Anion channels in rat liver canalicular plasma membranes reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers - PubMed (original) (raw)

Anion channels in rat liver canalicular plasma membranes reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers

M Sellinger et al. Am J Physiol. 1992 Jun.

Abstract

Previous studies from this laboratory have demonstrated a Cl(-)-HCO3- exchanger and have provided evidence for a Cl- conductance in rat liver canalicular plasma membrane vesicles. To further investigate the apical Cl- conductance, we performed single-channel analysis after incorporation of canalicular liver plasma membrane vesicles into planar lipid bilayers. This was necessary, because the canalicular membrane is not accessible for the patch-clamp technique. Two types of anion channels could be identified (30- and 90-pS conductance) corresponding to the class of small and intermediate channels, respectively. The kinetics of the small channel were found to be voltage dependent with a maximum for the open probability at -20 mV. In contrast, intermediate channel kinetics were voltage independent. The anion channels described above could allow electrogenic Cl- efflux, to compensate Cl- influx via the electroneutral Cl(-)-HCO3- exchanger. Further studies will be required to prove their functional importance in bile formation.

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