Blockade of potassium channels in the plasmalemma ofChara corallina by tetraethylammonium,Ba2+, Na+ and Cs+ |
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Authors: | Mark Tester |
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Institution: | (1) Botany School, University of Cambridge, CB2 3EA Cambridge, England |
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Abstract: | Summary The outer membranes of plant cells contain channels which are highly selective for K+. In the giant-celled green algaChara corallina, K+ currents in the plasmalemma were measured during the action potential and when the cell was depolarized to the K+ equilibrium potential in high external K+ concentrations. Currents in both conditions were reduced by externally added tetraethylammonium (TEA+), Ba2+, Na+ and Cs+. In contrast to inhibition by TEA+, the latter three ions inhibited inward K+ current in a voltage-dependent manner, and reduced inward current more than outward. Ba2+ and Na+ also appeared to inhibit outward current in a strongly voltage-dependent manner. The blockade by Cs+ is studied in more detail in the following paper. TEA+ inhibited both inward and outward currents in a largely voltage-independent manner, with an apparentK
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of about 0.7 to 1.1mm, increasing with increasing external K+. All inhibitors reduced current towards a similar linear leak, suggesting an insensitivity of the background leak inChara to these various K+ channel inhibitors. The selectivity of the channel to various monovalent cations varied depending on the method of measurement, suggesting that ion movement through the K+-selective channel may not be independent. |
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Keywords: | K+ ion channel current-voltage curves action potential voltage clamp |
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