Meanings of central pore in English

These segments form three peripheral wings and a central pore module that encloses a potential ion-conducting pore.

The four subunits contact each other mainly through alpha-helices to form a ring-like tetramer with a central pore.

It interacts with the B pentamer mainly via the C-terminal A2 fragment, which runs through the highly charged central pore of the B subunits.

The TDH tetramer forms a central pore with dimensions of 23 A in diameter and approximately 50 A in depth.

Evidence from various sources suggests that RyRs in homo-tetrameric conformation form a large conductance Ca(2+) permeable channel in the central pore and large cytoplasmic domains.