Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels

Kcv channels from plant viruses represent the autonomous pore module of potassium channels, devoid of any regulatory domains. These small proteins show very reproducible single-channel behavior in planar lipid bilayers. Thus, they are an optimum system for the study of the biophysics of ion transpor...

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Main Authors: Tobias Korn, Ulf-Peter Hansen, Tobias Sebastian Gabriel, Oliver Rauh, Nils Drexler, Indra Schroeder
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336950.2024.2402749
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author Tobias Korn
Ulf-Peter Hansen
Tobias Sebastian Gabriel
Oliver Rauh
Nils Drexler
Indra Schroeder
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Ulf-Peter Hansen
Tobias Sebastian Gabriel
Oliver Rauh
Nils Drexler
Indra Schroeder
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description Kcv channels from plant viruses represent the autonomous pore module of potassium channels, devoid of any regulatory domains. These small proteins show very reproducible single-channel behavior in planar lipid bilayers. Thus, they are an optimum system for the study of the biophysics of ion transport and gating. Structural models based on homology modeling have been used successfully, but experimental structural data are currently not available. Here we determine the size of the cytosolic pore entrance by studying the blocker kinetics. Blocker binding and dissociation rate constants ranging from 0.01 to 1000 ms−1 were determined for different quaternary ammonium ions. We found that the cytosolic pore entrance of KcvNTS must be at least 11 Å wide. The results further indicate that the residues controlling a cytosolic gate in one of the Kcv isoforms influence blocker binding/dissociation as well as a second gate even when the cytosolic gate is in the open state. The voltage dependence of the rate constant of blocker release is used to test, which blockers bind to the same binding site.
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spelling doaj-art-0764decc6bba4b45ac157ac441b731652024-12-09T07:27:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupChannels1933-69501933-69692024-12-0118110.1080/19336950.2024.2402749Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channelsTobias Korn0Ulf-Peter Hansen1Tobias Sebastian Gabriel2Oliver Rauh3Nils Drexler4Indra Schroeder5Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, GermanyDepartment of Structural Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, GermanyPlant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, GermanyPlant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, GermanyPhysiology II, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, GermanyPlant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, GermanyKcv channels from plant viruses represent the autonomous pore module of potassium channels, devoid of any regulatory domains. These small proteins show very reproducible single-channel behavior in planar lipid bilayers. Thus, they are an optimum system for the study of the biophysics of ion transport and gating. Structural models based on homology modeling have been used successfully, but experimental structural data are currently not available. Here we determine the size of the cytosolic pore entrance by studying the blocker kinetics. Blocker binding and dissociation rate constants ranging from 0.01 to 1000 ms−1 were determined for different quaternary ammonium ions. We found that the cytosolic pore entrance of KcvNTS must be at least 11 Å wide. The results further indicate that the residues controlling a cytosolic gate in one of the Kcv isoforms influence blocker binding/dissociation as well as a second gate even when the cytosolic gate is in the open state. The voltage dependence of the rate constant of blocker release is used to test, which blockers bind to the same binding site.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336950.2024.2402749Fast blockviral potassium channeldiffusion limitationblockerplanar lipid bilayersingle-channel currents
spellingShingle Tobias Korn
Ulf-Peter Hansen
Tobias Sebastian Gabriel
Oliver Rauh
Nils Drexler
Indra Schroeder
Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels
Channels
Fast block
viral potassium channel
diffusion limitation
blocker
planar lipid bilayer
single-channel currents
title Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels
title_full Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels
title_fullStr Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels
title_full_unstemmed Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels
title_short Binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in Kcv potassium channels
title_sort binding kinetics of quaternary ammonium ions in kcv potassium channels
topic Fast block
viral potassium channel
diffusion limitation
blocker
planar lipid bilayer
single-channel currents
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336950.2024.2402749
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