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J Gen Physiol
2018 Jul 02;1507:1025-1034. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201711958.
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Deglycosylation of Shaker KV channels affects voltage sensing and the open-closed transition.
Lopez-Rodriguez A
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Holmgren M
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Most membrane proteins are subject to posttranslational glycosylation, which influences protein function, folding, solubility, stability, and trafficking. This modification has been proposed to protect proteins from proteolysis and modify protein-protein interactions. Voltage-activated ion channels are heavily glycosylated, which can result in up to 30% of the mature molecular mass being contributed by glycans. Normally, the functional consequences of glycosylation are assessed by comparing the function of fully glycosylated proteins with those in which glycosylation sites have been mutated or by expressing proteins in model cells lacking glycosylation enzymes. Here, we study the functional consequences of deglycosylation by PNGase F within the same population of voltage-activated potassium (KV) channels. We find that removal of sugar moieties has a small, but direct, influence on the voltage-sensing properties and final opening-closing transition of Shaker KV channels. Yet, we observe that the interactions of various ligands with different domains of the protein are not affected by deglycosylation. These results imply that the sugar mass attached to the voltage sensor neither represents a cargo for the dynamics of this domain nor imposes obstacles to the access of interacting molecules.
Figure 1.
Temporal course of PNGase F action on Shaker KV channel. Western blot showing the reduction of molecular weight after enzymatic digestion of the sugar moiety with PNGase F (1 mg/ml; n = 5).
Figure 2.
Effects of deglycosylation on the ionic currents carried by Shaker KV channels. (A and B) Ionic currents from an oocyte expressing Shaker KV channels before (A) and after (B) 5-min exposure to PNGase F. Ionic currents were recorded by using the two-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique. These currents were elicited by 50-ms voltage steps from a holding potential of −80 to +40 mV, every 10 mV. (C) Time rise from 10% to 90% current activation. (D) Relative conductance plots before (black) and after (red) PNGase F treatment. Error bars in C and D represent mean ± SEM, (n = 5). DeGly, deglycosylation.
Figure 3.
Activation from glycosylation-deficient mutant Shaker KV channels. Rise time from 10% to 90% current activation from N259D–N263D mutant Shaker KV channels (n = 3) and N259Q–N263Q mutant Shaker KV channels (n = 3) and, for comparative purposes, those after PNGase F treatment. These data derived from ionic currents recorded using the two-microelectrode voltage clamp technique. Error bars represent mean ± SEM. DeGly, deglycosylation.
Figure 4.
PNGase F treatment of glycosylation-deficient mutant Shaker KV channels. (A) Normalized and superimposed ionic current traces from WT Shaker KV channels before and after PNGase F treatment, shown for comparative purposes. (B and C) Normalized and superimposed ionic current recordings before and after PNGase F treatment of oocytes expressing glycosylation-deficient N259D–N263D Shaker KV channels (B, n = 3) and N259Q–N263Q Shaker KV channels (C, n = 3). These experiments were performed with the same batch of PNGase F enzyme. These ionic currents were elicited in response to a voltage step to +60 mV from a holding potential of −80 mV and were recorded by using the cut-open oocyte voltage-clamp technique. DeGly, deglycosylation.
Figure 5.
Effect of deglycosylation on gating currents from the nonconducting (W434F) mutant Shaker KV channel. (A) Gating currents from an oocyte expressing nonconductive Shaker KV channels before (black) and after (red) 5-min exposure to PNGase F. Gating currents were elicited in response to voltage steps from −100 mV to the voltage shown on the traces by using the cut-open oocyte voltage clamp. (B) Voltage dependence of the gating charge before and after PNGase F treatment from the experiment shown in A. Solid lines represent Boltzmann fits. The best parameter values for the total amount of charge (Qtot) and the midpoint voltage (V1/2) were 2.42 nC and −55.4 mV before treatment and 1.94 nC and −48.7 mV after PNGase F treatment, respectively. The reduction in Qtot was observed in all experiments. It progresses with a slow time constant (∼60 min) to ∼30% of the initial value of Qtot. The reason for this response is unknown presently, but it appears to be specific for the nonconducting W434F mutant channel. (C) Normalized voltage dependence of the steady-state charge distribution. The plot shows the charge distribution before (black symbols) and after (red symbols) PNGase F treatment from seven experiments. In all experiments, the V1/2 shifted to the right in the voltage axes. (D) Box plot of the changes in V1/2 from the seven experiments.
Figure 6.
Effect of deglycosylation on ionic currents from the ILT mutant Shaker KV channel. (A) Normalized ionic current traces elicited from a holding potential of −100 mV to +100 mV (left) and +120 mV (right), before (black) and after (red) PNGase F treatment. (B) Normalized tail currents before (black) and after (red) PNGase F treatment upon return from the voltage step to +120 mV. Left: Zoomed-in traces depicted in A (+120 mV). Right: Traces from a different oocyte. Ionic currents from ILT channels were P/6 subtracted with subpulses of opposite polarity from the holding potential. These experiments were performed by using the cut-open oocyte voltage clamp. DeGly, deglycosylation.
Figure 7.
Effect of deglycosylation on the binding of Hanatoxin. (A and B) Current traces represent ionic currents in response to voltage steps to −50, −40, 0, and +40 mV from a holding potential of −80 mV. Tail currents shown were in response to voltage of −50 mV. In A, 200 nM HaTx was tested on unmodified channels (n = 5) and in B after deglycosylation by PNGase F (n = 4). (C) Relative probability of opening estimated from the tail currents. Data in the presence of HaTx were normalized with respect to the control (black and gray symbols) or immediately after PNGase F treatment (red and cyan symbols). These experiments were performed by using the two-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique. Error bars represent mean ± SEM. DeGly, deglycosylation.
Figure 8.
Effect of deglycosylation on the binding of pore blockers. (A and B) Current traces represent ionic currents in response to voltage steps to −50, −40, 0, and +40 mV from a holding potential of −80 mV. Tail currents shown were in response to voltage of −50 mV. A compares the inhibition by 100 nM AgTx before (top) and after (bottom) PNGase F treatment (n = 2). At +40 mV, AgTx blocked 48% of the ionic current before and 62% after treatment, respectively. At 0 mV, it inhibited 48% of the ionic current before and 63% treatment, respectively. B compares the inhibition by 0.1 mM 4AP before (top) and after (bottom) PNGase F treatment (n = 2). At +40 mV, 4AP blocked 55% of the ionic current before and 53% after treatment, respectively. At 0 mV, it inhibited 48% of the ionic current before and 50% after treatment, respectively. These experiments were performed by using the two-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique. DeGly, deglycosylation.
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