Fluorescence spectroscopy has always played an essential role in biomedical research as a tool to isolate the proteins of interest from their background in a natural environment, and recently, fluorescence spectroscopy has provided dynamical information that can be precisely linked to the ever-increasing wealth of atomic-scale structures. In this chapter, we will discuss the theory underlying the use of fluorescence as a noninvasive tool, review the role it played in deciphering some of the essential mechanisms in ion channels, and outline the latest developments that point to where the field is heading.

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A Historical Outline of Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Ion Channel Research

  • Rikard Blunck

摘要

Fluorescence spectroscopy has always played an essential role in biomedical research as a tool to isolate the proteins of interest from their background in a natural environment, and recently, fluorescence spectroscopy has provided dynamical information that can be precisely linked to the ever-increasing wealth of atomic-scale structures. In this chapter, we will discuss the theory underlying the use of fluorescence as a noninvasive tool, review the role it played in deciphering some of the essential mechanisms in ion channels, and outline the latest developments that point to where the field is heading.