Complex modulation of cation channels in the tonoplast and plasma membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: single-channel studies.

Detailed patch-clamp studies have been made of ion channels in the plasma membrane and tonoplast of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The predominant tonoplast channel is a high-conductance cation-selective inward rectifier (passing ions easily into the cytoplasm from the vacuole), with its open probability (Po) peaking at about -80 mV (cytoplasm negative) and falling to near zero at +80 mV. It has a maximal slope conductance of approximately 150 pS in 100 mmol l-1 KCl, and conducts Na+, K+ and Ca2+. Elevated cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration, alkaline pH and reducing agents can activate the channel, its likely physiological function being to adjust cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration from the vacuolar reservoir. The predominant plasma-membrane channel is a strongly outward rectifying K+ channel (passing K+ easily out of the cytoplasm to the extracellular medium), which is activated by positive-going membrane voltages as well as by elevated cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration and alkaline pH. Interaction between membrane voltage and [Ca2+]cyt is complex and defines three parallel closed states for the channel: a Ca(2+)-independent brief closure (I), a calcium-inhibited long closure (G) and, at large positive voltages, a calcium-induced brief blockade (B). This channel is likely to function in steady-state turgor regulation and in charge balancing during proton-coupled substrate uptake.

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Calcium- and voltage-dependent ion channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rstb.1992.0129 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 338 (1283) ◽

pp. 63-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Keyword(s):

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽

Plasma Membrane ◽

Ion Channels ◽

Open Channel ◽

Single Channel ◽

Membrane Channel ◽

Open Probability ◽

Current Voltage ◽

Voltage Dependent ◽

Inside Out

Ion channels in both the tonoplast and the plasma membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been characterized at the single channel level by patch-clamp techniques. The predominant tonoplast channel is cation selective, has an open-channel conductance of 120 pS in 100 mM KCl, and conducts Na + or K + equally well, and Ca 2+ to a lesser extent. Its open probability (P„) is voltage-dependent, peaking at about — 80 mV (cytoplasm negative), and falling to near zero at + 8 0 mV. Elevated cytoplasmic Ca 2+ , alkaline cytoplasmic pH, and reducing agents activate the channel. The predominant plasma membrane channel is highly selective for K + over anions and other cations, and shows strong outward rectification of the time-averaged current-voltage curves in cell-attached experiments. In isolated inside-out patches with micromolar cytoplasmic Ca 2+ , this channel is activated by positive going membrane voltages: mean P o is zero at negative membrane voltages and near unity at 100 mV. At moderate positive membrane voltages (20-40 mV), elevating cytoplasmic Ca 2+ activates the channel to open in bursts of several hundred milliseconds duration. At higher positive membrane voltages, however, elevating cytoplasmic Ca 2+ blocks the channel in a voltage-dependent fashion for periods of 2-3 ms. The frequency of these blocking events depends on cytoplasmic Ca 2+ and membrane voltage according to second-order kinetics. Alternative cations, such as Mg 2+ of Na + , block the yeast plasma-membrane K + channel in a similar but less pronounced manner.

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Membrane-delimited Inhibition of Maxi-K Channel Activity by the Intermediate Conductance Ca2+-activated K Channel

The Journal of General Physiology ◽

10.1085/jgp.200509457 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 127 (2) ◽

pp. 159-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Jill Thompson ◽

Ted Begenisich

Keyword(s):

Single Channel ◽

Expression System ◽

Chemical Activation ◽

K Channel ◽

Channel Activity ◽

Single Family ◽

Open Probability ◽

K Channels ◽

Channel Proteins ◽

K Activity

The complexity of mammalian physiology requires a diverse array of ion channel proteins. This diversity extends even to a single family of channels. For example, the family of Ca2+-activated K channels contains three structural subfamilies characterized by small, intermediate, and large single channel conductances. Many cells and tissues, including neurons, vascular smooth muscle, endothelial cells, macrophages, and salivary glands express more than a single class of these channels, raising questions about their specific physiological roles. We demonstrate here a novel interaction between two types of Ca2+-activated K channels: maxi-K channels, encoded by the KCa1.1 gene, and IK1 channels (KCa3.1). In both native parotid acinar cells and in a heterologous expression system, activation of IK1 channels inhibits maxi-K activity. This interaction was independent of the mode of activation of the IK1 channels: direct application of Ca2+, muscarinic receptor stimulation, or by direct chemical activation of the IK1 channels. The IK1-induced inhibition of maxi-K activity occurred in small, cell-free membrane patches and was due to a reduction in the maxi-K channel open probability and not to a change in the single channel current level. These data suggest that IK1 channels inhibit maxi-K channel activity via a direct, membrane-delimited interaction between the channel proteins. A quantitative analysis indicates that each maxi-K channel may be surrounded by four IK1 channels and will be inhibited if any one of these IK1 channels opens. This novel, regulated inhibition of maxi-K channels by activation of IK1 adds to the complexity of the properties of these Ca2+-activated K channels and likely contributes to the diversity of their functional roles.

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Permissive Modulation of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Enhanced Intracellular Calcium on BKCa Channel of Chromaffin Cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms22042175 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 2175

Author(s):

Adonis Z. Wu ◽

Tzu-Lun Ohn ◽

Ren-Jay Shei ◽

Huei-Fang Wu ◽

Yong-Cyuan Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chromaffin Cells ◽

Low Dose ◽

Single Channel ◽

Cell System ◽

K Channel ◽

Lipid Mediator ◽

Bkca Channel ◽

High Dose ◽

Open Probability ◽

Sphingosine 1 Phosphate

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), is a signaling sphingolipid which acts as a bioactive lipid mediator. We assessed whether S1P had multiplex effects in regulating the large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel (BKCa) in catecholamine-secreting chromaffin cells. Using multiple patch-clamp modes, Ca2+ imaging, and computational modeling, we evaluated the effects of S1P on the Ca2+-activated K+ currents (IK(Ca)) in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells and in a pheochromocytoma cell line (PC12). In outside-out patches, the open probability of BKCa channel was reduced with a mean-closed time increment, but without a conductance change in response to a low-concentration S1P (1 µM). The intracellular Ca2+ concentration (Cai) was elevated in response to a high-dose (10 µM) but not low-dose of S1P. The single-channel activity of BKCa was also enhanced by S1P (10 µM) in the cell-attached recording of chromaffin cells. In the whole-cell voltage-clamp, a low-dose S1P (1 µM) suppressed IK(Ca), whereas a high-dose S1P (10 µM) produced a biphasic response in the amplitude of IK(Ca), i.e., an initial decrease followed by a sustained increase. The S1P-induced IK(Ca) enhancement was abolished by BAPTA. Current-clamp studies showed that S1P (1 µM) increased the action potential (AP) firing. Simulation data revealed that the decreased BKCa conductance leads to increased AP firings in a modeling chromaffin cell. Over a similar dosage range, S1P (1 µM) inhibited IK(Ca) and the permissive role of S1P on the BKCa activity was also effectively observed in the PC12 cell system. The S1P-mediated IK(Ca) stimulation may result from the elevated Cai, whereas the inhibition of BKCa activity by S1P appears to be direct. By the differentiated tailoring BKCa channel function, S1P can modulate stimulus-secretion coupling in chromaffin cells.

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Permeation and gating properties of a cloned renal K+ channel

AJP Cell Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajpcell.1995.268.2.c389 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 268 (2) ◽

pp. C389-C401 ◽

Cited By ~ 89

Author(s):

S. Chepilko ◽

H. Zhou ◽

H. Sackin ◽

L. G. Palmer

Keyword(s):

Single Channel ◽

Reversal Potential ◽

Cation Binding ◽

K Channel ◽

Patch Clamp Technique ◽

Open Probability ◽

Membrane Hyperpolarization ◽

Channel Current ◽

Inward Currents ◽

Kinetics Of

The renal K+ channel (ROMK2) was expressed in Xenopus oocytes, and the patch-clamp technique was used to assess its conducting and gating properties. In cell-attached patches with 110 mM K+ in the bath and pipette, the reversal potential was near zero and the inward conductance (36 pS) was larger than the outward conductance (17 pS). In excised inside-out patches the channels showed rectification in the presence of 5 mM Mg2+ on the cytoplasmic side but not in Mg(2+)-free solution. Inward currents were also observed when K+ was replaced in the pipette by Rb+, NH4+, or thallium (Tl+). The reversal potentials under these conditions yielded a selectivity sequence of Tl+ > K+ > Rb+ > NH4+. On the other hand, the slope conductances for inward current gave a selectivity sequence of K+ = NH4+ > Tl+ > Rb+. The differences in the two sequences can be explained by the presence of cation binding sites within the channel, which interact with Rb+ and Tl+ more strongly and with NH4+ less strongly than with K+. Two other ions, Ba2+ and Cs+, blocked the channel from the outside. The effect of Ba2+ (1 mM) was to reduce the open probability of the channels, whereas Cs+ (10 mM) reduced the apparent single-channel current. The effects of both blockers are enhanced by membrane hyperpolarization. The kinetics of the channel were also studied in cell-attached patches. With K+ in the pipette the distribution of open times could be described by a single exponential (tau 0 = 25 ms), whereas two exponentials (tau 1 = 1 ms, tau 2 = 30 ms) were required to describe the closed-time distribution. Hyperpolarization of the oocyte membrane decreased the open probability and tau 0, and increased tau 1, tau 2, and the number of long closures. The presence of Tl+ in the pipette significantly altered the kinetics, reducing tau 0 and eliminating the long-lived closures. These results suggest that the gating of the channel may depend on the nature of the ion in the pore.

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The a-factor transporter (STE6 gene product) and cell polarity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The Journal of Cell Biology ◽

10.1083/jcb.120.5.1203 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 120 (5) ◽

pp. 1203-1215 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

K Kuchler ◽

H G Dohlman ◽

J Thorner

Keyword(s):

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽

Plasma Membrane ◽

Gene Product ◽

Cell Polarity ◽

Polyclonal Antibodies ◽

Apparent Molecular Weight ◽

Subcellular Fractionation ◽

Mating Pheromone ◽

Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽

Factor Secretion

STE6 gene product is required for secretion of the lipopeptide mating pheromone a-factor by Saccharomyces cerevisiae MATa cells. Radiolabeling and immunoprecipitation, either with specific polyclonal antibodies raised against a TrpE-Ste6 fusion protein or with mAbs that recognize c-myc epitopes in fully functional epitope-tagged Ste6 derivatives, demonstrated that Ste6 is a 145-kD phosphoprotein. Subcellular fractionation, various extraction procedures, and immunoblotting showed that Ste6 is an intrinsic plasma membrane-associated protein. The apparent molecular weight of Ste6 was unaffected by tunicamycin treatment, and the radiolabeled protein did not bind to concanavalin A, indicating that Ste6 is not glycosylated and that glycosylation is not required either for its membrane delivery or its function. The amino acid sequence of Ste6 predicts two ATP-binding folds; correspondingly, Ste6 was photoaffinity-labeled specifically with 8-azido-[alpha-32P]ATP. Indirect immunofluorescence revealed that in exponentially growing MATa cells, the majority of Ste6 showed a patchy distribution within the plasma membrane, but a significant fraction was found concentrated in a number of vesicle-like bodies subtending the plasma membrane. In contrast, in MATa cells exposed to the mating pheromone alpha-factor, which markedly induced Ste6 production, the majority of Ste6 was incorporated into the plasma membrane within the growing tip of the elongating cells. The highly localized insertion of this transporter may establish pronounced anisotropy in a-factor secretion from the MATa cell, and thereby may contribute to the establishment of the cell polarity which restricts partner selection and cell fusion during mating to one MAT alpha cell.

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Effect of Auxin (IAA) on the Fast Vacuolar (FV) Channels in Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Taproot Vacuoles

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21144876 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (14) ◽

pp. 4876

Author(s):

Zbigniew Burdach ◽

Agnieszka Siemieniuk ◽

Waldemar Karcz

Keyword(s):

Single Channel ◽

Outward Current ◽

K Channel ◽

Single Channels ◽

Patch Clamp Technique ◽

Open Probability ◽

Inward Current ◽

Bath Solution ◽

Outward Currents ◽

Inward Currents

In contrast to the well-studied effect of auxin on the plasma membrane K+ channel activity, little is known about the role of this hormone in regulating the vacuolar K+ channels. Here, the patch-clamp technique was used to investigate the effect of auxin (IAA) on the fast-activating vacuolar (FV) channels. It was found that the macroscopic currents displayed instantaneous currents, which at the positive potentials were about three-fold greater compared to the one at the negative potentials. When auxin was added to the bath solution at a final concentration of 1 µM, it increased the outward currents by about 60%, but did not change the inward currents. The imposition of a ten-fold vacuole-to-cytosol KCl gradient stimulated the efflux of K+ from the vacuole into the cytosol and reduced the K+ current in the opposite direction. The addition of IAA to the bath solution with the 10/100 KCl gradient decreased the outward current and increased the inward current. Luminal auxin reduced both the outward and inward current by approximately 25% compared to the control. The single channel recordings demonstrated that cytosolic auxin changed the open probability of the FV channels at the positive voltages to a moderate extent, while it significantly increased the amplitudes of the single channel outward currents and the number of open channels. At the positive voltages, auxin did not change the unitary conductance of the single channels. We suggest that auxin regulates the activity of the fast-activating vacuolar (FV) channels, thereby causing changes of the K+ fluxes across the vacuolar membrane. This mechanism might serve to tightly adjust the volume of the vacuole during plant cell expansion.

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Potassium channel types in arterial chemoreceptor cells and their selective modulation by oxygen.

The Journal of General Physiology ◽

10.1085/jgp.100.3.401 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 100 (3) ◽

pp. 401-426 ◽

Cited By ~ 83

Author(s):

M D Ganfornina ◽

J López-Barneo

Keyword(s):

Time Course ◽

Single Channel ◽

K Channel ◽

Open Probability ◽

K Channels ◽

Glomus Cells ◽

Control Value ◽

Voltage Dependent ◽

K Current ◽

Chemoreceptor Cells

Single K+ channel currents were recorded in excised membrane patches from dispersed chemoreceptor cells of the rabbit carotid body under conditions that abolish current flow through Na+ and Ca2+ channels. We have found three classes of voltage-gated K+ channels that differ in their single-channel conductance (gamma), dependence on internal Ca2+ (Ca2+i), and sensitivity to changes in O2 tension (PO2). Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels (KCa channels) with gamma approximately 210 pS in symmetrical K+ solutions were observed when [Ca2+]i was greater than 0.1 microM. Small conductance channels with gamma = 16 pS were not affected by [Ca2+]i and they exhibited slow activation and inactivation time courses. In these two channel types open probability (P(open)) was unaffected when exposed to normoxic (PO2 = 140 mmHg) or hypoxic (PO2 approximately 5-10 mmHg) external solutions. A third channel type (referred to as KO2 channel), having an intermediate gamma(approximately 40 pS), was the most frequently recorded. KO2 channels are steeply voltage dependent and not affected by [Ca2+]i, they inactivate almost completely in less than 500 ms, and their P(open) reversibly decreases upon exposure to low PO2. The effect of low PO2 is voltage dependent, being more pronounced at moderately depolarized voltages. At 0 mV, for example, P(open) diminishes to approximately 40% of the control value. The time course of ensemble current averages of KO2 channels is remarkably similar to that of the O2-sensitive K+ current. In addition, ensemble average and macroscopic K+ currents are affected similarly by low PO2. These observations strongly suggest that KO2 channels are the main contributors to the macroscopic K+ current of glomus cells. The reversible inhibition of KO2 channel activity by low PO2 does not desensitize and is not related to the presence of F-, ATP, and GTP-gamma-S at the internal face of the membrane. These results indicate that KO2 channels confer upon glomus cells their unique chemoreceptor properties and that the O2-K+ channel interaction occurs either directly or through an O2 sensor intrinsic to the plasma membrane closely associated with the channel molecule.

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Cell surface recycling in yeast: mechanisms and machineries

Biochemical Society Transactions ◽

10.1042/bst20150263 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 474-478 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Chris MacDonald ◽

Robert C. Piper

Keyword(s):

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽

Plasma Membrane ◽

Membrane Protein ◽

Cell Surface ◽

Mammalian Cells ◽

Genetic System ◽

Integral Membrane Protein ◽

Protein Activity ◽

Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽

Central Process

Sorting internalized proteins and lipids back to the cell surface controls the supply of molecules throughout the cell and regulates integral membrane protein activity at the surface. One central process in mammalian cells is the transit of cargo from endosomes back to the plasma membrane (PM) directly, along a route that bypasses retrograde movement to the Golgi. Despite recognition of this pathway for decades we are only beginning to understand the machinery controlling this overall process. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a stalwart genetic system, has been routinely used to identify fundamental proteins and their modes of action in conserved trafficking pathways. However, the study of cell surface recycling from endosomes in yeast is hampered by difficulties that obscure visualization of the pathway. Here we briefly discuss how recycling is likely a more prevalent process in yeast than is widely appreciated and how tools might be built to better study the pathway.

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Gating of Recombinant Small-Conductance Ca-activated K+ Channels by Calcium

The Journal of General Physiology ◽

10.1085/jgp.111.4.565 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 111 (4) ◽

pp. 565-581 ◽

Cited By ~ 127

Author(s):

Birgit Hirschberg ◽

James Maylie ◽

John P. Adelman ◽

Neil V. Marrion

Keyword(s):

Time Course ◽

Single Channel ◽

Cell Types ◽

K Channel ◽

Open Probability ◽

K Channels ◽

Sensitive Clone ◽

Single Channel Currents ◽

Open States ◽

Small Conductance

Small-conductance Ca-activated K+ channels play an important role in modulating excitability in many cell types. These channels are activated by submicromolar concentrations of intracellular Ca2+, but little is known about the gating kinetics upon activation by Ca2+. In this study, single channel currents were recorded from Xenopus oocytes expressing the apamin-sensitive clone rSK2. Channel activity was detectable in 0.2 μM Ca2+ and was maximal above 2 μM Ca2+. Analysis of stationary currents revealed two open times and three closed times, with only the longest closed time being Ca dependent, decreasing with increasing Ca2+ concentrations. In addition, elevated Ca2+ concentrations resulted in a larger percentage of long openings and short closures. Membrane voltage did not have significant effects on either open or closed times. The open probability was ∼0.6 in 1 μM free Ca2+. A lower open probability of ∼0.05 in 1 μM Ca2+ was also observed, and channels switched spontaneously between behaviors. The occurrence of these switches and the amount of time channels spent displaying high open probability behavior was Ca2+ dependent. The two behaviors shared many features including the open times and the short and intermediate closed times, but the low open probability behavior was characterized by a different, long Ca2+-dependent closed time in the range of hundreds of milliseconds to seconds. Small-conductance Ca- activated K+ channel gating was modeled by a gating scheme consisting of four closed and two open states. This model yielded a close representation of the single channel data and predicted a macroscopic activation time course similar to that observed upon fast application of Ca2+ to excised inside-out patches.

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