Reference #1 (Proks P et al.): V127A
- The following mutations did not produce functional channels: V127K , V127S , V127A , V127D , E126Q , E126D , F133Y , and the double mutants F133Y + M137C , F133Y + G135F , and V127T + W83F
- We attempted to explore the effect of mutating V127 to a range of other amino acids including both charged (V127K , V127D) and uncharged (V127S , V127A) residues , but none of these mutations expressed functional channels
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Reference #1 (Proks P et al.): V127D
- The following mutations did not produce functional channels: V127K , V127S , V127A , V127D , E126Q , E126D , F133Y , and the double mutants F133Y + M137C , F133Y + G135F , and V127T + W83F
- We attempted to explore the effect of mutating V127 to a range of other amino acids including both charged (V127K , V127D) and uncharged (V127S , V127A) residues , but none of these mutations expressed functional channels
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Reference #1 (Proks P et al.): V127K
- The following mutations did not produce functional channels: V127K , V127S , V127A , V127D , E126Q , E126D , F133Y , and the double mutants F133Y + M137C , F133Y + G135F , and V127T + W83F
- We attempted to explore the effect of mutating V127 to a range of other amino acids including both charged (V127K , V127D) and uncharged (V127S , V127A) residues , but none of these mutations expressed functional channels
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Reference #1 (Proks P et al.): V127S
- The following mutations did not produce functional channels: V127K , V127S , V127A , V127D , E126Q , E126D , F133Y , and the double mutants F133Y + M137C , F133Y + G135F , and V127T + W83F
- We attempted to explore the effect of mutating V127 to a range of other amino acids including both charged (V127K , V127D) and uncharged (V127S , V127A) residues , but none of these mutations expressed functional channels
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Reference #1 (Proks P et al.): V127T
- Mutations within the pore loop of Kir6.2 (V127T , G135F , and M137C) dramatically affected the mean open time ({tau} o) and the short closed time ({tau} C1) within a burst , and the number of openings per burst , but did not alter the burst duration , the interburst closed time , or the channel open probability
- Thus , the V127T and M137C mutations produced longer {tau} o , shorter {tau} C1 , and fewer openings per burst , whereas the G135F mutation had the opposite effect
- All three mutations also reduced the single-channel conductance: from 70 pS for the wild-type channel to 62 pS (G135F) , 50 pS (M137C) , and 38 pS (V127T)
- The following mutations did not produce functional channels: V127K , V127S , V127A , V127D , E126Q , E126D , F133Y , and the double mutants F133Y + M137C , F133Y + G135F , and V127T + W83F
- Therefore , we examined the effect of mutating the four different residues , one at a time , to those found in Kir2.1 (i.e. , V127T , F133Y , G135F , and M137C)
- (B) Mean current-voltage relations measured for Kir6.2 / SUR1 (O , n = 3) , Kir6.2-V127T / SUR1 ({blacksquare} , n = 3) , Kir6.2-G135F / SUR1 (• , n = 3) , and Kir6.2-M137C / SUR1 ({square} , n = 3) channels in symmetrical 140-mM K +
- The lines are fitted to either one exponential (WT , G135F) or the sum of two exponentials (V127T and M137C) with the time constants indicated
- (A) Single-channel currents recorded at -60 mV from an inside-out patch excised from oocytes expressing SUR1 and either Kir6.2 , Kir6.2-V127T , or Kir6.2-V127T + F133Y
- (B) Mean current-voltage relations measured for Kir6.2 / SUR1 ({circ} , n = 3) , Kir6.2-V127T / SUR1 ({blacksquare} , n = 3) , or Kir6.2-V127T+F133Y / SUR1 (• , n = 3)
- The ability of the channel to discriminate against Na + ions was unaffected , however: the relative permeability to intracellular Na + , P Na / P K , was 0.27 ± 0.03 (n = 5) and 0.28 ± 0.02 (n = 5) for the wild-type and V127T mutant channels , respectively
- In both the wild-type channel and the G135F mutant , the open time histogram at -60 mV was best fit with a single exponential , whereas for both the V127T and M137C mutants , it was best fit by the sum of two exponentials (Fig 4 A ; see Fig 6 )
- First , the V127T and M137C mutations may increase the number of open states
- If the data for the pore mutants are fit with only a single exponential , for comparative purposes , the mean open time at -60 mV increased from 2.25 ± 0.15 ms (n = 5) for the wild-type channel , to as much as 6.49 ± 0.93 ms (n = 5) in the case of the V127T mutant
- These are the measured values of {tau} o ; the values corrected for missed events are given in Table 1 , as are the results of fitting the V127T and M137C pore mutants with two open times
- All three mutations significantly altered the short closed time ({tau} C1) , with V127T and M137C increasing , and G135F decreasing , its duration (Fig 4 B , 6)
- Thus , the V127T and M137C mutations produced longer {tau} O and fewer openings per burst ; and , conversely , the G135F mutation reduced {tau} O and increased the number of openings per burst (see Fig 6 )
- Double Mutants Although mutation of F133 did not result in functional channels , we were able to record currents when the F133V mutation was combined with the V127T mutation
- Fig 5 compares single-channel currents and current-voltage relations for the double mutant V127T + F133Y with those of the V127T mutant alone
- The double mutant showed a further reduction in conductance , being 30.6 ± 1.8 pS (n = 3) as compared with 38 pS for V127T and 70 pS for the wild-type channel
- In particular , there was a further increase in the mean open time for V127T + F133Y mutant channels ({tau}O = 7.45 ± 1.29 ms , n = 4)
- However , unlike the V127T mutant , {tau}C1 was not significantly different from that of the wild-type channel , suggesting that the F133Y mutation can compensate for the effect of the V127T mutation on the short closed time
- Effects of P-loop Mutations on the Single-channel Conductance One explanation for the reduced single-channel conductance of the V127T , M137C , and W83F mutants is that the channel kinetics are too fast to be resolved , resulting in a time-averaged conductance of apparently smaller amplitude
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