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Protein kinase A (PKA) is central for forward transport of two pore domain potassium channels K2P3.1 and K2P9.1

Protein kinase A (PKA) is central for forward transport of two pore domain potassium channels K2P3.1 and K2P9.1
Protein kinase A (PKA) is central for forward transport of two pore domain potassium channels K2P3.1 and K2P9.1
Acid sensitive two-pore domain potassium channels (K2P3.1 and K2P9.1) play key roles in both physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms, the most fundamental of which is control of resting membrane potential of cells in which they are expressed. These background leak channels are constitutively active once expressed at the plasma membrane and hence tight control of their targeting and surface expression is fundamental to the regulation of K+ flux and cell excitability. The chaperone protein, 14-3-3, binds to a critical phosphorylated serine in the channel C-termini of K2P3.1 and K2P9.1 (S393 and S373, respectively) and overcomes retention in the endoplasmic reticulum by ?COP. We sought to identify the kinase responsible for phosphorylation of the terminal serine in human and rat variants of K2P3.1 and K2P9.1. Adopting a bioinformatic approach, three candidate protein kinases were identified: cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) and protein kinase C (PKC). In vitro phosphorylation assays were utilised to determine the ability of the candidate kinases to phosphorylate the channel C-termini. Electrophysiological measurements of human K2P3.1 transiently expressed in HEK293 cells and cell surface assays of GFP-tagged K2P3.1 and K2P9.1 enabled the functional implications of phosphorylation by specific kinases to be determined. All our findings support the conclusion that PKA is responsible for the phosphorylation of the terminal serine in both K2P3.1 and K2P9.1.

chaperone chaperonin, potassium channels, protein export, protein kinase a (pka), protein phosphorylation14-3-3k<inf>2p</inf>3.1/task1k<inf>2p</inf>9.1/task3, phos-tag, phosphorylation prediction
0021-9258
14110-14119
Mant, Alexandra
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Elliott, David
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Eyers, Patrick A.
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O'Kelly, Ita M.
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Mant, Alexandra
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Elliott, David
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Eyers, Patrick A.
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O'Kelly, Ita M.
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Mant, Alexandra, Elliott, David, Eyers, Patrick A. and O'Kelly, Ita M. (2011) Protein kinase A (PKA) is central for forward transport of two pore domain potassium channels K2P3.1 and K2P9.1. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286 (16), 14110-14119. (doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.190702). (PMID:21357689)

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Abstract

Acid sensitive two-pore domain potassium channels (K2P3.1 and K2P9.1) play key roles in both physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms, the most fundamental of which is control of resting membrane potential of cells in which they are expressed. These background leak channels are constitutively active once expressed at the plasma membrane and hence tight control of their targeting and surface expression is fundamental to the regulation of K+ flux and cell excitability. The chaperone protein, 14-3-3, binds to a critical phosphorylated serine in the channel C-termini of K2P3.1 and K2P9.1 (S393 and S373, respectively) and overcomes retention in the endoplasmic reticulum by ?COP. We sought to identify the kinase responsible for phosphorylation of the terminal serine in human and rat variants of K2P3.1 and K2P9.1. Adopting a bioinformatic approach, three candidate protein kinases were identified: cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) and protein kinase C (PKC). In vitro phosphorylation assays were utilised to determine the ability of the candidate kinases to phosphorylate the channel C-termini. Electrophysiological measurements of human K2P3.1 transiently expressed in HEK293 cells and cell surface assays of GFP-tagged K2P3.1 and K2P9.1 enabled the functional implications of phosphorylation by specific kinases to be determined. All our findings support the conclusion that PKA is responsible for the phosphorylation of the terminal serine in both K2P3.1 and K2P9.1.

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Accepted/In Press date: 28 February 2011
Published date: 22 April 2011
Keywords: chaperone chaperonin, potassium channels, protein export, protein kinase a (pka), protein phosphorylation14-3-3k<inf>2p</inf>3.1/task1k<inf>2p</inf>9.1/task3, phos-tag, phosphorylation prediction
Organisations: Human Genetics

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Local EPrints ID: 176303
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/176303
ISSN: 0021-9258
PURE UUID: 5c6aad5c-549a-4ee9-aed9-e9fec53138d4
ORCID for Alexandra Mant: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-209X

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Date deposited: 22 Mar 2011 14:45
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:49

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Author: Alexandra Mant ORCID iD
Author: David Elliott
Author: Patrick A. Eyers
Author: Ita M. O'Kelly

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