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. 2011 Mar 26;3(3):19-24.
doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v3.i3.19.

Functional ion channels in stem cells

Gui-Rong Li  1 , Xiu-Ling Deng
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Functional ion channels in stem cells

Gui-Rong Li et al. World J Stem Cells. .

Abstract

Bioelectrical signals generated by ion channels play crucial roles in excitation genesis and impulse conduction in excitable cells as well as in cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis in proliferative cells. Recent studies have demonstrated that multiple ion channels are heterogeneously present in different stem cells; however, patterns and phenotypes of ion channels are species- and/or origin-dependent. This editorial review focuses on the recent findings related to the expression of functional ion channels and the roles of these channels in regulation of cell proliferation in stem cells. Additional effort is required in the future to clarify the ion channel expression in different types of stem cells; special attention should be paid to the relationship between ion channels and stem cell proliferation, migration and differentiation.

Keywords: Ion channels; Proliferation; Stem cells.

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