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XB-ART-11682
J Neurosci 2000 Dec 15;2024:9046-52.
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The [beta]2a subunit is a molecular groom for the Ca2+ channel inactivation gate.

Restituito S , Cens T , Barrere C , Geib S , Galas S , De Waard M , Charnet P .


Abstract
Ca(2+) channel inactivation is a key element in controlling the level of Ca(2+) entry through voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. Interaction between the pore-forming alpha(1) subunit and the auxiliary beta subunit is known to be a strong modulator of voltage-dependent inactivation. Here, we demonstrate that an N-terminal membrane anchoring site (MAS) of the beta(2a) subunit strongly reduces alpha(1A) (Ca(V)2.1) Ca(2+) channel inactivation. This effect can be mimicked by the addition of a transmembrane segment to the N terminus of the beta(2a) subunit. Inhibition of inactivation by beta(2a) also requires a link between MAS and another important molecular determinant, the beta interaction domain (BID). Our data suggest that mobility of the Ca(2+) channel I-II loop is necessary for channel inactivation. Interaction of this loop with other identified intracellular channel domains may constitute the basis of voltage-dependent inactivation. We thus propose a conceptually novel mechanism for slowing of inactivation by the beta(2a) subunit, in which the immobilization of the channel inactivation gate occurs by means of MAS and BID.

PubMed ID: 11124981
PMC ID: PMC6773026
Article link: J Neurosci


Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: bid

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