title: Dual regulation of renal Kir7.1 potassium channels by protein Kinase A and protein Kinase C.
abstract: The renal inward rectifier potassium channel Kir7.1 has been proposed to be functionally important for tubular K(+) recycling and secretion. This study investigated the regulation of Kir7.1 by PKA and PKC. Cloned human Kir7.1 channels were expressed heterologously in Xenopus oocytes. After pharmacological PKC activation, Kir7.1 currents were strongly inhibited. Co-application of PKC inhibitors attenuated this effect. Inactivation of PKC consensus sites also strongly attenuated the effect with a single site ((201)S) being essential for almost the total PKC sensitivity. In contrast, PKA activation induced an increase of Kir7.1 currents. This effect was absent in mutant Kir7.1 channels lacking PKA consensus site (287)S. In summary, this study demonstrates the dual regulation of Kir7.1 channel function by PKA and PKC. Structurally, these regulations depend on two key residues in the C-terminal channel domain ((Ser)201 for PKC and (Ser)287 for PKA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Renal Center Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. wzhang@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zitron
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bloehs
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müller-Krebs
authors.forename: Eberhard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeier
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katus
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karle
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schwenger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009865:Oocytes; D010766:Phosphorylation; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012694:Serine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: C489477:Kir7.1 channel; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D012694:Serine; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C