Wu X, Zhang L, Hong L. The role of Phe150 in human voltage-gated proton channel.
iScience 2022;
25:105420. [PMID:
36388967 PMCID:
PMC9646954 DOI:
10.1016/j.isci.2022.105420]
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Abstract
The voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 is a member of voltage-gated ion channels containing voltage-sensing domains (VSDs). The VSDs are made of four membrane-spanning segments (S1 through S4), and their function is to detect changes in membrane potential in the cells. A highly conserved phenylalanine 150 (F150) is located in the S2 segment of human voltage-gated proton channels. We previously discovered that the F150 is a binding site for the open channel blocker 2GBI. Here, we show that the Hv1 VSD voltage-dependent activation requires a hydrophobic group at position F150. We perform double-mutant cycle analysis to probe interactions between F150 and positively charged arginines in the S4 segment of the channel. Our results indicate that F150 interacts with two arginines (R2 and R3) in the S4 segment and catalyzes the transfer of the S4 arginines in the process of voltage-dependent activation.
Hydrophobicity of F150 is crucial for human Hv1 channel voltage-dependent activation
F150 interacts with R2 to stabilize the closed state of the Hv1 channel
When depolarized, R3 moves upward to interact with F150 stabilizing the open state of Hv1
F150 is essential for the transfer of the Hv1 arginines in the process of voltage sensing
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