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XB-ART-53758
Proteins 2016 Dec 01;8412:1929-1937. doi: 10.1002/prot.25176.
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Three pairs of weak interactions precisely regulate the G-loop gate of Kir2.1 channel.

Li J , Xiao S , Xie X , Zhou H , Pang C , Li S , Zhang H , Logothetis DE , Zhan Y , An H .


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Kir2.1 (also known as IRK1) plays key roles in regulation of resting membrane potential and cell excitability. To achieve its physiological roles, Kir2.1 performs a series of conformational transition, named as gating. However, the structural basis of gating is still obscure. Here, we combined site-directed mutation, two-electrode voltage clamp with molecular dynamics simulations and determined that H221 regulates the gating process of Kir2.1 by involving a weak interaction network. Our data show that the H221R mutant accelerates the rundown kinetics and decelerates the reactivation kinetics of Kir2.1. Compared with the WT channel, the H221R mutation strengthens the interaction between the CD- and G-loops (E303-R221) which stabilizes the close state of the G-loop gate and weakens the interactions between C-linker and CD-loop (R221-R189) and the adjacent G-loops (E303-R312) which destabilizes the open state of G-loop gate. Our data indicate that the three pairs of interactions (E303-H221, H221-R189 and E303-R312) precisely regulate the G-loop gate by controlling the conformation of G-loop. Proteins 2016; 84:1929-1937. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis

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