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电场控制的水渗透与通过纳米孔的离子传输耦合

Electric field-controlled water permeation coupled to ion transport through a nanopore

J. Dzubiella, R. J. Allen, J. -P. Hansen

摘要:

我们报告分子动力学(MD)模拟的通用疏水纳米孔连接两个水库,最初在不同的Na+浓度,在生物细胞。纳米孔在平衡条件下是水不可渗透的,但是由离子浓度梯度引起的强电场驱动水分子进入。孔隙中水的密度和结构与电场密切相关。在一个典型的模拟运行中,我们观察到一系列的阳离子通道通过孔,其特征在于由大致散装流动性。这些离子通道降低了电场,直到孔排空水并关闭进一步的离子运输,从而为生物离子通道门控提供了可能的机制。

英文摘要:

We report Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of a generic hydrophobic nanopore connecting two reservoirs which are initially at different Na+ concentrations, as in a biological cell. The nanopore is impermeable to water under equilibrium conditions, but the strong electric field caused by the ionic concentration gradient drives water molecules in. The density and structure of water in the pore are highly field dependent. In a typical simulation run, we observe a succession of cation passages through the pore, characterized by approximately bulk mobility. These ion passages reduce the electric field, until the pore empties of water and closes to further ion transport, thus providing a possible mechanism for biological ion channel gating.

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