Potassium (K +) channels are small, highly specialized conduits within every living cell that are responsible for the extremely selective and rapid transport of K + ions across cell membranes. Voltage ...

In a parallel development to the burgeoning field of optogenetics, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a human channel protein (hsTRPA1) and engineered it in ...

In a surprising new finding, neuroscientists have shown that human neurons have a much lower density of ion channels than expected, compared to the neurons of other mammals. Ion channels produce ...