Ion channels

spinqualitylabelsall models Voltage-dependent potassium channelβ subunit core complex with NADPH, 1qrq Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Function Ion channels are membrane proteins that catalyze the passive transport of ions through the cell membrane. Ion channels are the fastest of all membrane transporters, with 106 to 108 transported units per second versus 102 to 104 molecules per second for porters/carriers, or 100 to 103 for ATP-driven pumps. Ion channel types Most ion channels are specific to an ion, like the sodium channels, or the Potassium Channel. TRP channels let through various cations. Another property of ion channels is that they can be either driven by voltage or by concentration gradients, or they can be gated (by voltage, ligands, touch and other sensory signal). Potassium channels (KCh) are subdivided to voltage-gated KCh and calcium-dependent KCh. The latter are subdivided into high- (BK, LKCa), intermediate- and small-conductance KCh (human SK1, rat SK2, SKCa). See: Potassium channels. MthK is a calcium-dependent potassium channel from Methanobacterium thermoautrophicum. MscL and MscS are large- and small-conductance mechanosensitive channels which protect bacteria from osmotic shock by allowing ions to flow across the cell membrane. See: Mechanosensitive channels: opening and closing. Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels (VDCC) allow calcium ions to enter the cell resulting in muscle contraction, neuron excitation or hormone release. VDCC are composed of several subunits and are named as a Cav gene product. See: Voltage-gated calcium channels. Voltage-gated calcium channel Cav1.1 complex. Voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels - see: Bupivacaine Carbamazepine Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels (VDAC).- see: Mouse Vdac1: BI3323-Aug2025. Chloride ion channels (ClCh) are involved in maintaining pH, volume homeostasis and more. The anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin binds to glutamate-gated chloride channels. See: Chloride Ion Channel User:Laura Fountain/Chloride Ion Channel Chloride Intracellular Channel Protein 2 Calcium-activated chloride channel or anoctamin or scramblase or TMEM16 are important in cell volume regulation and malignancy. Bestrophin is another type of Calcium-activated chloride channel Ligand-Gated Ion Channels (LGIC) open or close when binding a ligand like a neurotransmitter. See Structural evidence for mono- and di-carboxylates binding at pharmacologically relevant extracellular sites of a pentameric ligand gated ion channel Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated channels (CNGC) conduct cations upon binding of cAMP or cGMP. Acid-Sensitive channels (ASC) conduct cations upon binding of acid. Transient receptor potential cation channel (TRP) superfamily consists of 6 subfamilies: canonical, melastatin-related, ankyrin, mucolipin, mucolipidosis, polycystic and vanilloid (TRPV) which is heat-sensitive . For details see Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily V Member 1 (TRPV1). Glycerol facilitator (GlpF) is a protein channel which transports glycerol across the cell membrane of E. coli. ATP-gated P2X channel or P2X purinoceptor (P2X) are cation channels gated by ATP See Full-length human P2X4 receptor in the closed state. Other ion channel proteins are the aquaporins, annexin V, gramicidin, antiamoebin, trichotoxin, peptaibol and the glutamate receptor. Specific details in: Proton Channels, Membrane Channels & Pumps, M2 Proton Channel, M2 Proton Channel Inhibitor Pharmacokinetics, User:Michael Strong/H1N1/MP give details on proton channels, User:Michael Strong/H1N1/MP1/MSA, User:Michael Strong/H1N1/MP2/MSA for multiple sequence alignment Ryanodine receptor. Hypertension & Congestive Heart Failure. 5-HT3 receptor Classification TCDB, the most sophisticated classification of transport proteins to date, classify ion channels as a heterogenous subset of all α-type channels, whose singular property is to consist mainly of α-helices that span the membrane. They are distinct in this from the beta-barrel porins and the pore-forming toxins, as well as from non-ribosomally synthesized channels like gramicidin, polyglutamine or digitoxin. All these proteins are passive transport proteins. Disease Mutations in sodium channel are involved in arrhythmia, epilepsy, Brugada syndrome and cardiac conduction disease. Many diseases are related to voltage-gated sodium, potassium, chloride, acetylcholine and glycine ion channels. Mutations in several members of the calcium-activated chloride channels or anoctamin are liked to several diseases: ano-1 to cancer, ano-5 to muscular dystrophy, ano-10 to ataxia and ano-6 to Scott syndrome Mutations in bestrophin are associated with macular dystrophy. Amiodarone and Amlodipine are voltage-gated calcium channel blockers used in treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias. Additional Resources For additional information, see: Membrane Channels & Pumps For additional information, see: Hypertension & Congestive Heart Failure 3D structures of ion channels Ion channels 3D structures

Weblinks

• The TCDB database
• TCDB: 1.A α-Type channels
• TCDB: Transport proteins with PDB structures

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