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- Title
Cooperative effect of S4–S5 loops in domains D3 and D4 on fast inactivation of the Na<sup>+</sup> channel.
- Authors
Popa, M. Oana; Alekov, Alexi K.; Bail, Sigrid; Lehmann-Horn, Frank; Lerche, Holger
- Abstract
Cytoplasmic S4–S5 loops have been shown to be involved in fast inactivation of voltage-gated ion channels. We studied mutations in these loops and their potential cooperative effects in domains D3 (N1151C, A1152C, I1160C/A) and D4 (F1473C, L1482C/A) of the human skeletal muscle Na+ channelα-subunit (hNav1.4) using expression in tsA201 cells and the whole cell patch-clamp technique. All cysteine mutations were accessible to intracellularly applied sulfhydryl reagents which considerably destabilized fast inactivation. For different combinations of corresponding D3/D4 double mutations, fast inactivation could be almost completely removed. Thermodynamic cycle analysis indicated an additive effect for N1151C/F1473C and a significant cooperative effect for I1160/L1482 double mutations. Application of oxidizing reagents such as Cu-phenanthroline to link two cysteines via a disulfide bridge did not reveal evidence for a direct physical interaction of cysteines in D3 and D4. In addition to the pronounced alterations of fast inactivation, mutations of I1160 shifted steady-state activation in the hyperpolarizing direction and slowed the kinetics of both activation and deactivation. Sulfhydryl reagents had charge-dependent effects on I1160C suggesting interaction with negative charges in another protein region. We conclude that fast inactivation of the Na+ channel involves both S4–S5 loops in D3 and D4 in a cooperative manner. D3/S4–S5 also plays an important role in activation and deactivation.
- Subjects
GENE silencing; SODIUM; CYTOPLASMIC filaments; CYTOPLASM; ORGANELLES; CYSTEINE proteinases
- Publication
Journal of Physiology, 2004, Vol 561, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
0022-3751
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1113/jphysiol.2004.065912