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The gating mechanism in cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels.
Scientific reports - 8 Jan 2018
Mazzolini Monica, Arcangeletti Manuel, Marchesi Arin, Napolitano Luisa M R, Grosa Debora, Maity Sourav, Anselmi Claudio, Torre Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels mediate transduction in several sensory neurons. These channels use the free energy of CNs' binding to open the pore, a process referred to as gating. CNG channels belong to the superfamily of voltage-gated channels, where the motion of the α-helix S6 controls gating in most of its members. To date, only the open, cGMP-bound, structure of a CNG channel has been determined at...
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