cation channel activity

Known as: cation diffusion facilitator activity 
Enables the energy-independent passage of cations across a lipid bilayer down a concentration gradient. [GOC:def, GOC:dph, GOC:mtg_transport, GOC:pr… (More)
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2018
2018
A pyridoindole antioxidant SMe1EC2 regulates contractility, relaxation ability, cation channel activity, and protein-carbonyl modifications in the aorta of young and old rats with or without diabetes…
We studied the effects of treatment with SMe1EC, a hexahydropyridoindole antioxidant, on vascular reactivity, endothelial… (More)
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2009
2009
Non-selective cation channel activity is required for lysophosphatidylcholine-induced monocyte migration.
Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is a major atherogenic lipid which stimulates the recruitment of monocytes to atherosclerotic… (More)
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2008
2008
Reactive oxygen species inhibit polycystin-2 (TRPP2) cation channel activity in term human syncytiotrophoblast.
Pregnancy is often associated with oxidative stress (OS) and lower antioxidant defences, which are both implicated in the… (More)
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2008
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2008
Genotype-dependent sensitivity of hepatitis C virus to inhibitors of the p7 ion channel.
UNLABELLED The hepatitis C virus (HCV) p7 protein plays a critical role during particle formation in cell culture and is required… (More)
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2006
2006
Decreased cation channel activity and blunted channel-dependent eryptosis in neonatal erythrocytes.
Eryptosis or apoptosis-like death of erythrocytes is characterized by phosphatidylserine exposure and erythrocyte shrinkage, both… (More)
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2004
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2004
Specific Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Drive TRPV-Dependent Sensory Signaling In Vivo
A variety of lipid and lipid-derived molecules can modulate TRP cation channel activity, but the identity of the lipids that… (More)
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2002
2002
Voltage dependence and pH regulation of human polycystin-2-mediated cation channel activity.
Polycystin-2, the product of the human PKD2 gene, whose mutations cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, is a large… (More)
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1998
1998
The gamma subunit of the Na,K-ATPase induces cation channel activity.
The gamma subunit of the Na,K-ATPase is a hydrophobic protein of approximately 10 kDa. The gamma subunit was expressed in Sf-9… (More)
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1996
1996
Ion Channel Permeable for Divalent and Monovalent Cations in Native Spinach Thylakoid Membranes
A cation-selective channel was characterized in isolated patches from osmotically swollen thylakoids of spinach (Spinacea… (More)
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1995
1995
Modulation of calcium-activated non-selective cation channel activity by nitric oxide in rat brown adipose tissue.
1. Single-channel calcium-activated non-selective cation currents from isolated rat brown fat cells were measured using the… (More)
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