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Le Tanno P, Folacci M, Revilloud J, Faivre L, Laurent G, Pinson L, Amedro P, Millat G, Janin A, Vivaudou M, Roux-Buisson N, Fauré J. Characterization of Loss-Of-Function KCNJ2 Mutations in Atypical Andersen Tawil Syndrome. Front Genet 2021; 12:773177. [PMID: 34899860 PMCID: PMC8655864 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.773177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Andersen-Tawil Syndrome (ATS) is a rare disease defined by the association of cardiac arrhythmias, periodic paralysis and dysmorphic features, and is caused by KCNJ2 loss-of-function mutations. However, when extracardiac symptoms are atypical or absent, the patient can be diagnosed with Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT), a rare arrhythmia at high risk of sudden death, mostly due to RYR2 mutations. The identification of KCNJ2 variants in CPVT suspicion is very rare but important because beta blockers, the cornerstone of CPVT therapy, could be less efficient. We report here the cases of two patients addressed for CPVT-like phenotypes. Genetic investigations led to the identification of p. Arg82Trp and p. Pro186Gln de novo variants in the KCNJ2 gene. Functional studies showed that both variants forms of Kir2.1 monomers act as dominant negative and drastically reduced the activity of the tetrameric channel. We characterize here a new pathogenic variant (p.Pro186Gln) of KCNJ2 gene and highlight the interest of accurate cardiologic evaluation and of attention to extracardiac signs to distinguish CPVT from atypical ATS, and guide therapeutic decisions. We also confirm that the KCNJ2 gene must be investigated during CPVT molecular analysis.
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- Pauline Le Tanno
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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- CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Medical Genetics Department, Dijon Bourgogne University Hospital, François Mitterand Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Cardiology Department, Dijon Bourgogne University Hospital, François Mitterand Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Medical Genetics Department, University Hospital, Montpellier, France.,Département de Génétique Médicale, Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Montpellier, France.,Genetic Department for Rare Diseases and Personalized Medicine, Clinical Division, Montpellier, France
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- Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology Department, Clinical Investigation Centre, PhyMedExp, CNRS, INSERM, University of Montpellier, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Cardiogénétique Moléculaire, Centre de Biologie et Pathologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Cardiogénétique Moléculaire, Centre de Biologie et Pathologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble, France
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Chen Y, Shi Y, Wang G, Li Y, Cheng L, Wang Y. Memantine selectively prevented the induction of dynamic allodynia by blocking Kir2.1 channel and inhibiting the activation of microglia in spinal dorsal horn of mice in spared nerve injury model. Mol Pain 2019; 15:1744806919838947. [PMID: 30845882 PMCID: PMC6487752 DOI: 10.1177/1744806919838947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Memantine is one of the important clinical medications in treating moderate to severe Alzheimer disease. The effect of memantine on preventing or treating punctate allodynia has been thoroughly studied but not on the induction of dynamic allodynia. The aim of this study is to investigate whether memantine could prevent the induction of dynamic allodynia and its underlying spinal mechanisms. Results (1) In in vivo spared nerve injury pain model, pretreatment with memantine at a lower dose (10 nmol, intrathecal; memantine-10) selectively prevented the induction of dynamic allodynia but not the punctate allodynia. (2) Pretreatment with either MK801-10 (MK801-10 nmol, intrathecal) or higher dose of memantine (30 nmol, intrathecal; memantine-30) prevented the induction of both dynamic and punctate allodynia. (3) Memantine-10 showed significant effect on the inhibition of the spared nerve injury-induced overactivation of microglia in spinal dorsal horn. (4) In contrast, in complete freund′s adjuvant (CFA) model, memantine-10 neither affected the CFA injection-induced activation of microglia in spinal dorsal horn nor the induction of dynamic allodynia. (5) Immunohistological studies showed Kir2.1 channel distributed widely and co-localized with microglia in the spinal dorsal horn of mice. (6) Pretreatment with either minocycline, a microglia inhibitor, or ML133, a Kir2.1 inhibitor, both selectively prevented the overactivation of microglia in spinal dorsal horn and the induction of dynamic allodynia following spared nerve injury. Conclusion The selective inhibitory effect on the induction of dynamic allodynia in spared nerve injury model by low dose of the memantine (memantine-10) was tightly correlated with the blockade of microglia Kir2.1 channel to suppress the microglia activation.
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- Yangyang Chen
- 1 Neurology Department, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Neurology Department, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Neurology Department, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Neurology Department, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Neurology Department, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 1 Neurology Department, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Shi Y, Chen Y, Wang Y. Kir2.1 Channel Regulation of Glycinergic Transmission Selectively Contributes to Dynamic Mechanical Allodynia in a Mouse Model of Spared Nerve Injury. Neurosci Bull 2018; 35:301-314. [PMID: 30203408 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-018-0285-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain is a chronic debilitating symptom characterized by spontaneous pain and mechanical allodynia. It occurs in distinct forms, including brush-evoked dynamic and filament-evoked punctate mechanical allodynia. Potassium channel 2.1 (Kir2.1), which exhibits strong inward rectification, is and regulates the activity of lamina I projection neurons. However, the relationship between Kir2.1 channels and mechanical allodynia is still unclear. In this study, we first found that pretreatment with ML133, a selective Kir2.1 inhibitor, by intrathecal administration, preferentially inhibited dynamic, but not punctate, allodynia in mice with spared nerve injury (SNI). Intrathecal injection of low doses of strychnine, a glycine receptor inhibitor, selectively induced dynamic, but not punctate allodynia, not only in naïve but also in ML133-pretreated mice. In contrast, bicuculline, a GABAA receptor antagonist, induced only punctate, but not dynamic, allodynia. These results indicated the involvement of glycinergic transmission in the development of dynamic allodynia. We further found that SNI significantly suppressed the frequency, but not the amplitude, of the glycinergic spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (gly-sIPSCs) in neurons on the lamina II-III border of the spinal dorsal horn, and pretreatment with ML133 prevented the SNI-induced gly-sIPSC reduction. Furthermore, 5 days after SNI, ML133, either by intrathecal administration or acute bath perfusion, and strychnine sensitively reversed the SNI-induced dynamic, but not punctate, allodynia and the gly-sIPSC reduction in lamina IIi neurons, respectively. In conclusion, our results suggest that blockade of Kir2.1 channels in the spinal dorsal horn selectively inhibits dynamic, but not punctate, mechanical allodynia by enhancing glycinergic inhibitory transmission.
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- Yiqian Shi
- Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Fan C, Kuhn M, Mbiol AP, Groome J, Winston V, Biskup S, Lehmann-Horn F, Jurkat-Rott K. Kir2.2 p.Thr140Met: a genetic susceptibility to sporadic periodic paralysis. Acta Myol 2018; 37:193-203. [PMID: 30838349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Periodic paralyses (PP) are recurrent episodes of flaccid limb muscle weakness. Next to autosomal dominant forms, sporadic PP (SPP) cases are known but their genetics are unclear. METHODS In a patient with hypokalemic SPP, we performed exome sequencing to identify a candidate gene. We sequenced this gene in 263 unrelated PP patients without any known causative mutations. Then we performed functional analysis of all variants found and molecular modelling for interpretation. RESULTS Exome sequencing in the proband yielded three heterozygous variants predicted to be linked to disease. These encoded p.Thr140Met in the Kir2.2 potassium channel, p.Asp229Asn in protein kinase C theta, and p.Thr15943Ile in titin. Since all hitherto known causative PP genes code for ion channels, we studied the Kir2.2-encoding gene, KCNJ12, for involvement in PP pathogenesis. KCNJ12 screening in 263 PP patients revealed three further variants, each in a single individual and coding for p.Gly419Ser, p.Cys75Tyr, and p.Ile283Val. All four Kir2.2 variants were functionally expressed. Only p.Thr140Met displayed relevant functional alterations, i.e. homo-tetrameric channels produced almost no current, and hetero-tetrameric channels suppressed co-expressed wildtype Kir2.1 in a dominant-negative manner. Molecular modelling showed Kir2.2 p.Thr140Met to reduce movement of potassium ions towards binding sites in the hetero-tetramer pore compatible with a reduced maximal current. MD simulations revealed loss of hydrogen bonding with the p.Thr140Met substitution. DISCUSSION The electrophysiological findings of p.Thr140Met are similar to those found in thyrotoxic PP caused by Kir2.6 mutations. Also, the homologous Thr140 residue is mutated in Kir2.6. This supports the idea that Kir2.2 p.Thr140Met conveys susceptibility to SPP and should be included in genetic screening.
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Chen K, Zuo D, Liu Z, Chen H. Kir2.1 channels set two levels of resting membrane potential with inward rectification. Pflugers Arch 2017; 470:599-611. [PMID: 29282531 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-017-2099-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Strong inward rectifier K+ channels (Kir2.1) mediate background K+ currents primarily responsible for maintenance of resting membrane potential. Multiple types of cells exhibit two levels of resting membrane potential. Kir2.1 and K2P1 currents counterbalance, partially accounting for the phenomenon of human cardiomyocytes in subphysiological extracellular K+ concentrations or pathological hypokalemic conditions. The mechanism of how Kir2.1 channels contribute to the two levels of resting membrane potential in different types of cells is not well understood. Here we test the hypothesis that Kir2.1 channels set two levels of resting membrane potential with inward rectification. Under hypokalemic conditions, Kir2.1 currents counterbalance HCN2 or HCN4 cation currents in CHO cells that heterologously express both channels, generating N-shaped current-voltage relationships that cross the voltage axis three times and reconstituting two levels of resting membrane potential. Blockade of HCN channels eliminated the phenomenon in K2P1-deficient Kir2.1-expressing human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells or CHO cells expressing both Kir2.1 and HCN2 channels. Weakly inward rectifier Kir4.1 or inward rectification-deficient Kir2.1•E224G mutant channels do not set such two levels of resting membrane potential when co-expressed with HCN2 channels in CHO cells or when overexpressed in human cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. These findings demonstrate a common mechanism that Kir2.1 channels set two levels of resting membrane potential with inward rectification by balancing inward currents through different cation channels such as hyperpolarization-activated HCN channels or hypokalemia-induced K2P1 leak channels.
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- Kuihao Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12222, USA.
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Lam D, Lively S, Schlichter LC. Responses of rat and mouse primary microglia to pro- and anti-inflammatory stimuli: molecular profiles, K + channels and migration. J Neuroinflammation 2017; 14:166. [PMID: 28830445 PMCID: PMC5567442 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-0941-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute CNS damage is commonly studied using rat and mouse models, but increasingly, molecular analysis is finding species differences that might affect the ability to translate findings to humans. Microglia can undergo complex molecular and functional changes, often studied by in vitro responses to discrete activating stimuli. There is considerable evidence that pro-inflammatory (M1) activation can exacerbate tissue damage, while anti-inflammatory (M2) states help resolve inflammation and promote tissue repair. However, in assessing potential therapeutic targets for controlling inflammation, it is crucial to determine whether rat and mouse microglia respond the same. METHODS Primary microglia from Sprague-Dawley rats and C57BL/6 mice were cultured, then stimulated with interferon-γ + tumor necrosis factor-α (I + T; M1 activation), interleukin (IL)-4 (M2a, alternative activation), or IL-10 (M2c, acquired deactivation). To profile their activation responses, NanoString was used to monitor messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of numerous pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators, microglial markers, immunomodulators, and other molecules. Western analysis was used to measure selected proteins. Two potential targets for controlling inflammation-inward- and outward-rectifier K+ channels (Kir2.1, Kv1.3)-were examined (mRNA, currents) and specific channel blockers were applied to determine their contributions to microglial migration in the different activation states. RESULTS Pro-inflammatory molecules increased after I + T treatment but there were several qualitative and quantitative differences between the species (e.g., iNOS and nitric oxide, COX-2). Several molecules commonly associated with an M2a state differed between species or they were induced in additional activation states (e.g., CD206, ARG1). Resting levels and/or responses of several microglial markers (Iba1, CD11b, CD68) differed with the activation state, species, or both. Transcripts for several Kir2 and Kv1 family members were detected in both species. However, the current amplitudes (mainly Kir2.1 and Kv1.3) depended on activation state and species. Treatment-induced changes in morphology and migratory capacity were similar between the species (migration reduced by I + T, increased by IL-4 or IL-10). In both species, Kir2.1 block reduced migration and Kv1.3 block increased it, regardless of activation state; thus, these channels might affect microglial migration to damage sites. CONCLUSIONS Caution is recommended in generalizing molecular and functional responses of microglia to activating stimuli between species.
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- Doris Lam
- Genes and Development Division, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Krembil Discovery Tower, Room 7KD417, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada.,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Genes and Development Division, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Krembil Discovery Tower, Room 7KD417, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
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- Genes and Development Division, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Krembil Discovery Tower, Room 7KD417, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada. .,Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Ren S, Pang C, Huang Y, Xing C, Zhan Y, An H. Hydrocinnamic Acid Inhibits the Currents of WT and SQT3 Syndrome-Related Mutants of Kir2.1 Channel. J Membr Biol 2017; 250:425-32. [PMID: 28660286 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-017-9964-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Gain of function in mutations, D172N and E299V, of Kir2.1 will induce type III short QT syndrome. In our previous work, we had identified that a mixture of traditional Chinese medicine, styrax, is a blocker of Kir2.1. Here, we determined a monomer, hydrocinnamic acid (HA), as the effective component from 18 compounds of styrax. Our data show that HA can inhibit the currents of Kir2.1 channel in both excised inside-out and whole-cell patch with the IC50 of 5.21 ± 1.02 and 10.08 ± 0.46 mM, respectively. The time course of HA blockage and washout are 2.3 ± 0.6 and 10.5 ± 2.6 s in the excised inside-out patch. Moreover, HA can also abolish the currents of D172N and E299V with the IC50 of 6.66 ± 0.57 and 5.81 ± 1.10 mM for D172N and E299V, respectively. Molecular docking results determine that HA binds with Kir2.1 at K182, K185, and K188, which are phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) binding residues. Our results indicate that HA competes with PIP2 to bind with Kir2.1 and inhibits the currents.
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Hsieh CP, Kuo CC, Huang CW. Driving force-dependent block by internal Ba(2+) on the Kir2.1 channel: Mechanistic insight into inward rectification. Biophys Chem 2015; 202:40-57. [PMID: 25913355 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2015.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The Kir2.1 channel is characterized by strong inward rectification; however, the mechanism of the steep voltage dependence near the equilibrium potential remains to be investigated. Here, we studied the internal Ba(2+) block of the Kir2.1 channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes. We showed that the driving force and thus the K(+) ion flux significantly influenced the apparent affinity of the block by internal Ba(2+). Kinetic analysis revealed that the binding rate shifted with the driving force and changed steeply near the equilibrium point, either in the presence or absence of the transmembrane electrical field. The unbinding rate was determined by the intrinsic affinity of the site. Mutagenesis studies revealed that the high-affinity binding site for Ba(2+) was located near T141 at the internal entrance of the selectivity filter. The steep change of the blocking affinity near the equilibrium potential may result from the flux-coupling effect in the single-file, multi-ion cytoplasmic pore.
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- Chi-Pan Hsieh
- Department of Medical Education, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No. 21, Nan-Ya S. Rd., Ban-Chiao, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan; Department of Family Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No. 21, Nan-Ya S. Rd., Ban-Chiao, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1, Jen-Ai Road, 1st Section, Taipei, 100, Taiwan; Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S. Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1, Jen-Ai Road, 1st Section, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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