Mammalian homologues of the Drosophila transient receptor potential (TRP) channel gene encode a family of at least 20 ion channel proteins. They are widely distributed in mammalian tissues ...

The animals have an altered ion channel in their pain receptors that is inactivated by acid and makes the animals insensitive to this type of pain. However, this is different for the African naked ...

The new drug target, the KCNQ2/3 channel, is a member of a large family of ion channels referred to as the KCNQ (or Kv7) family that act as important controllers of brain cell excitability and ...