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XB-ART-46345
Cell 2012 Sep 28;1511:111-22. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.07.036.
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TMEM16F forms a Ca2+-activated cation channel required for lipid scrambling in platelets during blood coagulation.

Yang H , Kim A , David T , Palmer D , Jin T , Tien J , Huang F , Cheng T , Coughlin SR , Jan YN , Jan LY .


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Collapse of membrane lipid asymmetry is a hallmark of blood coagulation. TMEM16F of the TMEM16 family that includes TMEM16A/B Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels (CaCCs) is linked to Scott syndrome with deficient Ca(2+)-dependent lipid scrambling. We generated TMEM16F knockout mice that exhibit bleeding defects and protection in an arterial thrombosis model associated with platelet deficiency in Ca(2+)-dependent phosphatidylserine exposure and procoagulant activity and lack a Ca(2+)-activated cation current in the platelet precursor megakaryocytes. Heterologous expression of TMEM16F generates a small-conductance Ca(2+)-activated nonselective cation (SCAN) current with subpicosiemens single-channel conductance rather than a CaCC. TMEM16F-SCAN channels permeate both monovalent and divalent cations, including Ca(2+), and exhibit synergistic gating by Ca(2+) and voltage. We further pinpointed a residue in the putative pore region important for the cation versus anion selectivity of TMEM16F-SCAN and TMEM16A-CaCC channels. This study thus identifies a Ca(2+)-activated channel permeable to Ca(2+) and critical for Ca(2+)-dependent scramblase activity during blood coagulation. PAPERFLICK:

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: ano1 ano6 clca1.3

References [+] :
Almaça, TMEM16 proteins produce volume-regulated chloride currents that are reduced in mice lacking TMEM16A. 2009, Pubmed