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Daniel H. Cox, Ph.D. |
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Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Neuroscience, Biochemistry
dan.cox@tufts.edu
Ion channel proteins form pores in the surface of living cells. When these pores are open, they create electrical currents that are essential to many biological processes including the generation of nerve impulses, muscle contraction, and the release of neurotransmitters. Our research focuses on a certain type of ion channel, the calcium-activated potassium channel. We are studying how this channel is activated by calcium and how auxiliary subunits confer tissue-specific functional properties on the channel. We are also examining the mechanisms by which this channel is regulated in vascular smooth muscle by estrogens, an effect that is thought to help protect women against cardiovascular disease.
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