Side chain orientation of residues lining the selectivity filter of epithelial Na+ channels.

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Epithelial Na(+) channels (ENaCs) selectively conduct Na(+) and Li(+) but exclude K(+). A three-residue tract ((G/S)XS) present within all three subunits has been identified as a key structure forming a putative selectivity filter. We investigated the side chain orientation of residues within this tract by analyzing accessibility of the introduced sulfhydryl groups to thiophilic Cd(2+). Xenopus oocytes were used...

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