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. 2020 Mar 17;11:1419. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15233-9

Fig. 4. W355N–N370W switches the polarity of voltage activation.

Fig. 4

a, b Currents (black) and fluorescence (red) from W355N–N370W* and wt spHCN* channels using holding voltages of a −80 mV and b −10 mV. Scale bars: 0.1 s, 5 µA, and 1% ΔF/F. c G(V) and F(V) curves of wt* and W355N–N370W* channels. Mean ± SEM. d W355-F216, N370-E356, and R367–D471 interactions hold wt* channels closed7,21. Downward S4 movement breaks these interactions and exposes N370 to water-filled crevice. e W355N–N370W removes stabilizing interactions in closed state with S4 up and destabilize water-filled crevice in open state with S4 down. See Supplementary Figs. 35 and Supplementary Movies 12 for more details. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.