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Fig. 3. Equilibrium kinetics of the GST-FKBP and RyR1 interaction. (A) The Langmuir equation for equilibrium kinetics and definition of the constants, where [A] and [B] are the molar concentrations of interactants and [AB] the molar concentration of the product. Constants KA, ka and kd were calculated by BIA Evaluation software for kinetic experiments, as illustrated in Fig. 2. For each data set (B-D), the white and grey bars denote conditions where the RyR1 channel was open or closed, respectively (cf ryanodine binding, Fig. 1). (B) The equilibrium constant, KA. The data shows that affinity is greatest when the channel is closed. (C) The association constant, ka, which overall shows no substantial variation nor segregation with channel open and closed states. (D) The dissociation constant, kd, which was greatest when the RyR1 channel was open. n = 4 ± s.e.m., *P<0.05 compared with the EGTA value, Student's unpaired t test.
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