Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Molecular basis of PIP2-dependent regulation of the Ca2+-activated chloride channel TMEM16A

  • Son C. Le,
  • Zhiguang Jia,
  • Jianhan Chen,
  • Huanghe Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11784-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The calcium-activated chloride channel (CaCC) TMEM16A plays crucial roles in regulating neuronal excitability and muscle contraction. Here authors show that phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate (PIP2) regulates TMEM16A channel activation and desensitization via binding to a putative binding site.