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Residues Contributing to the Ca2+ and K+ Binding Pocket of the NCKX2 Na+/Ca2+-K+ Exchanger

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Kang, Kyeong-Jin, Kinjo, Tashi G., Szerencsei, Robert T., Schnetkamp, Paul P.M.·2005·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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The Na(+)/Ca(2+)-K(+) exchanger (NCKX) extrudes Ca(2+) from cells utilizing both the inward Na(+) gradient and the outward K(+) gradient. NCKX is thought to operate by a consecutive mechanism in which a cation binding pocket accommodates both Ca(2+) and K(+) and alternates between inward and outward facing conformations. Here we developed a simple fluorometric method to analyze changes in K(+) and Ca(2+) dependences of mutant NCKX2 proteins in which candidate residues within membrane-spanning domains were substituted. The largest shifts in both K(+) and Ca(2+) dependences compared with wild-type NCKX2 were observed for the charge-conservative substitutions of Glu(188) and Asp(548), whereas the size-conservative substitutions resulted in nonfunctional proteins. Substitution of several other residues including two proline residues (Pro(187) and Pro(547)), three additional acidic residues (Asp(258), Glu(265), Glu(533)), and two hydroxyl-containing residues (Ser(185) and Ser(545)) showed smaller shifts, but shifts in Ca(2+) dependence were invariably accompanied by shifts in K(+) dependence. We conclude that Glu(188) and Asp(548) are the central residues of a single cation binding pocket that can accommodate both K(+) and Ca(2+). Furthermore, a single set of residues lines a transport pathway for both K(+) and Ca(2+).

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Authors
Kang, K.-J., Kinjo, T. G., Szerencsei, R. T., & Schnetkamp, P. P. M.
Affiliations
University of Calgary (CA)
Corresponding author
Schnetkamp, Paul P.M.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-02
Volume
280
Issue
8
Pages
6823-6833
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995441828
Cited by
44
References
32
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1.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Foundation Fighting Blindness
  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
Keywords
NCKX2, calcium binding, potassium binding, proline residues, acidic residues, site-directed mutagenesis, fluorometric assay, transport pathways
MeSH terms
Amino Acids, Animals, Binding Sites, Biological Transport, Calcium, Cell Line, Fluorometry, Humans, Insecta, Kinetics, Potassium, Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, Amino Acid Substitution, Static Electricity

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