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Nat Genet. 2022 Oct;54(10):1534-1543. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01185-x. Epub 2022 Oct 4.
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The mutations cluster around the 'X-gate', a gating motif that controls channel opening, and produce overactive channels that no longer respond to inhibition by G-protein-coupled receptor pathways. However, despite their defective X-gating, these mutant channels can still …
The mutations cluster around the 'X-gate', a gating motif that controls channel opening, and produce overactive channels that no longer resp …