Nature Communications (May 2017)

Structural basis for conductance through TRIC cation channels

  • Min Su,
  • Feng Gao,
  • Qi Yuan,
  • Yang Mao,
  • De-lin Li,
  • Youzhong Guo,
  • Cheng Yang,
  • Xiao-hui Wang,
  • Renato Bruni,
  • Brian Kloss,
  • Hong Zhao,
  • Yang Zeng,
  • Fa-ben Zhang,
  • Andrew R Marks,
  • Wayne A Hendrickson,
  • Yu-hang Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15103
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Trimeric intracellular cation channels (TRICs) elicit K+ currents to counteract luminal negative potential during Ca2+release from intracellular stores. Here the authors present structures of prokaryotic TRICs in their open and closed states, obtaining molecular insight into TRICs’ function.