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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2016

Identification of Amino Acid Residues in Fibroblast Growth Factor 14 (FGF14) Required for Structure-Function Interactions with Voltage-gated Sodium Channel Nav1.6.

Syed R Ali, Aditya K Singh, Fernanda Laezza

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. JAK2 regulates Nav1.6 channel function via FGF14Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Syed R AliFrom the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, the Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Program.
Aditya K SinghFrom the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Fernanda LaezzaFrom the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, the Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Center for Addiction Research, the Center for Environmental Toxicology, and the Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 felaezza@utmb.edu.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

Validation of FGF14 as a New Molecular Target of GSK3R01MH095995 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI LAEZZA, FERNANDA · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
Training in Pharmacological SciencesT32GM089657 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI HANCOCK, JOHN F · 2010 to 2014
$728k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM089657NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH095995
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The voltage-gated Na(+) (Nav) channel provides the basis for electrical excitability in the brain. This channel is regulated by a number of accessory proteins including fibroblast growth factor 14 (FGF14), a member of the intracellular FGF family. In addition to forming homodimers, FGF14 binds directly to the Nav1.6 channel C-tail, regulating channel gating and expression, properties that are required for intrinsic excitability in neurons. Seeking amino acid residues with unique roles at the protein-protein interaction interface (PPI) of FGF14·Nav1.6, we engineered model-guided mutations of FGF14 and validated their impact on the FGF14·Nav1.6 complex and the FGF14:FGF14 dimer formation using a luciferase assay. Divergence was found in the β-9 sheet of FGF14 where an alanine (Ala) mutation of Val-160 impaired binding to Nav1.6 but had no effect on FGF14:FGF14 dimer formation. Additional analysis revealed also a key role of residues Lys-74/Ile-76 at the N-terminal of FGF14 in the FGF14·Nav1.6 complex and FGF14:FGF14 dimer formation. Using whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology, we demonstrated that either the FGF14(V160A) or the FGF14(K74A/I76A) mutation was sufficient to abolish the FGF14-dependent regulation of peak transient Na(+) currents and the voltage-dependent activation and steady-state inactivation of Nav1.6; but only V160A with a concomitant alanine mutation at Tyr-158 could impede FGF14-dependent modulation of the channel fast inactivation. Intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy of purified proteins confirmed a stronger binding reduction of FGF14(V160A) to the Nav1.6 C-tail compared with FGF14(K74A/I76A) Altogether these studies indicate that the β-9 sheet and the N terminus of FGF14 are well positioned targets for drug development of PPI-based allosteric modulators of Nav channels.

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Amino AcidsAmino Acid SubstitutionFibroblast Growth FactorsHEK293 CellsHumansModels, MolecularMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein MultimerizationRecombinant ProteinsStructural Homology, ProteinStructure-Activity RelationshipAmino Acidsfibroblast growth factor 14Fibroblast Growth FactorsNAV1.6 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelRecombinant ProteinsSCN8A protein, humanamino acidelectrophysiologyFGF14fibroblast growth factor (FGF)hot spotsion channelNav1.6protein-protein interactionsplit-luciferase assayvoltage-gated sodium channels

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PMID26994141
PMCPMC4900273
OpenAlexW2297211792

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