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As one of the regulators of cationic concentration in cells, potassium channels play an important role in the depolarization and repolarization of nerve cell. KcsA (K+ conduction and selectivity architecture) channel is simple and has the commonness of potassium ion channel, which is often used as a template for potassium channel research. In this paper, Brownian dynamics (BD) method is used to simulate the electrical characteristics of the actual KcsA potassium channel systematically. The potential mean force (PMF) of ions in the channel under electrostatic field, the current-voltage characteristic curve of symmetric solution and asymmetric solution, the ion concentration distribution curve in the axial direction of the channel, and the conduction-concentration curve are obtained. The results show that the selectivity filter region of KcsA potassium channel blocks the passage of Cl– basically, showing a special selection characteristic of the passage of K+, that its current-voltage curve presents a basically linear distribution, and that the conductivity-concentration curve presents a trend of first increasing and then flattening. The basic characteristic is consistent with the experimental phenomenon. In addition, the influence of the THz field on the channel K+ current is also simulated and analyzed. Compared with applying only the same amplitude electrostatic field, the selected terahertz field of 0.6 THz, 1.2 THz, and 5 THz can reduce the PMF by affecting the interaction potential energy between ion pairs, thereby increasing the K+ current. The research in this paper not only deepens the understanding of the regularity of KcsA potassium ion channels, but also provides a new idea for studying other types of ion channels and the influence of terahertz field on the characteristics of ion channels.
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Keywords:
- Brownian dynamics /
- KcsA potassium ion channel /
- potential of mean force /
- terahertz field
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图 1 KcsA钾离子通道结构 (a)侧视图; (b)俯视图
Figure 1. KcsA potassium ion channel structure: (a) Side view; (b) top view.
图 2 KcsA钾离子通道外轮廓
Figure 2. Outline of KcsA potassium ion channel.
图 3 BD模拟系统
Figure 3. BD simulation system.
图 4 KcsA通道轴向K+和Cl–的一维PMF分布
Figure 4. One-dimensional PMF distribution of K+ and Cl– in axial direction of KcsA channel.
图 5 KcsA钾离子通道I-V特性曲线 (a)均匀溶液; (b)非均匀溶液
Figure 5. I-V characteristic curve of KcsA potassium ion channel: (a) Symmetric solution; (b) asymmetric solution.
图 6 (a)均匀溶液下轴向离子浓度分布; (b)某一时刻离子空间分布
Figure 6. (a) Axial ion concentration distribution in symmetric solution; (b) spatial distribution of ions at a certain time.
图 7 非均匀溶液下轴向离子浓度分布 (a) 0.1 mol/L∶1.0 mol/L; (b) 1.0 mol/L∶0.1 mol/L
Figure 7. Axial ion concentration distribution in asymmetric solution: (a) 0.1 mol/L∶1.0 mol/L; (b) 1.0 mol/L∶0.1 mol/L
图 8 (a) G-c分布; (b) 规范化后的离子电导G/c-c曲线
Figure 8. (a) G-c distribution; (b) normalized ionic conductivity G/c-c curve.
图 9 不同频率太赫兹场作用下通道的(a) K+电流和(b)平均力势
Figure 9. (a) The K+ current and (b) the PMF inside the channel under the THz field at different frequencies.
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[1] Breedlove S M, Watson N V 2017 Behavioral Neuroscience (8th Ed.) (Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, Inc) pp29,30
[2] Maffeo C, Bhattacharya S, Yoo J, Wells D, Aksimentiev A 2012 Chem. Rev. 112 6250
Google Scholar
[3] Corry B, Chung S H 2006 Cell. Mol. Life. Sci. 63 301
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[28] 薄文斐 2020 博士学位论文 (成都: 电子科技大学)
Bo W F 2020 Ph. D. Dissertation (Chengdu: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) (in Chinese)
[29] Dalzell D R, McQuade J, Vincelette R, Ibey B, Payne J, Thomas R, Roach W P, Roth C L, Wilmink G J 2010 Proc. SPIE 7562 75620M
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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