Calcium-Gated Potassium Channel MthK in Closed, Open and Inactivated States, from Left to Right (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Calcium-Gated Potassium Channel MthK in Closed, Open and Inactivated States, from Left to Right

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Calcium-gated potassium channel MthK in closed, open and inactivated states, from left to right. Channel structure (blue), with one subunit removed for clarity; calcium ions (yellow); potassium ions (purple); membrane (grey); N-terminal inactivation peptide (red). The location of the peptide in the inactivated channel was identified in the structural analysis, whereas the location shown in closed and open channels is hypothetical.

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Image courtesy of Dr. Crina Nimigean.

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