Extracellular protons titrate voltage gating of a ligand-gated ion channel.

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Cyclic nucleotide-gated channels mediate transduction of light into electric signals in vertebrate photoreceptors. These channels are primarily controlled by the binding of intracellular cyclic GMP (cGMP). Glutamate residue 363 near the extracellular end of the ion selectivity filter interacts with the pore helix and helps anchor the filter to the helix. Disruption of this interaction by mutations renders the...

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