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Use of Xenopus Oocytes to Measure Ionic Selectivity of Pore-Forming Peptides and Ion Channels

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The Xenopus laevis oocyte is a widely used system for heterologous expression of exogenous ion channel proteins (1, 2) . Among other advantages, these easy to obtain, mechanically and electrically stable, large-sized cells enable multiple types of electrophysiological recordings: two-electrode voltage-clamp, single-cell attached or cell-free patch-clamp, and macropatch recordings. The size of an oocyte (1 mm in diameter) also allows the use of additional electrodes (1–3) for injection of diverse materials (Ca2+ chelators, peptides, chemicals, antibodies, proteic-partners, and so on) before or during the course of the electrophysiological experiment. We have successfully used this system to analyze the biophysical properties of pore-forming peptides. Simple perfusion of these peptides induced the formation of channels in the oocyte plasma membrane; these channels can then be studied and characterized in diverse ionic conditions. The ease of the perfusion and the stability of the voltage-clamped oocyte make it a powerful tool for such analyses. Compared with artificial bilayers, oocytes offer a real animal plasma membrane where biophysical properties and toxicity can be studied in the same environment.
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