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Voltage-Gated K+/Na+ Channels and Scorpion Venom Toxins in Cancer

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Ion channels have recently been recognized as novel therapeutic targets in cancer research since they are overexpressed in different histological tissues, and their activity is linked to proliferation, tumor progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and ...
Alexis Díaz-García, Alexis Díaz-García, Diego Varela, Diego Varela   +3 more
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The Segregated Expression of Voltage-Gated Potassium and Sodium Channels in Neuronal Membranes: Functional Implications and Regulatory Mechanisms

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017
Neurons are highly polarized cells with apparent functional and morphological differences between dendrites and axon. A critical determinant for the molecular and functional identity of axonal and dendritic segments is the restricted expression of ...
Jeffrey Lopez-Rojas, Maël Duménieu, Marie Oulé, Michael R. Kreutz, Michael R. Kreutz   +4 more
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Patch clamp studies of human sperm under physiological ionic conditions reveal three functionally and pharmacologically distinct cation channels [PDF]

, 2014
Whilst fertilizing capacity depends upon a K+ conductance G? that allows the spermatozoon membrane potential Vm to be held at a negative value, the characteristics of this conductance in human sperm are virtually unknown.
Barratt, C.L.R.; id_orcid, Mansell, S.A., Publicover, S J, Mansell, S A, Wilson, S M, Publicover, S.J., Barratt, C.L.R, Barratt, C L R, Wilson, S.M.   +8 more
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Voltage gated potassium channels expressed in Xenopus laevis(AMPHIBIA) oocytes

Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2003
Heterologous expression has been an important tool for structural and functionalcharacterization of proteins. The study of biophysical properties of ion channels,pumps and transporters has been possible thanks to their expression in Xenopuslaevisoocytes.
Hedna Chaves, Carlos Villalba, Luisa Lagos, Rafael Vargas, Francisco Martínez-Wittinghan, Carlos Clavijo, Marcela Camacho   +6 more
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Structural modeling of ion channels using AlphaFold2, RoseTTAFold2, and ESMFold

Channels
Ion channels play key roles in human physiology and are important targets in drug discovery. The atomic-scale structures of ion channels provide invaluable insights into a fundamental understanding of the molecular mechanisms of channel gating and ...
Phuong Tran Nguyen, Brandon John Harris, Diego Lopez Mateos, Adriana Hernández González, Adam Michael Murray, Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy   +5 more
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Voltage-Dependent Ion Channels in Vascular Endothelial Cells: An Unexpected Signaling Pathway in Non-Excitable Cells

Biomedicines
Voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) are traditionally associated with electrically excitable cells; however, increasing evidence indicates that they are also expressed in non-excitable cells, including vascular endothelial cells.
Francesco Moccia, Teresa Soda
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Identification of putative potassium channel homologues in pathogenic protozoa [PDF]

, 2012
K(+) channels play a vital homeostatic role in cells and abnormal activity of these channels can dramatically alter cell function and survival, suggesting that they might be attractive drug targets in pathogenic organisms.
Prole, D L, Neil V Marrion, Marrion, NV, David L Prole, Prole David L., Marrion Neil V.   +5 more
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Effect of Crude Extract from the Sea Anemone Bunodeopsis globulifera on Voltage-Gated Ion Channels from Central and Peripheral Murine Nervous Systems

Pharmaceuticals
Sea anemones are an important source of bioactive compounds with potential pharmacological applications. Their toxins are produced and stored in organelles called nematocysts and act on specific targets, including voltage-gated ion channels. To date, sea
Aleida Jeannette Flores-Pérez, Santiago Loya-López, Arturo Ávalos-Fuentes, Aida Calderon-Rivera, Elisa Damo, Fernando Lazcano-Pérez, Rajesh Khanna, Benjamin Florán-Garduño, Judith Sánchez-Rodríguez   +8 more
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Antibodies to voltage-gated potassium and calcium channels in epilepsy

Epilepsy Research, 2006
To determine the prevalence of antibodies to ion channels in patients with long standing epilepsy.Although the CNS is thought to be protected from circulating antibodies by the blood brain barrier, glutamate receptor antibodies have been reported in Rasmussen's encephalitis, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies have been found in a few patients
Majoie, H.J., Baets, M.H.V. de, Renier, W.O., Lang, B., Vincent, A.   +4 more
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Exploring the therapeutic opportunities of potassium channels for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects the synovial joint, which leads to inflammation, loss of function, joint destruction, and disability.
Nikhil Eknath More, Rahul Mandlik, Sandip Zine, Vaibhavkumar S. Gawali, Angel Pavalu Godad, Angel Pavalu Godad   +5 more
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