MscS ion channel protein structure. Molecular model showing the protein structure of a Mechanosensitive Channel of Small Conductance (MscS) from an Escherichia coli bacterium. MscSs play a critical role in converting physical stress at the cell membrane into an electrochemical response. They respond to smaller pressures than the large conductance channels (see C014/7679). In prokaryotes such as bacteria,such channels open in response to stretch forces in the membrane and help regulate osmotic pressure within the cell by controlling the passage of ions through it | |
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