A member of an important class of ion channel proteins can transiently rearrange itself into a larger structure with dramatically altered properties, according to a new study. The discovery is a ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 100, No. 10 (May 13, 2003), pp. 6104-6108 (5 pages) We show that hepatitis C virus (HCV) p7 protein forms ion ...

Sodium is in group 1. A sodium atom has one electron in its outer shell. The atom is more stable if it has a full outer shell. A sodium atom can lose its outer electron. It will still have 11 positive ...

Our nerve and muscle cells send signals to each other using ions and molecules. Certain substances, such as the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid), are important signal substances ...

A member of an important class of ion channel proteins can transiently rearrange itself into a larger structure with dramatically altered properties, according to a study led by researchers at Weill ...

With a microfabricated ion pump built from organic electronic components, ions can be sent to nerve or muscle cells at the speed of the nervous system and with a precision of a single cell, say ...