The effect of phloretin on single potassium channels in myelinated nerve |
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Authors: | J Klusemann H Meves |
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Institution: | (1) I. Physiologisches Institut der Universität des Saarlandes, W-6650 Homburg-Saar, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | The effect of phloretin, a dipolar organic compound, on single potassium channel currents of myelinateed nerve fibres of Xenopus laevis has been investigated, using inside-out patches prepared by the method of Jonas et al. (1989). The I channel, a potential dependent K channel with intermediate deactivation kinetics, was reversibly blocked by 20 µM phloretin applied on the inside; the block was strongest at negative membrane potentials and less pronounced at positive potentials. Phloretin shifted the curve relating open probability to membrane potential towards more positive potentials and reduced its slope and maximum. This confirms previous findings on the effect of phloretin on the voltage dependence of the fast macroscopic K conductance. Single channel conductance and deactivation kinetics were not altered by phloretin.
Offprint requests to: Correspondence to: H. Meves |
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Keywords: | Nerve fibre Potassium channel Phloretin |
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