"Proton-activated chloride channels have only recently been described but they are critical for cell survival, particularly in the brain," said the co-corresponding study author Wei Lü, Ph.D., a Van ...

Cryo-electron microscopy mapping of the calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A combined with functional experiments reveals that calcium ions interact directly with the pore to activate the ...

In fact, calcium chloride is added to water for a variety of reasons. “If you had pure water by itself, it doesn’t have any taste,” Bob Mahler, Soil Science and Water Quality professor at ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life’s earliest molecular structures.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness' (chirality) of ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life's earliest molecular structures.