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  • Title: A cation channel for K+ and Ca2+ from Tetrahymena cilia in planar lipid bilayers.
    Author: Oosawa Y, Sokabe M, Kasai M.
    Journal: Cell Struct Funct; 1988 Feb; 13(1):51-60. PubMed ID: 2453296.
    Abstract:
    The single-channel properties for monovalent and divalent cations of a voltage-independent cation channel from Tetrahymena cilia were studied in planar lipid bilayers. The single-channel conductance reached a maximum value as the K+ concentration was increased in symmetrical solutions of K+. The concentration dependence of the conductance was approximated to a simple saturation curve (a single-ion channel model) with an apparent Michaelis constant of 16.3 mM and a maximum conductance of 354 pS. Divalent cations (Ca2+, Ba2+, Sr2+, and Mg2+) also permeated this channel. The sequence of permeability determined by zero current potentials at high ionic concentrations was Ba2+ greater than or equal to K+ greater than or equal to Sr2+ greater than Mg2+ greater than Ca2+. Single-channel conductances for Ca2+ were nearly constant (13.9 pS-20.5 pS) in the concentrations between 0.5 mM and 50 mM Ca-gluconate. In the experiments with mixed solutions of K+ and Ca2+, a maximum conductance of Ca2+ (gamma Camax) and an apparent Michaelis constant of Ca2+ (K Cam) were obtained by assuming a simple competitive relation between the cations. Gamma Camax and K Cam were 14.0 pS and 0.160 mM, respectively. Single-channel conductances in mixed solutions were well-fitted to this competitive model supporting that this cation channel behaves as a single-ion channel. This channel had relatively high-affinity Ca2+-binding sites.
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