Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel TMEM16A (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel TMEM16A

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Structure of the calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A. The channel, which consists of two identical subunits, is shown in the center. The position of the membrane is indicated by lines. The ion conduction pore is highlighted (grey rectangle) and shown in detail on the right. The picture on the left shows the movement of an α-helix (*) leading to channel opening. Bound calcium ions are depicted as blue spheres.

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Raimund Dutzler, UZH

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