title: Membrane phospholipid control of nucleotide sensitivity of KATP channels.
abstract: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels couple cell metabolism to electrical activity. Phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) profoundly antagonized ATP inhibition of KATP channels when applied to inside-out membrane patches. It is proposed that membrane-incorporated PIPs can bind to positive charges in the cytoplasmic region of the channel's Kir6.2 subunit, stabilizing the open state of the channel and antagonizing the inhibitory effect of ATP. The tremendous effect of PIPs on ATP sensitivity suggests that in vivo alterations of membrane PIP levels will have substantial effects on KATP channel activity and hence on the gain of metabolism-excitation coupling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Shyng
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D019269:Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D019269:Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors; C060974:phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate; C037178:phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate