Sterol Regulation of Ion Channels

<p>Section 1:  Membrane structure and general mechanisms of sterol regulation of ion channels<br>1. Relevance of CARC and CRAC Cholesterol-Recognition Motifs in the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Other Membrane-Bound Receptors<br>Coralie Di Scala, Carlos J. Baier, Luke S. Evans, Philip T.F. Williamson, Jacques Fantini and Francisco J. Barrantes<br>2. Differential Effects of Sterols on Ion Channels: Stereospecific Binding vs Stereospecific Response<br>Nicolas Barbera, Manuela A.A. Ayee, Belinda S. Akpa and Irena Levitan</p> <p>Section 2:  Structural Determinants of Cholesterol-Ion Channels Interactions<br>3. Regulation of Ca2+-Sensitive K+ Channels by Cholesterol and Bile Acids via Distinct Channel Subunits and Sites<br>Alex M. Dopico and Anna N. Bukiya<br>4. The Role of Cholesterol in the Activation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors<br>John E. Baenziger, Jaimee A. Domville and J.P. Daniel Therien<br>5. Multiple Mechanisms of Regulation of Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channels by Cholesterol<br>Sara L. Morales-Lázaro and Tamara Rosenbaum<br>6. Direct Interactions of Cholesterol With Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: Testable Hypotheses From Computational Predictions<br>Grace Brannigan<br>7. Insights Into the Molecular Requirements for Cholesterol Binding to Ion Channels<br>Avia Rosenhouse-Dantsker</p> <p>Section 3: Emerging Topics of Cholesterol Regulation of Ion Channels<br>8. Regulation of P2X Purinergic Receptor Signaling by Cholesterol<br>Ruth D. Murrell-Lagnado<br>9. Depletion of Membrane Cholesterol Suppresses Drosophila Transient Receptor Potential-Like (TRPL) Channel Activity<br>Maximilian Peters, Ben Katz, Shaya Lev, Rachel Segura, Rita Gutorov and Baruch Minke<br>10. Sterol Regulation of Voltage-Gated K+ Channels<br>Andras Balajthy, Peter Hajdu, Gyorgy Panyi and Zoltan Varga</p>