K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.

Molecular dynamics simulations of a bacterial potassium channel (KcsA) embedded in a phospholipid bilayer reveal significant differences in interactions of the selectivity filter with K(+) compared with Na(+) ions. K(+) ions and water molecules within the filter undergo concerted single-file motion...

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Main Authors: Shrivastava, I, Tieleman, D, Biggin, P, Sansom, MS
格式: Journal article
语言:English
出版: 2002
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Tieleman, D
Biggin, P
Sansom, MS
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Sansom, MS
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description Molecular dynamics simulations of a bacterial potassium channel (KcsA) embedded in a phospholipid bilayer reveal significant differences in interactions of the selectivity filter with K(+) compared with Na(+) ions. K(+) ions and water molecules within the filter undergo concerted single-file motion in which they translocate between adjacent sites within the filter on a nanosecond timescale. In contrast, Na(+) ions remain bound to sites within the filter and do not exhibit translocation on a nanosecond timescale. Furthermore, entry of a K(+) ion into the filter from the extracellular mouth is observed, whereas this does not occur for a Na(+) ion. Whereas K(+) ions prefer to sit within a cage of eight oxygen atoms of the filter, Na(+) ions prefer to interact with a ring of four oxygen atoms plus two water molecules. These differences in interactions in the selectivity filter may contribute to the selectivity of KcsA for K(+) ions (in addition to the differences in dehydration energy between K(+) and Na(+)) and the block of KcsA by internal Na(+) ions. In our simulations the selectivity filter exhibits significant flexibility in response to changes in ion/protein interactions, with a somewhat greater distortion induced by Na(+) than by K(+) ions.
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Tieleman, D
Biggin, P
Sansom, MS
K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.
title K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.
title_full K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.
title_fullStr K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.
title_full_unstemmed K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.
title_short K(+) versus Na(+) ions in a K channel selectivity filter: a simulation study.
title_sort k versus na ions in a k channel selectivity filter a simulation study
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