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Extracellular chloride modulates the desensitization kinetics of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a).
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Jun 2010
Kusama Nobuyoshi, Harding Anne Marie S, Benson Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are sodium channels gated by extracellular protons. The recent crystallization of ASIC1a identified potential binding sites for Cl(-) in the extracellular domain that are highly conserved between ASIC isoforms. However, the significance of Cl(-) binding is unknown. We investigated the effect of Cl(-) substitution on heterologously expressed ASIC1a current and H(+)-gated currents...
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