Article
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).
British medical bulletin - 1 Oct 1992
Higgins C F
Abstract excerpt
Since the identification of the CF gene, less than 3 years ago, progress in analysing the function of its product, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), has been remarkable. It is now clear that CFTR functions as a small conductance chloride channel in epithelial membranes. However, many other questions remain unanswered. How does a defect in this channel result in the various...
Topics
- Cell Membrane
- Chlorides
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Epithelium
- Humans
- Ion Channels
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation
