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EMBO J
1998 Dec 15;1724:7190-8. doi: 10.1093/emboj/17.24.7190.
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Mutations in the pore regions of the yeast K+ channel YKC1 affect gating by extracellular K+.
Vergani P
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Hamilton D
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Jarvis S
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Blatt MR
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The product of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae K+-channel gene YKC1 includes two pore-loop sequences that are thought to form the hydrophilic lining of the pore. Gating of the channel is promoted by membrane depolarization and is regulated by extracellular K+ concentration ([K+]o) both in the yeast and when expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Analysis of the wild-type current now shows that: (i) [K+]o suppresses a very slowly relaxing component, accelerating activation; (ii) [K+]o slows deactivation in a dose-dependent fashion; and (iii) Rb+, Cs+ and, to a lesser extent, Na+ substitute for K+ in its action on gating. We have identified single residues, L293 and A428, at equivalent positions within the two pore loops that affect the [K+]o sensitivity. Substitution of these residues gave channels with reduced sensitivity to [K+]o in macroscopic current kinetics and voltage dependence, but had only minor effects on selectivity among alkali cations in gating and on single-channel conductance. In some mutants, activation was slowed sufficiently to confer a sigmoidicity to current rise at low [K+]o. The results indicate that these residues are involved in [K+]o sensing. Their situation close to the permeation pathway points to an interaction between gating and permeation.
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