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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2013

Cooperative activation of the T-type CaV3.2 channel: interaction between Domains II and III.

Pierre-Olivier Demers-Giroux, Benoîte Bourdin, Rémy Sauvé, Lucie Parent

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  1. Identification of novel functional sites in the CaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  2. Neuronal Cav3 channelopathies: recent progress and perspectives.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2020
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  3. Calcium channel gating.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2018
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Pierre-Olivier Demers-GirouxFrom the Département de Physiologie, Membrane Protein Research Group, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada.
Benoîte Bourdin
Rémy Sauvé
Lucie Parent

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Abstract

T-type CaV3 channels are important mediators of Ca(2+) entry near the resting membrane potential. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms responsible for channel activation. Homology models based upon the high-resolution structure of bacterial NaV channels predict interaction between the S4-S5 helix of Domain II (IIS4-S5) and the distal S6 pore region of Domain II (IIS6) and Domain III (IIIS6). Functional intra- and inter-domain interactions were investigated with a double mutant cycle analysis. Activation gating and channel kinetics were measured for 47 single mutants and 20 pairs of mutants. Significant coupling energies (ΔΔG(interact) ≥ 1.5 kcal mol(-1)) were measured for 4 specific pairs of mutants introduced between IIS4-S5 and IIS6 and between IIS4-S5 and IIIS6. In agreement with the computer based models, Thr-911 in IIS4-S5 was functionally coupled with Ile-1013 in IIS6 during channel activation. The interaction energy was, however, found to be stronger between Val-907 in IIS4-S5 and Ile-1013 in IIS6. In addition Val-907 was significantly coupled with Asn-1548 in IIIS6 but not with Asn-1853 in IVS6. Altogether, our results demonstrate that the S4-S5 and S6 helices from adjacent domains are energetically coupled during the activation of a low voltage-gated T-type CaV3 channel.

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Protein Structure, TertiaryAlgorithmsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCalcium Channels, T-TypeFemaleHumansIon Channel GatingKineticsMembrane PotentialsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationOocytesCACNA1H protein, humanCalcium Channels, T-TypeCalcium ChannelsCut-open OocyteElectrophysiologyEpilepsyGatingHomology ModelingThermodynamics

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PMID23970551
PMCPMC3795230

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