Cryo-EM structure of the polycystin 2-l1 ion channel.
Hulse, R.E., Li, Z., Huang, R.K., Zhang, J., Clapham, D.E.(2018) Elife 7
- PubMed: 30004384 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.36931
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6DU8 - PubMed Abstract: 
We report the near atomic resolution (3.3 Å) of the human polycystic kidney disease 2-like 1 (polycystin 2-l1) ion channel. Encoded by PKD2L1, polycystin 2-l1 is a calcium and monovalent cation-permeant ion channel in primary cilia and plasma membranes. The related primary cilium-specific polycystin-2 protein, encoded by PKD2, shares a high degree of sequence similarity, yet has distinct permeability characteristics. Here we show that these differences are reflected in the architecture of polycystin 2-l1.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States.