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Pore-forming subunits of ion channels. All ion channels share a similar topology, wherein the S5 and S6 transmembrane domains (M1 and M2 for KIR channels) form the ion-permeable pore. These two domains are linked by a pore-loop (P-loop), which contains multiple residues responsible for regulating pore function and ion selectivity. See text for details.
