Functional, synthetic organic chemical models of cellular ion channels.
Functional, synthetic organic chemical models of cellular ion channels.
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10.1016/j.bmc.2003.08.036
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2004-03
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3.5
通讯作者:
G. Gokel;Paul H. Schlesinger;N. Djedovic;R. Ferdani;Egan Harder;Jiaxing Hu;W. Leevy;Jolanta Pajewska;Robert Pajewski;Michelle E. Weber
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作者:
G. Gokel;Paul H. Schlesinger;N. Djedovic;R. Ferdani;Egan Harder;Jiaxing Hu;W. Leevy;Jolanta Pajewska;Robert Pajewski;Michelle E. Weber
The cell has been described as ‘‘the basic capsule of life.’’1 It contains the nutrients required for vitality and the chemical machinery required for their use. 2 Bacteria (prokaryotes) and cells in yeast or mammals (eukaryotes) differ in many ways but both are capsules bounded by membranes. The membrane barriers of living systems are all complex but those surrounding bacteria and mammalian cells differ profoundly. Bacterial membranes may contain one or two outer barriers depending on whether they are Gram-positive or Gram-negative, respectively. The intracellular membrane system of eukaryotic cells is practically nonexistent in the bacterial cell. Bacterial cells are relatively simple; they lack defined organelles and the DNA is found in a ‘nuclear area’rather than contained within a double membrane system having complex transport and regulatory roles. Eukaryotes, on the other hand, display a dramatic increase in membrane complexity that includes a surrounding plasma membrane and clearly defined subcellular components including the nucleus, mitochondria, the Golgi, lysosomes, endosomes, and the endoplasmic reticulum. Each of these membranes serves the common function of an effective barrier with remarkable selectivity.