Molecular Pharmacology of Cation-Permeable Ion Channels
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 123
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ion channel physiology; ion channel pharmacology; ion channel biophysics; electrophysiology
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Dear Colleagues,
Cation-permeable ion channels play pivotal roles in cell physiology and pathophysiology. They mediate the passage of ions such as calcium, potassium and sodium across the cell membrane, which in turn controls important cellular processes. Pharmacological modulation of these ion channel activities could result in significant changes to their roles in health and disease. Understanding the pharmacology of cation-permeable ion channels at the molecular level would help guide the development of novel small molecules with therapeutical potential.
In this Special Issue, we are dedicated to publishing high-quality papers (either research papers or review papers) covering a wide of range of topics on cation-permeable ion channel pharmacology. We especially welcome submissions on the activation or inhibition of cation-permeable ion channels with pharmacological tools at the molecular level, molecular insights into the modulation of disease-relevant cation-permeable ion channels with chemicals and the molecular mechanism underlying drug–channel interactions.
Submissions on the development of a novel methodology that facilitates our understanding of the molecular pharmacology of cation-permeable ion channels are also very welcome.
Dr. Jian Shi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cation-permeable ion channel structure
- cation-permeable ion channel functions
- cation-permeable ion channel pharmacology
- cation-permeable ion channel and diseases
- innovative techniques for cation-permeable ion channel research
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