Schematic Drawing of the Transmembrane Portion of TMEM16 Family Proteins (IMAGE)

University of Groningen

Schematic Drawing of the Transmembrane Portion of TMEM16 Family Proteins

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Schematic drawing of the transmembrane portion of TMEM16 family proteins. Upper panel shows a scramblase, in closed (nonconductive) intermediate (ion conduction) and open (lipid exchange) configuration. The lower panel shows an ion channel, which can only take on the closed and intermediate configuration.

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C. Paulino, University of Groningen

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