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. 2021 Jun 10;31(8):847–860. doi: 10.1038/s41422-021-00519-4

Fig. 1. SARS-CoV-2-E forms a cation channel.

Fig. 1

a Single-channel current recording of 2-E after reconstitution in lipid bilayers with PC/PS = 3:2 lipids at the indicated potentials and solutions. Protein (5–50 ng/mL) was added to the cis side. All-point current histograms for the left trace (0, 0, –50, 0, 0, 0, 0 mV) (“C” means Closed; “O” means Open). b I-V curves of 2-E proteins in different solutions as the left panels (n ≥ 3). c Representative single-channel current recordings of 2-E in the presence of various pH in 0 mV. Right showed the amplitude histograms by Gaussian fit. The currents were recorded in asymmetric 50:500 mM KCl solutions (trans:cis) and the pH of both cis and trans sides were changed at the same time. d IV plot (Left) and open probability (Right) were shown in different pH conditions (n ≥ 3). e Schematic diagram of 2-E channel open and closed states. The reverse potential and permeability of each ion was shown. All error bars are SEM.