Figure 3.
Species-specific ionic conductance of truncated AQP. (a–c) The number of ions permeated across the truncated AQP tetramer system at ±500 mV, ±800 mV, and ±1200 mV biases respectively, with magnitude of bias given as —V— at the top of each panel. Red traces indicate Cl− permeation, blue traces indicate Na+ permeation. Step-function black traces indicate the applied transmembrane bias versus simulation time, with dashed lines serving as guides for the eye. Data at ±1000 mV are reported in Figure S1. (d–e) Mean Cl− (d) and Na+ (e) conductance of the truncated AQP tetramer. Error bars indicate the standard deviation of the mean conductance. The mean values were computed as described in the caption to Figure 2.