Science news articles about 'sodium channel'Opening a channel for salt retention
... developed the first small molecule that can reversibly activate a key protein involved in balancing sodium levels, paving the way for drugs that can treat low blood pressure and related conditions...Migraine mutations reveal clues to biological basis of disorder
... linked to another episodic neurological disorder."
George and colleagues genetically inserted the mutant sodium channels into cultured human cells and recorded the cells' electrical properties – the ... Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism
... , PCDH10, contactin-3 [CNTN3], RNF8, and genes encoding a cluster of cellular sodium channels).
One of the genes, NHE9, was also found to be mutated in European and American children with autism ( ... Site used by sodium to control sensitivity of certain potassium ion channels
... affecting this particular type of potassium ion channel to open it," said Diomedes Logothetis, Ph.D ... drugs that may mimic the net effect of sodium regulation of channel activity and ultimately help any ... Site Used By Sodium To Control Sensitivity Of Certain Potassium Ion Channels
Researchers have uncovered how sodium is able to control specific potassium ion channels in cells, according to new study findings published online in Nature Chemical Biology.Scientific hunch poised to save thousands from toxic fish poisoning
... "It now seems that we have found a way of blocking the effect of the ciguatera toxin on sodium channels without affecting their function of propagating the electrical signals in neurons," Dr Meunier ... What makes an axon an axon?
... that helps spur formation of the AIS. Loss of ankyrinG caused the AIS to disappear. For example, sodium channels that normally crowd the AIS's plasma membrane dispersed. When ankyrinG was absent the ... Rare disease provides clues about enzyme role in arrhythmias
... affect pathways that cause unwanted developmental and neurological changes."
"In contrast to sodium channels or potassium channels, there are very few diseases that cause mutations in calcium ... Angina: New drug gets right to the heart of the problem
... cells and can sometimes cause further heart irregularities.
F15845 specifically targets the sodium channels that are thought to cause the most damage, those responsible for what is known as the ... Unexpected role: EGFR protects cancer cells from starving
... ) stabilizes another cell membrane protein that channels a constant supply of glucose to cancer cells, ... to another cell membrane protein called the sodium/glucose co-transporter (SGLT1), protecting ... Helicopters with fuel cells
... the fuel cells – a structure consisting of several metal plates, each containing one channel for air and one for hydrogen. This makes the fuel cell stack quite heavy. Together with colleagues at the ... Mayo Clinic spearheads research to discover unsuspected gene for atrial fibrillation
... has discovered relatively few genes for atrial fibrillation, and most are genes for ion channels that regulate movement of potassium and sodium in heart cells, Dr. Olson says.
"While the family ... NIST membrane model may unlock secrets of early-stage Alzheimer's
... arrange themselves in the membrane, how the peptide aggregates affect or influence calcium channels (portals for calcium ion movement) in the membrane, and how the peptides interact with membranes ... Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder
... robust associations linked to two proteins that may be involved in regulating such ion channels – and that are also thought to be targets of drugs used to clinically to treat bipolar disorder – is ... Penn researchers use honeybee venom toxin to develop a new tool for studying hypertension
... comes from patients with genetic defects in these channels who lose a lot of sodium because it cannot be effectively ... similar among different types of Kir channels. For example, while TPN inhibits Kir ...
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Opening a channel for salt retention
... developed the first small molecule that can reversibly activate a key protein involved in balancing sodium levels, paving the way for drugs that can treat low blood pressure and related conditions...Migraine mutations reveal clues to biological basis of disorder
... linked to another episodic neurological disorder." George and colleagues genetically inserted the mutant sodium channels into cultured human cells and recorded the cells' electrical properties – the ...Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism
... , PCDH10, contactin-3 [CNTN3], RNF8, and genes encoding a cluster of cellular sodium channels). One of the genes, NHE9, was also found to be mutated in European and American children with autism ( ...Site used by sodium to control sensitivity of certain potassium ion channels
... affecting this particular type of potassium ion channel to open it," said Diomedes Logothetis, Ph.D ... drugs that may mimic the net effect of sodium regulation of channel activity and ultimately help any ...Site Used By Sodium To Control Sensitivity Of Certain Potassium Ion Channels
Researchers have uncovered how sodium is able to control specific potassium ion channels in cells, according to new study findings published online in Nature Chemical Biology.Scientific hunch poised to save thousands from toxic fish poisoning
... "It now seems that we have found a way of blocking the effect of the ciguatera toxin on sodium channels without affecting their function of propagating the electrical signals in neurons," Dr Meunier ...What makes an axon an axon?
... that helps spur formation of the AIS. Loss of ankyrinG caused the AIS to disappear. For example, sodium channels that normally crowd the AIS's plasma membrane dispersed. When ankyrinG was absent the ...Rare disease provides clues about enzyme role in arrhythmias
... affect pathways that cause unwanted developmental and neurological changes." "In contrast to sodium channels or potassium channels, there are very few diseases that cause mutations in calcium ...Angina: New drug gets right to the heart of the problem
... cells and can sometimes cause further heart irregularities. F15845 specifically targets the sodium channels that are thought to cause the most damage, those responsible for what is known as the ...Unexpected role: EGFR protects cancer cells from starving
... ) stabilizes another cell membrane protein that channels a constant supply of glucose to cancer cells, ... to another cell membrane protein called the sodium/glucose co-transporter (SGLT1), protecting ...Helicopters with fuel cells
... the fuel cells – a structure consisting of several metal plates, each containing one channel for air and one for hydrogen. This makes the fuel cell stack quite heavy. Together with colleagues at the ...Mayo Clinic spearheads research to discover unsuspected gene for atrial fibrillation
... has discovered relatively few genes for atrial fibrillation, and most are genes for ion channels that regulate movement of potassium and sodium in heart cells, Dr. Olson says. "While the family ...NIST membrane model may unlock secrets of early-stage Alzheimer's
... arrange themselves in the membrane, how the peptide aggregates affect or influence calcium channels (portals for calcium ion movement) in the membrane, and how the peptides interact with membranes ...Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder
... robust associations linked to two proteins that may be involved in regulating such ion channels – and that are also thought to be targets of drugs used to clinically to treat bipolar disorder – is ...Penn researchers use honeybee venom toxin to develop a new tool for studying hypertension
... comes from patients with genetic defects in these channels who lose a lot of sodium because it cannot be effectively ... similar among different types of Kir channels. For example, while TPN inhibits Kir ...