chloride channel
Membrane anion pore
A chloride channel is a protein structure in cell membranes that allows chloride ions to pass through.
These channels regulate fluid secretion, cell volume, and electrical signaling across tissues.
Defects in chloride channels cause diseases like cystic fibrosis, where faulty channels lead to thick mucus in the lungs and digestive system.
- ionCharged atom or molecule
- poreTiny dermal opening
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- cystic fibrosisGenetic disorder thickening mucus
conductance · gating · voltage · current · electrical signal · flux · selectivity · blocker · GABA · inhibitory · nerve impulse · neuronal · epithelial · sweat gland · sweat · mucus · secretion · transporter
- Drug Targetsreceptor, enzyme, kinase, transporter, protease
- GABA receptorspresynaptic
- ion channelsconductance, voltage-gated, ASIC, inactivation, deactivation
- membrane channelsaquaporins
- membrane proteinsaquaporin, transporters, transporter, carrier proteins, CD4
- membrane transportconcentration gradient, diffusion, osmosis, ionophore
chloride, channel, chlorine, channels, channeled, channeling, chlorides, chlorinate, chlorinated