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. 1997 Jun 1;109(6):757–766. doi: 10.1085/jgp.109.6.757

Table II.

Kinetic Parameters for AChRs Containing Wild-type or Mutant α Subunits

k k + K/μM β1 α1 Θ1 β2 α2 Θ2 k +block k −block K B/mM
Wild type
scheme SI 21,900 129 170 216 3,320 6.5E-2 48,900 1,660 29.5 9.67 74,100 7.67
(±438) (±2) (±21) (±350) (±3,960) (±21) (±0.71) (±3,370)
scheme SII 21,900 129 170 216 3,320 6.5E-2 48,900 1,660 29.5 9.67 74,100 7.67
(±3,140) (±23) (±21) (±220) (±3,960) (±157) (±0.67) (±3,120)
αN217K
scheme SI 1,890 116  16.2 72.4 7,640 9.5E-3 31,400 873 35.9 10.7 74,530 7.0
(±35) (±1.7) (±2.8) (±390) (±350) (±9.8) (±1.1) (±4,740)
scheme SII 1,838 115  16.0 70.6 7,700 9.2E-3 28,500 816 34.8 13.2 78,800 6.0
(±52) (±1.6) (±2.5) (±360) (±4,700) (±32) (±0.8) (±4,760)
αN217Q
scheme SI 26,300 128 205 106 7,370 1.4E-2 61,700 2,300 27 8.8 57,700 6.6
(±610) (±2.3) (±13.4) (±910) (±3,100) (±36) (±0.54) (±2,620)
scheme SII 26,300 127 207 107 7,380 1.4E-2 61,700 2330 27 8.8 57,700 6.6
(±1130) (±2.2) (±9.4) (±700) (±3100) (±250) (±0.6) (±5,940)
αN217E
scheme SI 25,600 77.9 328 91.6 4,560 2.0E-2 55,600 1,507 37 14.0 74,000 5.3
(±550) (±1.3) (±9.0) (±570) (±930) (±20) (±0.6) (±1,730)
scheme SII 23,300 72.3 320 96.9 457 2.1E-1 55,600 1,770 31 13.9 76,400 5.5
(±580) (±1.2) (±8.0) (±19) (±930) (±140) (±0.7) (±5,990)

Rate constants are as defined in schemes i and ii (left column, see text), in units of μM−1 s−1 for association rate constants, and s−1 for all others. Values are results of a global fit of each scheme to data obtained over a range of ACh concentrations, with standard errors in parenthesis (see methods). Channel open equilibrium constants, Θ, are ratios of the corresponding opening to closing rate constants, β/α. Association and dissociation rate constants are presented on a per site basis because of the constraint of equivalent binding sites (see text). In all but one case, the fitting was carried out with the value of β2 fixed to that obtained from analysis of data obtained at low ACh concentrations (Table III); the exception was the fit of scheme SI to the αN217K data where the value of β2 from the global fit was essentially the same as that obtained at low ACh concentrations.