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In a unique finding, researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that when pancreatic cancer ...

Lysosomes are the recycling centers of human cells. Larger molecules are broken down inside the membrane-enclosed vesicles. Malfunctions can lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

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Abstract: Potassium ion channels underlie vital biological functions such as heartbeat and muscle contraction. Recent studies investigating the interaction between potassium ion channels and terahertz ...

List of mechanisms described for the interaction between channel subunits, channels of the same type (homo-clusters), or hetero-clusters of channel families permeating different ions. Figure ...

Summary: New research reveals how tiny electrical gates in the brain, known as NMDA receptors, control learning, memory, and neuron survival. Using cryo-electron microscopy, scientists captured atomic ...

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This valuable manuscript provides convincing evidence that BK and CaV1.3 channels can co-localize as ensembles early in the biosynthetic pathway, including in the ER and Golgi. The findings, supported ...