It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 29, 2019, 2:52 p.m.
...for neurons. Non-neuronal cells do this too. It's just that for non-neural cells, ion-based communication...between many cells (through gap junction proteins which connect the cytoplasm of two cells) can also affect...more depolarized (positive) the cell is, the more embryonic, stem cell-like, or cancerous it is (Levin...happens at a slightly slower scale.
All living cells with a membrane possess an electrical state. This...charge between the inside and the outside of the cell. This imbalance is maintained by ion channels and...proteins
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GJB1
GJB2
Bioelectric states can alter cell types and patterning
There is mounting evidence ...more polarized (negative) the action potential of a cell, the more differentiated and quiescent it is, and...