A novel explanation for fluctuations of ion current through narrow pores
| Autor: | Charles A. Pasternak, Donald T. Edmonds, K Nandi, C. L. Bashford, Aleksey V. Zima, P Y Apel, A.A. Lev, G. M. Alder, Yuri E. Korchev |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Ions
Physics Polyethylene Terephthalates Bacterial Toxins Electric Conductivity Conductance Membranes Artificial Ion current Biochemistry Noise (electronics) Ion Channels Ion Hemolysin Proteins Membrane Chemical physics Electrical resistivity and conductivity Ionization Genetics Molecular Biology Ion channel Computer Science::Information Theory Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | The FASEB Journal. 11:600-608 |
| ISSN: | 1530-6860 0892-6638 |
| DOI: | 10.1096/fasebj.11.7.9212084 |
| Popis: | Fluctuation of ion current, between a high conductance and a low conductance state, through biological ion channels and pores is assumed to arise from conformational changes between an "open" and a "closed" configuration. Here we offer an additional mechanism that arises from changes in ionization of fixed charges within, or at the mouth of, a channel or pore. Our hypothesis, which is based on measurements of ion selectivity alongside ion current, applies to pores through some synthetic membranes and through channels-such as those created by certain toxins-that remain (at least partially) open in the low conductance state. It may also explain the phenomena of "open channel noise" and "substate behavior" that characterize several endogenous ion channels and should be considered when modeling the behavior of such channels. |
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