Protons activate brain Na+ channel 1 by inducing a conformational change that exposes a residue associated with neurodegeneration.

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BNC1 is a mammalian neuronal cation channel in the novel DEG/ENaC ion channel family. BNC1 channels are transiently activated by extracellular protons and are constitutively activated by insertion of large residues, such as valine, in place of Gly-430; residue 430 is a site where analogous mutations in some Caenorhabditis elegans family members cause a swelling neurodegeneration. Mutation of Gly-430 to a small...

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