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Figure 1. Data segments used for noise analysis of macroscopic Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents. Representative example of activation of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels by 10 mM MgATP. Nucleotide application is indicated by the bar. The parallel vertical lines denote 1-s data segments during which the current reaches a quasiâsteady-state level. The dotted horizontal line indicates the zero current level. PO and N in the absence of nucleotides (open triangles in Fig. 4, BâD) were calculated from segment 1, and in the presence of 10 mM MgATP (open circles in Fig. 4, BâD) from segment 2.
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Figure 2. Rundown of Kir6.2/SUR1 and Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels in macropatches. (A) Macroscopic Kir6.2/SUR1 currents at â60 mV recorded from a giant patch. Patch excision and the start of the perfusion with nucleotide-free intracellular solution are indicated by the arrows. The dotted line represents the zero current level. (B) Macroscopic Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents recorded at â60 mV. Patch excision and the start of the perfusion with nucleotide-free solution are indicated by the arrows. The dotted line represents the zero current level. (C) Mean macroscopic KATP current at â60 mV during the first 60 s of rundown, expressed as a fraction of the maximum value reached after excision, is plotted as a function of the time after patch excision for Kir6.2/SUR1 (open circles; n = 10) and Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels (filled circles; n = 10). The lines are the best fit of a double-exponential function to the mean data (solid line, Kir6.2/SUR1; dotted line, Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1).
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Figure 3. Kinetics of Kir6.2/SUR1 and Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels. (A) Single Kir6.2/SUR1 currents recorded at â60 mV in nucleotide-free solution. c, the closed current level. (B) Distributions of Kir6.2/SUR1 open times (left), closed times (middle), and burst times (right) in nucleotide-free solution. The PO(0) of the channel illustrated was 0.36. The distributions were fit with the following parameters. Open times: ÏO = 3.39 ms (ÏO,COR = 2.46 ms); closed times: ÏC1 = 0.44 ms, aC1 = 0.949; ÏC2 = 9.6 ms, aC2 = 0.022; ÏC3 = 53 ms, aC3 = 0.020; ÏC4 = 363 ms, aC4 = 0.009; burst times: ÏB1 = 93 ms, aB1 = 0.526, ÏB2 = 31 ms, aB2 = 0.328, ÏB3 = 1.7 ms, aB3 = 0.145. The mean burst duration (ÏB) was 59.3 ms. (C) Single Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents recorded at â60 mV in nucleotide-free solution. c, the closed current level. (D) Distributions of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 open times (left), closed times (middle), and burst times (right) in nucleotide-free solution. The PO(0) of the channel illustrated was 0.27. The distributions were fit with the following parameters. Open times: ÏO = 3.32 ms (ÏO,COR = 2.32 ms); closed times: ÏC1 = 0.39 ms, aC1 = 0.940; ÏC2 = 16.9 ms, aC2 = 0.030; ÏC3 = 139 ms, aC3 = 0.023; ÏC4 = 415 ms, aC4 = 0.007; burst times: ÏB1 = 61 ms, a1 = 0.651; ÏB2 = 20 ms, a2 = 0.187; ÏB3 = 1.0 ms, a3 = 0.162. The mean burst duration (ÏB) was 43.6 ms.
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Figure 4. Rundown and reactivation of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels by MgATP and MgADP. (A) Representative record showing repetitive activation of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 current by 10 mM MgATP. Nucleotide application is indicated by the bars. Patch excision and the start of the perfusion with nucleotide-free solution are indicated by the arrows. The dotted line indicates the zero current level. (BâD) Estimates of NrPO (B), PO (C), and the fraction of functional channels (N) (D) calculated from noise analysis of current records obtained during repetitive application of 10 mM MgATP (open circles) or 1 mM MgADP (open squares), or in control solution before the application of nucleotide (open triangles). Data are mean ± SEM from 10 patches. The lines are drawn by eye.
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Figure 5. Nucleotide activation of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels. (A) Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 current magnitude (IADP) in the presence of 3 µM MgADP (filled squares) or 30 µM MgADP (filled circles), expressed as a fraction of that in the presence of a maximal stimulatory ADP concentration (1 mM; IMAX). This is plotted against the current magnitude in the presence of 1 mM MgADP (IMAX), expressed as a fraction of the current immediately after excision (IEX). The dotted lines represent the best linear fit to the data at 3 µM (lower) or 30 µM (upper) MgADP. (B) Repetitive activation of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels by different concentrations of MgADP. Nucleotide application is indicated by the bars, and the numbers above the bars give the nucleotide concentration in millimolars. The dotted line indicates the zero current level. (C) Concentrationâresponse relationships for activation of Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels by MgATP (filled circles; n = 8) or MgADP (open circles; n = 8). The lines are the best fit of Eq. 1 to the mean data with EC50 = 7.7 µM and h = 1.30 (MgADP) and EC50 = 112 µM and h = 1.25 (MgATP).
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Figure 6. Effect of other Mg-nucleotides. (A) Mean increase in Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 current in the presence of different nucleotides (refer to Materials and methods). White bar, 1 mM MgATP (n = 13); pale gray bar, 1 mM MgATPγS (n = 6); dark gray bar, 1 mM MgADP (n = 7); black bar, 1 mM MgAMP-PNP (n = 6); crosshatched bar, 1 mM MgAMP-PNP plus 1 mM MgATP (n = 6). ***, P < 0.001 (against MgATP). (B) Mean time constants (Ï) of current activation (ÏON-1 and ÏON-2) and deactivation (ÏOFF) by MgATP (white bars, n = 13), MgATPγS (pale gray bars, n = 6), and MgADP (dark gray bars, n = 7). *, P < 0.5; ***, P < 0.001 (against MgATP). (C) Time course of current activation and deactivation by 1 mM MgADP (top) and 1 mM MgATP (bottom). Nucleotide application is indicated by the bar, and the dotted line represents the zero current level. The white lines are the best fit of one (MgADP) or two (MgATP) exponential components for activation (A1*eât/Ï1+A2*eât/Ï2) and one for deactivation (A*eât/Ï). For MgADP: AON-1 = 680 pA, ÏON-1 = 330 ms; AOFF = 680 pA, ÏOFF = 1,320 ms. For MgATP: AON-1 = 490 pA, ÏON-1 = 730 ms; AON-2 = 180 pA, ÏON-2 = 4,060 ms; AOFF = 670 pA; ÏOFF = 1,835 ms.
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Figure 7. NBD-independent nucleotide activation. Representative examples of the effect of 1 mM MgATP on Kir6.2-G334D/SUR-KAKA channels (A) or Kir6.2-G334DÎC channels (B). Patch excision and the start of the perfusion with nucleotide-free solution are indicated by the arrows and MgATP application by the bars. The dotted line indicates the zero current level.
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Figure 8. Effect of 10 mM MgATP on Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 kinetics. (A and C) Single Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents recorded at â60 mV from the same patch first in nucleotide-free solution (A), and then in the presence of 10 mM MgATP (C). c, the closed current level. (B and D) Distributions of open times (left), closed times (middle), and burst durations (right) in 0 mM MgATP (B; PO = 0.26) and in 10 mM MgATP (D; PO = 0.82). The distributions were fit with the following parameters. For 0 mM MgATP (B): open times: ÏO = 2.34 ms (ÏO,COR = 1.57 ms); closed times: ÏC1 = 0.33 ms, aC1 = 0.901; ÏC2 = 5.5 ms, aC2 = 0.043; ÏC3 = 39 ms, aC3 = 0.049; ÏC4 = 192 ms, aC4 = 0.007; burst times: ÏB1 = 33 ms, aB1 = 0.53; ÏB2 = 9.3 ms, aB2 = 0.34; ÏB3 = 0.63 ms, aB3 = 0.13. The mean burst duration (ÏB) was 20.8 ms. For 10 mM MgATP (D): open times: ÏO = 2.73 ms (ÏO,COR = 1.75 ms); closed times: ÏC1 = 0.33 ms, aC1 = 0.994; ÏC2 = 2.5 ms, aC2 = 0.004; ÏC3 = 14 ms, aC3 = 0.003; burst times: ÏB â¡ ÏB1 = 282 ms.
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Figure 9. Effect of 1 mM MgADP on Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 kinetics. (A and C) Single Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents recorded at â60 mV from the same patch first in nucleotide-free solution (A), and then in 1 mM MgADP (C). (B and D) Distributions of open times (left), closed times (middle), and burst durations (right) in 0 mM MgADP (B; PO = 0.39) and 1 mM MgADP (D; PO = 0.82). The distributions were fit with the following parameters. For 0 mM MgADP (B): open times: ÏO = 2.31 ms (ÏO,COR = 1.51 ms); closed times: ÏC1 = 0.33 ms, aC1 = 0.942; ÏC2 = 7.3 ms, aC2 = 0.021; ÏC3 = 36 ms, aC3 = 0.034; ÏC4 = 230 ms, aC4 = 0.003; burst times: ÏB1 = 41 ms, aB1 = 0.770; ÏB2 = 5.6 ms, aB2 = 0.115; ÏB3 = 0.46 ms, aB3 = 0.115. The mean burst duration (Ï) was 32.3 ms. For 1 mM MgADP (D): open times: ÏO = 2.61 ms (ÏO,COR = 1.77 ms); closed times: ÏC1 = 0.38 ms, aC1 = 0.990; ÏC2 = 3.8 ms, aC2 = 0.001; ÏC3 = 14 ms, aC3 = 0.009; burst times: ÏB â¡ ÏB1 = 263 ms.
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Figure 10. Comparison of the activatory and inhibitory effects of Mg-nucleotides. (A) Concentrationâresponse relationships for activation and inhibition of macroscopic KATP currents by ADP. Inhibition was measured for Kir6.2/SUR1 currents in the absence of Mg2+ (open circles; n = 6). Activation was measured for Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents in the presence of Mg2+ (filled squares; n = 8; data from Fig. 5 C). Filled circles (n = 15) indicate data obtained for Kir6.2/SUR1 currents in the presence of Mg2+, where activation and inhibition are simultaneously present. The solid lines are the best fit of Eqs. 1â3 to the mean data. For Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels, data were fit with Eq. 1, EC50 = 7.7 µM and h = 1.30. For Kir6.2/SUR1 channels, data in Mg-free solution were fit with Eq. 2, IC50 = 62 µM and h = 0.81, and data in Mg-containing solution were fit with Eq. 3 using fixed activation parameters (EC50 = 8 µM and h2 = 1.3) and a = 2; IC50 = 280 µM and h1 = 1.4 for inhibition. The dotted line is best fit of the data for Kir6.2/SUR1 in Mg-containing solution assuming no interaction between the activatory and inhibitory sites (IC50 was fixed at 62 µM and EC50 at 8 µM) and a = 2.5, h1 = 1.3, and h2 = 1.3. (B) Concentrationâresponse relationships for activation and inhibition of macroscopic KATP currents by ATP. Inhibition was measured for Kir6.2/SUR1 currents in the absence of Mg2+ (open circles; n = 6). Activation was measured for Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 currents in the presence of Mg2+ (filled squares; n = 8; data from Fig. 5 C). Filled circles (n = 8) indicate data obtained for Kir6.2/SUR1 currents in the presence of Mg2+, where activation and inhibition are simultaneously present. For Kir6.2-G334D/SUR1 channels, the line through the mean data were fit with Eq. 1, EC50 = 112 µM and h = 1.25. For Kir6.2/SUR1 channels in the absence of Mg2+, the line through the mean data are the best fit of Eq. 2, with IC50 = 7.1 µM and h = 1.1. For Kir6.2/SUR1 channels, data in Mg-containing solution were fit with Eq. 2, with IC50 = 14 µM and h = 1.0. (C) Concentrationâinhibition relationships for Kir6.2/SUR1-KAKA currents in the absence (open circles; n = 8) and presence of Mg2+ (gray circles; n = 8). The lines through the mean data are the best fit of Eq. 2, with IC50 = 4.8 µM and h = 1.2 for Mg2+-free solution, and IC50 = 8.3 µM and h = 1.2 for Mg2+ solution. (D) Concentrationâresponse inhibition relationships for Kir6.2/SUR1 currents in the absence (open circles; n = 8) or presence of Mg2+ (filled circles; n = 8). The physiological range of [ATP]i is shown by the bar. The lines are drawn by eye.
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