… ion channels use mechanical energy to gate the dissipation of electrochemical gradients
across cell membranes… In electrophysiological studies of ion channels in the plasma membrane …

… that capture the essence of the channel's biophysical behavior. The … Functionally important
regions of the ion channel protein are … , for example, the way ion channels open and close are …

… but assembles on target cell membranes to form a homoheptameric channel, which leads
to an uncontrolled permeation of ions and small molecules and causes cell lysis. The X-ray …

… Ion channels are large TM proteins that serve to provide a pathway for ions to diffuse at a
high rate across the cell membrane … The action potential of excitable cells reflects the rapid …

… Here, we review the literature on membrane permeability and lipid ion channels, and introduce
… role for proteins as membrane perturbations that alter the state of the lipid membrane. …

… to induce a charge transfer across the postsynaptic membrane. In most cases … open ion
channels in the cell membrane. However, the chemical inactivation by ACh of M current channels …

… and cell proliferation in differentiated cells, and the modulation of expression and regulation
of ion channels throughout development as cells progress from Bioelectric controls of cell …

… It is important to make a clear distinction between the various ways in which ions may
permeate passively through cellular membranes especially when large gradients are present. …

… to their ability to generate ion channels in cell membranes, resulting in the dissipation of …
cation-selective ion channels when inserted into either artificial or natural membranes and that …

… the regulation of ion channels and the role of cell volume in the signaling of apoptotic cell
death. Thus far direct evidence for altered cell membrane ion channel regulation is available …