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EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS
卷 31, 期 5, 页码 389-399出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-002-0235-1
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porin; channels; gating; bilayer; biophysics
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The mechanism by which the membrane potential closes and opens voltage-dependent beta-barrel membrane channels is not fully understood. OmpC porins form trimeric water-filled channels when incorporated into artificial bilayers, each monomer having a conductance of approximately 510 pS in 1 M KCl. These channels are relatively insensitive to membrane potential difference (pd) and close only when the p exceeds +/-250 mV. Another well-known trimer, OmpF, has a monomer conductance of approximately 780 pS in 1 M NaCl, is more sensitive to pd., and can be closed reversibly when a pd of more than +/-150 mV is applied to the channel-containing membranes. With the aid of the 3D atomic structure of these channels determined by X-ray crystallography. and using site-directed mutagenesis, specific amino acids can be substituted in desired locations in the channel lumen, In this study we have used mutants 37C and 74C and attached fluorescence probes to them to monitor polarity changes in the channel lumen during gating. From the observed changes in polarity, we conclude that conformational changes occur in the channel which interrupt the electrolyte conducting pathway.
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