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A glimpse at the grail

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Voltage-gated ion channels respond to alterations in membrane potential and mediate action potential in neurons. A recent study provides new insights into the structure and gating of the Shaker potassium channel.

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Figure 1: X-ray structure of an open Kv1.2 channel in complex with a β2 subunit (PDB 2A79).

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