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<Structure load='1rd8' size='500' frame='true' align='right' caption='ClC Transporter' scene='Insert optional scene name here' /> | <Structure load='1rd8' size='500' frame='true' align='right' caption='ClC Transporter' scene='Insert optional scene name here' /> | ||
The CLC-ec1 (1OTS) protein is a transmembrane voltage-gated CLC transporter found in Eschrecheria Coli. | The <scene name='Sandboxjg/1ots/2'>CLC-ec1 (1OTS) protein</scene> is a transmembrane voltage-gated CLC transporter found in Eschrecheria Coli. It is essential for the maintenance of proper membrane potential in muscle cells and some neurons, for the transportion of electrolytes across epithelial layers, and in maintaining proper cell volume. | ||
Roderick MacKinnon and his team determined the structure of the protein and concluded that it was an ion channel. Accardi and Miller established that the protein also functioned as a transporter, by means of a 2:1 chloride ion-hydrogen ion exchange mechanism. | Roderick MacKinnon and his team determined the structure of the protein and concluded that it was an ion channel. Accardi and Miller established that the protein also functioned as a transporter, by means of a 2:1 chloride ion-hydrogen ion exchange mechanism. | ||
