Computing Numerically the Access Resistance of a Pore

Overview

Journal Eur Biophys J

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2005 Mar 10

PMID 15756588

Citations 15

Authors

Marcel Aguilella-Arzo

Vicente M Aguilella

R S Eisenberg

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Abstract

The access resistance (AR) of a channel is an important component of the conductance of ion channels, particularly in wide and short channels, where it accounts for a substantial fraction of the total resistance to the movement of ions. The AR is usually calculated by using a classical and simple expression derived by Hall from electrostatics (J.E. Hall 1975 J. Gen. Phys. 66:531-532), though other expressions, both analytical and numerical, have been proposed. Here we report some numerical results for the AR of a channel obtained by solving the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations at the entrance of a circular pore. Agreement is found between numerical calculations and analytical results from Hall's equation for uncharged pores in neutral membranes. However, for channels embedded in charged membranes, Hall's expression overestimates the AR, which is much lower and can even be neglected in some cases. The weak dependence of AR on the pore radius for charged membranes at low salt concentration can be exploited to separate the channel and the access contributions to the measured conductance.

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