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Asymmetric divergence in structure and function of HCN channel duplicates in Ciona intestinalis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jackson Heather A, Hegle Andrew, Nazzari Hamed, Jegla Timothy, Accili Eric A
Abstract excerpt
Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide (HCN) channels are voltage-gated cation channels and are critical for regulation of membrane potential in electrically active cells. To understand the evolution of these channels at the molecular level, we cloned and examined two of three HCN homologs of the urochordate Ciona intestinalis (ciHCNa and ciHCNb). ciHCNa is like mammalian HCNs in that it possesses similar...
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