Ligand-gated ion channels (LICs, LGIC), also commonly referred to as ionotropic receptors, are a group of transmembrane ion-channel proteins which open... 29 KB (2,597 words) - 03:43, 7 April 2024 |
Potassium channels are the most widely distributed type of ion channel found in virtually all organisms. They form potassium-selective pores that span... 57 KB (5,815 words) - 05:21, 3 December 2023 |
Sodium channels are integral membrane proteins that form ion channels, conducting sodium ions (Na+) through a cell's membrane. They belong to the superfamily... 51 KB (5,597 words) - 04:58, 27 April 2024 |
calcium channel is an ion channel which shows selective permeability to calcium ions. It is sometimes synonymous with voltage-gated calcium channel, which... 10 KB (759 words) - 17:22, 14 December 2023 |
Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), also known as voltage-dependent sodium channels (VDSCs), are a group of voltage-gated ion channels found in the membrane... 34 KB (3,587 words) - 06:04, 27 April 2024 |
Membrane potential (section Ion channels) the membrane, and ion channels allow ions to move across the membrane down those concentration gradients. Ion pumps and ion channels are electrically equivalent... 63 KB (7,837 words) - 11:44, 5 November 2023 |
Mechanosensitive channels (MSCs), mechanosensitive ion channels or stretch-gated ion channels are membrane proteins capable of responding to mechanical... 66 KB (7,817 words) - 13:11, 17 January 2024 |
Channelopathy (redirect from Ion channelopathy) Channelopathies are a group of diseases caused by the dysfunction of ion channel subunits or their interacting proteins. These diseases can be inherited... 14 KB (1,120 words) - 09:07, 7 March 2024 |
of different types of calcium ion channels are found in excitable cells. As with sodium ion channels, calcium ion channels have been isolated and cloned... 26 KB (3,050 words) - 19:05, 1 April 2024 |
currents will also result in a hyperpolarization. This voltage-gated ion channel response is how the hyperpolarization state is achieved. In neurons,... 9 KB (1,079 words) - 05:36, 13 October 2022 |
channel modulator, or ion channel modulator, is a type of drug which modulates ion channels. They include channel blockers and channel openers. Ion channels... 3 KB (296 words) - 01:33, 5 October 2023 |
Guard cell (section Ion uptake and release) that this calcium increase is important. They found Ca2+ ions are involved in anion channel activation, which allows for anions to flow into the guard... 25 KB (3,442 words) - 11:11, 5 April 2024 |
An ion (/ˈaɪ.ɒn, -ən/) is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this... 30 KB (3,020 words) - 15:27, 7 April 2024 |
TRPA is a family of transient receptor potential ion channels. The TRPA family is made up of 7 subfamilies: TRPA1, TRPA- or TRPA1-like, TRPA5, painless... 8 KB (805 words) - 19:50, 20 June 2023 |
in channel selectivity. Chloride ion channels vary from many other ion channels due to being controlled by the anionic chloride ions. Chloride ion channels... 10 KB (1,163 words) - 06:29, 26 July 2023 |
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Graded potential (section Ligand-gated ion channels) ligand-gated ion channel proteins, and decrease over time and space. They do not typically involve voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels, but rather... 6 KB (736 words) - 18:59, 17 November 2023 |
Cell signaling (section Ion channel linked receptors) Typically the final effect consists in the activation of an ion channel (ligand-gated ion channel) or the initiation of a second messenger system cascade... 62 KB (6,780 words) - 04:09, 31 March 2024 |
Transient receptor potential channels (TRP channels) are a group of ion channels located mostly on the plasma membrane of numerous animal cell types.... 49 KB (5,514 words) - 11:31, 4 February 2024 |