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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 275, Issue 28, Pages 21121-21129Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M002986200
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL03743] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM58234] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS24067] Funding Source: Medline
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L-type Ca2+ channels are unusual in displaying two opposing forms of autoregulatory feedback, Ca2+- dependent inactivation and facilitation. Previous studies suggest that both involve direct interactions between calmodulin (CaM) and a consensus CaM-binding sequence (IQ motif) in the C terminus of the channel's cu,, subunit, Here we report the functional effects of an extensive series of modifications of the IQ motif aimed at dissecting the structural determinants of the different forms of modulation. Although the combined substitution by alanine at five key positions (Ile(1624), Gln(1625) Phe(1628), Arg(1629), and Lys(1630)) abolished all Ca2+ dependence, corresponding single alanine replacements behaved similarly to the wild-type channel (77wt) in four of five cases. The mutant I1624A stood out in displaying little or no Ca2+-dependent inactivation, but clear Ca2+- and frequency-dependent facilitation. An even more pronounced tilt in favor of facilitation was seen with the double mutant I1624A/Q1625A: overt facilitation was observed even during a single depolarizing pulse, as confirmed by two-pulse experiments. Replacement of Ile1624 by 13 other amino acids produced graded and distinct patterns of change in the two forms of modulation. The extent of Ca2+-dependent facilitation was monotonically correlated with the affinity of CaM for the mutant IQ motif, determined in peptide binding experiments in vitro. Ca2+-dependent inactivation also depended on strong CaM binding to the IQ motif, but showed an additional requirement for a bulky, hydrophobic side chain at position 1624. Abolition of Ca2+-dependent modulation by IQ motif modifications mimicked and occluded the effects of overexpressing a dominant-negative CaM mutant.
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