Subunit composition of Kv1 channels in human CNS

被引:133
作者
Coleman, SK
Newcombe, J
Pryke, J
Dolly, JO [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Biochem, London SW7 2AZ, England
[2] Inst Neurol, London WC1N 3BG, England
[3] Pfizer Ltd, Sandwich, Kent, England
关键词
human; CNS; potassium channel; delayed rectifier; axolemma; immunoprecipitation;
D O I
10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0730849.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The alpha subunits of Shaker-related K+ channels (Kv1.X) show characteristic distributions in mammalian brain and restricted coassembly. Despite the functional importance of these voltage-sensitive K+ channels and involvement in a number of diseases, little progress has been achieved in deciphering the subunit composition of the (alpha)(4)(beta)(4) oligomers occurring in human CNS. Thus, the association of alpha and beta subunits was investigated in cerebral grey and white matter and spinal cord from autopsy samples. Immunoblotting established the presence of Kv1.1, 1.2, and 1.4 in all the tissues, with varying abundance. Sequential immunoprecipitations identified the subunits coassembled. A putative tetramer of Kv1.3/1.4/1.1/1.2 was found in grey matter. Both cerebral white matter and spinal cord contained the heterooligomers Kv1.1/1.4 and Kv1.1/1.2, similar to grey matter, but both lacked Kv1.3 and the Kv1.4/1.2 combination. An apparent Kv1.4 homooligomer was detected in all the samples, whereas only the brain tissue possessed a putative Kv1.2 homomer. In grey matter, KV beta 2.1 was coassociated with the Kv1.1/1.2 combination and Kv1.2 homooligomer. In white matter, Kv beta 2.1 was associated with Kv1.2 only, whereas Kv beta 1.1 coprecipitated with all the alpha subunits present. This represents the first description of Kv1 subunit complexes in the human CNS and demonstrates regional variations, indicative of functional specialisation.
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