Chloride channels are integral membrane proteins that facilitate the passage of chloride ions across cellular membranes, contributing fundamentally to cell volume regulation, transepithelial transport ...

Residual CFTR function in cystic fibrosis was associated with better glucose tolerance and insulin secretion, with CFTR ...

A new study by University of Iowa researchers finds that rare lung cells known as pulmonary ionocytes facilitate the absorption of water and salt from the airway surface. This function is exactly the ...