NIP domain prevents N-type inactivation in voltage-gated potassium channels

Nature
J RoeperO Pongs

Abstract

Shaker-related voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels are assembled from ion-conducting K(v)alpha subunits, which are integral membrane proteins, and auxiliary K(v)beta subunits. This leads to the formation of highly diverse heteromultimeric Kv channels that mediate outward currents with a wide range of time courses for inactivation. Two principal inactivation mechanisms have been recognized: C-type inactivation correlated with carboxy-terminal K(v)alpha-subunit structures, and N-type inactivation conferred by 'ball' domains in the amino termini of certain K(v)alpha and K(v)beta subunits. Assembly of heteromultimers with one or more K(v)alpha- and/or K(v)beta ball domains appears to be an essential principle of the generation of A-type Kv channel diversity. Here we show that, unexpectedly, the presence of K(v)alpha- or K(v)beta-ball domains does not dominate the gating phenotype in heteromultimers containing Kv1.6alpha subunits. These heteromultimers mediate non-inactivating currents because of the dominant-negative activity of a new type of N-type inactivation-prevention (NIP) domain present in the Kv1.6 amino terminus. Mutations in the NIP domain lead to loss of function, and its transfer to another K(v)alpha subunit leads to gain of...Continue Reading

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