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Molecular determinants and role of an anion binding site in the external mouth of the CFTR chloride channel pore.
The Journal of physiology - 1 Jun 2003
Gong Xiandi, Linsdell Paul
Abstract excerpt
Chloride permeation through the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channel is blocked by highly lyotropic permeant anions which bind tightly within the pore. Here we show that several different substitutions of a positively charged amino acid residue, arginine R334, in the putative outer mouth of the CFTR pore, greatly reduce the block caused by lyotropic Au(CN)2- ions applied to the...
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