Bacterial potassium channels shut (left, PDB 1k4c) and open (right, 1lnq). They can sense voltage differences across membrane, then change conformation.

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Bacterial potassium channels shut (left, PDB 1k4c) and open (right, 1lnq). They can sense voltage differences across membrane, then change conformation.