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Ion channels: structure and function

Ion channels allow the movement of ions across cell membranes, and therefore fundamental physiological processes such as muscle contraction. In 1998, we saw for the first time what an ion channel actually looks like in a paper describing the crystal structure of a potassium channel. Now we have an array of ion channel structures, which we exemplify in this regularly updated collection of papers that illustrate the structural revolution that the field is currently experiencing.

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