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[Antibody interaction with the amphotericin channel].

O V Kolomytkin, Iu A Mantsygin, N V Sviatukhina

    Izvestiia Akademii Nauk SSSR. Seriia Biologicheskaia
    |May 1, 1989
    PubMed
    Summary

    Monoclonal antibodies targeting amphotericin B-cholesterol channels modulate ion flow. Antibody binding, influenced by cholesterol distribution, can increase channel open-state duration or reduce membrane conduction.

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    Membrane & cell biology·1997

    Area of Science:

    • Biophysics
    • Membrane Biology
    • Immunology

    Context:

    • Polyene antibiotic amphotericin B forms channels with cholesterol in lipid bilayers.
    • Understanding these channels is crucial for drug development and membrane transport studies.

    Purpose:

    • To generate monoclonal antibodies against amphotericin B-cholesterol channels.
    • To investigate the effect of these antibodies on channel ion conductance.
    • To determine the role of cholesterol distribution in antibody-channel interactions.

    Summary:

    • Monoclonal antibodies were developed against asymmetric channels formed by amphotericin B and cholesterol in lipid bilayers.
    • Antibody binding to the channel was dependent on cholesterol distribution across the membrane.
    • When cholesterol was present on both sides, antibodies increased the channel's open-state lifetime; when cholesterol was only on the cis side, antibodies reduced membrane conduction.

    Impact:

    • Provides novel tools (antibodies) for studying membrane channel function.
    • Elucidates the mechanism by which cholesterol influences antibiotic channel activity.
    • Offers potential for developing new therapeutic strategies targeting membrane channels.

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