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Acid‐sensing ion channels (ASICs) are important players in detecting extracellular acidification throughout the brain and body. ASICs have large extracellular domains containing two regions replete with acidic residues: the acidic pocket, and the palm domain. In the resting state, the acidic pocket is in an expanded conformation but collapses in low pH conditions as the acidic side chains are neutralized...