Noise analysis and single-channel observations of 4 pS chloride channels in human airway epithelia

M. Duszyk, A. S. French, S. F. Man

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Resumen

Apical membranes of human airway epithelial cells have significant chloride permeability, which is reduced in cystic fibrosis (CF), causing abnormal electrochemistry and impaired mucociliary clearance. At least four types of chloride channels have been identified in these cells, but their relative roles in total permeability and CF are unclear. Noise analysis was used to measure the conductance of chloride channels in human nasal epithelial cells. The data indicate that channels with a mean conductance of 4.5 pS carry most of the chloride current, and that the mean number of such channels per cell is approximately 4,000. Chloride channels in this conductance range were also seen in single-channel recordings.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)583-587
Número de páginas5
PublicaciónBiophysical Journal
Volumen61
N.º2
DOI
EstadoPublished - 1992
Publicado de forma externa

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Funding Information:
Supported by the Canadian Medical Research Council and the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Note added in proof: Dalemans et al. have found that normal and AF508 CFTR gene expression produce linear chloride channels of 4.9 and 4.3 pS, respectively. The open probability of the normal channels was - 0.3, as reported here for excised patches.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biophysics

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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