Research library: Ion channels
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December
article
Transient receptor potential M3 channels are ionotropic steroid receptors in pancreatic β cells
Thomas F.J. Wagner et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 14211430
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1801
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A TRP channel-steroid marriage
Bernd Nilius & Thomas Voets
Nature Cell Biology 10, 13831384
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1208-1383
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November
article
Deconstructing voltage sensor function and pharmacology in sodium channels
Frank Bosmans, Marie-France Martin-Eauclaire & Kenton J. Swartz
Nature 456, 202208
(13 November 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07473
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Ion channels: The voltage-sensor quartet
J. R. Bankston & R. S. Kass
Nature 456, 183185
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/456183a
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The CRAC channel consists of a tetramer formed by Stim-induced dimerization of Orai dimers
Aubin Penna et al.
Nature 456, 116120
(6 November 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07338
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Cortisone dissociates the Shaker family K+ channels from their β subunits
Yaping Pan et al.
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 708714
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio.114
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To dislodge an enzyme from an ion channel, try steroids
Susy C Kohout & Ehud Y Isacoff
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 650651
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio1108-650
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October
article
TMEM16A confers receptor-activated calcium-dependent chloride conductance
Young Duk Yang et al.
Nature 455, 12101215
(30 October 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07313
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A sodium-mediated structural switch that controls the sensitivity of Kir channels to PtdIns(4,5)P2
Avia Rosenhouse-Dantsker et al.
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 624631
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio.112
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The type IV mucolipidosis-associated protein TRPML1 is an endolysosomal iron release channel
Xian-Ping Dong et al.
Nature 455, 992996
(16 October 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07311
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GPHR is a novel anion channel critical for acidification and functions of the Golgi apparatus
Yusuke Maeda, Toru Ide, Masato Koike, Yasuo Uchiyama & Taroh Kinoshita
Nature Cell Biology 10, 11351145
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1773
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Pores galore for the Golgi
John H. Caldwell & Kathryn E. Howell
Nature Cell Biology 10, 11251126
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb1008-1125
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The calcium-activated nonselective cation channel TRPM4 is essential for the migration but not the maturation of dendritic cells
Gaëtan Barbet et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 11481156
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1648
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September
review
Molecular mechanisms of mechanosensing and their roles in fungal contact sensing
Carol A. Kumamoto
Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 667673
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nrmicro1960
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Pore region of TRPV3 ion channel is specifically required for heat activation
Jörg Grandl et al.
Nature Neuroscience 11, 10071013
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2169
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August
article
Gating the pore of P2X receptor channels
Mufeng Li, Tsg-Hui Chang, Shai D Silberberg & Kenton J Swartz
Nature Neuroscience 11, 883887
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2151
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Light-sensitive neurons and channels mediate phototaxis in C. elegans
Alex Ward, Jie Liu, Zhaoyang Feng & X Z Shawn Xu
Nature Neuroscience 11, 916922
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2155
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The ClC-0 chloride channel is a 'broken' Cl−/H+ antiporter
Jirí Lísal & Merritt Maduke
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 805810
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nsmb.1466
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The chloride channel's appendix
Joseph A Mindell
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 781783
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nsmb0808-781
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On the nature of partial agonism in the nicotinic receptor superfamily
Remigijus Lape, David Colquhoun & Lucia G. Sivilotti
Nature 454, 722727
(7 August 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07139
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brief communication
Control of thermotactic behavior via coupling of a TRP channel to a phospholipase C signaling cascade
Young Kwon, Hye-Seok Shim, Xiaoyue Wang & Craig Montell
Nature Neuroscience 11, 871873
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2170
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Gain-of-function mutations in TRPV4 cause autosomal dominant brachyolmia
Matthew J Rock et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 9991003
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.166
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July
article
TRPM2-mediated Ca2+ influx induces chemokine production in monocytes that aggravates inflammatory neutrophil infiltration
Shinichiro Yamamoto et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 738747
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1758
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Membrane potential shifts caused by diffusible guidance signals direct growth-cone turning
Makoto Nishiyama, Melanie J von Schimmelmann, Kazunobu Togashi, William M Findley & Kyonsoo Hong
Nature Neuroscience 11, 762771
doi:10.1038/nn.2130
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brief communication
Critical role of TRPC6 channels in the formation of excitatory synapses
Jian Zhou et al.
Nature Neuroscience 11, 741743
doi:10.1038/nn.2127
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June
article
STIM1 signalling controls store-operated calcium entry required for development and contractile function in skeletal muscle
Jonathan Stiber et al.
Nature Cell Biology 10, 688697
doi:10.1038/ncb1731
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Skeletal muscle dressed in SOCs
Dong Min Shin & Shmuel Muallem
Nature Cell Biology 10, 639641
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/ncb0608-639
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Drosophila TRPA channel modulates sugar-stimulated neural excitation, avoidance and social response
Jie Xu, Andrew T Sornborger, Jennifer K Lee & Ping Shen
Nature Neuroscience 11, 676682
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2119
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A structural link between inactivation and block of a K+ channel
Christian Ader et al.
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 605612
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nsmb.1430
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T-type Ca2+ channels, SK2 channels and SERCAs gate sleep-related oscillations in thalamic dendrites
Lucius Cueni et al.
Nature Neuroscience 11, 683692
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2124
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The Cl-/H+ antiporter ClC-7 is the primary chloride permeation pathway in lysosomes
Austin R. Graves, Patricia K. Curran, Carolyn L. Smith & Joseph A. Mindell
Nature 453, 788792
(5 June 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06907
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May
review
GABAA receptor trafficking and its role in the dynamic modulation of neuronal inhibition
Tija C. Jacob, Stephen J. Moss & Rachel Jurd
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 331343
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2370
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TRPV1 shows dynamic ionic selectivity during agonist stimulation
Man-Kyo Chung, Ali D Güler & Michael J Caterina
Nature Neuroscience 11, 555564
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nn.2102
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Fire in the hole: pore dilation of the capsaicin receptor TRPV1
Diana Bautista & David Julius
Nature Neuroscience 11, 528529
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nn0508-528
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review
General anaesthesia: from molecular targets to neuronal pathways of sleep and arousal
Nicholas P. Franks
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 370386
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2372
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April
letter
Insect olfactory receptors are heteromeric ligand-gated ion channels
Koji Sato et al.
Nature 452, 10021006
(24 April 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06850
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Drosophila odorant receptors are both ligand-gated and cyclic-nucleotide-activated cation channels
Dieter Wicher et al.
Nature 452, 10071011
(24 April 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06861
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Neuroscience: Current views on odour receptors
Alexander Chesler & Stuart Firestein
Nature 452, 944
(24 April 2008); doi:10.1038/452944a
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Reciprocal regulation of the Ca2+ and H+ sensitivity in the SLO1 BK channel conferred by the RCK1 domain
Shangwei Hou, Rong Xu, Stefan H Heinemann & Toshinori Hoshi
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 403410
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nsmb.1398
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brief communication
Genetic control of neuronal activity in mice conditionally expressing TRPV1
Benjamin R Arenkiel, Marguerita E Klein, Ian G Davison, Lawrence C Katz & Michael D Ehlers
Nature Methods 5, 299302
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nmeth.1190
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Expanding the toolbox for remote control of neuronal circuits
Thomas Knöpfel
Nature Methods 5, 293295
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nmeth0408-293
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review
How membrane proteins sense voltage
Francisco Bezanilla
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 9, 323332
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nrm2376
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article
Photochemical control of endogenous ion channels and cellular excitability
Doris L Fortin et al.
Nature Methods 5, 331338
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nmeth.1187
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review
High-throughput electrophysiology: an emerging paradigm for ion-channel screening and physiology
John Dunlop, Mark Bowlby, Ravikumar Peri, Dmytro Vasilyev & Robert Arias
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 358368
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2552
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Pore-opening mechanism of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor evinced by proton transfer
Gisela D Cymes & Claudio Grosman
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 389396
(April 2008); doi:10.1038/nsmb.1407
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March
letter
CO2 regulator SLAC1 and its homologues are essential for anion homeostasis in plant cells
Juntaro Negi et al.
Nature 452, 483486
(27 March 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06720
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SLAC1 is required for plant guard cell S-type anion channel function in stomatal signalling
Triin Vahisalu et al.
Nature 452, 487491
(27 March 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06608
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X-ray structure of a prokaryotic pentameric ligand-gated ion channel
Ricarda J. C. Hilf & Raimund Dutzler
Nature 452, 375379
(20 March 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06717
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A single N-terminal cysteine in TRPV1 determines activation by pungent compounds from onion and garlic
Héctor Salazar et al.
Nature Neuroscience 11, 255261
(March 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2056
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February
article
Action potential generation requires a high sodium channel density in the axon initial segment
Maarten H P Kole, Susanne U Ilschner, Björn M Kampa, Stephen R Williams, Peter C Ruben & Greg J Stuart
Nature Neuroscience 11, 178186
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2040
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Removal of phospho-head groups of membrane lipids immobilizes voltage sensors of K+ channels
Yanping Xu, Yajamana Ramu & Zhe Lu
Nature 451, 826829
(14 February 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06618
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A modular switch for spatial Ca2+ selectivity in the calmodulin regulation of CaV channels
Ivy E. Dick, Michael R. Tadross, Haoya Liang, Lai Hock Tay, Wanjun Yang & David T. Yue
Nature 451, 830834
(14 February 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06529
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SK2 channel plasticity contributes to LTP at Schaffer collateral–CA1 synapses
Mike T Lin, Rafael Luján, Masahiko Watanabe, John P Adelman & James Maylie
Nature Neuroscience 11, 170177
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2041
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Anandamide inhibits metabolism and physiological actions of 2-arachidonoylglycerol in the striatum
Mauro Maccarrone et al.
Nature Neuroscience 11, 152159
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn2042
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Why endocannabinoids are not all alike
Vincenzo Di Marzo & Luigia Cristino
Nature Neuroscience 11, 124126
(February 2008); doi:10.1038/nn0208-124
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January
letter
Reversal of pathological pain through specific spinal GABAA receptor subtypes
Julia Knabl et al.
Nature 451, 330334
(17 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06493
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Tracking transmitter-gated P2X cation channel activation in vitro and in vivo
Esther Richler et al.
Nature Methods 5, 8793
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/nmeth1144
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review
Live-cell imaging of cAMP dynamics
Debbie Willoughby & Dermot M F Cooper
Nature Methods 5, 2936
(January 2008); doi:10.1038/nmeth1135
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TRPC channel activation by extracellular thioredoxin
Shang-Zhong Xu et al.
Nature 451, 6972
(3 January 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06414
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