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JOURNAL OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 126, 期 3, 页码 271-283出版社
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200509323
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- NINDS NIH HHS [P01 NS042202, P01 NS42202] Funding Source: Medline
Crystal structures of the tetrameric KcsA K+ channel reveal seven distinct binding sites for K+ ions within the central pore formed at the fourfold rotational symmetry axis. Coordination of an individual K+ ion by eight protein oxygen atoms within the selectivity filter suggests that ion-subunit bridging by cation-oxygen interactions contributes to structural stability of the tetramer. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of inorganic cations on the temperature dependence of the KcsA tetramer as monitored by SDS-PAGE. Inorganic cations known to permeate or strongly block K+ channels (K+, Rb+, Cs+, T1(+), NH4+, Ba2+, and Sr2+) confer tetramer stability at higher temperatures (T-0.5 range = 87 degrees C to > 99 degrees C) than impermeant cations and weak blockers (Li+, Na+, Tris(+), choline(+); T-0.5 range = 59 degrees C to 77 degrees C). Titration of K+, Ba2+, and other stabilizing cations protects against rapid loss of KcsA tetramer observed in 100 mM choline Cl at 90 degrees C. Tetramer protection titrations of K+, Rb+, Cs+, Tl+, and NH4+ at 85 degrees C or 90 degrees C exhibit apparent Hill coefficients (N) ranging from 1.7 to 3.3 and affinity constants (K-0.5) ranging from 1.1 to 9.6 mM. Ba2+ and Sr2+ titrations exhibit apparent one-site behavior ( N congruent to 1) with K0.5 values of 210 nM and 11 mu M, respectively. At 95 degrees C in the presence of 5 mM K+, titration of Li+ or Na+ destabilizes the tetramer with K0.5 values of 57 mM and 109 mM, respectively. We conclude that specific binding interactions of inorganic cations with the selectivity filter are an important determinant of tetramer stability of KscA.
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