| Range |
>~3 nm
|
| Organism |
Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference |
Haswell ES, Phillips R, Rees DC. Mechanosensitive channels: what can they do and how do they do it? Structure. 2011 Oct 12 19(10):1356-69. p.1358 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID22000509
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| Primary Source |
Cruickshank CC, Minchin RF, Le Dain AC, Martinac B. Estimation of the pore size of the large-conductance mechanosensitive ion channel of Escherichia coli. Biophys J. 1997 Oct73(4):1925-31.PubMed ID9336188
|
| Method |
Sieving experiments |
| Comments |
MscL=Mechanosensitive
channel of Large conductance. The pore diameter
of MscL in the open state, for example, has been estimated
from sieving experiments to exceed ~3 nm (primary source), accommodating the passages of small proteins up to
9 kD (van den Bogaart et al., 2007). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107628 |