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P.1476 left column 2nd paragraph:"Another mechanosensitive ion channel is MSC1 (in Chlamydomonas, ref 266) that is a homolog of prokaryotic MscS. (See Section II.A.4.). MSC1 has 3 putative transmembrane domains and high homology to bacterial MscS can be found in TM3. When expressed in E. coli, it corresponds to a ~400 pS conductance, though its N-terminus signal sequence has to be removed prior to expression. MSC1 is activated by membrane tension but not by membrane potential changes. It requires moderate tension, approximately 80% of tension that activates MscL of E. coli. The channel activity diminishes upon hyperpolarization despite continued membrane tension, whereas the activity is maintained upon depolarization. The channel prefers anions over cations (PK : PCl : P Br : PI = 1: 7 : 9 : 9), whereas E. coli’s MscS is less selective (PCl : PK = 1: 1.5–3.0 (primary sources)). Most astonishing feature of MSC1 expressed in E. coli is its hysteresis behavior depending on how tension is applied to the membrane." P stands for (relative) permeability |