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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
1999 Feb 16;964:1357-62. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.4.1357.
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Critical role of conserved proline residues in the transmembrane segment 4 voltage sensor function and in the gating of L-type calcium channels.
Yamaguchi H
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Muth JN
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Varadi M
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Schwartz A
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Varadi G
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The fourth transmembrane segment (S4) has been shown to function as a voltage sensor in voltage-gated channels. On membrane depolarization, a stretch of S4 moves outward and initiates a number of conformational changes that ultimately lead to channel opening. Conserved proline residues are in the middle of the S4 of motifs I and III in voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. Because proline often introduces a "kink" into a helical structure of proteins, these residues might have an intrinsic function in the voltage sensor. Here, we report that the removal of S4 prolines results in a dramatic shortening of channel open time whereas the introduction of extra prolines to the corresponding positions in motif IIS4 and IVS4 lengthens channel open time. The number of S4s with a proline residue showed a clear positive correlation with the mean open time of the channel. The mean open time was >11-fold longer for a channel mutagenized to have prolines in all four S4s compared with a channel that had no prolines in the S4 region. Additionally, prolines in the S4s slowed activation kinetics and shifted the voltage dependence of activation and inactivation in a hyperpolarized direction. Our results strongly suggest that proline residues in the S4s are critical for stabilizing the open state of the channel. Moreover, it is suggested that motif IS4 and IIIS4 contribute to the channel opening more efficiently than motif IIS4 and IVS4.
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