XB-ART-6641
J Gen Physiol
2002 Sep 01;1203:267-305. doi: 10.1085/jgp.20028605.
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Coupling between voltage sensor activation, Ca2+ binding and channel opening in large conductance (BK) potassium channels.
Horrigan FT
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Aldrich RW
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To determine how intracellular Ca(2+) and membrane voltage regulate the gating of large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (BK) channels, we examined the steady-state and kinetic properties of mSlo1 ionic and gating currents in the presence and absence of Ca(2+) over a wide range of voltage. The activation of unliganded mSlo1 channels can be accounted for by allosteric coupling between voltage sensor activation and the closed (C) to open (O) conformational change (Horrigan, F.T., and R.W. Aldrich. 1999. J. Gen. Physiol. 114:305-336; Horrigan, F.T., J. Cui, and R.W. Aldrich. 1999. J. Gen. Physiol. 114:277-304). In 0 Ca(2+), the steady-state gating charge-voltage (Q(SS)-V) relationship is shallower and shifted to more negative voltages than the conductance-voltage (G(K)-V) relationship. Calcium alters the relationship between Q-V and G-V, shifting both to more negative voltages such that they almost superimpose in 70 microM Ca(2+). This change reflects a differential effect of Ca(2+) on voltage sensor activation and channel opening. Ca(2+) has only a small effect on the fast component of ON gating current, indicating that Ca(2+) binding has little effect on voltage sensor activation when channels are closed. In contrast, open probability measured at very negative voltages (less than -80 mV) increases more than 1,000-fold in 70 microM Ca(2+), demonstrating that Ca(2+) increases the C-O equilibrium constant under conditions where voltage sensors are not activated. Thus, Ca(2+) binding and voltage sensor activation act almost independently, to enhance channel opening. This dual-allosteric mechanism can reproduce the steady-state behavior of mSlo1 over a wide range of conditions, with the assumption that activation of individual Ca(2+) sensors or voltage sensors additively affect the energy of the C-O transition and that a weak interaction between Ca(2+) sensors and voltage sensors occurs independent of channel opening. By contrast, macroscopic I(K) kinetics indicate that Ca(2+) and voltage dependencies of C-O transition rates are complex, leading us to propose that the C-O conformational change may be described by a complex energy landscape.
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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: dtl kcnma1 tbx2 tff3.7
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