Table 3.

Relation between ΔGC and QmaxFVm for ion channel gating models

Model Reference state (r) Final state (f) Relation 
Noninactivating; all steps voltage dependent or intermediate step voltage independent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxFVm 
Noninactivating; last step voltage independent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxFVmRTlnPOmax 
Noninactivating; MWC scheme; all steps voltage dependent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxFVm 
Noninactivating; MWC scheme; allosteric transition voltage independent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxVmkBTlnPOmax+kBTln(1POmin) 
Inactivating; all steps voltage dependent or intermediate step voltage independent C1 If ΔGC=RTlnKC1If0=QmaxFVm 
Inactivating; voltage-independent inactivation C1 If ΔGC=RTlnKC1If0=QmaxFVmRTlnImax 
Model Reference state (r) Final state (f) Relation 
Noninactivating; all steps voltage dependent or intermediate step voltage independent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxFVm 
Noninactivating; last step voltage independent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxFVmRTlnPOmax 
Noninactivating; MWC scheme; all steps voltage dependent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxFVm 
Noninactivating; MWC scheme; allosteric transition voltage independent C1 Of ΔGC=RTlnKC1Of0=QmaxVmkBTlnPOmax+kBTln(1POmin) 
Inactivating; all steps voltage dependent or intermediate step voltage independent C1 If ΔGC=RTlnKC1If0=QmaxFVm 
Inactivating; voltage-independent inactivation C1 If ΔGC=RTlnKC1If0=QmaxFVmRTlnImax 

The table lists the relationship between the median measure of free energy (derived from a QV plot) and the chemical free energy difference between the unique initial and final states of the system ΔGC for six broad classes of gating modes of the ion channel.

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