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XB-ART-17232
Biophys J 1997 Jan 01;721:141-5.
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Anion, cation, and zwitterion selectivity of phospholemman channel molecules.

Kowdley GC , Ackerman SJ , Chen Z , Szabo G , Jones LR , Moorman JR .


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Phospholemman (PLM), a 72-amino acid membrane protein with a single transmembrane domain, forms taurine-selective ion channels in lipid bilayers. Because taurine forms zwitterions, a taurine-selective channel might have binding sites for both anions and cations. Here we show that PLM channels indeed allow fluxes of both cations and anions, making instantaneous and voltage-dependent transitions among conformations with drastically different ion selectivity characteristics. This surprising and novel ion channel behavior offers a molecular explanation for selective taurine flux across cell membranes and may explain why molecules in the phospholemman family can induce cation- or anion-selective conductances when expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: fxyd1

References [+] :
Ackerman, Hypotonicity activates a native chloride current in Xenopus oocytes. 1994, Pubmed, Xenbase