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Electronic Polarizability Tunes the Function of the Human Bestrophin 1 Cl - Channel.

Linda X PhanAaron P OwjiTingting YangJason CrainMark S P SansomStephen J Tucker
Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
, fixed charge models are typically employed. However, this approach is insufficient for the study of anions. Here, we use simulations with explicit treatment of electrostatics to investigate the interactions of chloride ions in the human bestrophin 1 channel. We find that electronic polarization tunes the state of the channel and affects the interactions of chloride ions thereby revealing a mechanism for permeation. Furthermore, these simulations can be used to resolve experimental ambiguity in ion-like densities from cryo-EM structures.
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