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Wendy González

Universidad de Talca
Verified email at utalca.cl
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Potassium (K+) gradients serve as a mobile energy source in plant vascular tissues

…, JL Gomez-Porras, W González… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The essential mineral nutrient potassium (K + ) is the most important inorganic cation for
plants and is recognized as a limiting factor for crop yield and quality. Nonetheless, it is only …

[HTML][HTML] A minimal cysteine motif required to activate the SKOR K+ channel of Arabidopsis by the reactive oxygen species H2O2*[S]

…, J Wang, P Gajdanowicz, W Gonzalez… - Journal of biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential for development and stress signaling in plants.
They contribute to plant defense against pathogens, regulate stomatal transpiration, and …

A pharmacological master key mechanism that unlocks the selectivity filter gate in K+ channels

…, KS Vowinkel, LJ Conrad, AK Kiper, W Gonzalez… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Potassium (K + ) channels have been evolutionarily tuned for activation by diverse
biological stimuli, and pharmacological activation is thought to target these specific gating …

Mutation Update of the CLCN5 Gene Responsible for Dent Disease 1

…, I Roncelin, S Lourdel, C Treard, W González… - Human …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Dent disease is a rare X‐linked tubulopathy characterized by low molecular weight proteinuria,
hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis and/or nephrolithiasis, progressive renal failure, and …

[HTML][HTML] Potassium channels as a target for cancer therapy: Current perspectives

L Zúñiga, A Cayo, W González, C Vilos… - OncoTargets and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Potassium (K+) channels are highly regulated membrane proteins that control the potassium
ion flux and respond to different cellular stimuli. These ion channels are grouped into three …

Neutralization of a single arginine residue gates open a two-pore domain, alkali-activated K+ channel

MI Niemeyer, FD González-Nilo… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Potassium channels share a common selectivity filter that determines the conduction
characteristics of the pore. Diversity in K + channels is given by how they are gated open. TASK-2, …

[HTML][HTML] Plant HKT channels: an updated view on structure, function and gene regulation

…, MA Piñeros, W González… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
HKT channels are a plant protein family involved in sodium (Na + ) and potassium (K + )
uptake and Na + -K + homeostasis. Some HKTs underlie salt tolerance responses in plants, …

Sodium permeable and “hypersensitive” TREK‐1 channels cause ventricular tachycardia

…, P Kohl, S Just, W González… - EMBO molecular …, 2017 - embopress.org
In a patient with right ventricular outflow tract ( RVOT ) tachycardia, we identified a heterozygous
point mutation in the selectivity filter of the stretch‐activated K 2P potassium channel …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of measure of household food insecurity in urban Costa Rica confirms proposed generic questionnaire

W González, A Jiménez, G Madrigal, LM Munoz… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Interest in household food insecurity (FI) within scientific and policy groups has motivated
efforts to develop methods for measuring it. Questionnaires asking about FI experiences have …

Kv1. 5 blockers preferentially inhibit TASK-1 channels: TASK-1 as a target against atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea?

…, G Seebohm, MF Netter, W González… - … -European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea are responsible for significant morbidity and
mortality in the industrialized world. There is a high medical need for novel drugs against both …