized into scalable 3D cardiac tissues displaying extracellular ...
Vittoria Marini, Margalida Campaner Socias, Andreas Dimopoulos, Lorenza Rinvenuto, Enrico Pozzo, Diana Stalkopf, Angelo Serafini, Sara Morri, Ashley Wang, Rita La Rovere, Yoke Chin Chai, Sveva Bollini, Geert Bultynck, H. Llewelyn Roderick, Ioannis Papantoniou, Maurilio Sampaolesi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress on role of ion channels of cardiac fibroblasts in fibrosis

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Cardiac fibrosis is defined as excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in pathological conditions. Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) activated by injury or inflammation differentiate into myofibroblasts (MFs) with secretory and contractile functions ...
Chenxv Xing, Limeng Bao, Weidong Li, Hongkun Fan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source