MscL (Mechanosensitive channel Large conductance) & MscS (Mechanosensitive channel small conductance) are permeable to any charged molecule

Range <1,000 Da
Organism Various
Reference Peyronnet R, Tran D, Girault T, Frachisse JM. Mechanosensitive channels: feeling tension in a world under pressure. Front Plant Sci. 2014 Oct 21 5: 558. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00558. p.2 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID25374575
Primary Source Hamill OP, Martinac B. Molecular basis of mechanotransduction in living cells. Physiol Rev. 2001 Apr 81(2): 685-740.PubMed ID11274342
Comments P.2 right column bottom paragraph: "Unlike most of channels, Msc S and L have a lack of ionic specificity and are permeable to any charged molecule smaller than 1,000 molecular weight including proline, potassium glutamate, trehalose, and ATP (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
ID 112698