title: The Nucleotide-Binding Sites of SUR1: A Mechanistic Model.
abstract: ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels comprise four pore-forming Kir6.2 subunits and four modulatory sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) subunits. The latter belong to the ATP-binding cassette family of transporters. KATP channels are inhibited by ATP (or ADP) binding to Kir6.2 and activated by Mg-nucleotide interactions with SUR. This dual regulation enables the KATP channel to couple the metabolic state of a cell to its electrical excitability and is crucial for the KATP channel's role in regulating insulin secretion, cardiac and neuronal excitability, and vascular tone. Here, we review the regulation of the KATP channel by adenine nucleotides and present an equilibrium allosteric model for nucleotide activation and inhibition. The model can account for many experimental observations in the literature and provides testable predictions for future experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Natascia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vedovato
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Frances M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ashcroft
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Electronic address: michael.puljung@dpag.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Puljung
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009711:Nucleotides; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors