scholarly journals The dynamic interplay of PIP2 and ATP in the regulation of the KATP channel

Author(s):  
Tanadet Pipatpolkai ◽  
Samuel Usher ◽  
Natascia Vedovato ◽  
Frances Ashcroft ◽  
Phillip Stansfeld

Abstract ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels couple the intracellular ATP concentration to insulin secretion. KATP channel activity is inhibited by ATP binding to the Kir6.2 tetramer and activated by phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). Here, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, electrophysiology and fluorescence spectroscopy to show that ATP and PIP2 occupy different binding pockets that share a single amino acid residue, K39. When both ligands are present, K39 shows a greater preference to co-ordinate with PIP2 than ATP. A neonatal diabetes mutation at K39 (K39R) increases the number of hydrogen bonds formed between K39 and PIP2, reducing ATP inhibition. We also find direct effects on nucleotide binding from mutating E179, a residue proposed to interact with PIP2. Our work suggests PIP2 and ATP interact allosterically to regulate KATP channel activity.

1997 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.-L. Shyng ◽  
T. Ferrigni ◽  
C.G. Nichols

KATP channels were reconstituted in COSm6 cells by coexpression of the sulfonylurea receptor SUR1 and the inward rectifier potassium channel Kir6.2. The role of the two nucleotide binding folds of SUR1 in regulation of KATP channel activity by nucleotides and diazoxide was investigated. Mutations in the linker region and the Walker B motif (Walker, J.E., M.J. Saraste, M.J. Runswick, and N.J. Gay. 1982. EMBO [Eur. Mol. Biol. Organ.] J. 1:945–951) of the second nucleotide binding fold, including G1479D, G1479R, G1485D, G1485R, Q1486H, and D1506A, all abolished stimulation by MgADP and diazoxide, with the exception of G1479R, which showed a small stimulatory response to diazoxide. Analogous mutations in the first nucleotide binding fold, including G827D, G827R, and Q834H, were still stimulated by diazoxide and MgADP, but with altered kinetics compared with the wild-type channel. None of the mutations altered the sensitivity of the channel to inhibition by ATP4−. We propose a model in which SUR1 sensitizes the KATP channel to ATP inhibition, and nucleotide hydrolysis at the nucleotide binding folds blocks this effect. MgADP and diazoxide are proposed to stabilize this desensitized state of the channel, and mutations at the nucleotide binding folds alter the response of channels to MgADP and diazoxide by altering nucleotide hydrolysis rates or the coupling of hydrolysis to channel activation.


1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (5) ◽  
pp. H1687-H1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kamouchi ◽  
K. Kitamura

The modulation of ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP)-channel activity was investigated by recording single-channel currents in isolated smooth muscle cells from rabbit portal vein. K(+)-channel openers (KCOs; pinacidil, lemakalim, and nicorandil) induced burstlike openings of single KATP channels in the cell-attached configuration. After patch excision, KATP channels showed "run-down" phenomenon in the presence of KCOs, but subsequent application of Mg-ATP (1 mM) restored KATP-channel activity. Removal of Mg-ATP resulted in transient augmentation of KATP currents, which eventually decayed out. Nucleotide diphosphates (NDPs; GDP, ADP, UDP, IDP, and CDP) also induced channel reopening in the presence of KCOs, which was markedly enhanced by addition of Mg2+ in millimolar concentrations at the internal side of the membrane. The dose-response relation between ATP and the UDP-induced KATP-channel activity was shifted to the right in the presence of Mg2+ (2 mM). These results suggest that intracellular ATP, NDPs, and Mg2+ regulate the channel state of KATP channels (operative and inoperative states) and that KCOs open KATP channels only in the operative state.


2016 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria S. Remedi ◽  
Jonathan B. Friedman ◽  
Colin G. Nichols

Gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in the pore-forming (Kir6.2) and regulatory (SUR1) subunits of KATP channels have been identified as the most common cause of human neonatal diabetes mellitus. The critical effect of these mutations is confirmed in mice expressing Kir6.2-GOF mutations in pancreatic β cells. A second KATP channel pore-forming subunit, Kir6.1, was originally cloned from the pancreas. Although the prominence of this subunit in the vascular system is well documented, a potential role in pancreatic β cells has not been considered. Here, we show that mice expressing Kir6.1-GOF mutations (Kir6.1[G343D] or Kir6.1[G343D,Q53R]) in pancreatic β cells (under rat-insulin-promoter [Rip] control) develop glucose intolerance and diabetes caused by reduced insulin secretion. We also generated transgenic mice in which a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) containing Kir6.1[G343D] is incorporated such that the transgene is only expressed in tissues where Kir6.1 is normally present. Strikingly, BAC-Kir6.1[G343D] mice also show impaired glucose tolerance, as well as reduced glucose- and sulfonylurea-dependent insulin secretion. However, the response to K+ depolarization is intact in Kir6.1-GOF mice compared with control islets. The presence of native Kir6.1 transcripts was demonstrated in both human and wild-type mouse islets using quantitative real-time PCR. Together, these results implicate the incorporation of native Kir6.1 subunits into pancreatic KATP channels and a contributory role for these subunits in the control of insulin secretion.


eLife ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory M Martin ◽  
Balamurugan Kandasamy ◽  
Frank DiMaio ◽  
Craig Yoshioka ◽  
Show-Ling Shyng

Sulfonylureas are anti-diabetic medications that act by inhibiting pancreatic KATP channels composed of SUR1 and Kir6.2. The mechanism by which these drugs interact with and inhibit the channel has been extensively investigated, yet it remains unclear where the drug binding pocket resides. Here, we present a cryo-EM structure of a hamster SUR1/rat Kir6.2 channel bound to a high-affinity sulfonylurea drug glibenclamide and ATP at 3.63 Å resolution, which reveals unprecedented details of the ATP and glibenclamide binding sites. Importantly, the structure shows for the first time that glibenclamide is lodged in the transmembrane bundle of the SUR1-ABC core connected to the first nucleotide binding domain near the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer. Mutation of residues predicted to interact with glibenclamide in our model led to reduced sensitivity to glibenclamide. Our structure provides novel mechanistic insights of how sulfonylureas and ATP interact with the KATP channel complex to inhibit channel activity.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Wang ◽  
Jing-Xiang Wu ◽  
Dian Ding ◽  
Xinli Duan ◽  
Songling Ma ◽  
...  

ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) are metabolic sensors that convert the intracellular ATP/ADP ratio to the excitability of cells. They are involved in many physiological processes and implicated in several human diseases. Here we present the cryo-EM structures of the pancreatic KATP channel in both the closed state and the pre-open state, resolved in the same sample. The nucleotides bind at the inhibitory sites of the Kir6.2 channel in the closed state but not in the pre-open state. Structural comparisons reveal the mechanism for ATP inhibition and Mg-ADP activation, two fundamental properties of KATP channels. Moreover, the structure also uncovers the activation mechanism of diazoxide-type KATP openers.


Author(s):  
Conor McClenaghan ◽  
Novella Rapini ◽  
Domenico Umberto De Rose ◽  
Jian Gao ◽  
Jacob Roeglin ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Mutations in KCNJ11, the gene encoding the Kir6.2 subunit of pancreatic and neuronal KATP channels, are associated with a spectrum of neonatal diabetes diseases. Methods: Variant screening was used to identify cause of neonatal diabetes, and continuous glucose monitoring used to assess effectiveness of sulfonylurea treatment. Electrophysiological analysis of variant KATP channel function was used to determine molecular basis. Results: We identified a previously uncharacterized KCNJ11 mutation, c.988T>C [pTyr330His], in an Italian child diagnosed with sulfonylurea-resistant permanent neonatal diabetes and developmental delay (iDEND). Functional analysis of recombinant KATP channels reveals that this mutation causes a drastic gain-of-function, due to a reduction in ATP-inhibition. Further, we demonstrate that the Tyr330His substitution causes a significant decrease in sensitivity to the sulfonylurea, glibenclamide. Conclusions: In this subject, the KCNJ11(c.988T>C) mutation provoked neonatal diabetes, with mild developmental delay, which was insensitive to correction by sulfonylurea therapy. This is explained by the molecular loss of sulfonylurea sensitivity conferred by the Tyr330His substitution, and highlights the need for molecular analysis of such mutations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Proks ◽  
Heidi de Wet ◽  
Frances M. Ashcroft

Sulfonylureas, which stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells, are widely used to treat both type 2 diabetes and neonatal diabetes. These drugs mediate their effects by binding to the sulfonylurea receptor subunit (SUR) of the ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel and inducing channel closure. The mechanism of channel inhibition is unusually complex. First, sulfonylureas act as partial antagonists of channel activity, and second, their effect is modulated by MgADP. We analyzed the molecular basis of the interactions between the sulfonylurea gliclazide and Mg-nucleotides on β-cell and cardiac types of KATP channel (Kir6.2/SUR1 and Kir6.2/SUR2A, respectively) heterologously expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. The SUR2A-Y1206S mutation was used to confer gliclazide sensitivity on SUR2A. We found that both MgATP and MgADP increased gliclazide inhibition of Kir6.2/SUR1 channels and reduced inhibition of Kir6.2/SUR2A-Y1206S. The latter effect can be attributed to stabilization of the cardiac channel open state by Mg-nucleotides. Using a Kir6.2 mutation that renders the KATP channel insensitive to nucleotide inhibition (Kir6.2-G334D), we showed that gliclazide abolishes the stimulatory effects of MgADP and MgATP on β-cell KATP channels. Detailed analysis suggests that the drug both reduces nucleotide binding to SUR1 and impairs the efficacy with which nucleotide binding is translated into pore opening. Mutation of one (or both) of the Walker A lysines in the catalytic site of the nucleotide-binding domains of SUR1 may have a similar effect to gliclazide on MgADP binding and transduction, but it does not appear to impair MgATP binding. Our results have implications for the therapeutic use of sulfonylureas.


1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Hoon Ko ◽  
Sang-Kyi Lee ◽  
Young-Jin Han ◽  
Huhn Choe ◽  
Yong-Geun Kwak ◽  
...  

Background The adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel underlies the increase in potassium permeability during hypoxia and ischemia. The increased outward potassium current during ischemia may be an endogenous cardioprotective mechanism. This study was designed to determine the effects of ketamine on KATP channel in rat hearts. Methods Inside-out and cell-attached configurations of patch-clamp techniques and 3 M potassium chloride-filled conventional microelectrodes were used to investigate the effect of ketamine on KATP channel currents in single rat ventricular myocytes and on the action potential duration of rat papillary muscles, respectively. Results Ketamine inhibited KATP channel activity in rat ventricular myocytes in a concentration-dependent manner. In the inside-out patches, the concentration of ketamine for half-maximal inhibition and the Hill coefficient were 62.9 microM and 0.54, respectively. In a concentration-dependent manner, ketamine inhibited pinacidil- and 2,4-dinitrophenol-activated KATP channels in cell-attached patches. The application of ketamine to the intracellular side of membrane patches did not affect the conduction of single-channel currents of KATP channels. Ketamine increased the action potential duration, which was then shortened by pinacidil in a concentration-dependent manner. Conclusions Ketamine inhibited KATP channel activity in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that ketamine may attenuate the cardioprotective effects of the KATP channel during ischemia and reperfusion in the rat myocardium.


1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (5) ◽  
pp. H1625-H1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Coetzee ◽  
T. Y. Nakamura ◽  
J. F. Faivre

ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels are thought only to open during conditions of metabolic impairment (e.g., myocardial ischemia). However, the regulation of KATP channel opening during ischemia remains poorly understood. We tested whether thiol (SH) group oxidation, which is known to occur during ischemia, may be involved in KATP channel regulation. Inside-out membrane patches were voltage clamped at a constant potential (O mV) in asymmetrical K+ solutions. The effects of compounds that specifically modify SH groups [p-chloromercuri-phenylsulfonic acid (pCMPS), 5-5'-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) [DTNB], and thimerosal] were tested. The membrane-impermeable compound, pCMPS (> or = 5 microM), caused a quick and irreversible inhibition of KATP channel activity. The reducing agent, dl-dithiothreitol (DTT) (3 mM) was able to reverse this inhibition. DTNB (500 microM) caused a rapid, but spontaneously reversible, block of KATP channel activity. After DTNB, no change was observed in single channel conductance. Oxidized glutathione (GSSG, 3 mM) did not block KATP channel activity. Thimerosal (100-500 microM) induced a DTT-reversible block of partially rundown KATP channels, or channels that underwent complete rundown; these channels were reactivated with trypsin (1 mg/ml). Thimerosal did not block KATP channels that had a high degree of activity. However, the ATP sensitivity was decreased; the concentration of ATP needed to half-maximally inhibit the channel (Ki) was increased from 47 +/- 12 to 221 +/- 35 microM (n = 6, P < 0.05). This was not due to a spontaneous change with time.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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