| Literature DB >> 22311122 |
Weihong Ma1, Vincent Compan, Wenxuan Zheng, Elizabeth Martin, R Alan North, Alexei Verkhratsky, Annmarie Surprenant.
Abstract
Pannexin 1 (Panx1) is expressed in various mammalian tissues including the brain and immune cells. Here, we present evidence that Panx1 when expressed in mammalian cells, forms anion-selective channels, with a rank order of permeabilities: NO (3) (-)> I(-) > Br (-)> Cl (-) > F (-)>> aspartate (-)≈ glutamate (-)≈ gluconate(-). Single-channel Panx1-mediated currents have a unitary conductance around 68 pS. Our results show that Panx1 assembles into a membrane anion channel with a relatively low single-channel conductance.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22311122 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-012-1077-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pflugers Arch ISSN: 0031-6768 Impact factor: 3.657