Examples of ion that channels can be selective for
Na, Ca2+, K+, Cl-, any ion, any monovalent cation, any cation
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Examples of kinetics that can be used to classify ion channels
fast acting, slow acting, transient, sustained.
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What are the channels underlying the upstroke of the AP
voltage gated, Na+ selective channels, fast activating transient channels.
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What channels underly the downstroke of the AP
voltage gated K+ selective channels that activate relatively slowly and remain open
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What kind of ion channel is the nicotinic receptor
a endogenous ligand (Ach) gated non specific monovalent cation channel, opens quickly but transiently
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Are vg channels only voltage dependant?
No, sometimes they have ligand binding sites, like VG sodium channels can be activated by veratridine
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Why doesn't the NMDA receptor show a linear relationship between Vm and glu-induced current
the Mg2+ block is removed in a voltage dependant way
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How can we tell if a drug activates a Cl- channel
The reversal potential will be equal to the equlibrium potential for that ion
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Another way we can classify ion channels
by pharmacology - by the effects of channel blockers, channel openers, and channel modulators.
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Example of how we classify Voltage gated Na+ channels by pharmacology
tetrodotoxin sensitive Na channels and ttx-insensitive voltage gated sodium channels
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Example of how we classify Voltage gated K+ channels by pharmacology
Tetraethylammonium blocks most but not all voltage-gated K+ channels - TEA sensative and TEA insensitive.
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What ion selectivity do voltage gated channels often show
high specificity for a single ionic species
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Most classes of ligand-gated ion channels show what kind of ion selectivity
non-specific cation channels that conduct any monovalent positive ion, often limited by size, Sometimes divalent ions particualrly Ca2+
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What kind of receptor is the ryanodine receptor
calcium activated ca2+ channel.
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What kind of ion channels are ASICs - acid sensing ion channels
non-selective cation channels
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Describe the structure of the voltage gated sodium channel
single polypeptide of 2000 amino acids. 4 homologous domains with 6 tm alpha helixes, and a P loop. the 4th TM a helix in each domain is a voltage sensor.
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How many genes encode voltage gated sodium channels
At least 9, maybe 10
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Describe the structure of the voltage gated potassium channel
single polypeptide that has 6 tm spanning a-helices and a P loop,. Forms a tetramer in the membrane.
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How many families of K channels are there
at least 9
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Card 2
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When we look at voltage clamped ionic currents, what are we really looking at
Back
the average of all the activities of all the single channels in the cell
Card 3
Front
How can we classify ion channels
Back
Card 4
Front
Examples of different gating properties
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Card 5
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Examples of ion that channels can be selective for
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