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SUBMITTER: Kirk KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3075628 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of biological chemistry 20110204 15
The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a unique ion channel in that its gating is coupled to an intrinsic enzymatic activity (ATP hydrolysis). This enzymatic activity derives from the evolutionary origin of CFTR as an ATP-binding cassette transporter. CFTR gating is distinct from that of a typical ligand-gated channel because its ligand (ATP) is usually consumed during the gating cycle. However, recent findings indicate that CFTR gating exhibits allosteric properties t ...[more]