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Article: A conserved ring of charge in mammalian Na + channels: A molecular regulator of the outer pore conformation during slow inactivation

TitleA conserved ring of charge in mammalian Na + channels: A molecular regulator of the outer pore conformation during slow inactivation
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Issue Date2006
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0022-3751
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Journal Of Physiology, 2006, v. 576 n. 3, p. 739-754 How to Cite?
AbstractThe molecular mechanisms underlying slow inactivation in sodium channels are elusive. Our results suggest that EEDD, a highly conserved ring of charge in the external vestibule of mammalian voltage-gated sodium channels, undermines slow inactivation. By employing site-directed mutagenesis, we found that charge alterations in this asymmetric yet strong local electrostatic field of the EEDD ring significantly altered the kinetics of slow inactivation gating. Using a non-linear Poisson-Boltzmann equation, quantitative computations of the electrostatic field in a sodium channel structural model suggested a significant electrostatic repulsion between residues E403 and E758 at close proximity. Interestingly, when this electrostatic interaction was eliminated by the double mutation E403C + E758C, the kinetics of recovery from slow inactivation of the double-mutant channel was retarded by 2500% compared to control. These data suggest that the EEDD ring, located within the asymmetric electric field, is a molecular motif that critically modulates slow inactivation in sodium channels. © 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 The Physiological Society.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/124981
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dc.contributor.authorXiong, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFarukhi, YZen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTian, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDisilvestre, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, RAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTomaselli, GFen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T11:04:52Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-31T11:04:52Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Physiology, 2006, v. 576 n. 3, p. 739-754en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0022-3751en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/124981-
dc.description.abstractThe molecular mechanisms underlying slow inactivation in sodium channels are elusive. Our results suggest that EEDD, a highly conserved ring of charge in the external vestibule of mammalian voltage-gated sodium channels, undermines slow inactivation. By employing site-directed mutagenesis, we found that charge alterations in this asymmetric yet strong local electrostatic field of the EEDD ring significantly altered the kinetics of slow inactivation gating. Using a non-linear Poisson-Boltzmann equation, quantitative computations of the electrostatic field in a sodium channel structural model suggested a significant electrostatic repulsion between residues E403 and E758 at close proximity. Interestingly, when this electrostatic interaction was eliminated by the double mutation E403C + E758C, the kinetics of recovery from slow inactivation of the double-mutant channel was retarded by 2500% compared to control. These data suggest that the EEDD ring, located within the asymmetric electric field, is a molecular motif that critically modulates slow inactivation in sodium channels. © 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 The Physiological Society.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0022-3751en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshAmino Acid Motifs - physiology-
dc.subject.meshIon Channel Gating - physiology-
dc.subject.meshMembrane Potentials - physiology-
dc.subject.meshPorins - chemistry - genetics - physiology-
dc.subject.meshSodium Channels - chemistry - genetics - physiology-
dc.titleA conserved ring of charge in mammalian Na + channels: A molecular regulator of the outer pore conformation during slow inactivationen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1113/jphysiol.2006.115105en_HK
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