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XB-ART-46538
J Biol Chem 2013 Feb 15;2887:4782-91. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.434266.
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Proton sensors in the pore domain of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel.

Jones DK , Peters CH , Allard CR , Claydon TW , Ruben PC .


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Protons impart isoform-specific modulation of inactivation in neuronal, skeletal muscle, and cardiac voltage-gated sodium (Na(V)) channels. Although the structural basis of proton block in Na(V) channels has been well described, the amino acid residues responsible for the changes in Na(V) kinetics during extracellular acidosis are as yet unknown. We expressed wild-type (WT) and two pore mutant constructs (H880Q and C373F) of the human cardiac Na(V) channel, Na(V)1.5, in Xenopus oocytes. C373F and H880Q both attenuated proton block, abolished proton modulation of use-dependent inactivation, and altered pH modulation of the steady-state and kinetic parameters of slow inactivation. Additionally, C373F significantly reduced the maximum probability of use-dependent inactivation and slow inactivation, relative to WT. H880Q also significantly reduced the maximum probability of slow inactivation and shifted the voltage dependence of activation and fast inactivation to more positive potentials, relative to WT. These data suggest that Cys-373 and His-880 in Na(V)1.5 are proton sensors for use-dependent and slow inactivation and have implications in isoform-specific modulation of Na(V) channels.

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