Biological Membrane Ion Channels
Dynamics, Structure, and Applications
Published on 24. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 658 pages
978-1-4419-2207-6 (ISBN)
Description
Ion channels are biological nanotubes that are formed by membrane proteins. Because ion channels regulate all electrical activities in living cells, understanding their mechanisms at a molecular level is a fundamental problem in biology. This book deals with recent breakthroughs in ion-channel research that have been brought about by the combined effort of experimental biophysicists and computational physicists, who together are beginning to unravel the story of these exquisitely designed biomolecules. With chapters by leading experts, the book is aimed at researchers in nanodevices and biosensors, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biology and the physical sciences.
Key Features
- Presents the latest information on the molecular mechanisms of ion permeation through membrane ion channels
- Uses schematic diagrams to illustrate important concepts in biophysics
- Written by leading researchers in the area of ion channel investigations
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Series
Edition
2007
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
168 s/w Abbildungen
XIV, 658 p. 168 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
963 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4419-2207-6 (9781441922076)
DOI
10.1007/0-387-68919-2
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Biological Membrane Ion Channels
Dynamics, Structure, and Applications
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Dynamics, Structure, and Applications
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Content
Ion Channels, from Fantasy to Fact in Fifty Years1.- Specific Channel Types.- Gramicidin Channels: Versatile Tools.- Voltage-Gated Ion Channels.- Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels.- BKCa-Channel Structure and Function.- Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels.- Calcium Channels.- Chloride Transporting CLC Proteins1.- Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: Permeation and Activation1.- Mechanosensitive Channels.- TRP Channels.- Ion Channels in Epithelial Cells.- Theoretical Approaches.- Poisson-Nernst-Planck Theory of Ion Permeation Through Biological Channels.- A Mesoscopic-Microscopic Perspective on Ion Channel Permeation Energetics: The Semi-Microscopic Approach1.- Brownian Dynamics: Simulation for Ion Channel Permeation1.- Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approaches to K Channels.- Emerging Technologies.- Patch-Clamp Technologies for Ion Channel Research.- Gated Ion Channel-Based Biosensor Device.- Signal Processing Based on Hidden Markov Models for Extracting Small Channel Currents.