Triad interaction stabilizes the voltage sensor domains in a constitutively open KCNQ1-KCNE3 channel

Tetrameric voltage-gated K+ channels have four identical voltage sensor domains, and they regulate channel gating. KCNQ1 (Kv7.1) is a voltage-gated K+ channel, and its auxiliary subunit KCNE proteins dramatically regulate its gating. For example, KCNE3 makes KCNQ1 a constitutively open channel by affecting the voltage sensor movement. However, how KCNE proteins regulate the voltage sensor domain is largely unknown. In this study, by utilizing the recently determined KCNQ1-KCNE3-calmodulin complex structure, we identified amino acid residues on KCNE3 facing the S1 segment of KCNQ1 that are required for constitutive activity. In addition, we found that the interaction of these amino acid residues of KCNE3 and the S1 segment affects the voltage sensor movement via M238 and V241 residues of the S4 segment. This triad interaction shifts the voltage sensor domain’s equilibrium, leading to stabilization of the channel’s open state.

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  2021-04-06

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