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1. Introduction
2. What are ion channels?
3. All physiological processes require ion channels
4. Ion channels are selective
5. Channels are gated
6. Voltage gating
7. Ligand gating
8. Sensory gating
9. Phototransduction relies on ligand-gated channels
10. Ion channels in the human genome
11. Channels vs. transporters
12. Highlights of the human channel set
13. Four-fold symmetric ion channels
14. Ion channels with other symmetry
15. Subunit topology and arrangement
16. A fundamental set of eumetazoan ion channels
17. The voltage-gated cation channel superfamily
18. Evolution of the nervous system
19. Prokaryotes
20. Choanoflagellates (1)
21. Choanoflagellates (2)
22. Sponge
23. Cnidarians have it all
24. What are Cnidarians doing with all channels?
25. Mammalian channel genes
26. Evolution of mammalian GABA-A receptors
27. Summary
28. New ion channels waiting to be discovered
29. Acknowledgements

Topics Covered

• What are ion channels and why are they important?
• Ion channels have diverse selectivity and gating
• Human channel diversity and structures
• A fundamental set of ion channels in animals
• How our voltage-gated ion channels evolved
• How are our ion channel gene families made?

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• Ion Channels

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• Biochemistry
• Genetics & Epigenetics

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Publication History

• Published on February 28, 2011

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Tim Jegla has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.