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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
We have determined the effects of coexpression of Kv2.1 with electrically silent Kv5.1 or Kv6.1 alpha-subunits in Xenopus oocytes on channel gating. Kv2.1/5.1 selectively accelerated the rate ofinactivation at intermediate potentials (-30 to 0 mV), without affecting the rate at strong depolarization (0 to +40 mV), and markedly accelerated the rate of cumulative inactivation evoked by high-frequency trains of short pulses. Kv5.1 coexpression alsoslowed deactivation of Kv2.1. In contrast, Kv6.1 was much less effective in speeding inactivation at intermediate potentials, had a slowing effect on inactivation at strong depolarizations, and had no effect on cumulative inactivation. Kv6.1, however, had profound effects on activation, including a negative shift of the steady-state activation curve and marked slowing of deactivation tail currents. Support for the notion that the Kv5.1's effects stem from coassembly of alpha-subunits into heteromeric channels was obtained from biochemical evidence of protein-protein interaction and single-channel measurements that showed heterogeneity in unitary conductance. Our results show that Kv5.1 and Kv6.1 function as regulatory alpha-subunits that when coassembled with Kv2.1 can modulate gating in a physiologically relevant manner.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
274
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C1501-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of potassium channel gating by coexpression of Kv2.1 with regulatory Kv5.1 or Kv6.1 alpha-subunits.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't