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. 1997 Apr;72(4):1633–1640. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78809-X

A mutation in segment I-S6 alters slow inactivation of sodium channels.

S Y Wang 1, G K Wang 1
PMCID: PMC1184357  PMID: 9083667

Abstract

Slow inactivation occurs in voltage-gated Na+ channels when the membrane is depolarized for several seconds, whereas fast inactivation takes place rapidly within a few milliseconds. Unlike fast inactivation, the molecular entity that governs the slow inactivation of Na+ channels has not been as well defined. Some regions of Na+ channels, such as mu1-W402C and mu1-T698M, have been reported to affect slow inactivation. A mutation in segment I-S6 of mu1 Na+ channels, N434A, shifts the voltage dependence of activation and fast inactivation toward the depolarizing direction. The mutant Na+ current at +50 mV is diminished by 60-80% during repetitive stimulation at 5 Hz, resulting in a profound use-dependent phenomenon. This mutant phenotype is due to the enhancement of slow inactivation, which develops faster than that of wild-type channels (tau = 0.46 +/- 0.01 s versus 2.11 +/- 0.10 s at +30 mV, n = 9). An oxidant, chloramine-T, abolishes fast inactivation and yet greatly accelerates slow inactivation in both mutant and wild-type channels (tau = 0.21 +/- 0.02 s and 0.67 +/- 0.05 s, respectively, n = 6). These findings together demonstrate that N434 of mu1 Na+ channels is also critical for slow inactivation. We propose that this slow form of Na+ channel inactivation is analogous to the "C-type" inactivation in Shaker K+ channels.

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