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XB-ART-14754
Biophys J 1998 Jun 01;746:2953-62.
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The N-terminus of the K channel KAT1 controls its voltage-dependent gating by altering the membrane electric field.

Marten I , Hoshi T .


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Functional roles of different domains (pore region, S4 segment, N-terminus) of the KAT1 potassium channel in its voltage-dependent gating were electrophysiologically studied in Xenopus oocytes. The KAT1 properties did not depend on the extracellular K+ concentration or on residue H267, equivalent to one of the residues known to be important in C-type inactivation in Shaker channels, indicating that the hyperpolarization-induced KAT1 inward currents are related to the channel activation rather than to recovery from inactivation. Neutralization of a positively charged amino acid in the S4 domain (R176S) reduced the gating charge movement, suggesting that it acts as a voltage-sensing residue in KAT1. N-terminal deletions alone (e.g., delta20-34) did not affect the gating charge movement. However, the deletions paradoxically increased the voltage sensitivity of the R176S mutant channel, but not that of the wild-type channel. We propose a simple model in which the N-terminus determines the KAT1 voltage sensitivity by contributing to the electric field sensed by the voltage sensor.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: kyat1

References [+] :
Aldrich, Potassium channels. New channel subunits are a turn-off. 1994, Pubmed, Xenbase