From Ion Channels to Cell-to-Cell Conversations

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Series of the Centro De Estudios Científicos

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Beskrivning

Ion channels allow us to see nature in all its magnificence, to hear a Bach suite, to smell the aroma of grandmother's cooking, and, in this regard, they put us in contact with the external world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-24
Mått:152 x 229 x 29 mm
Vikt:767 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Series of the Centro De Estudios Científicos
Antal sidor:504
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781489917973

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Innehållsförteckning

I. Ion Channels in Contact with the External World.- 1 The Molecular Origin of Voltage Dependence in Ionic Channels.- 2 Inward Rectification by an Activation Gating Mechanism.- 3 Assembly of Shaker K-Channels from a Random Mixture of Subunits Carrying Different Mutations.- 4 New Insights into the Topography, Gating and Modulation of MaxiK Channels.- 5 Shifts of Macroscopic Current Activation in Partially Blocked Sodium Channels. Interaction between the Voltage Sensor and a ?-Conotoxin.- 6 ? Subunit Modulation of the Coupling between Charge Movement and Pore Opening in Calcium Channels.- 7 Thermodynamic Double Mutant Cycles with the Shaker K+ Channel and a Peptide Inhibitor Define the Spatial Location of Pore-Forming Residues.- 8 Barium as a Probe of the Molecular Architecture of the Pore of K+ Channels.- 9 Possible Participation of a cAMP Regulated K+ Channel from the Sea Urchin Sperm in the Speract Response.- 10 Gating and Selectivity Properties of a cAMP-Activated K+Selective Channel from Drosophila Larval Muscle.- 11 Regulation of Ca2+ and Na Channels in GH3 Cells by Epidermal Growth Factor.- 12 Physical State of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Membrane and Modulation of the Receptor Channel by the Lipid Environment.- 13 Amiloride-Sensitive Na+ Channels and Human Hypertension.- 14 Anion Channels Involved in Volume Regulation: A Common Pathway for Chloride and Organic Osmolyte Permeation?.- 15 Volume-Regulated Anion Channels and Cytoskeletal Interaction.- 16 Inhibitory Responses to Odorants in Vertebrate Olfactory Neurons.- 17 Multiple Pathways in Invertebrate Visual Transduction.- II. Intercellular Channels.- 18 Structure and Function of Cell-to-Cell Channels Purified from the Lens and Hemichannels Expressed in Oocytes.- 19 Studies of Voltage Gating GapJunctions and Hemichannels Formed by Connexin Proteins.- 20 Gap Junctions between Leukocyte and Endothelium: Expression of Connexin 43 in Adherent or Activated Cells.- 21 Regulation of Gap Junctions in Rat Liver during Acute and Chronic CCl4-Induced Liver Injury.- 22 Cardiac Myocytes Gap Junctions: Phosphorylation of CX43 through a Protein Kinase C-Dependent Pathway.- 23 Regulation of Lens Gap Junctions.- 24 Molecular Physiology of Gap Junction Channels Formed by Connexin43.- 25 A Possible Physiological Role of the Major Intrinsic Protein of the Ocular Lens.- 26 Regulation of Smooth Muscle Activity and Gap Junctions by Sexual Hormones in the Rat Oviduct.- 27 Intercellular Calcium Signaling in Liver.- 28 Current Electrophysiological Techniques to Study Exocytosis.