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Potassium channels are openings that allow charged potassium atoms to cross the cell membrane. Voltage-gated potassium channels—which open only when a specific voltage is reached across the cell ...

Ion channels in the nervous system are among the most important targets for insecticides. Understanding the structure of the channels is key for the identification of novel species-specific binding ...

A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the most popular approaches to controlling neuronal activity in ...

Potassium channels are openings that allow charged potassium atoms to cross the cell membrane. Voltage-gated potassium channels — which open only when a specific voltage is reached across the cell ...

Ion selectivity is an important property of cell membrane ion channels. For example, potassium ion channels are more permeable to potassium ions than to sodium ions. The mechanism underlying the ready ...

Do potassium ions pass through the selectivity filter of a potassium channel alone, or are there water molecules between the ions, too? This question has been a source of controversy for years.

This article and associated images are based on a poster originally authored by Sivakumar, M, Smith, E, Shumate, J, Scampavia, L, Spicer, T, Hernandez, D and Peters, C and presented at ELRIG Drug ...

The potassium channel KCNQ3 is required for our brain to generate accurate spatial maps. In mice, defects in KCNQ3 function have measurable effects on the internal navigation system. The potassium ...