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Determinants contributing to claudin ion channel formation.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2012
Veshnyakova Anna, Krug Susanne M, Mueller Sebastian L, Piontek Jörg, Protze Jonas, Fromm Michael, Krause Gerd
Abstract excerpt
Pore-forming properties of claudins (Cld) are likely defined by residues of their first extracellular loop (ECL1). Detailed mechanisms are unclear. MDCK cells overexpressing FLAG-Cld-1 wild-type and mutants were characterized by transepithelial resistance (TER) and ion permeability measurements....
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