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School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
Acidosis inhibits
current through the Kv1.4 K+ channel, perhaps as a result
of enhancement of C-type inactivation. The mechanism of action of
acidosis on C-type inactivation has been studied. A mutant Kv1.4
channel that lacks N-type inactivation (fKv1.4
2-146) was
expressed in Xenopus oocytes, and currents were recorded using two-microelectrode voltage clamp. Acidosis increased fKv1.4
2-146 C-type inactivation. Replacement of a pore histidine with cysteine (H508C) abolished the increase. Application of positively charged thiol-specific methanethiosulfonate to fKv1.4
2-146
H508C increased C-type inactivation, mimicking the effect of acidosis. Replacement of a pore lysine with cysteine (K532C) abolished the acidosis-induced increase of C-type inactivation. A model of the Kv1.4
pore, based on the crystal structure of KcsA, shows that H508 and K532
lie close together. It is suggested that the acidosis-induced increase
of C-type inactivation involves the charge on H508 and K532.
acidosis; C-type inactivation; Kv1.4
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