KcsA E71A variant in presence of Na+KcsA E71A variant in presence of Na+

Structural highlights

3ogc is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus and Streptomyces lividans. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.8Å
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Function

KCSA_STRLI Acts as a pH-gated potassium ion channel; changing the cytosolic pH from 7 to 4 opens the channel, although it is not clear if this is the physiological stimulus for channel opening. Monovalent cation preference is K(+) > Rb(+) > NH4(+) >> Na(+) > Li(+).[1]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Structures of the prokaryotic K(+) channel, KcsA, highlight the role of the selectivity filter carbonyls from the GYG signature sequence in determining a highly selective pore, but channels displaying this sequence vary widely in their cation selectivity. Furthermore, variable selectivity can be found within the same channel during a process called C-type inactivation. We investigated the mechanism for changes in selectivity associated with inactivation in a model K(+) channel, KcsA. We found that E71A, a noninactivating KcsA mutant in which a hydrogen-bond behind the selectivity filter is disrupted, also displays decreased K(+) selectivity. In E71A channels, Na(+) permeates at higher rates as seen with and flux measurements and analysis of intracellular Na(+) block. Crystal structures of E71A reveal that the selectivity filter no longer assumes the "collapsed," presumed inactivated, conformation in low K(+), but a "flipped" conformation, that is also observed in high K(+), high Na(+), and even Na(+) only conditions. The data reveal the importance of the E71-D80 interaction in both favoring inactivation and maintaining high K(+) selectivity. We propose a molecular mechanism by which inactivation and K(+) selectivity are linked, a mechanism that may also be at work in other channels containing the canonical GYG signature sequence.

Mechanism for selectivity-inactivation coupling in KcsA potassium channels.,Cheng WW, McCoy JG, Thompson AN, Nichols CG, Nimigean CM Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Mar 29;108(13):5272-7. Epub 2011 Mar 14. PMID:21402935[2]

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See Also

References

  1. Schrempf H, Schmidt O, Kummerlen R, Hinnah S, Muller D, Betzler M, Steinkamp T, Wagner R. A prokaryotic potassium ion channel with two predicted transmembrane segments from Streptomyces lividans. EMBO J. 1995 Nov 1;14(21):5170-8. PMID:7489706
  2. Cheng WW, McCoy JG, Thompson AN, Nichols CG, Nimigean CM. Mechanism for selectivity-inactivation coupling in KcsA potassium channels. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Mar 29;108(13):5272-7. Epub 2011 Mar 14. PMID:21402935 doi:10.1073/pnas.1014186108

3ogc, resolution 3.80Å

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