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Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Rectification, the directional preference of ion flow, is a known property of ion channels and synthetic nanopores.
  • Existing explanations rely on phenomenological models like Eyring's rate theory, lacking a direct quantitative link to free energy profiles.
  • A precise relationship between rectified current and voltage-dependent free energy landscapes remains unestablished.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a quantitative relationship between ion current rectification and the underlying free energy profile.
  • To investigate how electrostatic pore polarity influences rectification in designed nanopores.
  • To determine the factors governing cation and anion current rectification.

Main Methods:

  • Design of synthetic nanopores with tunable electrostatic polarity.
  • Molecular dynamics simulations to calculate free energy profiles.
  • Quantification of voltage-dependent free energy barriers for ion permeation.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that altering pore polarity effectively manipulates potassium and chloride current rectification.
  • Quantified voltage-dependent free energy barriers, showing asymmetry in inward and outward ion flux barriers under an electromotive force.
  • Established a direct correlation between the potential of mean force and the rectification rate.

Conclusions:

  • Rectification arises from energy barrier asymmetry, which is dependent on the ion type and tunable via pore polarity.
  • This mechanism does not necessitate ion binding sites, conformational changes, or specific pore geometries.
  • The findings suggest that energy barrier asymmetry-driven rectification is a widespread phenomenon in ion channels.