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Functional studies and modeling of pore-lining residue mutants of the influenza a virus M2 ion channel.
Biochemistry - 2 Feb 2010
Balannik Victoria, Carnevale Vincenzo, Fiorin Giacomo, Levine Benjamin G, Lamb Robert A, Klein Michael L, Degrado William F, Pinto Lawrence H
Abstract excerpt
The A/M2 protein of influenza A virus forms a tetrameric proton-selective pH-gated ion channel. The H(37)xxxW(41) motif located in the channel pore is responsible for its gating and proton selectivity. Channel activation most likely involves protonation of the H37 residues, while the conductive state of the channel is characterized by two or three charged His residues in a tetrad. A/M2 channel activity is...
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