Arabidopsis with guard cells modified by a light-activated potassium ion channel can open and close stomata more quickly, conserving water. Written by Chia-Yi Hou. Chia-Yi Hou. This person does not ...

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Mutated variants of a particular ion channel cause difficult-to-treat epilepsy. A study published in the journal Nature now shows that a commonly used anesthetic drug, propofol, can restore the ...

Tetrameric ion channels are prone to ‘divalent cation block’, the blocking of the channel by ions like calcium (Ca 2+). Such blocking regulates the ionic current, which is involved in various ...