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Diatom Signaling: A Novel Channel Type Identified

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Curr Biol, 29 (9): R319-R321 (2019)Hedrich, Rainer eng Comment England 2019/05/08 Curr Biol. 2019 May 6;29(9):R319-R321. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.038..
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.038

Abstract

Our nerve and muscle cells communicate using voltage-dependent four-domain sodium channels. A recent study in eukaryotic phytoplankton reveals that single-domain, prokaryote-like, voltage-gated Na(+)- and Ca(2+)-permeable channels are key to environmental sensing in the oceans.

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