Ion channels and transporter proteins play essential roles in generating electrical signals and mediating communication between neurons through chemical neurotransmitters. Action potentials trigger the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, where they bind to and activate receptors on the postsynaptic membrane, ultimately leading to changes in the postsynaptic membrane potential. The generation of action potentials is tightly regulated by ion channel activity in response to various stimuli, such as temperature, pressure, pH, oxygen levels, light, and other signaling molecules.
Our lab aims to uncover the molecular structures of ion channels and neurotransmitter transporters involved in neural electrical signal transmission. We study these proteins in different physiological states—including substrate binding, ion transport, gating, and regulation by small molecules—and seek to elucidate their working mechanisms using an integrated approach combining structural biology, electrophysiology, and biochemistry.
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Research Direction:1. Molecular mechanisms of neural signal transduction； 2.AAV-host recognition
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Research Direction:Molecular mechanisms of neural signal transduction
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Research Direction:Molecular mechanisms of neural signal transduction
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Research Direction: Neurotransmitter transmission
Li, B.#, Hoel, C. M.#, & Brohawn, S. G.* (2021). Structures of Tweety Homolog Proteins TTYH2 and TTYH3 reveal a Ca2+-dependent switch from intra- to inter-membrane dimerization. Nature Communications.
Rietmeijer, R. A.#, Sorum, B.#, Li, B., & Brohawn, S. G.* (2021). Physical basis for distinct basal and mechanically gated activity of the human K+ channel TRAAK. Neuron.
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Li, B.#, Li, H.#, Hu, C. W., & Jiang, J.* (2017). Structural insights into the substrate binding adaptability and specificity of human O-GlcNAcase. Nature Communications.
Li, B., Li, H., Lu, L., & Jiang, J.* (2017). Structures of human O-GlcNAcase and its complexes reveal a new substrate recognition mode. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.
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