Channels and Transporters Lec04 Flashcards
what 3 things did hodgkin and huxleys voltage clamp experiement predict?
- sepearete na and k channels
- voltage sensors in channels
- high conductance of channels to specific ions
what happens once the patch clampvoltage reaches + 52 mv
early inward Na current is missing
what happens once the patch clampvoltage reaches + 65+ mv
early inward Na reverses to outward instead of inward
outward K current increases in magnitudie as the the voltage becomes more
positive
patch clamp technieque records
microscopic currents (current flowing through a single membrane channel due to depolarization)
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what are macroscopic currents due to?
current flow through may channels
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what did patch clamp recording show?
provided evidence for single channels
in channels, there is a fast switch between
open and close states
In response to depolarizing effect from the pipette, single channels open and close in a ____ fashion
_ all or none_ fashion that is random or stochastic in nature
what does the probability of opening a channel depend on?
the stimulus
depolarization increases the proability a channel will be opened
what is gating? what does it involve?
gating is the transition between open and closed states
involves a temporary conformational change in the channels structure
what does macroscropic current arise from?
the aggregate effects of THOUSANDS of microscopic currents
there is a close correlation of the____ of macroscopic and the sum of many trials of microscopic currents
time course
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what is different about K channel and Na channel properties?
K channels have longer latency time and longer duration
also obviously different dierection
(Na on left, K on right)
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on average the K+ channels tend to be an ____ state while the membrane is depolarized
open state (this results in a more sustained response)
most cns neurons ahve multiple ___ channels with different characteristics
potassium
charactersitics that vary with K channels
- low voltage vs. high voltage activation (voltage dependence)
- how fast the population reaches maximum conductance (rate of activation)
- how fast they inactivate (some dont even inactivate)
what is important about the varying rates of K channel inactivation
inactivation properties
produce a diversity of spike waveforms and spike patterns for different cells
Fast AHP ____ action potential
shortens
FAST AHP involves ___ repolarization
fast
when does fast AHP affect the early spike frequency
at very high frequencies
what does medium AHP control
controls early interspike interval
what does medium AHP control
- early spike frequency adaption (slowly activating by Ca entry)
- late spike frequency adaption
BK K+ channels have ___ inactivation
fast