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The voltage-dependent anion-selective channel (VDAC) of the mitochondrial outer membrane is formed by a small (∼ 30 kDa) polypeptide, but shares with more complex channels the properties of voltage-dependent gating and ion selectivity. Thus, it is a useful model for studying these properties. The molecular biology techniques available in yeast allow us to construct mutant versions of the cloned yeast VDAC genein vitro, using oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis, and to express the mutant genes in yeast cells in the absence of wild-type VDAC. We find that one substitution mutation (lys 61 to glu) alters the selectivity of VDAC.
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Blachly-Dyson, E., Peng, S.Z., Colombini, M. et al. Probing the structure of the mitochondrial channel, VDAC, by site-directed mutagenesis: A progress report. J Bioenerg Biomembr 21, 471–483 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00762519
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