TREK Potassium Channel (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

TREK Potassium Channel

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The TREK1 ion channel (blue) controls the passage of potassium ions (pink) through the plasma membrane (grey) of neurons, which sets neuron excitability.

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Image from Isacoff group

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