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Kyoto University

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Extracellular calcium gets into a pocket in the transmembrane region of scramblase, triggering the scramblase's activation. This exposes phosphatidylserine (PS) on the cell surface, serving as a distinctive marker for the elimination of unwanted cells.

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Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS

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