On the function of pentameric phospholamban: ion channel or storage form?

نویسندگان

  • Lucia Becucci
  • Alessandro Cembran
  • Christine B Karim
  • David D Thomas
  • Rolando Guidelli
  • Jiali Gao
  • Gianluigi Veglia
چکیده

Phospholamban (PLN) is an integral membrane protein that inhibits the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase, thereby regulating muscle contractility. We report a combined electrochemical and theoretical study demonstrating that the pentameric PLN does not possess channel activity for conducting chloride or calcium ions across the lipid membrane. This suggests that the pentameric configuration of PLN primarily serves as a storage form for the regulatory function of muscle relaxation by the PLN monomer.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Biophysical journal

دوره 96 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009