Detailed analysis of #GORK #channel offers insights into #plant #water #regulation.

#stomata #Arabidopsis #potassium_channel #transmembrane_pore #VSD #cytosolic_C_linker #CNBHD #ankyrin #ANK

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-analysis-gork-channel-insights.html

Today's reading topic to distract/entertain/self-soothe -

Would messing with ankyrin mess up both Piezo and TRP channel function? What would be the implications for immune function?

articles to read:

Human ankyrins and their contribution to disease biology: An update
https://www.ias.ac.in/article/fulltext/jbsc/045/0146

Actin dynamics as critical ion channel regulator: ENaC and Piezo in focus
https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00368.2020

Immunoregulatory Role of the Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo1 in Inflammation and Cancer
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9822220/

Roles of TRP and PIEZO receptors in autoimmune diseases
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11140548/

okay, that should be enough

also an hour of body scan meditation
& some Perilla tea

#TRPchannels #Piezo #ENaC #ankyrin #autoimmunity #ImmuneSystem