Living cells exploit the electrical properties of matter for a multitude of fundamental physiological processes, such as accumulation of nutrients, cellular homeostasis, signal transmission. While ion channels and transporters (able to couple ions to various substrates) have been extensively studied, direct measurements of electron currents mediated by specific proteins are just at the beginning. Here, we present the various electrophysiological approaches that have allowed recordings of electron currents and highlight the future potential of such experiments.

Electron current recordings in living cells / Trost, Paolo; Picco, Cristiana; Scholz-Starke, Joachim; Festa, Margherita; Lagostena, Laura; Costa, Alex; Sparla, Francesca; Carpaneto, Armando*. - In: BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0301-4622. - STAMPA. - 229:(2017), pp. 57-61. [10.1016/j.bpc.2017.05.006]

Electron current recordings in living cells

Trost, Paolo;Sparla, Francesca;
2017

Abstract

Living cells exploit the electrical properties of matter for a multitude of fundamental physiological processes, such as accumulation of nutrients, cellular homeostasis, signal transmission. While ion channels and transporters (able to couple ions to various substrates) have been extensively studied, direct measurements of electron currents mediated by specific proteins are just at the beginning. Here, we present the various electrophysiological approaches that have allowed recordings of electron currents and highlight the future potential of such experiments.
2017
Electron current recordings in living cells / Trost, Paolo; Picco, Cristiana; Scholz-Starke, Joachim; Festa, Margherita; Lagostena, Laura; Costa, Alex; Sparla, Francesca; Carpaneto, Armando*. - In: BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0301-4622. - STAMPA. - 229:(2017), pp. 57-61. [10.1016/j.bpc.2017.05.006]
Trost, Paolo; Picco, Cristiana; Scholz-Starke, Joachim; Festa, Margherita; Lagostena, Laura; Costa, Alex; Sparla, Francesca; Carpaneto, Armando*
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