Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: News and Research on Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated

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New study sheds light on potassium channels to help researchers design better drugs

Potassium channels are openings that allow charged potassium atoms to cross the cell membrane. Voltage-gated potassium channels—which open only when a specific voltage is reached across the cell membrane—are essential ...

Jun 27, 2024

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Study links gene mutation to learning deficits in 'Clueless' mice

A single mutation in a gene, Kcnc3, which encodes a potassium channel in neurons, causes learning deficits in mice, UT Southwestern researchers report in a new study in PNAS. The novel mutation decreases the activity of neurons ...

Aug 29, 2022

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