title: Properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A ionic channel incorporated in planar lipid bilayers.
abstract: Acidic conditions induce the incorporation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A into phospholipid planar bilayers and the formation of pores permeable to electrolytes. Channel openings occur as single events, although they may occasionally cluster in bursts. In 100 mM KCl, the elementary single channel current amplitude is 3.1 pA (at a transmembrane voltage of 100 mV), the mean open time is 1.3 ms, while bursts may last for several seconds. Noise analysis gave results identical to single channel analysis. Voltage pulse protocols and continuous cycling voltage ramps showed that the toxin channel is voltage dependent, having a higher probability of being open at positive voltages.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Cibernetica e Biofisica, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gambale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rauch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belmonte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menestrina
mesh_terms: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
chemical_list: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010743:Phospholipids; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A