FEBS Letters Channels Virtual Special Issue

FEBS Letters is proud to launch a new series of Virtual Special Issues which will highlight a collection of outstanding articles recently published in the journal, focusing on a selection of topics that we hope will be of general interest to our readers.

In conjunction with our recent Special Issue on Intracellular Ion Channels, we are presenting a Virtual Special Issue on Channels, enclosing a selection of outstanding contributions on the topic published in FEBS Letters in the past two years. While the Intracellular Ion Channel Special Issue presents original Reviews on the recent advances regarding ion channels within the cell, the Virtual Special Issue collects a number of exciting Research Letters on the most diverse aspects of channels, such as intercellular communication, uptake of extracellular molecules, stress response, and disease; all analysed from a mechanistic point of view and introducing novel view-points on the diversity of functions that channels can have. We invite you to take a look at both Special Issues, as we believe that taken together they provide a good example of the high-standard science published in FEBS Letters.


Channels

Table of Contents

I. Review
II. Aquaporins
III. Gap Junctions
IV. Mechanistic dissection of channels
V. Functional diversity of channels
VI. Channels in stress response
VII. Channels in disease


I. Review

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The intimate and mysterious relationship between proton channels and NADPH oxidase

5 January 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 1 | Pages 7-12)

Boris Musset, Vladimir V. Cherny, Deri Morgan, Thomas E. DeCoursey Short survey

7-12
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II. Aquaporins

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AtTIP1;3 and AtTIP5;1, the only highly expressed Arabidopsis pollen-specific aquaporins, transport water and urea

10 December 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 29 | Pages 4077-4082)

Gabriela Soto, Karina Alleva, María Agustina Mazzella, Gabriela Amodeo, Jorge P. Muschietti et al. Short communication

4077-4082
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The Arabidopsis thaliana aquaglyceroporin AtNIP7;1 is a pathway for arsenite uptake

14 May 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 11 | Pages 1625-1628)

Stanislav V. Isayenkov, Frans J.M. Maathuis Short communication

1625-1628
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The yeast aquaglyceroporin Fps1p is a bidirectional arsenite channel

19 February 2010 (Vol. 584 | No. 4 | Pages 726-732)

Ewa Maciaszczyk-Dziubinska, Iwona Migdal, Magdalena Migocka, Tomasz Bocer, Robert Wysocki et al. Short communication

726-732
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III. Gap Junctions

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Cx23, a connexin with only four extracellular-loop cysteines, forms functional gap junction channels and hemichannels

23 January 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 2 | Pages 165-170)

M. Kathryn Iovine, Anna M. Gumpert, Matthias M. Falk, Tamra C. Mendelson Short communication

165-170
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Cx40.8, a Cx43-like protein, forms gap junction channels inefficiently and may require Cx43 for its association at the plasma membrane

3 November 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 21 | Pages 3419-3424)

Sarah V. Gerhart, Rebecca Jefferis, M. Kathryn Iovine Short communication

3419-3424
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IV. Mechanistic dissection of channels

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Design and characterization of a constitutively open KcsA

19 March 2010 (Vol. 584 | No. 6 | Pages 1133-1138)

Luis G. Cuello, Vishwanath Jogini, D. Marien Cortes, Amornrat Sompornpisut, Michael D. Purdy, Michael C. Wiener, Eduardo Perozo et al. Short communication

1133-1138
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A molecular mechanism for proton-dependent gating in KcsA

19 March 2010 (Vol. 584 | No. 6 | Pages 1126-1132)

Luis G. Cuello, D. Marien Cortes, Vishwanath Jogini, Amornrat Sompornpisut, Eduardo Perozo et al. Short communication

1126-1132
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Probing the orientation of yeast VDAC1 in vivo

18 February 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 4 | Pages 739-742)

Beth M. McDonald, Mateusz M. Wydro, Robert N. Lightowlers, Jeremy H. Lakey Short communication

739-742
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Single-channel study of the binding–gating coupling in the slowly desensitizing chimeric α7-5HT3A receptor

18 March 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 6 | Pages 1045-1051)

José Antonio Bernal, José Mulet, Mar Castillo, Manuel Criado, Francisco Sala, Salvador Sala et al. Short communication

1045-1051
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Single-channel study of the binding–gating coupling in the slowly desensitizing chimeric α7-5HT3A receptor

18 March 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 6 | Pages 1045-1051)

José Antonio Bernal, José Mulet, Mar Castillo, Manuel Criado, Francisco Sala, Salvador Sala et al. Short communication

1045-1051
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V. Functional diversity of channels

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The second transmembrane domain of the large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium channel β1 subunit is a lithocholate sensor

5 March 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 5 | Pages 673-678)

Anna N. Bukiya, Thirumalini Vaithianathan, Ligia Toro, Alejandro M. Dopico Short communication

673-678
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The BK channel accessory β1 subunit determines alcohol-induced cerebrovascular constriction

3 September 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 17 | Pages 2779-2784)

Anna N. Bukiya, Jianxi Liu, Alejandro M. Dopico Short communication

2779-2784
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TRPA1 channel activation induces cholecystokinin release via extracellular calcium

23 January 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 2 | Pages 229-232)

A.K. Purhonen, L.M. Louhivuori, K. Kiehne, K.E.O. Åkerman, K.H. Herzig et al. Short communication

229-232
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The SLO3 sperm-specific potassium channel plays a vital role in male fertility

5 March 2010 (Vol. 584 | No. 5 | Pages 1041-1046)

Celia M. Santi, Pablo Martínez-López, José Luis de la Vega-Beltrán, Alice Butler, Arturo Alisio, Alberto Darszon, Lawrence Salkoff et al. Short communication

1041-1046
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 signaling inhibits differentiation and activation of human dendritic cells

19 May 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 10 | Pages 1619-1624)

Balázs I. Tóth, Szilvia Benkő, Attila G. Szöllősi, László Kovács, Éva Rajnavölgyi, Tamás Bíró et al. Short communication

1619-1624
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VI. Channels in stress response

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Indole and other aromatic compounds activate the yeast TRPY1 channel

30 April 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 10 | Pages 1514-1518)

W. John Haynes, Xin-Liang Zhou, Zhen-Wei Su, Stephen H. Loukin, Yoshiro Saimi, Ching Kung et al. Short communication

1514-1518
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Hypotonic shocks activate rat TRPV4 in yeast in the absence of polyunsaturated fatty acids

18 February 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 4 | Pages 754-758)

Stephen H. Loukin, Zhenwei Su, Ching Kung Short communication

754-758
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VII. Channels in disease

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TRPV1-null mice are protected from diet-induced obesity

25 June 2008 (Vol. 582 | No. 15 | Pages 2257-2262)

Arianne L. Motter, Gerard P. Ahern Short communication

2257-2262
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Depletion of SK1 channel subunits leads to constitutive insulin secretion

22 January 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 2 | Pages 369-376)

Marilou A. Andres, Nicholas C. Baptista, Jimmy T. Efird, Kathleen K. Ogata, Frederick P. Bellinger, Thomas Zeyda et al. Short communication

369-376
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Regulation of voltage-gated K+ channels by glucose metabolism in pancreatic β-cells

7 July 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 13 | Pages 2225-2230)

Masashi Yoshida, Katsuya Dezaki, Shiho Yamato, Atsushi Aoki, Hitoshi Sugawara, Hideo Toyoshima, San-e Ishikawa, Masanobu Kawakami, Masanori Nakata, Toshihiko Yada, Masafumi Kakei et al. Short communication

2225-2230
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Essential role of TRPV2 ion channel in the sensitivity of dystrophic muscle to eccentric contractions

19 November 2009 (Vol. 583 | No. 22 | Pages 3600-3604)

Nadège Zanou, Yuko Iwata, Olivier Schakman, Jean Lebacq, Shigeo Wakabayashi, Philippe Gailly et al. Short communication

3600-3604
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