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Sodium ionic and gating currents in mammalian cells.

O Moran1, F Conti

  • 1Scuola Internazionale Superiore de Studi Avanzati, Trieste, Italy.

European Biophysics Journal : EBJ
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
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Voltage-gated sodium channels in neuroblastoma cells exhibit gating charge behavior similar to nerve cells. Prolonged depolarization partially immobilizes this charge, affecting its reversal upon repolarization.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biophysics
  • Cellular Electrophysiology

Background:

  • Voltage-gated sodium channels are crucial for neuronal excitability.
  • Understanding their gating mechanisms is key to comprehending nerve impulse propagation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the ionic and gating currents of voltage-gated sodium channels in mouse neuroblastoma cells.
  • To characterize the charge displacement and its behavior under varying membrane potentials.

Main Methods:

  • Whole-cell and outside-out patch-clamp recordings were employed.
  • Path-clamp technique was used to measure displacement currents.
  • Non-stationary noise analysis estimated single-channel conductance.

Main Results:

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  • Gating charge increased with membrane potential, saturating above 20 mV.
  • Prolonged depolarization led to partial immobilization of gating charge.
  • Only a third of the charge rapidly reversed upon repolarization.

Conclusions:

  • Sodium channels in neuroblastoma cells share properties with those in nerve cells.
  • Gating charge immobilization suggests complex channel dynamics.
  • Findings contribute to understanding sodium channel function in excitable cells.