ION CHANNELS FORMED BY A HIGHLY CHARGED PEPTIDE

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GHOSH, P [1 ]
STROUD, RM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
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10.1021/bi00228a028
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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A peptide (MA-beta) corresponding to a segment of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) that has amphipathic alpha-helical periodicity forms ion channels in artificial phospholipid bilayers. The MA-beta ion channels are very stable, comprise two discrete conductance states, and undergo rapid, flickering-type closings. The discrete-conductance ion channels formed by MA-beta contrast with the continuous-conductance ion channels formed by a peptide (M2-delta) identical in sequence with M2 [Oiki, S., Danho, W., Madison, V., & Montal, M. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85, 8703-8707], a putative transmembrane segment of the AChR. Neither MA-beta nor M2-delta sufficiently mimics the electrophysiological properties of the native AChR. We suggest that peptide ion channels can be classified into at least three general groups: discrete-conductance channels, such as MA-beta; continuous-conductance channels, such as M2-delta; and membrane disruptors, such as those formed by short, amphipathic alpha-helical peptides.
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