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Ion Channel

Known as: Channels, Ion, Ionic Channel, Ion channels 
A transmembrane pore that presents a hydrophilic channel for ions to cross a lipid bilayer down their electrochemical gradients. Some degree of ion… 
National Institutes of Health

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Plasma membrane

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Striatal α6* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: Potential Targets for Parkinson's Disease Therapy
The presence of distinct nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtypes in specific central nervous system (CNS) areas offers… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
cAMP effector mechanisms. Novel twists for an ‘old’ signaling system
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pathophysiology of perinatal brain damage
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The structure and organization within the membrane of the helices composing the pore-forming domain of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin are consistent with an "umbrella-like" structure of the…
The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of membrane insertion and the structural organization of pores formed by… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cell‐free synthesis and assembly of connexins into functional gap junction membrane channels
Several different gap junction channel subunit isotypes, known as connexins, were synthesized in a cell‐free translation system… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Atomic scale structure and functional models of voltage-gated potassium channels.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Differentiation of lipid-associating helices by use of three-dimensional molecular hydrophobicity potential calculations.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Tributyltin stimulates apoptosis in rat thymocytes.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Inhibition of ATP-regulated K+ channels precedes depolarization-induced increase in cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration in pancreatic beta-cells.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Secondary structure and assembly mechanism of an oligomeric channel protein.
The alpha-toxin of Staphylococcus aureus is secreted as a water-soluble, monomeric polypeptide (Mr 33 182) that can assemble into… 
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