Voltage-gated proton channels and other proton transfer pathways

TE Decoursey - Physiological reviews, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Proton channels exist in a wide variety of membrane proteins where they transport protons
rapidly and efficiently. Usually the proton pathway is formed mainly by water molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Chance and design—proton transfer in water, channels and bioenergetic proteins

CA Wraight - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2006 - Elsevier
Proton transfer and transport in water, gramicidin and some selected channels and
bioenergetic proteins are reviewed. An attempt is made to draw some conclusions about …

Breakdown of the Nernst–Einstein relation in carbon nanotube porins

Z Li, RP Misra, Y Li, YC Yao, S Zhao, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
For over 100 years, the Nernst–Einstein relation has linked a charged particle's
electrophoretic mobility and diffusion coefficient. Here we report experimental …

Phytochemicals perturb membranes and promiscuously alter protein function

HI Ingólfsson, P Thakur, KF Herold… - ACS chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A wide variety of phytochemicals are consumed for their perceived health benefits. Many of
these phytochemicals have been found to alter numerous cell functions, but the mechanisms …

Lipid bilayer regulation of membrane protein function: gramicidin channels as molecular force probes

JA Lundbæk, SA Collingwood… - Journal of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Membrane protein function is regulated by the host lipid bilayer composition. This regulation
may depend on specific chemical interactions between proteins and individual molecules in …

Bilayer-dependent inhibition of mechanosensitive channels by neuroactive peptide enantiomers

TM Suchyna, SE Tape, RE Koeppe, OS Andersen… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
The peptide GsMTx4, isolated from the venom of the tarantula Grammostola spatulata, is a
selective inhibitor of stretch-activated cation channels (SACs). The mechanism of inhibition …

Model ion channels: gramicidin and alamethicin

G Andrew Woolley, BA Wallace - The Journal of membrane biology, 1992 - Springer
Ion channels control the flux of ions across lipid bilayers in an extremely sensitive and
specific manner. From a description of selective permeability (Bernstein, 1912), made more …

[HTML][HTML] Impedance analysis and single-channel recordings on nano-black lipid membranes based on porous alumina

W Römer, C Steinem - Biophysical journal, 2004 - cell.com
Ordered porous alumina substrates with pore diameters of 55 and 280nm, respectively,
were produced and utilized as a support to prepare membranes suspending the pores of the …

[BOOK][B] Molecular and cellular biophysics

MB Jackson - 2006 - books.google.com
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics provides advanced undergraduate and graduate
students with a foundation in the basic concepts of biophysics. Students who have taken …

Lysophospholipids modulate channel function by altering the mechanical properties of lipid bilayers.

JA Lundbaek, OS Andersen - The Journal of general physiology, 1994 - rupress.org
Lipid metabolites, free fatty acids and lysophospholipids, modify the function of membrane
proteins including ion channels. Such alterations can occur through signal transduction …