@Article{dbt_mods_00057185, author = {Coburger, Ina and Yang, Kefan and Bernert, Alisa and Wiesel, Eric and Sahoo, Nirakar and Swain, Sandip M. and Hoshi, Toshinori and Sch{\"o}nherr, Roland and Heinemann, Stefan H.}, title = {Impact of intracellular hemin on N-type inactivation of voltage-gated K + channels}, journal = {Pfl{\"u}gers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology}, year = {2020}, month = {May}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin Heidelberg}, volume = {472}, number = {5}, pages = {551--560}, keywords = {K + channel inactivation; A-type channel; $\beta$ subunit; Hemin; Heme; Patch clamp}, abstract = {N-type inactivation of voltage-gated K + channels is conferred by the N-terminal ``ball'' domains of select pore-forming $\alpha$ subunits or of auxiliary $\beta$ subunits, and influences electrical cellular excitability. Here, we show that hemin impairs inactivation of K + channels formed by Kv3.4 $\alpha$ subunits as well as that induced by the subunits Kv$\beta$1.1, Kv$\beta$1.2, and Kv$\beta$3.1 when coexpressed with $\alpha$ subunits of the Kv1 subfamily. In Kv$\beta$1.1, hemin interacts with cysteine and histidine residues in the N terminus (C7 and H10) with high affinity (EC 50 100 nM). Similarly, rapid inactivation of Kv4.2 channels induced by the dipeptidyl peptidase-like protein DPP6a is also sensitive to hemin, and the DPP6a mutation C13S eliminates this dependence. The results suggest a common mechanism for a dynamic regulation of Kv channel inactivation by heme/hemin in N-terminal ball domains of Kv $\alpha$ and auxiliary $\beta$ subunits. Free intracellular heme therefore has the potential to regulate cellular excitability via modulation of Kv channel inactivation.}, note = {Zweitver{\"o}ffentlichung}, issn = {0031-6768}, doi = {10.1007/s00424-020-02386-1}, url = {https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00057185}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-020-02386-1}, file = {:https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00060111/s00424-020-02386-1.pdf:PDF}, language = {en} }