Table 1.
Biophysical properties of mutant and WT channels.
| Steady-state activation | Steady-state inactivation | Fast inactivation | Recovery from fast inactivation | Current density (0 mV) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1/2 (mV) | K | n | V1/2 (mV) | K | n | V1/2 (mV) | K | n | τ (ms) | n | pA/pF | n | |
| WT | − 19.4 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 15 | − 67.0 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 16 | − 34.8 ± 0.7 | 8.2 ± 0.4 | 24 | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 10 | − 109.5 ± 10.4 | 11 |
| N641Y | − 15.0 ± 0.6*** | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 25 | − 64.3 ± 1.3 | 6.2 ± 0.2* | 20 | − 33.0 ± 1.0 | 7.2 ± 0.4 | 20 | 1.3 ± 0.1* | 8 | − 183.4 ± 16.9** | 16 |
| K655R | − 16.0 ± 1.8** | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 14 | − 66.1 ± 0.8 | 5.2 ± 0.2 | 18 | − 33.7 ± 1.0 | 8.1 ± 0.5 | 26 | 1.4 ± 0.1* | 17 | − 134.4 ± 12.2 | 10 |
| W1150R | − 23.7 ± 1.9* | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 12 | − 65.4 ± 1.1 | 5.1 ± 0.2 | 14 | − 33.5 ± 1.3 | 7.6 ± 0.7 | 17 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 12 | − 159.1 ± 15.1* | 8 |
V1/2, voltage midpoint activation or inactivation; K, slope factor; n, number of cells; τ, time constant.
Values represent the mean ± SEM.
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, unpaired Student’s t-test.