A lipid bilayer formed on a hydrogel bead for single ion channel recordings

Minako Hirano; Daiki Yamamoto; Mami Asakura; Tohru Hayakawa; Shintaro Mise; Akinobu Matsumoto; Toru Ide

doi:10.3390/mi11121070

A lipid bilayer formed on a hydrogel bead for single ion channel recordings

Minako Hirano
, Daiki Yamamoto
, Mami Asakura
, Tohru Hayakawa
, Shintaro Mise
, Akinobu Matsumoto
, Toru Ide

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Abstract

Ion channel proteins play important roles in various cell functions, making them attractive drug targets. Artificial lipid bilayer recording is a technique used to measure the ion transport activities of channel proteins with high sensitivity and accuracy. However, the measurement efficiency is low. In order to improve the efficiency, we developed a method that allows us to form bilayers on a hydrogel bead and record channel currents promptly. We tested our system by measuring the activities of various types of channels, including gramicidin, alamethicin, α-hemolysin, a voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1), a voltage-and calcium-activated large conductance potassium channel (BK channel), and a potassium channel from Streptomyces lividans (KcsA channel). We confirmed the ability for enhanced measurement efficiency and measurement system miniaturizion.

Original language	English
Article number	1070
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Micromachines
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11121070
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020

Keywords

Ion channel
Lipid bilayer
Single-channel recording

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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