Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Structure of the hyperosmolality-gated calcium-permeable channel OSCA1.2

  • Xin Liu,
  • Jiawei Wang,
  • Linfeng Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07564-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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In plants, hyperosmolality stimuli triggers opening of the osmosensitive channels, leading to a rapid downstream signaling cascade. Here, the authors solve the cryo-EM structure of an osmosensitive channel from Arabidopsis OSCA1.2 in its inactivated state.