Eduardo Guadarrama1, Carlos G Vanoye1, Paul G DeCaen1,2

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

概括

研究人员确定了多素 (PKD2L1) 离子通道的新型抑制剂,揭示了孔内独特的结合部位. 这一发现推动了对神经和脏疾病的TRP通道调节器的开发.

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