
Molecular physiology and pathophysiology of ion channels
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A remarkable constituent of cells is their plasma membrane, which isolates them from the extracellular environment. This membrane is formed of lipids and proteins that are necessary for the cell to exchange material (ions, nutrients and waste) and information with other cells. The majority of current drug targets are proteins of this type.
The team's goal is to identify new general mechanisms for regulating and implementing membrane proteins by using as a model a particular class of ion channels that we have discovered, the two-pore domain potassium channels (K2P). A second part of our activity is more directly oriented towards medicine and aims to better define the role of these channels in pain and in certain genetic diseases associated with disorders of neuronal excitability and development. The aim is ultimately to improve the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.
The team is a member of the Laboratory of Excellence for Ion Channels of Therapeutic Interest (LabEx ICST), the FHU Inovpain University Hospital Federation and the CNRS IRN Ionic international research network.
Events
« Marine-related Science at UniCA: The Research Federation MARRES & Nematostella vectensis, a sea anemone to study stress-response, regeneration & longevity«
«Insights into the pathogenic mechanism of theTALK1-L114P channel in maturity-onset diabetes of the young»
«Publishing in High Impact Journals»
«Ion channels in pain circuits: from ASICs to the ACC»
«Neural Circuit Basis of Social Investigative Behavior»
«"Role of THIK family two-pore potassium channels in nociception" Thesis supervisor: Dr. […]
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