This entry represents an alpha-beta plait domain from the TMEM16 family of proteins, also known as anoctamins. Proteins in this family operate as Ca2+-activated lipid scramblases, although the precise function of this domain is uncertain.

1: X-ray structure of a calcium-activated TMEM16 lipid scramblase. Brunner JD, Lim NK, Schenck S, Duerst A, Dutzler R; Nature. 2014;516:207-212. PMID:25383531

2: Structural basis of Ca(2+)-dependent activation and lipid transport by a TMEM16 scramblase. Falzone ME, Rheinberger J, Lee BC, Peyear T, Sasset L, Raczkowski AM, Eng ET, Di Lorenzo A, Andersen OS, Nimigean CM, Accardi A; Elife. 2019; [Epub ahead of print] PMID:30648972

3: Dynamic modulation of the lipid translocation groove generates a conductive ion channel in Ca(2+)-bound nhTMEM16. Khelashvili G, Falzone ME, Cheng X, Lee BC, Accardi A, Weinstein H; Nat Commun. 2019;10:4972. PMID:31672969