Data di Pubblicazione:
2007
Citazione:
Molecular properties of Kcv, a virus encoded K+ channel / C. Pagliuca, T.A. Goetze, R. Wagner, G. Thiel, A. Moroni, D. Parcej. - In: BIOCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0006-2960. - 46:4(2007 Jan 30), pp. 1079-1090.
Abstract:
The miniature viral K+ channel Kcv represents the pore module of all K+ channels. A synthetic gene of Kcv with an elevated GC content compared to that of the wild-type gene was expressed heterologously in Pichia pastoris, and the purified protein was functionally reconstituted into liposomes. Biochemical assays reveal a remarkable cation selctive stability of the channel tetramer via SDS-PAGE. Only cations, which permeate Kcv, were able to protect the oligomer against disassembly into monomers at high temperatures. Electrophysiological characterization of the single Kcv channel reveals a saturating conductance (Lambda(max)) of 360 pS; the single-channel current-voltage relation was strongly rectifying with a negative slope conductance at extreme voltages. The channel was highly selective for K+ and was blocked by Ba2+ and in a side specific manner by Na+ and Cs+ also. The channel conducted Rb+, but as a consequence, the channel was shifted into a hyperactive state. We conclude that specific binding interactions of cations in the conductive pathway are an important determinant of channel stability and function.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
C. Pagliuca, T.A. Goetze, R. Wagner, G. Thiel, A. Moroni, D. Parcej
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