Table 1.

Estimation of free energy change from QV

Fitting function Parameters Sh-IR W434F NaV1.4 
  Values ΔGC Values ΔGC 
11+exp{zF(V1/2V)β}a V1/2 −45.9 −3.2 −56.5 −1.82 
z 3.03 1.4 
1[1+exp{zF(V1/2V)β}]4b V1/2 −64.6 −13.93 −97.15 −9.63 
z 2.35 1.08 
1(z1+z2)(z11+exp{z1F(V1/2(1)V)β}+z21+exp{z2F(V1/2(2)V)β})c V1/2(1) −58.2 −7.07 −71.6 −3.92 
z1 1.99 1.1 
V1/2(2) −42.4 −49.64 
 z2 4.5 1.85 
1z1+z2(z1exp{z1F(V1/2(1)V)β}+(z1+z2)exp[{z1V1/2(1)+z2V1/2(2)(z1+z2)V}Fβ]1+exp{z1F(V1/2(1)V)β}+exp[{z1V1/2(1)+z2V1/2(2)(z1+z2)V}Fβ])d V1/2(1) −56.64 −6.44 −71.02 −3.62 
z1 2.02 1.15 
V1/2(2) −42.6 −48.23 
 z2 3.89 1.58 
F0QmaxVdQ=QmaxFVme Vm −46.81 −14.63 −56.28 −16.5 
Qmax 13.6 12.8 
Fitting function Parameters Sh-IR W434F NaV1.4 
  Values ΔGC Values ΔGC 
11+exp{zF(V1/2V)β}a V1/2 −45.9 −3.2 −56.5 −1.82 
z 3.03 1.4 
1[1+exp{zF(V1/2V)β}]4b V1/2 −64.6 −13.93 −97.15 −9.63 
z 2.35 1.08 
1(z1+z2)(z11+exp{z1F(V1/2(1)V)β}+z21+exp{z2F(V1/2(2)V)β})c V1/2(1) −58.2 −7.07 −71.6 −3.92 
z1 1.99 1.1 
V1/2(2) −42.4 −49.64 
 z2 4.5 1.85 
1z1+z2(z1exp{z1F(V1/2(1)V)β}+(z1+z2)exp[{z1V1/2(1)+z2V1/2(2)(z1+z2)V}Fβ]1+exp{z1F(V1/2(1)V)β}+exp[{z1V1/2(1)+z2V1/2(2)(z1+z2)V}Fβ])d V1/2(1) −56.64 −6.44 −71.02 −3.62 
z1 2.02 1.15 
V1/2(2) −42.6 −48.23 
 z2 3.89 1.58 
F0QmaxVdQ=QmaxFVme Vm −46.81 −14.63 −56.28 −16.5 
Qmax 13.6 12.8 

The table lists the different functions used to fit the QV curve and the values of the corresponding parameters derived from the fits to the QV curves of the Sh-IR W434F and NaV1.4 channels. V1/2 parameters have units in millivolts, and z parameters have units of electronic charges. The free energy changes calculated from each of the fits are also listed (kcal/mol).

a

A two-state model and the fitting function is a Boltzmann function.

b

A model where the channel activates in four independent single-step transitions; the fitting function is the fourth power of the Boltzmann function and ΔGC=4zFV1/2.

c

A model where the channel activates via two energetically independent steps; the fitting function is the sum of two Boltzmann terms and ΔGC=z1FV1/2(1)+z2FV1/2(2).

d

A three-state model where the channel activates in two sequential steps; ΔGC=z1FV1/2(1)+z2FV1/2(2).

e

The free energy change calculated via the median method of channel activation. The Qmax values for each channel was obtained from previously published literature (Schoppa et al., 1992; Hirschberg et al., 1995; Aggarwal and MacKinnon, 1996; Seoh et al., 1996).

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