Identification of a voltage-dependent anion channel in the apical membrane of a Cl−-secretory epithelium (MDCK)

Pflügers Archiv - Tập 403 - Trang 262-265 - 1985
H. A. Kolb1, C. D. A. Brown2, H. Murer2
1Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Federal Republic of Germany
2Department of Physiology, University of Zürich-Irchel, Zürich, Switzerland

Tóm tắt

An anion-selective channel of large unit conductance is present in apical membranes of a secretory epithelial cell. For cell-attached patch-clamp configuration on cultured MDCK cells channels with a conductance of about 460 pS are observed at 37° C. The channel becomes spontaneously activated only in rare cases. In inside-out membrane patches the probability of observing this type of channel increased significantly suggesting that the channel is controlled by an up to now unknown mechanism. The channel shows a voltage-dependent burst kinetic.

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