Calcium-activated ion channels in smooth muscle cells translate intracellular calcium signals into changes in membrane potential and contractile tension. The most prominent of these channels are the ...

Ion channels are structures within cell membranes that enable specific ions to travel to and from the cell. Such transfer is essential for a variety of physiological processes such as muscle cell ...

Tetrameric ion channels are prone to ‘divalent cation block’, the blocking of the channel by ions like calcium (Ca 2+). Such blocking regulates the ionic current, which is involved in various neural ...

Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium ...

When three bright minds from different disciplines come together, something exceptional can happen. This is exactly what Prof. Patricia Hidalgo, Dr. Beatrix Santiago-Schübel, and Dr. Mercedes ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of "molecular memory," which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...

Our bodies run on their own form of natural electricity. These natural electric currents are controlled and regulated by mineral ions that hold and release electrical charge when appropriate to any ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain’s neurons has a kind of ‘molecular memory’, which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have ...