Protein
Large-conductance mechanosensitive channel
Organism
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (strain ATCC 25177 / H37Ra)
Function
Channel that opens in response to stretch forces in the membrane lipid bilayer. The force required to trigger channel opening depends on the nature of the membrane lipids; the presence of phosphatidylinositol enhances mechanosensitivity of the channel. May participate in the regulation of osmotic pressure changes within the cell.
Similarity
Belongs to the MscL family.
Sequence
MLKGFKEFLARGNIVDLAVAVVIGTAFTALVTKFTDSIITPLINRIGVNAQSDVGILRIGIGGGQTIDLNVLLSAAINFFLIAFAVYFLVVLPYNTLRKKGEVEQPGDTQVVLLTEIRDLLAQTNGDSPGRHGGRGTPSPTDGPRASTESQ