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Channels as enzymes

Nature volume 411, pages 542–543 (2001)Cite this article

The TRP family of ion channels is proving rather strange. The latest quirks of behaviour include a new enzymatic activity and second messenger, the ability to conduct magnesium ions, and an involvement in cell survival.

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Figure 1: The behaviour of two ion channels from the long-TRP-channel family.

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