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Protonation controls ASIC1a activity via coordinated movements in multiple domains.
The Journal of general physiology - 1 Jan 2014
Bonifacio Gaetano, Lelli Cláudia Igutti Suenaga, Kellenberger Stephan
Abstract excerpt
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are neuronal Na(+)-conducting channels activated by extracellular acidification. ASICs are involved in pain sensation, expression of fear, and neurodegeneration after ischemic stroke. Functional ASICs are composed of three identical or homologous subunits, whose extracellular part has a handlike structure. Currently, it is unclear how protonation of residues in extracellular...
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