Proton Conductance of Influenza Virus M2 Protein in Planar Lipid Bilayers

From: Biophysical Journal | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: Vijayvergiya, Viksita; Wilson, Ryan; Chorak, Adam; Gao, Philip Fei; Et al | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Purified M2 protein from the Udorn strain of influenza virus was reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers from liposomes. In 1 mM HCl, the single-channel conductance was measured as 6 pS with open probability of < or =0.03. The current voltage curve is linear over the achievable voltage range. The current amplitude is amantadine sensitive. In HCl solutions, the single-channel current was essentially invariant with changes in [Cl-], [Na+], and [tetraethylammonium] ([TEA^sup ...

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