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Ion channels Research Division

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aaaa Our lab studies structure and function of ion channels: transmembrane protein pores which allow passage of some type of ion across a biological membrane. Our experimental approaches include recording and analysis of single-channel and macroscopic patch-clamp currents (Fig. 1), site-directed mutagenesis, protein biochemistry, and mathematical modeling. Our studies are focused on two target proteins, the CFTR chloride channel and the TRPM2 cation channel. aaaa
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Fig. 1. Ion channels and the patch-clamp technique.
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A, Ion channels are transmembrane pores selective for a certain type of ion. 
B, The patch-clamp technique records open-to-closed transitions of single channel molecules in real time.
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