strand 1 Flashcards
SCN9A
gene linked to human pain perception
mutations> channelopathies
secondary active transport
indirect coupling molecule with another moving along echem gradient
antiport/ symport
Na+-K+ ATPase
cytoplasmic Na+ binds
pump ATP-phosphorylated
conformation change (Na+ release)
extracel K+ binds (dephosphorylation)
pump returns to conformation (K+ release)
Na+-K+ ATPase ratio in and out
3 Na+ out
2 K+ in
experimental methods for ion channel investigation
patch-clamp electrophysiology (measure V change across PM)
(cryo) electron microscopy
X-ray crystallography
Vm
Vi-Vo
equilibrium potential
when ion flux in/out is balanced
Nernst equation
E ion= zF/RT ln( [ion] inside/[ion] outside)
simplified to > 61/z (log([ion]out/[ion]in)
shaker potassium channel
KCNQ1
Sh gene in drosophilia
a/b sub units
shorter lifespan and less sleep efficiency
closest human homologue of drosophilia Sh gene
KCNA3
gating types
ligand
voltage
mechanical
TTX
tetrodotoxin
blocks Na channels
ion channel structure investigation
amino acid structure> side chains predict structure
hydrophobic = transmembrane
hydrophilic = extramembrane
X-ray crystallography
crystallize, X-ray > e- density map > atomic model
positives of X-ray crystallography
any size molecule/ macromolecule
negatives of X-ray crystallography
may damage protein
may take years
cryo-electron microscopy
frozen in any state and microscopy
positives of cryo-electron microscopy
any size/ macro
near-atomic resolution
fastc
nuclear magnetic resonance
dissolved and radioactively labelled
negatives of nuclear magnetic resonance
larger molecules can’t be conserved
characteristics of ion channels difficult to crystallize
transmembrane
large
multi[ple conformations/ sub-units
dynamic and disordered
low solubility
alpha fold
future structure prediction of protein via databanks
:) rapid
no. homologue domains in K channel
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Na+ trajectory/ elution
tortuous trajectory
slow elution
K+ trajectory/ elution
straight trajectory
fast passage
K channel selectivity filter
narrow selectivity filter
mutations can abolish selectivity
N-type channel inactivation
amino acid N-terminus occlude intracellular side of pore
rapid inactivation
C-type channel inactivation
hinged lid
conformational change at selectivity filter/ extracel entrance
slow inactivation
PETAFLOP
measurement unit for 10^16 complex operations per second
major extracellular ions
cations: K/Mg
anions: phosphate/ amino acids