Kutluay Esin, Roux Benoît, Heginbotham Lise
Department of Biochemistry, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Biophys J. 2005 Feb;88(2):1018-29. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.104.052043. Epub 2004 Nov 19.
Intracellular tetraethylammonium (TEA) inhibition was studied at the single-channel level in the KcsA potassium channel reconstituted in planar lipid bilayers. TEA acts as a fast blocker (resulting in decreased current amplitude) with an affinity in the 75 mM range even at high bandwidth. Studies over a wide voltage range reveal that TEA block has a complex voltage-dependence that also depends on the ionic conditions. These observations are examined in the context of permeation models to extend our understanding of the coupling between permeant ions and TEA blockade.
在平面脂质双分子层中重组的KcsA钾通道的单通道水平上研究了细胞内四乙铵(TEA)抑制作用。即使在高带宽下,TEA也作为一种快速阻滞剂(导致电流幅度降低),其亲和力在75 mM范围内。在很宽的电压范围内进行的研究表明,TEA阻断具有复杂的电压依赖性,这也取决于离子条件。在渗透模型的背景下对这些观察结果进行了研究,以扩展我们对渗透离子与TEA阻断之间耦合的理解。