Most research into the function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator has focused on its role in Cl− transport. New findings suggest that we may have been focusing on the wrong ion.
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Quinton, P. The neglected ion: HCO3−. Nat Med 7, 292–293 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/85429
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