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Effects of Ca2+ ions on bestrophin-1 surface films.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces - 1 Jan 2017
Mladenova Kirilka, Petrova Svetla D, Andreeva Tonya D, Moskova-Doumanova Veselina, Topouzova-Hristova Tanya, Kalvachev Yuri, Balashev Konstantin, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Chakarova Christina, Lalchev Zdravko, Doumanov Jordan A
Abstract excerpt
Human bestrophin-1 (hBest1) is a transmembrane calcium-activated chloride channel protein - member of the bestrophin family of anion channels, predominantly expressed in the membrane of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Mutations in the protein cause ocular diseases, named Bestrophinopathies. Here, we present the first Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) study of the secondary structure elements of hBest1,...
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