Figure 4: Three ions in the potassium channel. From the medical point of view, the story is just beginning. Considering their ubiquity, it seems safe to predict that ion channel mutations will be ...

Potassium channels are ion channels that are selective for passage of potassium ions through the pore. Potassium channels are homotetramers and are crucial for membrane hyperpolarization events ...

Researchers have confirmed that mammalian BK ion channels regulate themselves using a “ball-and-chain” mechanism. A recent ...

Scientists have made enormous advances in understanding the structures of proteins over the past several decades. Imaging technologies like cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography help ...

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function ...

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function ...

Sensory neurons that respond to temperature, touch and pain have ways of adapting to repeated stimuli that can change how a ...

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which facilitates the flow of potassium ions out of cells. Using advanced structural imaging and computer modeling techniques, the researchers confirmed that BK channels can stop their ion flow ...

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function with a "ball-and-chain ...