Physics of selective conduction and point mutation in biological ion channels

Autor: Gibby, W. A. T., Barabash, M. L., Guardiani, C., Luchinsky, D. G., McClintock, P. V. E.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 218102 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.218102
Popis: We introduce a statistical and linear response theory of selective conduction in biological ion channels with multiple binding sites and possible point mutations. We derive an effective grand-canonical ensemble and generalised Einstein relations for the selectivity filter, assuming strongly coordinated ionic motion, and allowing for ionic Coulomb blockade. The theory agrees well with data from the KcsA K$^+$ channel and a mutant. We show that the Eisenman relations for thermodynamic selectivity follow from the condition for fast conduction and find that maximum conduction requires the binding sites to be nearly identical.
Databáze: arXiv