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Left - the open state where the Crown (blue) is elevated, facilitating partial retreat of the tunnel loops (terracotta) toward the crown, widening the tunnel. Right – the closed state where the Crown is depressed into the body of the portal protein, facilitating closure of the tunnel where tunnel loops adopt a conformation that extends into the tunnel.
