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Abstract
This retrospective traces the hypothesis of ion channels from an early statement in a 1970 essay in this journal (Hille, B., 1970, Prog. Biophys. Mol. Biol. 21, 1-32) to its realization today in biophysical, molecular, biochemical, and structural terms. The Na+ and K+ channels of the action potential have been isolated, reconstituted, cloned, mutated, and expressed. They are conformationally flexible, multi-pass glycosylated membrane proteins. Refined atomic structures of several conformational states are known. The discoveries over this half century history illustrate the growth of a field from initial ideas to a mature discipline of biology, physiology, and biomedical science.Entities:
Keywords: Ca (2+) channel; K(+) channel; Na(+) channel
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34856230 PMCID: PMC8977236 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2021.11.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prog Biophys Mol Biol ISSN: 0079-6107 Impact factor: 3.667