TABLE 4

Changes in hydrophobicity and size for the mutated channels

Hydrophobicity values given as difference between hydropathy indices for substituted residue and wild-type residue (Kyte and Doolittle, 1982). Positive values imply increased hydrophobicity. Size change given as change in residue volume, calculated from densitometric measurements (Zamyatnin, 1972).
Channel Substitutions Hydrophobicity Change Size Change
S6 Mutations
    Mu395 G395S -0.4 +48
C398A -0.7 -18
    Mu404 V404T -4.9 -17
    Mu409 I409V -0.3 -16
I411V -0.3 -16
N414S +4.3 -24
    Mu417 S417N -2.7 +32
E418Y +2.2 +40
P-loop Mutations
    Mu366 A366D -5.3 +25
S367A +2.6 -12
    Mu372 T372V +4.9 +20
I373V -0.3 -16
T374S -0.1 -23
    Mu383 I383M -2.6 -2
Y384V +5.5 -18