Non-selective voltage-activated cation channel in the human red blood cell membrane

被引:56
作者
Kaestner, L [1 ]
Bollensdorff, C [1 ]
Bernhardt, I [1 ]
机构
[1] Humboldt Univ, Inst Biol, Biophys Sect, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES | 1999年 / 1417卷 / 01期
关键词
cation channel; erythrocyte; patch clamp; residual transport; low ionic strength;
D O I
10.1016/S0005-2736(98)00240-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using the patch-clamp technique, a non-selective voltage-activated Na+ and K+ channel in the human red blood cell membrane was found. The channel operates only at positive membrane potentials from about +30 mV (inside positive) onwards. For sodium and potassium ions, similar conductances of about 21 pS were determined. Together with the recently described K+(Na+)/H+ exchanger, this channel is responsible for the increase of residual K+ and Na+ fluxes across the human red blood cell membrane when the cells are suspended in low ionic strength medium. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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