PREVENTING ERRORS WHEN ESTIMATING SINGLE-CHANNEL PROPERTIES FROM THE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT FLUCTUATIONS
PREVENTING ERRORS WHEN ESTIMATING SINGLE-CHANNEL PROPERTIES FROM THE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT FLUCTUATIONS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-3495(93)81196-2
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发表时间:
1993-10-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
MAGLEBY, KL
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作者:
SILBERBERG, SD;MAGLEBY, KL
The conductance, number, and mean open time of ion channels can be estimated from fluctuations in membrane current. To examine potential errors associated with fluctuation analysis, we simulated ensemble currents and estimated single channel properties. The number (N) and amplitude (i) of the underlying single channels were estimated using nonstationary fluctuation analysis, while mean open time was estimated using covariance and spectral analysis. Both excessive filtering and the analysis of segments of current that were too brief led to underestimates of i and overestimates of N. Setting the low-pass cut-off frequency of the filter to greater than five times the inverse of the effective mean channel open time (burst duration) and analyzing segments of current that were at least 80 times the effective mean channel open time reduced the errors to