期刊
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
卷 599, 期 7, 页码 1961-1976出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1113/JP278682
关键词
cryo-EM; crystal structure; molecular dynamics; non-canonical gating; permeation gating; potassium channel; selectivity filter
资金
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
- La Trobe University Postgraduate Research Scholarships
The primary means for controlling ion permeation through potassium channels is the switching between non-conducting and conducting states. While traditionally explained by a steric mechanism, some classes of K+ channels may have 'non-canonical' mechanisms. The review aims to illuminate the structural and dynamic relationships underlying permeation control in K+ channels.
The primary means by which ion permeation through potassium channels is controlled, and the key to selective intervention in a range of pathophysiological conditions, is the process by which channels switch between non-conducting and conducting states. Conventionally, this has been explained by a steric mechanism in which the pore alternates between two conformations: a 'closed' state in which the conduction pathway is occluded and an 'open' state in which the pathway is sufficiently wide to accommodate fully hydrated ions. Recently, however, 'non-canonical' mechanisms have been proposed for some classes of K+ channels. The purpose of this review is to illuminate structural and dynamic relationships underpinning permeation control in K+ channels, indicating where additional data might resolve some of the remaining issues.
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