Joanna C. Chiu

TL;DR: This chapter attempts to give an overview of the different genes coding for K+ channel principal and accessory subunits and their genealogical relationships, and discusses the possible correlation of different principal sub units with native K+ channels, the biophysical and pharmacological properties of channels formed when principal subunits are expressed in heterologous expression systems, and their patterns of tissue expression.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the genomic basis of vectorial capacity and explore new avenues for vector control, sequenced the genomes of 16 anopheline mosquito species from diverse locations spanning ~100 million years of evolution Comparative analyses show faster rates of gene gain and loss, elevated gene shuffling on the X chromosome, and more intron losses, relative to Drosophila.

TL;DR: It is discovered that genes encoding putative ionotropic GluRs exist in plants, and preliminary evidence for their involvement in light-signal transduction is presented, helping to explain why neuroactive compounds made by plants work on receptors in human brains.

TL;DR: Completion of the Arabidopsis genome-sequencing project has revealed that among the 600Arabidopsis genes predicted to encode membrane transport proteins of Ion channels, the largest number are related to transport of Na6(SO4)2 and Na2SO4.

TL;DR: CircaInSilico is introduced, a web-based application for generating synthetic genome biology data to benchmark statistical methods for studying biological rhythms, and several unmet analytical needs, including applications to clinical medicine, are discussed and productive avenues to address them are suggested.