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Investigation of the electrophysiological properties of enniatins
Authors:Kamyar Majidreza  Rawnduzi Pakiza  Studenik Christian R  Kouri Katerina  Lemmens-Gruber Rosa
Institution:Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Abstract:Enniatins are cyclohexadepsipeptides produced by various species of the genus Fusarium, and are known to have ionophoric, antibiotic, and in vitro hypolipidaemic properties. With the patch clamp technique in the inside-out mode it could be shown that enniatin easily incorporates into the cell membrane in which it forms cation-selective pores. This feature is characterized by unitary transitions to conductance levels typical for channels, ion selectivity, rectification, conductivity in the pS range, and block. A model of vertically stacked enniatin molecules that form sandwich complexes is suggested. Like gramicidin enniatin is a passive channel. Single channel properties for the isomers enniatin A1, B, and B1 differed from each other. This implies an influence of the substituted moieties on the complexation of cations. Electrical activity was followed by changes in intracellular ion concentrations, which are consistent with depolarization of the membrane resting potential, shortening of action potential duration, and reduced contractility.
Keywords:Enniatin  Mycotoxin  Patch clamp  Fluorescence imaging  Ionophore
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