Obtaining Spheroplasts of Armored Dinoflagellates and First Single-Channel Recordings of Their Ion Channels Using Patch-Clamping

Ion channels are tightly involved in various aspects of cell physiology, including cell signaling, proliferation, motility, endo- and exo-cytosis. They may be involved in toxin production and release by marine dinoflagellates, as well as harmful algal bloom proliferation. So far, the patch-clamp tec...

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Main Authors: Ilya Pozdnyakov, Olga Matantseva, Yuri Negulyaev, Sergei Skarlato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/9/4743