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Ionic selectivity and thermal adaptations within the voltage-gated sodium channel family of alkaliphilic Bacillus.
eLife - 11 Nov 2014
DeCaen Paul G, Takahashi Yuka, Krulwich Terry A, Ito Masahiro, Clapham David E
Abstract excerpt
Entry and extrusion of cations are essential processes in living cells. In alkaliphilic prokaryotes, high external pH activates voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav), which allows Na(+) to enter and be used as substrate for cation/proton antiporters responsible for cytoplasmic pH homeostasis. Here, we describe a new member of the prokaryotic voltage-gated Na(+) channel family (NsvBa;...
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