Scientists have revealed how the electrical patterns formed within an embryo initiate a cascade of molecular changes that culminate in the development of cartilage and bone. Prior studies have shown ...

The study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital presents a new understanding of how a VGIC, crucial for the communication of neurons and muscle cells, can become unresponsive. Scientists at St.

Ion channels are transmembrane proteins specifically involved with the transport of inorganic ions like Na+, K+, Ca2+, or Cl-. Ion channels are “gated”, i.e. they open in response to a specific ...

Scientists now have a better picture of how voltage-gated sodium (Na v) channels interact with certain animal toxins, thanks to structures solved with cryo-electron microscopy. These channels are ...

A new study in the Journal of General Physiology (http://www.jgp.org) provides fresh insight into voltage-gated channels—transmembrane ion channels that play a ...

Phone radiation disrupts cellular channels and triggers oxidative stress, but simple settings changes can reduce RF-EMF ...

Muna Therapeutics ApS has disclosed new potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 3 (KCNA3, Kv1.3) channel blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration, ...

Ion channels are membrane proteins, which play a principal role in regulating cellular excitability. They are found in virtually all cells, and are of crucial physiological importance. Based on the ...

The addictive properties of opioids and the lives shattered by their misuse and overprescription are heavily chronicled chapters of the early 21st century. For over 2 decades, scientists in academia ...