A quantized mechanism for activation of pannexin channels

Autor: Yu-Hsin Chiu, Xueyao Jin, Christopher B. Medina, Susan A. Leonhardt, Volker Kiessling, Brad C. Bennett, Shaofang Shu, Lukas K. Tamm, Mark Yeager, Kodi S. Ravichandran, Douglas A. Bayliss
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14324
Popis: Pannexins are oligomeric plasma membrane channels that allow permeation of ions and large molecules. Here the authors show that human Pannexin 1 activation is a multistep event, where modification of each monomer opens the channel to a unique conductance state and fine tunes its activity.
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