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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
For H(+) transport between protein pumps, lateral diffusion along membrane surfaces represents the most efficient pathway. Along lipid bilayers, we measured a diffusion coefficient of 5.8 x 10(-5) cm(2) s(-1). It is too large to be accounted for by vehicle diffusion, considering proton transport by acid carriers. Such a speed of migration is accomplished only by the Grotthuss mechanism involving the chemical exchange of hydrogen nuclei between hydrogen-bonded water molecules on the membrane surface, and the subsequent reorganization of the hydrogen-bonded network. Reconstitution of H(+)-binding sites on the membrane surface decreased the velocity of H(+) diffusion. In the absence of immobile buffers, structural (Grotthuss) diffusion occurred over a distance of 100 micro m as shown by microelectrode aided measurements of the spatial proton distribution in the immediate membrane vicinity and spatially resolved fluorescence measurements of interfacial pH. The efficiency of the anomalously fast lateral diffusion decreased gradually with an increase in mobile buffer concentration suggesting that structural diffusion is physiologically important for distances of approximately 10 nm.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-3495
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1031-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Structural proton diffusion along lipid bilayers.
pubmed:affiliation
Forschungsinstitut fuer Molekulare Pharmakologie, Campus Berlin-Buch, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13125 Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't