Llinás R, Steinberg I Z, Walton K
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1976 Aug;73(8):2918-22. doi: 10.1073/pnas.73.8.2918.
A voltage clamp study of the presynaptic terminal in squid stellate ganglion has given quantitative results relating inward Ca2+ current to presynaptic membrane potential and postsynaptic response to inward Ca2+ current. The results indicate an S-shaped curve for the relationship between presynaptic potential and Ca2+ current and a linear relationship between Ca2+ current and postsynaptic potential. A similar S-shaped curve was found for the time-dependent properties of the Ca2+ conductance. Based on these results a mathematical model was developed which accounts for the experimental results in this and previously published papers by other authors. The model suggests that five subunits are involved in the Ca2+ gate and that the subunits change noncooperatively from an inactive to an active form upon membrane depolarization.
对鱿鱼星状神经节突触前终末进行的电压钳研究给出了定量结果,这些结果将内向Ca2+电流与突触前膜电位以及突触后反应与内向Ca2+电流联系起来。结果表明,突触前电位与Ca2+电流之间的关系呈S形曲线,而Ca2+电流与突触后电位之间呈线性关系。对于Ca2+电导的时间依赖性特性,也发现了类似的S形曲线。基于这些结果,建立了一个数学模型,该模型解释了本研究以及其他作者先前发表论文中的实验结果。该模型表明,Ca2+通道由五个亚基组成,膜去极化时,这些亚基以非协同方式从无活性形式转变为活性形式。