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Additionally, we examined the permeation mechanism, solvation states, and binding sites of ions during ion permeation through the pore. The results of our simulations explain the experimental observation that hTPC2 is more selective for Na+ over Ca2+ ions in the presence of PI(3,5)P2via a multilayer selectivity mechanism. 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