Mutations at the 46th residue change properties of Cx50 gap junction channels
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Aspartic acid residue D3 critically determines Cx50 gap junction channel transjunctional voltage-dependent gating and unitary conductance.
Previous studies have suggested that the aspartic acid residue (D) at the third position is critical in determining the voltage polarity of fast V(j)-gating of Cx50 channels. To test whether another negatively charged residue (a glutamic acid residue, E) could fulfill the role of the D3 residue, we generated the mutant Cx50D3E. V(j)-dependent gating properties of this mutant channel were charac...
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