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2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Analysis of the unique voltage-dependent mechanism of a Na+ channel by voltage-clamp fluorometry

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 16K19000
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field General physiology
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Physiological Sciences

Principal Investigator

Shimomura Takushi  生理学研究所, 分子細胞生理研究領域, 助教 (50635464)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Keywordsイオンチャネル / Na+チャネル / Two-pore channel / TPC / Nav / 膜電位依存性 / 光生理学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed the Two-pore Na+ channel 3 (XtTPC3) to reveal the different roles of two voltage sensor domains using the electrophysiological technique. We found that the domain-II contributes to the voltage-dependence more than domain-I in XtTPC3. In addition, the unique property of XtTPC3, in which long and high voltage stimulus gradually increases the current amplitudes of XtTPC3, was found to be dependent on a type of phosphoinositide. Furthermore, we revealed that the positively charged cluster in S4/S5 linker and helix S6 of domain-I is indispensable for the phosphoinositide dependence of XtTPC3.

Free Research Field

イオンチャネルの分子生理学

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Published: 2019-03-29  

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