Figure 3.
Core architecture of CNBD channels. For clarity, the diagram omits the transmembrane regions (VSDs, pore domains) of the front and back subunits, along with the CNBD of the back subunit. The core domains of one subunit are highlighted, and include a VSD (gray), a pore domain (red), a C-linker domain (green), and a CNBD (blue). A cyclic nucleotide (cNMP, yellow) is also shown within CNBD binding pocket. All figures depicting protein structure were generated using the UCSF Chimera software package (Pettersen et al., 2004).