title: From ions to insulin.
abstract: Electron cryo-microscopy has revealed the three-dimensional structure of a potassium channel that has a central role in regulating the release of insulin from the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada.|Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Voula
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9262-9954
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kanelis
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D020285:Cryoelectron Microscopy; D007328:Insulin; D007477:Ions; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D007477:Ions; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
keywords: ABC transporter; biophysics; inward rectifier; none; structural biology; sulfonylurea; sulfonylurea receptor