Observing HCN Channels (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University Press

Observing HCN Channels

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These schematic drawings show how researchers applied laser pulses to HCN channels tagged with a fluorescent photosensitizer to observe the effects on these channels of singlet oxygen, a highly reactive form of oxygen that plays a role in a range of biological processes including photosynthesis and skin cancer/aging.

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Gao et al., 2014

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