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Differential lipid dependence of the function of bacterial sodium channels.

PLoS ONE, 2013
The lipid bilayer is important for maintaining the integrity of cellular compartments and plays a vital role in providing the hydrophobic and charged interactions necessary for membrane protein structure, conformational flexibility and function.
Nazzareno D'Avanzo, Emily C McCusker, Andrew M Powl, Andrew J Miles, Colin G Nichols, B A Wallace   +5 more
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“Smelltronics”—From Gas to Smell Sensing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The emerging field of smelltronics, encompassing sensing technologies for complex volatile organic compounds, holds significant potential for extracting valuable chemical information. It facilitates the noninvasive, real‐time monitoring of humans, food, and the environment.
Takeshi Ono, Tsunaki Takahashi, Jiangyang Liu, Haruka Honda, Zeng Jing, Wataru Tanaka, Takuro Hosomi, Takeshi Yanagida   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable and Multifunctional Natural Macromolecular Polymers for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We comprehensively review the structure‐function relationships and regulatory mechanism of natural macromolecular polymers in stabilizing zinc anodes at the microscopic and mesoscopic scales. The interactions among polymer structures, optimization strategies, and regulatory mechanisms are discussed systematically summarizing recent related research ...
Yunuo Shi, Bo Jiang, Jingcheng Zhang, Xiaodong Shao, Peixun Xiong, Lutong Shan, Shengyang Huang, Mengfang Liang, Mengyao Chang, Fangyan Liu, Wenwu Li, Baoyu Xia, Wei Ji, Ho Seok Park   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voltage-gated sodium channels: biophysics, pharmacology, and related channelopathies

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2012
Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) are multi-molecular protein complexes expressed in both excitable and non-excitable cells. They are primarily formed by a pore-forming multi-spanning integral membrane glycoprotein (α-subunit) that can be associated ...
Eleonora eSavio Galimberti, Michael eGollob, Dawood eDarbar   +2 more
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Engineering Pluripotent Stem Cells‐Derived Inner Ear Organoids With Enhanced Maturation and Reproducibility by Micro‐Topographical Cues

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Micro‐topographical cues applied through temporally controlled microscale confinement improve the reproducibility, spatial organization, and neurosensory‐associated features of pluripotent stem cell‐derived inner ear organoids. Integration with a vascularized organoid platform further enables controlled investigation of vascular‐epithelial interactions
Harshita Sharma, Jungeun Lim, Woochan Kim, Yeon Ju Kim, Dream Kim, Shinyull Lee, Chaeyeon Park, Stephen Rhee, Shruthy Kuttapan, Jungho Ha, Sang Wook Park, Kyunghoon Kim, Noo Li Jeon, Sunho Park, Yun‐Hoon Choung, Jangho Kim   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu, Omid Mazaheri, Zhixing Lin, Tianzheng Wang, Jingqu Chen, Yuang Gu, Xia Liang, Deli Chen, Frank Caruso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sodium channels and mammalian sensory mechanotransduction

Molecular Pain, 2012
Background Members of the degenerin/epithelial (DEG/ENaC) sodium channel family are mechanosensors in C elegans, and Nav1.7 and Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel knockout mice have major deficits in mechanosensation. β and γENaC sodium channel subunits
Raouf Ramin, Rugiero Francois, Kiesewetter Hannes, Hatch Rachel, Hummler Edith, Nassar Mohammed A, Wang Fan, Wood John N   +7 more
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Bioinspired Mechanosensitive Organic Artificial Neuron With Programmable Excitatory and Inhibitory Responses via Nonlinear Mechano‐Electrochemical Coupling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Organic artificial neurons couple mechanical deformation and ionic environments through nonlinear mechano‐electrochemical dynamics. Mechanical strain and electrolyte concentration reshape their nonlinear electrical characteristics, programming excitatory or inhibitory spiking responses that mimic mechanosensitive biological neurons and enable ...
Rassen Boukraa, Pietro Belleri, Zsolt M. Kovács‐Vajna, Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Fabrizio Torricelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voltage-gated sodium channels dysfunction in depression: the hypothesis

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2016
Voltage-gated sodium (Na+) channels (VGSCs) are responsible for action potential initiation and propagation in most electrically excitable cells which are implicated in a wide range physiological functions including neuronal signalling, muscle ...
Osman Ozdemir
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Increasing Lipid Nanoparticle mRNA Copy Number Improves Transfection Potency

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As lipid nanoparticle (LNP) systems are the leading platform for in vivo nucleic acid delivery, improving transfection potency of these systems is of considerable interest. In this work, we explored a post‐mixing formulation method involving a two‐step buffer exchange that increased the number of mRNA copies within each LNP while reducing the number of
Yao Zhang, Jerry Leung, Judy Cheng, Arash Momeni, Albert Kamanzi, Ariadne Tuckmantel Bido, Suiyang Liao, Emma Kang, Colton Strong, Christian J. Kastrup, Sabrina Leslie, Miffy Hok Yan Cheng, Pieter R. Cullis   +12 more
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