Published online before print July 29, 2004, doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000140737.62245.c5
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Modifications in the Biophysical Properties of Connexin43 Channels by a Peptide of the Cytoplasmic Loop Region
From the Departments of Pharmacology (A.S., W.C., M.D.) and Microbiology and Immunology (S.M.T.), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse; and the Department of Neuroscience (H.S.D., D.C.S.), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Correspondence to Mario Delmar, MD, PhD, Department of Pharmacology SUNY Upstate Medical University 766 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210. E-mail delmarm{at}upstate.edu
Connexin43 (Cx43) channels reside in at least 3 states: closed, open, or residual. It is hypothesized that the residual state results from the interaction of an intracellular "gating element" with structures at the vestibule of the pore. Recently, we showed in vitro that there is an intramolecular interaction of the carboxyl-terminal domain (referred to as "CT") with a region in the cytoplasmic loop of Cx43 (amino acids 119 to 144; referred to as "L2"). Here, we assessed whether the L2 region was able to interact with the gating particle in a functional channel. Cx43 channels were recorded in the presence of a peptide corresponding to the L2 region, delivered via the patch pipette. This manipulation did not modify unitary conductance, but decreased the frequency of transitions into the residual state, prolonged open time, and altered the voltage dependence of the channel in a manner analogous to that observed after truncation of the CT domain. The latter correlated with the ability of the peptide to bind to the CT domain, as determined by mirror resonance spectroscopy. Overall, we propose that the L2 acts as a "receptor" that interacts with a flexible intracellular gating element during channel gating. The full text of this article is available online at http://circres.ahajournals.org.
Key Words: connexin43 • gap junction • pH gating
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