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Inwardly rectifying whole-cell and single-channel K currents in the murine macrophage cell line J774.1

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Inward currents in the murine macrophage-like cell line J774.1 were studied using the whole-cell and cell-attached variations of the patch-clamp technique. When cells were bathed in Na Hanks' (KCl=4.5mm, NaCl=145mm), and the electrode contained Na-free K Hanks' (KCl=145mm) single-channel currents were observed at potentials below −40 mV which showed inward rectification, were K-selective, and were blocked by 2.5mm Ba in the pipette. Single-channel conductance was 29 pS, and was proportional to the square root of [K] o . Channels manifested complex kinetics, with multiple open and closed states. The steady-state open probability of the channel was voltage dependent, and declined from 0.9 to 0.45 between −40 and −140 mV. When hyperpolarizing voltage pulses were repetitively applied in the cell-attached patch mode, averaged single-channel currents showed inactivation. Inactivation of inwardly rectifying whole-cell current was measured in Na Hanks' and in two types of Na-free Hanks': one with a normal K concentration (4.5mm) and the other containing 145mm K. Inactivation was shown to have Na-dependent and Na-independent components. Properties of single-channel current were found to be sufficient to account for the behavior of the macroscopic current, except that single-channel current showed a greater degree of Na-independent inactivation than whole-cell current.

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McKinney, L.C., Gallin, E.K. Inwardly rectifying whole-cell and single-channel K currents in the murine macrophage cell line J774.1. J. Membrain Biol. 103, 41–53 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01871931

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