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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 1, 2000, 20(13):4890-4903
Rectification and Rapid Activation at Low Ca2+ of
Ca2+-Activated, Voltage-Dependent BK Currents: Consequences
of Rapid Inactivation by a Novel Subunit
Xiao-Ming
Xia,
Jiu-Ping
Ding,
Xu-Hui
Zeng,
Kai-Lai
Duan, and
Christopher J.
Lingle
Washington University School of Medicine, Departments of
Anesthesiology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
A family of accessory subunits significantly contributes to the
functional diversity of large-conductance, Ca2+- and
voltage-dependent potassium (BK) channels in native cells. Here we
describe the functional properties of one variant of the subunit
family, which confers properties on BK channels totally unlike any that
have as yet been observed. Coexpression of this subunit (termed 3)
with Slo subunits results in rectifying outward
currents and, at more positive potentials, rapidly inactivating (~1
msec) currents. The underlying rapid inactivation process results in an
increase in the apparent activation rate of macroscopic currents, which
is coupled with a shift in the activation range of the currents at low
Ca2+. As a consequence, the currents exhibit more
rapid activation at low Ca2+ relative to any other
BK channel subunit combinations that have been examined. In part
because of the rapid inactivation process, single channel openings are
exceedingly brief. Although variance analysis suggests a conductance in
excess of 160 pS, fully resolved single channel openings are not
observed. The inactivation process results from a cytosolic N-terminal
domain of the 3 subunit, whereas an extended C-terminal domain does
not participate in the inactivation process. Thus, the 3 subunit
appears to use a rapid inactivation mechanism to produce a current with
a relatively rapid apparent activation time course at low
Ca2+. The 3 subunit is a compelling example of
how the subunit family can finely tune the gating properties of
Ca2+- and voltage-dependent BK channels.
Key words:
accessory subunits; K+ channels; BK
channels; Ca2+- and voltage-gated
K+ channels; mSlo channels; inactivation
Copyright © 2000 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/00/20134890-14$05.00/0
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