title: Voltage-dependent cationic channels formed by a cytolytic toxin produced by Gardnerella vaginalis.
abstract: A cytolytic toxin produced by G. vaginalis was incorporated in artificial membranes and giant liposomes. The toxin formed ionic channels when incorporated in lipid bilayers. The electrical properties of such channels were studied. Current records revealed a unitary conductance of 126 pS (in symmetrical 150 mM KCl). The open state probability of the cytolysin formed channels was a function of the applied membrane potential. The permeability ratio of cations to anions was estimated to be 6.5.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Neurofisiologia, SISSA, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zegarra-Moran
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Virginio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rottini
mesh_terms: D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D008081:Liposomes; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008954:Models, Biological; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D011510:Proteolipids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003603:Cytotoxins; D007473:Ion Channels; D008081:Liposomes; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010743:Phospholipids; D011510:Proteolipids; C020485:proteoliposomes; D011189:Potassium Chloride; C024990:asolectin