| Literature DB >> 2436228 |
B Martinac, M Buechner, A H Delcour, J Adler, C Kung.
Abstract
We have used the patch-clamp electrical recording technique on giant spheroplasts of Escherichia coli and have discovered pressure-activated ion channels. The channels have the following properties: activation by slight positive or negative pressure; voltage dependence; large conductance; selectivity for anions over cations; dependence of activity on the species of permeant ions. We believe that these channels may be involved in bacterial osmoregulation and osmotaxis.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2436228 PMCID: PMC304637 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.8.2297
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205