N-Glycosylation of TREK-1/hK2P2.1 Two-Pore-Domain Potassium (K2P) Channels

Mechanosensitive hTREK-1 two-pore-domain potassium (hK2P2.1) channels give rise to background currents that control cellular excitability. Recently, TREK-1 currents have been linked to the regulation of cardiac rhythm as well as to hypertrophy and fibrosis. Even though the pharmacological and biophysical characteristics of hTREK-1 channels have been widely studied, relatively little is known about their posttranslational modifications. This study aimed to evaluate whether hTREK-1 channels are N-glycosylated and whether glycosylation may affect channel functionality. Following pharmacological inhibition of N-glycosylation, enzymatic digestion or mutagenesis, immunoblots of Xenopus laevis oocytes and HEK-293T cell lysates were used to assess electrophoretic mobility. Two-electrode voltage clamp measurements were employed to study channel function. TREK-1 channel subunits undergo N-glycosylation at asparagine residues 110 and 134. The presence of sugar moieties at these two sites increases channel function. Detection of glycosylation-deficient mutant channels in surface fractions and recordings of macroscopic potassium currents mediated by these subunits demonstrated that nonglycosylated hTREK-1 channel subunits are able to reach the cell surface in general but with seemingly reduced efficiency compared to glycosylated subunits. These findings extend our understanding of the regulation of hTREK-1 currents by posttranslational modifications and provide novel insights into how altered ion channel glycosylation may promote arrhythmogenesis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 20(2019), 20 vom: 20. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wiedmann, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Schlund, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Faustino, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Kraft, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Ratte, Antonius [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Dierk [VerfasserIn]
Katus, Hugo A [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Constanze [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Ion channel
Journal Article
K2P2.1
KCNK2
Membrane trafficking
N-glycosylation
Potassium
Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain
Potassium channel protein TREK-1
RWP5GA015D
TREK-1
Two-pore-domain potassium channels

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.03.2020

Date Revised 23.06.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms20205193

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302413782