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タイトル | Electron microscopic analysis of KvAP voltage-dependent K+ channels in an open conformation. |
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ジャーナル・号・ページ | Nature, Vol. 430, Issue 7001, Page 806-810, Year 2004 |
掲載日 | 2004年8月12日 |
![]() | Qiu-Xing Jiang / Da-Neng Wang / Roderick MacKinnon / ![]() |
PubMed 要旨 | Voltage-dependent ion channels serve as field-effect transistors by opening a gate in response to membrane voltage changes. The gate's response to voltage is mediated by voltage sensors, which are ...Voltage-dependent ion channels serve as field-effect transistors by opening a gate in response to membrane voltage changes. The gate's response to voltage is mediated by voltage sensors, which are arginine-containing structures that must move with respect to the membrane electric field. We have analysed by electron microscopy a voltage-dependent K(+) channel from Aeropyrum pernix (KvAP). Fab fragments were attached to 'voltage sensor paddles' and identified in the electron microscopy map at 10.5 A resolution. The extracellular surface location of the Fab fragments in the map is consistent with the membrane-depolarized, open conformation of the channel in electrophysiological experiments. Comparison of the map with a crystal structure demonstrates that the voltage sensor paddles are 'up' (that is, near the channel's extracellular surface) and situated at the protein-lipid interface. This finding supports the hypothesis that in response to changes in voltage the sensors move at the protein-lipid interface rather than in a gating pore surrounded by protein. |
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手法 | EM (単粒子) |
解像度 | 10.5 Å |
構造データ | ![]() EMDB-1094: |
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