NALCN ion channels have alternative selectivity filters resembling calcium channels or sodium channels.

NALCN is a member of the family of ion channels with four homologous, repeat domains that include voltage-gated calcium and sodium channels. NALCN is a highly conserved gene from simple, extant multicellular organisms without nervous systems such as sponges and placozoans and mostly remains a single...

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Main Authors: Adriano Senatore, Arnaud Monteil, Jan van Minnen, August B Smit, J David Spafford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3557258?pdf=render