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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Pinellia ternata lectin (PTL), a protein exhibiting hemagglutination activity and carbohydrate binding specificity to mannan was purified from rhizome of Pinellia ternata. In this work the actions of PTL on artificial lipid bilayer were investigated by means of the two-compartment system of Mueller and Rudin. The lipid bilayer with resistance more than 10G omega was formed by a solution of lecithin and cholesterol (20 mg/ml and 5 mg/ml respectively) in N-decane. The electrical properties of the lipid bilayer were investigated in voltage clamp mode. Several minutes after the addition of PTL (2 micrograms/ml) in one compartment the channel-like noise as well as a decrease of the resistance of the bilayer were observed. These actions were inhibited by mannan significantly. The resistance increase of the bilayer with PTL-channels could be observed from 2G omega to control level (greater than or equal to 10 G omega) immediately after addition of 40 micrograms/ml mannan. The discrete conduction steps were recorded at low concentration of PTL and at low holding potential. The predominant unit conductance was 35pS in symmetric KCl solution of 100 mmol/L. The selectivity of PTL-channel was estimated from Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation by measurement of the reversal potential in an asymmetrical salt solution. The results showed that PTL-channels were cation selective.
pubmed:language
chi
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0371-0874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cation channels formed in lipid bilayer by Pinellia ternata lectin].
pubmed:affiliation
Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Academia Sinica.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't