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ArticleBiophysical journal1999

Kramers' diffusion theory applied to gating kinetics of voltage-dependent ion channels.

D Sigg, H Qian, F Bezanilla

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Article in Biophysical journal, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Fifty years of gating currents and channel gating.The Journal of general physiology · 2023
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  4. Microcanonical coarse-graining of the kinetic Ising model.The Journal of chemical physics · 2020
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  5. Gating currents.The Journal of general physiology · 2018
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  8. Modeling ion channels: past, present, and future.The Journal of general physiology · 2014
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  9. Coarse-grained simulations of the gating current in the voltage-activated Kv1.2 channel.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2014
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  11. Gating of maxi channels observed from pseudo-phase portraits.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2013
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  13. Multi-scale electrophysiology modeling: from atom to organ.The Journal of general physiology · 2010
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  15. A multiscale model linking ion-channel molecular dynamics and electrostatics to the cardiac action potential.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2009
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  19. Multiscale modeling of cardiac cellular energetics.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2005
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  20. A speed limit for conformational change of an allosteric membrane protein.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2005
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

D SiggDepartment of Physiology and Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
H Qian
F Bezanilla

Funding

UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM008042 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI AJIJOLA, OLUJIMI A, DAWSON, DAVID WAYNE · 1985 to 2023
$29.9M
The Electrophysiological Studies of Voltage Gated ChannelsR01GM030376 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI BEZANILLA, FRANCISCO J · 1985 to 2025
$9.1M
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF VOLTAGE GATED CHANNELSR37GM030376 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI BEZANILLA, FRANCISCO J · 1999 to 2008
$3.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM08042NIGMS NIH HHS GM30376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kramers' diffusion theory of reaction rates in the condensed phase is considered as an alternative to the traditional discrete-state Markov (DSM) model in describing ion channel gating current kinetics. Diffusion theory can be expected to be particularly relevant in describing high-frequency (>100 kHz) events in channel activation. The generalized voltage sensor of a voltage-dependent ion channel is treated as a Brownian motion particle undergoing spatial diffusion along a one-dimensional energy landscape. Two classes of energy landscapes are considered. The first class contains large barriers, which give rise to gating currents with two distinct time scales: the usual low-frequency decay, which can modeled with a DSM scheme, and a high-frequency component arising from intrastate relaxation. Large depolarizations reduce potential barriers to such a degree that activation rates are diffusion limited, causing the two time scales to merge. Landscapes of the second class are either featureless or contain barriers that are small compared to kT; these are termed "drift landscapes." These landscapes require a larger friction coefficient to generate slow gating kinetics. The high-frequency component that appears with barrier models is not present in pure drift motion. The presence of a high-frequency component can be tested experimentally with large-bandwidth recordings of gating currents. Topics such as frequency domain analysis, spatial dependence of the friction coefficient, methods for determining the adequacy of a DSM model, and the development of physical models of gating are explored.

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Ion Channel GatingDiffusionElectrophysiologyFractalsKineticsModels, TheoreticalMonte Carlo Method

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PMID9929481
PMCPMC1300081

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