Analysis of K<sup>+</sup>/Na<sup>+</sup>selectivity of KcsA potassium channel with reference interaction site model theory
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Abstract
Abstract As a preliminary approach, we have successfully analysed K+/Na+ selectivity of the KcsA potassium channel for the most selective ion occupancy state (1010) at the atomic level by using the reference interaction site model (RISM) integral equation theory [Q. Cui, V.H. Smith, Chem. Phys. Lett. 365, 110 (2002)]. With similar methods, in this paper, we analyse seven other most relevant ion occupancy states: (0101), (0110), (1001), (1000), (0100), (0010) and (0001). By analysing all the most relevant states, we are able to characterize some dynamic properties of the systems. More detailed solvation structures of the selectivity filter are presented and more solvation energetic data are obtained and compared with the available molecular dynamics simulation data. We predict consistent results with the simulations in that ions are best dehydrated at binding site 2. For ion occupancy states of most interest, we obtain good relative solvation free energies in comparison with the simulation data. The results in this paper further support the conclusion in our previous paper that the selectivity filter favours K+ over Na+ from the point of view of solvation. Acknowledgments This research was supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). QC wishes to thank the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities for its support by means of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. We thank Stephen Kim and Dr. Donald Weaver for helpful discussions at an early stage of this work. Notes Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA92037, USA. Additional informationNotes on contributorsVedene H. Smith Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA92037, USA.
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