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Pyridine nucleotide regulation of the K ATP channel Kir6.2/SUR1 expressed in Xenopus oocytes
Author(s) -
Dabrowski Michael,
Trapp Stefan,
Ashcroft Frances M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.041715
Subject(s) - xenopus , kir6.2 , nucleotide , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , gene , genetics , protein subunit
The pancreatic β‐cell type of ATP‐sensitive potassium (K ATP ) channel (Kir6.2/SUR1) is inhibited by intracellular ATP and ADP, which bind to the Kir6.2 subunit, and is activated by Mg‐nucleotide interaction with the regulatory sulphonylurea receptor subunits (SUR1). The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides NAD and NADP consist of an ADP molecule with a ribose group and a nicotinamide moiety attached to the terminal phosphate. Both these molecules block native K ATP channels in pancreatic β‐cells at concentrations above 500 μM, and activate them at lower concentrations. We therefore investigated whether NAD and NADP interact with both Kir6.2 and SUR1 subunits of the K ATP channel by comparing the potency of these agents on recombinant Kir6.2ΔC and Kir6.2/SUR1 channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Our results show that, at physiological concentrations, NAD and NADP interact with the nucleotide inhibitory site of Kir6.2 to inhibit Kir6.2/SUR1 currents. They may therefore contribute to the resting level of channel inhibition in the intact cell. Importantly, our data also reveal that this interaction is dependent on the presence of SUR1, which may act by increasing the width of the nucleotide‐binding pocket of Kir6.2.