Ion interactions in the high-affinity binding locus of a voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel.

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The selectivity filter of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels is in part composed of four Glu residues, termed the EEEE locus. Ion selectivity in Ca(2+) channels is based on interactions between permeant ions and the EEEE locus: in a mixture of ions, all of which can pass through the pore when present alone, those ions that bind weakly are impermeant, those that bind more strongly are permeant, and those that bind more...

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