Fig. 5: Electrophysiological characterization of the calcium permeation in C2, C1C2 and derived mutants.

a Representative photocurrent traces of the denoted variant, recorded from −80 to +40 mV in 20 mV steps under different extracellular buffer conditions in ND7/23 cells. Red traces depict the current at 0 mV holding voltage. b Zoom in on the currents in high [CaCl2]e at pHe 9. The green dotted line indicates net-zero photocurrent. Inward calcium-driven currents are highlighted in violet.