Protein-electric field interaction, concentration

Another mode of protein-electric field interaction has been proposed by Blank (18-21). Blank considers that the effects of an electric field on membrane protein mainly arise from its effect on the electric double layer at the water-membrane interface. In other words, an electric field can change the concentration of ions near a membrane protein, which results in a stimulation or a reduction in its activity. The surface compartmental model has been used to interpret the ac stimulated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) splitting of Na, K-ATPase (adenosine triphosphatase) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis in various types of cells (19-21). 

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