Growing momentum in the molecular study of ion channels.
Long the sole domain of physiologists and electrical engineers, ion channel biophysics is going molecular, and with a vengeance. This summary of a recent meeting devoted to ion channel biophysics shows that the integration of techniques, reinforced by active communication among scientists of diverse backgrounds, is extremely potent.
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Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. lise.heginbotham@yale.edu
D000818:Animals; D003237:Connecticut; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006801:Humans; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D007473:Ion Channels; D015221:Potassium Channels