Physiology of microglia

H Kettenmann, UK Hanisch, M Noda… - Physiological …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Microglial cells are the resident macrophages in the central nervous system. These cells of
mesodermal/mesenchymal origin migrate into all regions of the central nervous system …

Molecular structure and physiological function of chloride channels

TJ Jentsch, V Stein, F Weinreich… - Physiological …, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
Cl− channels reside both in the plasma membrane and in intracellular organelles. Their
functions range from ion homeostasis to cell volume regulation, transepithelial transport, and …

Intracellular chloride channels: novel biomarkers in diseases

S Gururaja Rao, NJ Patel, H Singh - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ion channels are integral membrane proteins present on the plasma membrane as well as
intracellular membranes. In the human genome, there are more than 400 known genes …

[HTML][HTML] Chloride channels in cancer: Focus on chloride intracellular channel 1 and 4 (CLIC1 AND CLIC4) proteins in tumor development and as novel therapeutic …

M Peretti, M Angelini, N Savalli, T Florio… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent decades, growing scientific evidence supports the role of ion channels in the
development of different cancers. Both potassium selective pores and chloride …

The intracellular chloride ion channel protein CLIC1 undergoes a redox-controlled structural transition

DR Littler, SJ Harrop, WD Fairlie, LJ Brown… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Most proteins adopt a well defined three-dimensional structure; however, it is increasingly
recognized that some proteins can exist with at least two stable conformations. Recently, a …

Chloride intracellular channel 1 activity is not required for glioblastoma development but its inhibition dictates glioma stem cell responsivity to novel biguanide …

F Barbieri, AG Bosio, A Pattarozzi, M Tonelli… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chloride intracellular channel-1 (CLIC1) activity controls glioblastoma
proliferation. Metformin exerts antitumor effects in glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) inhibiting …

[HTML][HTML] The enigma of the CLIC proteins: Ion channels, redox proteins, enzymes, scaffolding proteins?

DR Littler, SJ Harrop, SC Goodchild, JM Phang… - FEBS letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Chloride intracellular channel proteins (CLICs) are distinct from most ion channels in that
they have both soluble and integral membrane forms. CLICs are highly conserved in …

Crystal structure of a soluble form of the intracellular chloride ion channel CLIC1 (NCC27) at 1.4-Å resolution

SJ Harrop, MZ DeMaere, WD Fairlie, T Reztsova… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
CLIC1 (NCC27) is a member of the highly conserved class of chloride ion channels that
exists in both soluble and integral membrane forms. Purified CLIC1 can integrate into …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin repositioning as antitumoral agent: selective antiproliferative effects in human glioblastoma stem cells, via inhibition of CLIC1-mediated ion current

M Gritti, R Würth, M Angelini, F Barbieri, M Peretti… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metformin repositioning as antitumoral agent: selective antiproliferative effects in human
glioblastoma stem cells, via inhibition of CLIC1-mediated ion current - PMC Back to Top Skip to …

Anion channels of mitochondria

D Ponnalagu, H Singh - Pharmacology of Mitochondria, 2017 - Springer
Mitochondria are the “power house” of a cell continuously generating ATP to ensure its
proper functioning. The constant production of ATP via oxidative phosphorylation demands …