Expansion of the diameter of the channel pore of MscL [Large-conductance mechanosensitive channel] homologue

Range from 2 to 30 Å
Organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Reference Martinac B, Saimi Y, Kung C. Ion channels in microbes. Physiol Rev. 2008 Oct88(4):1449-90. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00005.2008. p.1453 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID18923187
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Method P.1453 right column bottom paragraph:"...electrophysiological permeation studies using large organic cations (primary source 62) and electronparamagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy combined with cysteine scanning mutagenesis and site-directed spin labeling (SDSL)(primary sources 300–302)."
Comments P.1453 right column bottom paragraph:"3D structure of the MscL homologue from M. tuberculosis obtained at 3.5 Å resolution shows a homopentameric channel, most likely in a closed state (Fig. 3A) (ref 44). The channel monomer consists of two alpha helical transmembrane (TM) domains, TM1 and TM2, cytoplasmic N- and C-terminal domains and a central periplasmic domain. The channel pore is formed by five transmembrane TM1 helices organized as a tightly packed bundle. At the cytoplasmic side the five helices funnel into a hydrophobic constriction of 2Å functioning as the channel gate. The diameter of the channel pore at the gate expands from 2 to 30 Å during the channel opening as determined by electrophysiological permeation studies using large organic cations (primary source 62) and electronparamagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy combined with cysteine scanning mutagenesis and site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) (primary sources 300–302)."
Entered by Uri M
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