Researchers have discovered how potassium channels can slam shut, a control mechanism that allows neurons to regulate their firing frequency. June 7, 2001 — Researchers have discovered how potassium ...
Gating of the mechanosensitive channel MscS involves cooperative action of glycine and alanine residues along the pore-lining transmembrane helix. Opening of the channel is facilitated by an iris-like ...
Senior Author: Paul A. Slesinger, PhD, Lillian and Henry M. Stratton Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology and Behavior, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New ...