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Mechanisms of noncovalent ? subunit regulation of NaV channel gating.

ABSTRACT: Voltage-gated Na+ (NaV) channels comprise a macromolecular complex whose components tailor channel function. Key components are the non-covalently bound ?1 and ?3 subunits that regulate channel gating, expression, and pharmacology. Here, we probe the molecular basis of this regulation by applying voltage clamp fluorometry to measure how the ? subunits affect the conformational dynamics of the cardiac NaV channel (NaV1.5) voltage-sensing domains (VSDs). The pore-forming NaV1.5 ? subunit contains four domains (DI-DIV), each with a VSD. Our results show that ?1 regulates NaV1.5 by modulating the DIV-VSD, whereas ?3 alters channel kinetics mainly through DIII-VSD interaction. Introduction of a quenching tryptophan into the extracellular region of the ?3 transmembrane segment inverted the DIII-VSD fluorescence. Additionally, a fluorophore tethered to ?3 at the same position produced voltage-dependent fluorescence dynamics strongly resembling those of the DIII-VSD. Together, these results provide compelling evidence that ?3 binds proximally to the DIII-VSD. Molecular-level differences in ?1 and ?3 interaction with the ? subunit lead to distinct activation and inactivation recovery kinetics, significantly affecting NaV channel regulation of cell excitability.

SUBMITTER: Zhu W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5560778 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mechanisms of noncovalent β subunit regulation of NaV channel gating.

Zhu Wandi W Voelker Taylor L TL Varga Zoltan Z Schubert Angela R AR Nerbonne Jeanne M JM Silva Jonathan R JR

The Journal of general physiology 20170807 8

Voltage-gated Na+ (NaV) channels comprise a macromolecular complex whose components tailor channel function. Key components are the non-covalently bound β1 and β3 subunits that regulate channel gating, expression, and pharmacology. Here, we probe the molecular basis of this regulation by applying voltage clamp fluorometry to measure how the β subunits affect the conformational dynamics of the cardiac NaV channel (NaV1.5) voltage-sensing domains (VSDs). ...[more]

PMID: 28720590

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