Calcium induced N-terminal gating and pore collapse in connexin-46/50 gap junctions
Flores, J.A., O'Neill, S.E., Jarodsky, J.M., Haddad, B.G., Reichow, S.L.(2026) Nat Commun 
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(2026) Nat Commun 
Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.
Macromolecule Content 
Entity ID: 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecule | Chains | Sequence Length | Organism | Details | Image |
| Gap junction alpha-8 protein | 440 | Ovis aries | Mutation(s): 0  | ![]() | |
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| Sequence Clusters | 30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity | ||||
| UniProt Group | P55917 | ||||
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Reference Sequence | |||||
| Task | Software Package | Version |
|---|---|---|
| RECONSTRUCTION | RELION | |
| MODEL REFINEMENT | PHENIX |
| Funding Organization | Location | Grant Number |
|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute (NIH/NEI) | United States | R35GM124779 |
| National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute (NIH/NEI) | United States | F31EY030409 |

