Although several types of excitable cells exist — including neurons, muscle cells, and touch receptor cells — all of them use ion channel receptors to convert chemical or mechanical messages ...

In plants, guard cells control the stomatal opening by expanding and contracting through ion flux. When a plant senses light, a signal is sent to the guard cell to increase its ion content, which ...

Ion channel proteins are found on all cell types and allow the passage of ions across cellular membranes. They are involved in a wide variety of biological processes and are implicated in many ...

Study establishes 'ball and chain' mechanism inactivates key mammalian ion channel Date: March 4, 2025 Source: Weill Cornell Medicine Summary: A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ...

Ion channel proteins are concerned with inorganic ion transport, which is crucial for maintaining cellular homeostasis and metabolism. Their structural and functional abnormalities are related to ...

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function with a "ball-and-chain" channel-plugging mechanism, according to ...