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SUBMITTER: Hille B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4364932 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biochimica et biophysica acta 20140918 6
Phosphoinositides serve as signature motifs for different cellular membranes and often are required for the function of membrane proteins. Here, we summarize clear evidence supporting the concept that many ion channels are regulated by membrane phosphoinositides. We describe tools used to test their dependence on phosphoinositides, especially phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, and consider mechanisms and biological meanings of phosphoinositide regulation of ion channels. This lipid regulatio ...[more]