XB-ART-4564
J Gen Physiol
2003 Nov 01;1225:541-56. doi: 10.1085/jgp.200308905.
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Constitutive activation of the Shaker Kv channel.
Sukhareva M
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Hackos DH
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Swartz KJ
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In different types of K+ channels the primary activation gate is thought to reside near the intracellular entrance to the ion conduction pore. In the Shaker Kv channel the gate is closed at negative membrane voltages, but can be opened with membrane depolarization. In a previous study of the S6 activation gate in Shaker (Hackos, D.H., T.H. Chang, and K.J. Swartz. 2002. J. Gen. Physiol. 119:521-532.), we found that mutation of Pro 475 to Asp results in a channel that displays a large macroscopic conductance at negative membrane voltages, with only small increases in conductance with membrane depolarization. In the present study we explore the mechanism underlying this constitutively conducting phenotype using both macroscopic and single-channel recordings, and probes that interact with the voltage sensors or the intracellular entrance to the ion conduction pore. Our results suggest that constitutive conduction results from a dramatic perturbation of the closed-open equilibrium, enabling opening of the activation gate without voltage-sensor activation. This mechanism is discussed in the context of allosteric models for activation of Kv channels and what is known about the structure of this critical region in K+ channels.
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ZIA NS002945-13 NINDS NIH HHS , ZIA NS002945-13 Intramural NIH HHS
Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: kcnb1 tbx2
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