Essential Ion Channel Methods [Paperback]

The rapid growth of interest and research activity in ion channels is indicative of their fundamental importance in the maintenance of the living state. This volume was prepared with a view toward providing a sampling of the range of molecular and physical methods that are significant for the study of ion channels.

As part of the Reliable Lab Solutions series, Essential Ion Channel Methods brings together chapters from volumes 293 and 294 of Methods in Enzymology. The chapters have been selected by the editor and updated, when possible, by their original authors to include new research and references. The result is a set of chapters which make use of graphics, comparisons to other methods, and provide tricks and approaches that make it possible to adapt methods to other systems. Methods are presented in a fashion that allows their replication by individuals new to the field, yet providing valuable information for seasoned investigators.

• Highlights top downloaded and cited chapters, authored by pioneers in the field and enhanced with graphics and easy to follow methods
• Loaded with detailed protocols developed and used by leaders in the field
• Refines, organizes and updates popular methods from one of our top selling series, Methods in Enzymology

PART I - Assembly 1. Assembly of Ion Channels ZuFang Sheng and Carol Deutsch

PART II - Genetics 2. Identification of Ion Channel-Associated Proteins Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid System Martin Niethammer and Morgan Sheng

PART III - Electrophysiology 3. Patch Clamp Studies of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Chloride Channel John W. Hanrahan, Zie Kone , Ceri J. Mathews,Jiexin Luo, Yanlin Jia? and Paul Lindsell

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