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    Myelinated axons need a 4.1G connection

    Ivanovic et al. report that a glial cytoskeletal adaptor protein organizes the membranes of Schwann cells and the axons they ensheath.The speed of myelinated…

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    Focal adhesions degrade the ECM

    Wang and McNiven reveal how a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is recruited to focal adhesions, where it degrades the extracellular matrix (ECM) to promote tumor cell…

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    Apical K channels in parotid cells

    Ca2+ activation of Cl and K channels is a key event underlying stimulated fluid secretion from parotid salivary glands. Cl channels are…

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    Kir1.1 selectivity and saturation

    We investigated the features of the inward-rectifier K channel Kir1.1 (ROMK) that underlie the saturation of currents through these channels as a function of…