Reposted by Nelli Mnatsakanyansobolevsky.bsky.social @sobolevsky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Mutations in TRP channel TRPV3 cause severe genodermatosis called Olmsted syndrome (OS). We used cryo-EM to characterize five OS mutants, which exhibit reduced temperature sensitivity and disrupt structural elements stabilizing non-conducting states of TRPV3. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 0111
Reposted by Nelli MnatsakanyanAndrew Plested @andrewplested.bsky.social · 05/06/2025The 3rd Berlin Single Molecule Biophysics Course will run from 8th to 12th September at the HU-Berlin, Institute of Biology. Learn about single channels, single molecule TIRF, theory and analysis. Apply by 7th July at bsmbc@icloud.com. Fee waivers and bursaries available. ! Please share widely ! 23228
Nelli Mnatsakanyan @mnatsakanyanlab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Our recent paper describes how planar lipid bilayer technique can be used for studying mitochondrial ion channel activity.We used isolated mitochondrial inner membranes to primarily measure ion conductance of channels formed by the ATP synthase and ANT. www.frontiersin.org/journals/phy... 040
Reposted by Nelli MnatsakanyanBiophysical Reports @biophysreports.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Online now! Bedaquiline inhibits the ATP synthase leak channel and prevents glutamate-induced neuronal death. Amrendra Kumar, Olesia Lunko, et al. www.cell.com/biophysrepor...cell.comBedaquiline inhibits the ATP synthase leak channel and prevents glutamate-induced neuronal deathFOF1-ATP synthase is one of the most abundant proteins of the mitochondrial inner membrane and the primary enzyme responsible for ATP production in eukaryotic cells. Nevertheless, it was recently repo... 011