囊性纤维化跨膜传导调节器
氯离子通道
跨膜蛋白
化学
离子通道
跨膜结构域
生物物理学
电导
突变
膜片钳
氨基酸
调节器
突变
生物化学
生物
基因
受体
物理
凝聚态物理
作者
Feng Qian,L Liu,Z Liu,Chengbiao Lu
出处
期刊:Physiological Research
[Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences]
日期:2016-06-14
卷期号:: 505-515
被引量:1
标识
DOI:10.33549/physiolres.933143
摘要
The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel contains 12 transmembrane (TM) regions that are presumed to form the channel pore. However, there is no direct evidence clearly illustrating the involvement of these transmembrane regions in the actual CFTR pore structure. To obtain insight into the architecture of the CFTR channel pore, we used patch clamp recording techniques and a strategy of co-mutagenesis of two potential pore-forming transmembrane regions (TM1 and TM6) to investigate the collaboration of these two TM regions. We performed a range of specific functional assays comparing the single channel conductance, anion binding, and anion selectivity properties of the co-mutated CFTR variants, and the results indicated that TM1 and TM6 play vital roles in forming the channel pore and, thus, determine the functional properties of the channel. Furthermore, we provided functional evidence that the amino acid threonine (T338) in TM6 has synergic effects with lysine (K95) in TM1. Therefore, we propose that these two residues have functional collaboration in the CFTR channel pore and may collectively form a selective filter.
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