Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels play an important role in modulating the electrical activity of cells, opening in response to changes in membrane voltage and allowing potassium ions to escape.

The study is published in the journal National Science Review. The long-overlooked structural feature of the rotary carbonyl rings underpins the ultra-high K + /Na + selectivity, but has never been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism for potassium channel inhibitor entry, which could improve the specificity of drugs targeting the channel. Upon binding to calcium ions, BK channels allow ...

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 ...

Intrigued by the properties of ion channel proteins commonly observed in cells, researchers have developed the first synthetic mechanosensitive potassium channel using a newly developed aromatic ...

Underlying every thought, heartbeat and movement are ion channels, busily conducting high-speed streams of ions into cells, like subway trains coursing through tunnels. Ion channels span the cellular ...