Conformational Changes in a Mammalian Voltage-Dependent Potassium Channel Inactivation Peptide†

Biochemistry ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1640-1645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey W. Abbott ◽  
Eric A. J. Mercer ◽  
Rob T. Miller ◽  
Bala Ramesh ◽  
Surjit K. S. Srai
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Channel Inactivation ◽  
Voltage Dependent

scholarly journals Coupling of Voltage-dependent Potassium Channel Inactivation and Oxidoreductase Active Site of Kvβ Subunits

2001 ◽  
Vol 276 (25) ◽  
pp. 22923-22929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bähring ◽  
Carol J. Milligan ◽  
Vitya Vardanyan ◽  
Birgit Engeland ◽  
Ben A. Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Channel Inactivation ◽  
Voltage Dependent

scholarly journals Calmodulin acts as a state-dependent switch to control a cardiac potassium channel opening

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (50) ◽  
pp. eabd6798
Author(s):  
Po Wei Kang ◽  
Annie M. Westerlund ◽  
Jingyi Shi ◽  
Kelli McFarland White ◽  
Alex K. Dou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
State Dependent ◽  
Gating Mechanism ◽  
Channel Opening ◽  
Activated State ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Functional Consequences ◽  
Open States ◽  
Voltage Sensing Domain

Calmodulin (CaM) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) are potent regulators of the voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ1 (KV7.1), which conducts the cardiac IKs current. Although cryo–electron microscopy structures revealed intricate interactions between the KCNQ1 voltage-sensing domain (VSD), CaM, and PIP2, the functional consequences of these interactions remain unknown. Here, we show that CaM-VSD interactions act as a state-dependent switch to control KCNQ1 pore opening. Combined electrophysiology and molecular dynamics network analysis suggest that VSD transition into the fully activated state allows PIP2 to compete with CaM for binding to VSD. This leads to conformational changes that alter VSD-pore coupling to stabilize open states. We identify a motif in the KCNQ1 cytosolic domain, which works downstream of CaM-VSD interactions to facilitate the conformational change. Our findings suggest a gating mechanism that integrates PIP2 and CaM in KCNQ1 voltage-dependent activation, yielding insights into how KCNQ1 gains the phenotypes critical for its physiological function.

scholarly journals Inactivation of the KcsA potassium channel explored with heterotetramers

2009 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dvir Rotem ◽  
Amy Mason ◽  
Hagan Bayley
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Ionic Conduction ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Channel Inactivation ◽  
Potassium Channel Kcsa ◽  
Cooperative Process ◽  
The Stability

The tetrameric prokaryotic potassium channel KcsA is activated by protons acting on the intracellular aspect of the protein and inactivated through conformational changes in the selectivity filter. Inactivation is modulated by a network of interactions within each protomer between the pore helix and residues at the external entrance of the channel. Inactivation is suppressed by the E71A mutation, which perturbs the stability of this network. Here, cell-free protein synthesis followed by protein purification by sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to produce heterotetramers of KcsA that contain different combinations of wild-type and E71A subunits. Single-channel recordings from these heterotetramers reveal how the network of interactions in individual protomers affects ionic conduction and channel inactivation, suggesting that the latter is a cooperative process.

scholarly journals Structural modeling of the hERG potassium channel and associated drug interactions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Maly ◽  
Aiyana Emigh ◽  
Kevin DeMarco ◽  
Kazuharu Furutani ◽  
Jon T. Sack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Drug Binding ◽  
Selectivity Filter ◽  
Herg Channel ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Ion Conduction ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
Channel Inactivation ◽  
Conduction Pathway

The voltage-gated potassium channel, KV11.1, encoded by the human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene (hERG) is expressed in cardiac myocytes, where it is crucial for the membrane repolarization of the action potential. Gating of hERG channel is characterized by rapid, voltage-dependent, C-type inactivation, which blocks ion conduction and is suggested to involve constriction of the selectivity filter. Mutations S620T and S641A/T within the selectivity filter region of hERG have been shown to alter the voltage-dependence of channel inactivation. Because hERG channel blockade is implicated in a number of drug-induced arrhythmias associated with both the open and inactivated states, we simulated the effects of these mutations to elucidate conformational changes associated with hERG channel inactivation and differences in drug binding between the two states. Rosetta modeling of the S641A fast-inactivating mutation revealed a lateral shift of F627 side chain in the selectivity filter into the central channel axis along the ion conduction pathway and formation of a fenestration region below the selectivity filter. Rosetta modeling of the non-inactivating mutations S620T and S641T suggested a potential molecular mechanism preventing F627 side chain from shifting into the ion conduction pathway during the proposed inactivation process. Furthermore, we used Rosetta docking to explore the binding mechanism of highly selective and potent hERG blockers - dofetilide, terfenadine, and E4031. Our results correlate well with existing experimental evidence involving interactions of these drugs with key hERG residues Y652 and F656 inside the pore and reveal potential ligand binding interactions within fenestration region in an inactivated state.

scholarly journals Cooperative interactions among subunits of a voltage-dependent potassium channel. Evidence from expression of concatenated cDNAs.

1992 ◽  
Vol 267 (33) ◽  
pp. 23742-23745
Author(s):  
R.S. Hurst ◽  
M.P. Kavanaugh ◽  
J Yakel ◽  
J.P. Adelman ◽  
R.A. North
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Cooperative Interactions ◽  
Voltage Dependent

scholarly journals Activation-inactivation of potassium channels and development of the potassium-channel spike in internally perfused squid giant axons.

1981 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channels ◽  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Voltage Clamp ◽  
Time Constant ◽  
Equilibrium Potential ◽  
Giant Axons ◽  
Dependent Inactivation ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Time Courses ◽  
Calcium Permeability

A spike that is the result of calcium permeability through potassium channels was separated from the action potential is squid giant axons internally perfused with a 30 mM NaF solution and bathed in a 100 mM CaCl2 solution by blocking sodium channels with tetrodotoxin. Currents through potassium channels were studied under voltage clamp. The records showed a clear voltage-dependent inactivation of the currents. The inactivation was composed of at least two components; one relatively fast, having a time constant of 20--30 ms, and the other very slow, having a time constant of 5--10 s. Voltage clamp was carried out with a variety of salt compositions in both the internal and external solutions. A similar voltage-dependent inactivation, also composed of the two components, was recognized in all the current through potassium channels. Although the direction and intensity of current strongly depended on the salt composition of the solutions, the time-courses of these currents at corresponding voltages were very similar. These results strongly suggest that the inactivation of the currents in attributable to an essential, dynamic property of potassium channels themselves. Thus, the generation of a potassium-channel spike can be understood as an event that occurs when the equilibrium potential across the potassium channel becomes positive.

scholarly journals The Importance of Ion Binding for Potassium Channel Inactivation and Recovery

2010 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 621a
Author(s):  
Albert C. Pan ◽  
Sudha Chakrapani ◽  
Vishwanath Jogini ◽  
Luis G. Cuello ◽  
Doris M. Cortes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channel ◽  
Ion Binding ◽  
Channel Inactivation

scholarly journals Structure–Function Relations of the First and Fourth Predicted Extracellular Linkers of the Type IIa Na+/Pi Cotransporter

2004 ◽  
Vol 124 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Ehnes ◽  
Ian C. Forster ◽  
Katja Kohler ◽  
Andrea Bacconi ◽  
Gerti Stange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Transport Pathway ◽  
Extracellular Medium ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Substituted Cysteine Accessibility ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Opposite Behavior ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Kinetics Of

The putative first intracellular and third extracellular linkers are known to play important roles in defining the transport properties of the type IIa Na+-coupled phosphate cotransporter (Kohler, K., I.C. Forster, G. Stange, J. Biber, and H. Murer. 2002b. J. Gen. Physiol. 120:693–705). To investigate whether other stretches that link predicted transmembrane domains are also involved, the substituted cysteine accessibility method (SCAM) was applied to sites in the predicted first and fourth extracellular linkers (ECL-1 and ECL-4). Mutants based on the wild-type (WT) backbone, with substituted novel cysteines, were expressed in Xenopus oocytes, and their function was assayed by isotope uptake and electrophysiology. Functionally important sites were identified in both linkers by exposing cells to membrane permeant and impermeant methanethiosulfonate (MTS) reagents. The cysteine modification reaction rates for sites in ECL-1 were faster than those in ECL-4, which suggested that the latter were less accessible from the extracellular medium. Generally, a finite cotransport activity remained at the end of the modification reaction. The change in activity was due to altered voltage-dependent kinetics of the Pi-dependent current. For example, cys substitution at Gly-134 in ECL-1 resulted in rate-limiting, voltage-independent cotransport activity for V ≤ −80 mV, whereas the WT exhibited a linear voltage dependency. After cys modification, this mutant displayed a supralinear voltage dependency in the same voltage range. The opposite behavior was documented for cys substitution at Met-533 in ECL-4. Modification of cysteines at two other sites in ECL-1 (Ile-136 and Phe-137) also resulted in supralinear voltage dependencies for hyperpolarizing potentials. Taken together, these findings suggest that ECL-1 and ECL-4 may not directly form part of the transport pathway, but specific sites in these linkers can interact directly or indirectly with parts of NaPi-IIa that undergo voltage-dependent conformational changes and thereby influence the voltage dependency of cotransport.

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