Gramicidin Channel in Lipid Bilayer

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Theoretical Model: The structure described on this page was determined theoretically (in 1994[1]), and hence should be interpreted with caution.

Theoretical model of gramicidin in a lipid bilayer (phosphatidyl ethanolamine).

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Two copies of the 15-amino-acid gramicidin peptide are shown here () arranged as they are believed to be when they form a channel through a lipid bilayer membrane[1]. The shape of the protein is shown with tiny dots, inside of which is a ribbon backbone trace connecting the alpha carbon atoms of each amino acid chain.

  • Show of the gramicidin protein chains. The chains are covalently linked with dioxolane in this experiment (C, O)
  • C, H, O, N, P
    (Most hydrogen atoms are omitted.)
  • Show . Notice how the hydrophobic lipid "tails" exclude water.
  • Water passes .
  • Show .
  • Show only . C, H, O, N, P.
    For an explanation of their structure, see the detailed tutorial, also disponible en español.
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Crouzy S, Woolf TB, Roux B. A molecular dynamics study of gating in dioxolane-linked gramicidin A channels. Biophys J. 1994 Oct;67(4):1370-86. PMID:7529578 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3495(94)80618-6

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