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A mechanistic reinterpretation of fast inactivation in voltage-gated Na+ channels

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  • Yichen Liu

    (University of Chicago)

  • Carlos A. Z. Bassetto

    (University of Chicago)

  • Bernardo I. Pinto

    (University of Chicago)

  • Francisco Bezanilla

    (University of Chicago
    Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencias de Valparaíso)

Abstract

The hinged-lid model was long accepted as the canonical model for fast inactivation in Nav channels. It predicts that the hydrophobic IFM motif acts intracellularly as the gating particle that binds and occludes the pore during fast inactivation. However, the observation in recent high-resolution structures that the bound IFM motif is located far from the pore, contradicts this preconception. Here, we provide a mechanistic reinterpretation of fast inactivation based on structural analysis and ionic/gating current measurements. We demonstrate that in Nav1.4 the final inactivation gate is comprised of two hydrophobic rings at the bottom of S6 helices. These rings function in series and close downstream of IFM binding. Reducing the volume of the sidechain in both rings leads to a partially conductive, leaky inactivated state and decreases the selectivity for Na+ ion. Altogether, we present an alternative molecular framework to describe fast inactivation.

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  • Yichen Liu & Carlos A. Z. Bassetto & Bernardo I. Pinto & Francisco Bezanilla, 2023. "A mechanistic reinterpretation of fast inactivation in voltage-gated Na+ channels," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-40514-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40514-4
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