Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Electroosmotic enhancement of the binding of a neutral molecule to a transmembrane pore. |
| Authors: |
Li-Qun Gu1, Cheley, Stephen1, Bayley, Hagan1,2,3 bayley@tamu.edu |
| Source: |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 12/23/2003, Vol. 100 Issue 26, p15498-15503. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
Proteins, Electroosmotic dewatering, Ions, Electro-osmosis, Water, Biomolecules |
| Abstract: |
The flux of solvent water coupled to the transit of ions through protein pores is considerable. The effect of this electroosmotic solvent flow on the binding of a neutral molecule [β-cyclodextrin (βCD)] to sites within the staphylococcal α-hemolysin pore was investigated. Mutant α-hemolysin pores were used to which βCD can bind from either entrance and through which the direction of water flow can be controlled by choosing the charge selectivity of the pore and the polarity of the applied potential. The Kd values for βCD for individual mutant pores varied by >100-fold with the applied potential over a range of -120 to + 120 mV. In all cases, the signs of the changes in binding free energy and the influence of potential on the association and dissociation rate constants for βCD were consistent with an electroosmotic effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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