Ca2+ Sensitivity of Anoctamin 6/TMEM16F Is Regulated by the Putative Ca2+-Binding Reservoir at the N-Terminal Domain.
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ABSTRACT: Anoctamin 6/TMEM16F (ANO6) is a dual-function protein with Ca2+-activated ion channel and Ca2+-activated phospholipid scramblase activities, requiring a high intracellular Ca2+ concentration (e.g., half-maximal effective Ca2+ concentration [EC50] of [Ca2+]i > 10 μM), and strong and sustained depolarization above 0 mV. Structural comparison with Anoctamin 1/TMEM16A (ANO1), a canonical Ca2+- activated chloride channel exhibiting higher Ca2+ sensitivity (EC50 of 1 μM) than ANO6, suggested that a homologous Ca2+-transferring site in the N-terminal domain (Nt) might be responsible for the differential Ca2+ sensitivity and kinetics of activation between ANO6 and ANO1. To eluci
SUBMITTER: Roh JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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