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Function
[KCNH1_RAT] Pore-forming (alpha) subunit of a voltage-gated delayed rectifier potassium channel. Channel properties may be modulated by subunit assembly, but not by cyclic nucleotides (By similarity). Mediates IK(NI) current in myoblasts (By similarity). Involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation, as adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) (By similarity).[UniProtKB:O95259][UniProtKB:Q60603]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Voltage-gated potassium (K(v)) channels are gated by the movement of the transmembrane voltage sensor, which is coupled, through the helical S4-S5 linker, to the potassium pore. We determined the single-particle cryo-electron microscopy structure of mammalian K(v)10.1, or Eag1, bound to the channel inhibitor calmodulin, at 3.78 angstrom resolution. Unlike previous K(v) structures, the S4-S5 linker of Eag1 is a five-residue loop and the transmembrane segments are not domain swapped, which suggest an alternative mechanism of voltage-dependent gating. Additionally, the structure and position of the S4-S5 linker allow calmodulin to bind to the intracellular domains and to close the potassium pore, independent of voltage-sensor position. The structure reveals an alternative gating mechanism for K(v) channels and provides a template to further understand the gating properties of Eag1 and related channels.
Structure of the voltage-gated K(+) channel Eag1 reveals an alternative voltage sensing mechanism.,Whicher JR, MacKinnon R Science. 2016 Aug 12;353(6300):664-9. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8070. PMID:27516594[1]
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