The Role of Calcium Conducting and Calcium Regulated Channels in Human Health and Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 3166
Special Issue Editors
Interests: calcium signaling; fluorescence imaging; membrane biophysics; ion transport across biological membranes
Interests: red blood cells; ion channels; calcium signaling; microscopy; hematology
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Dear Colleagues,
Calcium and its molecular signaling in cells and cell organelles are vital processes throughout the life cycle of the majority of cells. This includes the regulation of ion channels by calcium and the regulation of calcium by ion channels. The scope of this Special Issue, titled "The Role of Calcium Conducting and Calcium Regulated Channels in Human Health and Disease", to be published in the International Journal of Molecular Science, is to integrate research on channel-mediated calcium signaling in both excitable and non-excitable cells, under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. This refers to calcium channels, non-selective cation channels and calcium-activated ion channels, and includes investigations based on molecular biology, patch-clamp and all other functional evidence for ion channel activity. The ion channels can be characterized in vivo, in isolated primary cells or tissues, and in model cells, but also in cell-free systems, such as black lipid membranes. This Special Issue considers original research, new methodological approaches, and short or comprehensive reviews.
Prof. Dr. Ingolf Bernhardt
Prof. Dr. Lars Kaestner
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- calcium channels
- non-selective cation channels
- calcium-activated channels
- patch-clamp
- calcium-induced calcium release
- channelopathies
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