Biological Membrane Ion Channels

Dynamics, Structure, and Applications

Shin-Ho Chung, Olaf S. Anderson, Vikram V. Krishnamurthy (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

658 Seiten

2006
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-33323-6 (ISBN)

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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

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.

Reihe/Serie	Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Zusatzinfo	168 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 658 p. 168 illus.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
ISBN-10	0-387-33323-1 / 0387333231
ISBN-13	978-0-387-33323-6 / 9780387333236
Zustand	Neuware