Lipid ion channels and the role of proteins [PDF]
, 2013 Synthetic lipid membranes in the absence of proteins can display quantized conduction events for ions that are virtually indistinguishable from those of protein channel. By indistinguishable we mean that one cannot decide based on the current trace alone
Heimburg, Thomas, Mosgaard, Lars D.
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Shellfish Toxins Targeting Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
Marine Drugs, 2013 Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) play a central role in the generation and propagation of action potentials in excitable neurons and other cells and are targeted by commonly used local anesthetics, antiarrhythmics, and anticonvulsants. They are also
Fan Zhang +3 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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Voltage-gated sodium channels: new targets in cancer therapy? [PDF]
, 2006 Early detection and treatment of cancers have increased survival and improved clinical outcome. The development of metastases is often associated with a poor prognostic of survival. Finding early markers of metastasis and developing new therapies against
Besson, Pierre +4 more
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Advances in the role of intestinal ion channels in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2020 Ion channels are widely present in mucous membranes of the digestive tract, their abnormal expression and(or) function are important pathogenic mechanisms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
LAN Fei, LIU Tai-yang, YANG Jie
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Electrostatic Contributions of Aromatic Residues in the Local Anesthetic Receptor of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels [PDF]
, 2008 Antiarrhythmics, anticonvulsants, and local anesthetics target voltage-gated sodium channels, decreasing excitability of nerve and muscle cells. Channel inhibition by members of this family of cationic, hydrophobic drugs relies on the presence of highly ...
Ahern, Christopher A. +3 more
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Interpreting the functional role of a novel interaction motif in prokaryotic sodium channels [PDF]
, 2017 Voltage-gated sodium channels enable the translocation of sodium ions across cell membranes and play crucial roles in electrical signaling by initiating the action potential.
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Molecular Pain, 2011 Neuropathic pain is a common clinical condition. Current treatments are often inadequate, ineffective, or produce potentially severe adverse effects. Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain will be ...
Li Yun-Qing +3 more
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, 2008 Voltage-gated ion channels are key molecules for the generation and propagation of electrical signals in excitable cell membranes. The voltage-dependent switching of these channels between conducting and nonconducting states is a major factor in ...
A. L. Hodgkin +6 more
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A Cation-π Interaction Discriminates among Sodium Channels That Are Either Sensitive or Resistant to Tetrodotoxin Block [PDF]
, 2007 Voltage-gated sodium channels control the upstroke of the action potential in excitable cells of nerve and muscle tissue, making them ideal targets for exogenous toxins that aim to squelch electrical excitability.
Ahern, Christopher A. +4 more
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