Summary of reports on the number of MscL channels per E. coli cell

Range Table - link Channels/cell
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Bialecka-Fornal M, Lee HJ, DeBerg HA, Gandhi CS, Phillips R. Single-cell census of mechanosensitive channels in living bacteria. PLoS One. 2012 7(3):e33077. p.2 table 1PubMed ID22427953
Primary Source See refs beneath table
Method Radiolabeling and electrophysiology
Comments MscL=MechanoSensitive (MS) channels of Large conductance. Researchers' Western blot measurements (BNID 107631) showed much higher MscL expression levels, as compared to previously published results (Table 1).
Entered by Uri M
ID 107630