which facilitates the flow of potassium ions out of cells. Using advanced structural imaging and computer modeling techniques, the researchers confirmed that BK channels can stop their ion flow via a ...
Researchers have confirmed that mammalian BK ion channels regulate themselves using a “ball-and-chain” mechanism. A recent ...
Potassium channels are ion channels that are selective for passage of potassium ions through the pore. Potassium channels are homotetramers and are crucial for membrane hyperpolarization events ...
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A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function with a “ball-and-chain” channel-plugging mechanism, according to investigators ...
which facilitates the flow of potassium ions out of cells. Using advanced structural imaging and computer modeling techniques, the researchers confirmed that BK channels can stop their ion flow ...
The BK ion channel pictured above forms a small pathway in the cell membrane (dark gray) that allows potassium ions (purple) to move in and out of the cell. This channel can stop the flow of ions ...