ABCMdb

ABCC7 p.Lys335Cys

Predicted by SNAP2:	A: D (66%), C: D (80%), D: D (91%), E: D (75%), F: D (91%), G: D (80%), H: D (80%), I: D (80%), L: D (80%), M: D (80%), N: D (80%), P: D (91%), Q: N (53%), R: N (87%), S: D (66%), T: D (75%), V: D (80%), W: D (91%), Y: D (85%),
Predicted by PROVEAN:	A: N, C: D, D: N, E: N, F: D, G: N, H: N, I: N, L: N, M: N, N: N, P: N, Q: N, R: N, S: N, T: N, V: N, W: D, Y: D,

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[hide] CFTR: covalent and noncovalent modification sugges... J Gen Physiol. 2001 Oct;118(4):407-31. Smith SS, Liu X, Zhang ZR, Sun F, Kriewall TE, McCarty NA, Dawson DC
CFTR: covalent and noncovalent modification suggests a role for fixed charges in anion conduction.
J Gen Physiol. 2001 Oct;118(4):407-31., [PMID:11585852]

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The goal of the experiments described here was to explore the possible role of fixed charges in determining the conduction properties of CFTR. We focused on transmembrane segment 6 (TM6) which contains four basic residues (R334, K335, R347, and R352) that would be predicted, on the basis of their positions in the primary structure, to span TM6 from near the extracellular (R334, K335) to near the intracellular (R347, R352) end. Cysteines substituted at positions 334 and 335 were readily accessible to thiol reagents, whereas those at positions 347 and 352 were either not accessible or lacked significant functional consequences when modified. The charge at positions 334 and 335 was an important determinant of CFTR channel function. Charge changes at position 334--brought about by covalent modification of engineered cysteine residues, pH titration of cysteine and histidine residues, and amino acid substitution--produced similar effects on macroscopic conductance and the shape of the I-V plot. The effect of charge changes at position 334 on conduction properties could be described by electrodiffusion or rate-theory models in which the charge on this residue lies in an external vestibule of the pore where it functions to increase the concentration of Cl adjacent to the rate-limiting portion of the conduction path. Covalent modification of R334C CFTR increased single-channel conductance determined in detached patches, but did not alter open probability. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that in wild-type CFTR, R334 occupies a position where its charge can influence the distribution of anions near the mouth of the pore.

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107 The Function of R334C and K335C CFTR Was Modified by External MTSES or MTSET but the Function of R347C and R352C CFTR Was Not Modified by these Polar Thiol Reagents Fig. 3 summarizes the results of experiments in which MTSES, MTSET, or MTSEA (100 ␮M-10 mM) were added to the solution bathing oocytes expressing wt, R334C, K335C, R347C, or R352C CFTR. Login to comment
111 For both R334C and K335C CFTR, the results of modification by the negatively charged reagent (MTSES) generally agreed with those reported by Cheung and Akabas (1996). Login to comment
113 For K335C, they reported ~13% decrease in the normalized current (@ -100 mV) and we observed ~30% decrease in the conductance (@Erev). Login to comment
117 For K335C CFTR, Cheung and Akabas (1996) reported that the application of 2.5 mM MTSEA resulted in ~20% decrease in the normalized current (@ -100 mV), whereas we observed ~20% increase in the conductance (@Erev). Login to comment
133 Comparison of the effects of MTSES, MTSET, and MTSEA on the conductance of oocytes expressing R334C, K335C, R347C, or R352C CFTR. Login to comment
166 The Effects of Polar MTS Reagents Applied to R334C and K335C CFTR Were Stable and Readily Reversible with 2-ME, which Is Consistent with the Formation of a Mixed Disulfide Bond The results of an experiment in which an oocyte expressing R334C CFTR was exposed to multiple MTS reagents and 2-ME are shown in Fig. 6 A. Login to comment
189 The Modification of R334C and K335C CFTR by MTS Reagents Altered Both the Conductance and the Shape of the Current-Voltage Plot In the course of these experiments, it became apparent that a change in conductance of oocytes expressing either R334C or K335C CFTR induced by exposure to MTSET or MTSES was always accompanied by a concomitant change in the shape of the I-V plot. Login to comment
200 Fig. 8 A contains the results of a representative experiment in which the total membrane conductance (@ Erev) of an oocyte expressing K335C CFTR was measured as a function of time. After achieving steady-state activation, 2-ME (1 mM) was added to the bath and produced a slight increase in conductance. Login to comment
208 The results of covalent modification were qualitatively similar for K335C and R334C CFTR, but the greater magnitude of the effects for the latter construct led us to focus further studies on modification and substitution at position 334. Login to comment
212 Covalent modification of K335C CFTR altered both conductance and shape of the I-V relation. Login to comment
220 (C) I-V plots for K335C CFTR before and after application of MTS reagents. Login to comment
365 (B) RR is plotted as a function of the net charge of the amino acid at position 335 where glutamic acid (E) and aspartic acid (D) were assigned a value of -1, alanine (A) was treated as neutral, cysteine (C) was also treated as neutral because K335C CFTR exhibited a smaller pH responses and its apparent pKa was not determined, and lysine (K) and arginine (R) were assigned a value of ϩ1. Login to comment

[hide] Conformational changes in a pore-lining helix coup... J Biol Chem. 2008 Feb 22;283(8):4957-66. Epub 2007 Dec 3. Beck EJ, Yang Y, Yaemsiri S, Raghuram V
Conformational changes in a pore-lining helix coupled to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator channel gating.
J Biol Chem. 2008 Feb 22;283(8):4957-66. Epub 2007 Dec 3., 2008-02-22 [PMID:18056267]

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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the protein dysfunctional in cystic fibrosis, is unique among ATP-binding cassette transporters in that it functions as an ion channel. In CFTR, ATP binding opens the channel, and its subsequent hydrolysis causes channel closure. We studied the conformational changes in the pore-lining sixth transmembrane segment upon ATP binding by measuring state-dependent changes in accessibility of substituted cysteines to methanethiosulfonate reagents. Modification rates of three residues (resides 331, 333, and 335) near the extracellular side were 10-1000-fold slower in the open state than in the closed state. Introduction of a charged residue by chemical modification at two of these positions (resides 331 and 333) affected CFTR single-channel gating. In contrast, modifications of pore-lining residues 334 and 338 were not state-dependent. Our results suggest that ATP binding induces a modest conformational change in the sixth transmembrane segment, and this conformational change is coupled to the gating mechanism that regulates ion conduction. These results may establish a structural basis of gating involving the dynamic rearrangement of transmembrane domains necessary for vectorial transport of substrates in ATP-binding cassette transporters.

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93 Both Cd2ϩ and MTSEA had significant effects on the conductances of only five (I331C, L333C, R334C, K335C, and T338C) of the 26 Cys-substituted channels examined. Login to comment
100 The oocytes 750 500 250 0 µS 180012006000 s IBMX MTSEA Cd 2+ DTT 200 100 0 µS 180012006000 s IBMX DTT Cd 2+ MTSEA A B C -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 % Change in conductance Y325C A326C L327C I328C K329C G330C I331C I332C L333C R334C K335C I336C F337C T338C T339C I340C S341C F342C WT I344C V345C R347C M348C A349C V350C T351C Q353C * * * * * Cd 2+ 1mM MTSEA 1mM D FIGURE 1. Login to comment
127 For example, whereas L333C in the Glu1371 (WT) channel was inhibited by either Cd2ϩ or MTSEA, neither reagent was particularly effective when this mutation was present in the Gln1371 background 200 150 100 50 0 µS 15001000500 s IBMX Cd 2+ MTSEA DTT -80 -60 -40 -20 0 % Change in conductance I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C Cd 2+ aM Cd 2+ bM Cd 2+ uM A B FIGURE 2. Login to comment
131 B, summary of effects of Cd2ϩ on MTSEA-modified I331C, L333C, R334C, K335C, and T338C channels. Login to comment
135 MTSEA 1371Q 600 400 200 µS 200150100500 s Cd 2+ 1371E -40 0 40 % Change in conductance I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C 1371E 1371Q * * * -80 -60 -40 -20 0 % Change in conductance I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C * * * 1371Q 800 600 400 µS 2001000 s MTSEA 1371E B D E 1 2 30 s1 pAWT; Po=0.18 A 3 1 2 100 s1 pAE1371Q; Po=0.94 C FIGURE 3. Login to comment
145 D, effect of MTSEA on whole cell conductance of K335C-CFTR in 1371E (WT; black), and in 1371Q (gray) backgrounds. Login to comment
151 MTSEA had a small potentiating effect on K335C in the wild type channel background, whereas it was inhibitory in the "locked open" 1371Q channels (Fig. 3D). Login to comment
153 The differences between Glu1371 and Gln1371 backgrounds in the effects of Cd2ϩ and MTSEA on I331C, L333C, R334C, K335C, and T338C channels are summarized in Fig. 3 (C and E), respectively. Login to comment
159 In contrast, I331C, L333C, and K335C reacted faster in the Glu1371 background (Fig. 4, B and C). Login to comment
160 These results reveal clearly that modification of I331C, L333C, and K335C by both these reagents was much slower in the Gln1371 mutational background than in the WT Glu1371 channels. Login to comment
162 The difference in reaction rates between WT and Gln1371 channels was greatest for K335C, which reacted nearly 800 times more slowly in E1371Q background. Login to comment
179 For example, under minimally active conditions, the stimulatory effect of MTSEA on R334C and K335C conductance was greater than under maximally active conditions. Login to comment
180 MTSES, however, had a smaller inhibitory effect on R334C and K335C when minimally activated. Login to comment
184 Under minimal activation conditions (0.02 mM IBMX), the cysteine residues R334C, K335C, and T338C showed no significant differences in their modification rates by either MTSEA or MTSES (Fig. 6). Login to comment
188 EvidenceforTM6MovementAssociatedwithChannelGating- The state-dependent reactivity of the MTS reagents with I331C, L333C, and K335C channels could indicate a change in the water accessibility of these residues caused by a conformational change in TM6 or by an alteration in the local environment surrounding these residues. Login to comment
195 In contrast, MTSET was without significant effects in both WT and K335C channels on either Po or single channel conductance. Login to comment
197 Kinetic analyses of channel gating revealed that the decrease in open probability of MTSET-modified I331C and L333C channels was primarily because of an increase in the mean interburst duration of the A B 1.00.50.0 G0.02/ G1 I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C 200 100 0 µS 8006004002000 s 0.02 1 IBMX (mM) C -100 100 % Change in conductance I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C 0.02 mM IBMX 1 mM IBMX * * * * -80 -60 -40 -20 0 % Change in conductance I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C * * * MTSEA MTSES FIGURE5.EffectsofMTSEA,andMTSESdependonCFTRactivationlevels. Login to comment
198 A, typical recording of whole cell conductance of oocytes expressing K335C-CFTR. Login to comment
216 Although both studies identified I331C, L333C, R334C, and K335C as accessible to MTS reagents, we find that MTSEA increased the conductance of R334C- and K335C-expressing oocytes, whereas it was reported in the previous study to decrease channel currents. Login to comment
220 However, our observations on the accessibility of R334C, K335C, and T338C and the inaccessibility of R347C are consistent with other studies (10, 11). Login to comment
223 It is possible that this mutation rather than the open 150 125 100 %G/Gi 600 s K335C I-1.0; 10 µM I-0.02; 10 µM 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 Modification rate (M -1 s -1 ) I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C 100 50 %G/Gi 3002001000 s I-1.0; 100 µM I-0.02;10 µM MTSEA I331CL333CR334CK335CT338C 100 75 50 25 0 %G/Gi 180120600 s I-0.02; 10 µM I-1.0; 10 µM 200 150 100 %G/Gi 120600 s I-0.02; 10 µM I-1.0; 10 µM 100 75 50 %G/Gi 3602401200 s I-1.0; 100 µM I-0.02; 10 µM 100 80 60 %G/Gi 9060300 s K335C I-1.0; 10 µM I-0.02; 10 µM 100 50 %G/Gi 180120600 s T338C I-1.0; 10 µM I-0.02; 10 µM 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 Modification rate (M -1 s -1 ) I331C L333C R334C K335C T338C MTSES 100 75 50 25 %G/Gi 120600 s I-1.0; 10 µM I-0.02; 10 µM 100 75 50 %G/Gi 3602401200 s I-1.0; 100 µM I-0.02; 10 µM 100 75 %G/Gi 180120600 s I-0.02; 100 µM I-1.0; 1 mM A B FIGURE 6. Login to comment
232 Therefore, we cannot exclude the possibility that the combination of these two mutations, K335C and E1371Q is responsible for the observed changes in reactivity of K335C. Login to comment
258 The openprobabilityandmeanburstandinterbursttimes(meansϮS.E.)forI331C,L333C,K335C,andWTchannels in untreated (-MTSET) and MTSET-treated (ϩMTSET) conditions are shown. Login to comment

[hide] State-dependent access of anions to the cystic fib... J Biol Chem. 2008 Mar 7;283(10):6102-9. Epub 2007 Dec 31. Fatehi M, Linsdell P
State-dependent access of anions to the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator chloride channel pore.
J Biol Chem. 2008 Mar 7;283(10):6102-9. Epub 2007 Dec 31., 2008-03-07 [PMID:18167343]

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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl(-) channel is gated by intracellular factors; however, conformational changes in the channel pore associated with channel activation have not been identified. We have used patch clamp recording to investigate the state-dependent accessibility of substituted cysteine residues in the CFTR channel pore to a range of cysteine-reactive reagents applied to the extracellular side of the membrane. Using functional modification of the channel current-voltage relationship as a marker of modification, we find that several positively charged reagents are able to penetrate deeply into the pore from the outside irrespective of whether or not the channels have been activated. In contrast, access of three anionic cysteine-reactive reagents, the methanesulfonate sodium (2-sulfonatoethyl)methanesulfonate, the organic mercurial p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid, and the permeant anion Au(CN)(2)(-), to several different sites in the pore is strictly limited prior to channel activation. This suggests that in nonactivated channels some ion selectivity mechanism exists to exclude anions yet permit cations into the channel pore from the extracellular solution. We suggest that activation of CFTR channels involves a conformational change in the pore that removes a strong selectivity against anion entry from the extracellular solution. We propose further that this conformational change occurs in advance of channel opening, suggesting that multiple distinct closed pore conformations exist.

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74 In fact, similar charge-dependent effects were observed in R334C, K335C, T338C, and S341C (Fig. 3). Login to comment
114 F, wild type (both panels); E, R334C (left); Ⅺ, K335C (left); ‚, F337C (right); ƒ, T338C (right); छ, S341C (right) (mean of data from 3-9 patches). Login to comment
140 Conformational Change in the Pore on Activation of CFTR 6106 JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY VOLUME 283•NUMBER 10•MARCH 7, each of R334C, K335C, and S341C, like T338C, the apparent degree of Au(CN)2 - modification as determined by the KCN- sensitive component of the current was significantly enhanced by cAMP stimulation (Fig. 7E). Login to comment
189 E, the mean change in CFTR macroscopic conductance for R334C, K335C, F337C, and S341C following addition of KCN without (white bars) or with (black bars) cAMP pretreatment is shown (mean of data from 4-5 patches). Login to comment

[hide] Identification of positive charges situated at the... Pflugers Arch. 2008 Nov;457(2):351-60. Epub 2008 May 1. Zhou JJ, Fatehi M, Linsdell P
Identification of positive charges situated at the outer mouth of the CFTR chloride channel pore.
Pflugers Arch. 2008 Nov;457(2):351-60. Epub 2008 May 1., [PMID:18449561]

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We have used site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis to identify positively charged amino acid residues in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl(-) channel that interact with extracellular anions. Mutation of two positively charged arginine residues in the first extracellular loop (ECL) of CFTR, R104, and R117, as well as lysine residue K335 in the sixth transmembrane region, leads to inward rectification of the current-voltage relationship and decreased single channel conductance. These effects are dependent on the charge of the substituted side chain and on the Cl(-) concentration, suggesting that these positive charges normally act to concentrate extracellular Cl(-) ions near the outer mouth of the pore. Side chain charge-dependent effects are mimicked by manipulating charge in situ by mutating these amino acids to cysteine followed by covalent modification with charged cysteine-reactive reagents, confirming the location of these side chains within the pore outer vestibule. State-independent modification of R104C and R117C suggests that these residues are located at the outermost part of the pore. We suggest that ECL1 contributes to the CFTR pore external vestibule and that positively charged amino acid side chains in this region act to attract Cl(-) ions into the pore. In contrast, we find no evidence that fixed positive charges in other ECLs contribute to the permeation properties of the pore.

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101 This suggests that both positively and negatively charged MTS reagents can modify both R104C and R117C independently of the state of channel activation, a situation that contrasts with R334C, K335C, and other TM6 mutants. Login to comment

[hide] Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulato... Biochemistry. 2009 Oct 27;48(42):10078-88. Alexander C, Ivetac A, Liu X, Norimatsu Y, Serrano JR, Landstrom A, Sansom M, Dawson DC
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator: using differential reactivity toward channel-permeant and channel-impermeant thiol-reactive probes to test a molecular model for the pore.
Biochemistry. 2009 Oct 27;48(42):10078-88., 2009-10-27 [PMID:19754156]

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The sixth transmembrane segment (TM6) of the CFTR chloride channel has been intensively investigated. The effects of amino acid substitutions and chemical modification of engineered cysteines (cysteine scanning) on channel properties strongly suggest that TM6 is a key component of the anion-conducting pore, but previous cysteine-scanning studies of TM6 have produced conflicting results. Our aim was to resolve these conflicts by combining a screening strategy based on multiple, thiol-directed probes with molecular modeling of the pore. CFTR constructs were screened for reactivity toward both channel-permeant and channel-impermeant thiol-directed reagents, and patterns of reactivity in TM6 were mapped onto two new, molecular models of the CFTR pore: one based on homology modeling using Sav1866 as the template and a second derived from the first by molecular dynamics simulation. Comparison of the pattern of cysteine reactivity with model predictions suggests that nonreactive sites are those where the TM6 side chains are occluded by other TMs. Reactive sites, in contrast, are generally situated such that the respective amino acid side chains either project into the predicted pore or lie within a predicted extracellular loop. Sites where engineered cysteines react with both channel-permeant and channel-impermeant probes occupy the outermost extent of TM6 or the predicted TM5-6 loop. Sites where cysteine reactivity is limited to channel-permeant probes occupy more cytoplasmic locations. The results provide an initial validation of two, new molecular models for CFTR and suggest that molecular dynamics simulation will be a useful tool for unraveling the structural basis of anion conduction by CFTR.

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52 We proposed that these spontaneous changes, that are not seen in either wt or Cys-less CFTR, reflect the coordination of trace Table 1: Percent Change in Oocyte Conductance in the Presence of Compounda MTSETþ MTSES- [Ag(CN)2]- [Au(CN)2]- G330C O O O O I331C -51.6 ( 6.3 -28.9 ( 2.1 -63.1 ( 8.8 O I332C O O O O L333C -58.5 ( 4.8 -47.5 ( 7.6 -83.1 ( 2.2 O R334C þ76.9 ( 11.3 -84.4 ( 1.5 -67.4 ( 7.4 -41.4 ( 3.1 K335C þ10.7 ( 2.4 -37.3 ( 1.5 -29.1 ( 6.4 -54.6 ( 4.7 I336C -54.4 ( 7.9 -75.0 ( 0.6 -81.2 ( 10.5 O F337C O O -89.6 ( 1.9 -90.1 ( 1.3 T338C -37.1 ( 3.3 -85.4 ( 2.5 -75.0 ( 5.2 -88.3 ( 1.6 T339C O O -24.5 ( 7.2 O I340C O O -93.8 ( 1.0 O S341C O O -49.3 ( 4.8 O F342C O O -84.7 ( 1.8 O C343 O O O O I344C O O -66.9 ( 9.3 -77.9 ( 2.1 V345C O O -49.1 ( 9.3 O L346C O O O O R347C O O O O M348C O O -47.9 ( 8.8 -50.1 ( 3.3 A349C O O -19.0 ( 2.0 O V350C O O O O T351C O O O O R352C O O -77.5 ( 1.3 O Q353C O O -72.6 ( 4.5 -76.7 ( 2.8 a Values are means ( SE of three or more oocytes. Login to comment

[hide] Dual roles of the sixth transmembrane segment of t... J Gen Physiol. 2010 Sep;136(3):293-309. Bai Y, Li M, Hwang TC
Dual roles of the sixth transmembrane segment of the CFTR chloride channel in gating and permeation.
J Gen Physiol. 2010 Sep;136(3):293-309., [PMID:20805575]

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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is the only member of the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily that functions as a chloride channel. Previous work has suggested that the external side of the sixth transmembrane segment (TM6) plays an important role in governing chloride permeation, but the function of the internal side remains relatively obscure. Here, on a cysless background, we performed cysteine-scanning mutagenesis and modification to screen the entire TM6 with intracellularly applied thiol-specific methanethiosulfonate reagents. Single-channel amplitude was reduced in seven cysteine-substituted mutants, suggesting a role of these residues in maintaining the pore structure for normal ion permeation. The reactivity pattern of differently charged reagents suggests that the cytoplasmic part of TM6 assumes a secondary structure of an alpha helix, and that reactive sites (341, 344, 345, 348, 352, and 353) reside in two neighboring faces of the helix. Although, as expected, modification by negatively charged reagents inhibits anion permeation, interestingly, modification by positively charged reagents of cysteine thiolates on one face (344, 348, and 352) of the helix affects gating. For I344C and M348C, the open time was prolonged and the closed time was shortened after modification, suggesting that depositions of positive charges at these positions stabilize the open state but destabilize the closed state. For R352C, which exhibited reduced single-channel amplitude, modifications by two positively charged reagents with different chemical properties completely restored the single-channel amplitude but had distinct effects on both the open time and the closed time. These results corroborate the idea that a helix rotation of TM6, which has been proposed to be part of the molecular motions during transport cycles in other ABC transporters, is associated with gating of the CFTR pore.

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82 7 out of the 25 mutant channels exhibited a reduced single-channel current amplitude, including, from extracellular to intracellular, R334C, K335C, F337C, T338C, S341C, R347C, and R352C (Fig. 2). Login to comment
107 Spontaneous ATP-independent gating of cysless/I344C and cysless/M348C was also increased by MTSET because after the removal of ATP, there remained a substantial amount of current, which can be inhibited by CFTR-specific inhibitor, K335C, F337, and T338C at 50 mV membrane potential (0.46 pA for cysless/WT). Login to comment

[hide] Structure and function of the CFTR chloride channe... Physiol Rev. 1999 Jan;79(1 Suppl):S23-45. Sheppard DN, Welsh MJ
Structure and function of the CFTR chloride channel.
Physiol Rev. 1999 Jan;79(1 Suppl):S23-45., [PMID:9922375]

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Structure and Function of the CFTR Chloride Channel. Physiol. Rev. 79, Suppl.: S23-S45, 1999. - The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a unique member of the ABC transporter family that forms a novel Cl- channel. It is located predominantly in the apical membrane of epithelia where it mediates transepithelial salt and liquid movement. Dysfunction of CFTR causes the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. The CFTR is composed of five domains: two membrane-spanning domains (MSDs), two nucleotide-binding domains (NBDs), and a regulatory (R) domain. Here we review the structure and function of this unique channel, with a focus on how the various domains contribute to channel function. The MSDs form the channel pore, phosphorylation of the R domain determines channel activity, and ATP hydrolysis by the NBDs controls channel gating. Current knowledge of CFTR structure and function may help us understand better its mechanism of action, its role in electrolyte transport, its dysfunction in cystic fibrosis, and its relationship to other ABC transporters.

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112 On mutants K95C and K335C interact with methanethiosulfo- the basis of these data, the minimum diameter of the nate (MTS) reagents, and mutations that eliminate the CFTR pore was estimated to be Ç5.3 A˚ (77), similar to positive charge at K335 reduce single-channel conduc- that reported for other Cl0 channels (10, 20, 55). Login to comment

[hide] Alternating access to the transmembrane domain of ... J Biol Chem. 2012 Mar 23;287(13):10156-65. Epub 2012 Feb 1. Wang W, Linsdell P
Alternating access to the transmembrane domain of the ATP-binding cassette protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (ABCC7).
J Biol Chem. 2012 Mar 23;287(13):10156-65. Epub 2012 Feb 1., [PMID:22303012]

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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein family, most members of which act as active transporters. Actively transporting ABC proteins are thought to alternate between "outwardly facing" and "inwardly facing" conformations of the transmembrane substrate pathway. In CFTR, it is assumed that the outwardly facing conformation corresponds to the channel open state, based on homology with other ABC proteins. We have used patch clamp recording to quantify the rate of access of cysteine-reactive probes to cysteines introduced into two different transmembrane regions of CFTR from both the intracellular and extracellular solutions. Two probes, the large [2-sulfonatoethyl]methanethiosulfonate (MTSES) molecule and permeant Au(CN)(2)(-) ions, were applied to either side of the membrane to modify cysteines substituted for Leu-102 (first transmembrane region) and Thr-338 (sixth transmembrane region). Channel opening and closing were altered by mutations in the nucleotide binding domains of the channel. We find that, for both MTSES and Au(CN)(2)(-), access to these two cysteines from the cytoplasmic side is faster in open channels, whereas access to these same sites from the extracellular side is faster in closed channels. These results are consistent with alternating access to the transmembrane regions, however with the open state facing inwardly and the closed state facing outwardly. Our findings therefore prompt revision of current CFTR structural and mechanistic models, as well as having broader implications for transport mechanisms in all ABC proteins. Our results also suggest possible locations of both functional and dysfunctional ("vestigial") gates within the CFTR permeation pathway.

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146 The rate of modification of L333C and K335C, also at the extracellular end of TM6, was also decreased in an E1371Q background, suggesting slower modification of open, compared with closed channels (26). Login to comment
147 However, these cysteines in the outer pore region (L333C, R334C, and K335C) are not modified by intracellular MTS reagents under any conditions (17, 27), suggesting that unlike T338C they cannot move to a position that is accessible to large cytoplasmic substances. Login to comment
152 L102C, like T338C, becomes apparently more accessible to internal cysteine reactive reagents in open channels (Fig. 6B), but is inaccessible to extracellular MTSES (Fig. FIGURE 4. Login to comment
153 Rate of modification of T338C by external MTSES. Login to comment

[hide] Probing the structural and functional domains of t... J Bioenerg Biomembr. 1997 Oct;29(5):453-63. Akabas MH, Cheung M, Guinamard R
Probing the structural and functional domains of the CFTR chloride channel.
J Bioenerg Biomembr. 1997 Oct;29(5):453-63., [PMID:9511930]

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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) forms an anion-selective channel involved in epithelial chloride transport. Recent studies have provided new insights into the structural determinants of the channel's functional properties, such as anion selectivity, single-channel conductance, and gating. Using the scanning-cysteine-accessibility method we identified 7 residues in the M1 membrane-spanning segment and 11 residues in and flanking the M6 segment that are exposed on the water-accessible surface of the protein; many of these residues may line the ion-conducting pathway. The pattern of the accessible residues suggests that these segments have a largely alpha-helical secondary structure with one face exposed in the channel lumen. Our results suggest that the residues at the cytoplasmic end of the M6 segment loop back into the channel, narrowing the lumen, and thereby forming both the major resistance to ion movement and the charge-selectivity filter.

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81 The effect of modification of the K335C mutant by the MTS reagents on CFTR current would be indirect. Login to comment

[hide] Locating the anion-selectivity filter of the cysti... J Gen Physiol. 1997 Mar;109(3):289-99. Cheung M, Akabas MH
Locating the anion-selectivity filter of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel.
J Gen Physiol. 1997 Mar;109(3):289-99., [PMID:9089437]

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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator forms an anion-selective channel; the site and mechanism of charge selectivity is unknown. We previously reported that cysteines substituted, one at a time, for Ile331, Leu333, Arg334, Lys335, Phe337, Ser341, Ile344, Arg347, Thr351, Arg352, and Gln353, in and flanking the sixth membrane-spanning segment (M6), reacted with charged, sulfhydryl-specific, methanethiosulfonate (MTS) reagents. We inferred that these residues are on the water-accessible surface of the protein and may line the ion channel. We have now measured the voltage-dependence of the reaction rates of the MTS reagents with the accessible, engineering cysteines. By comparing the reaction rates of negatively and positively charged MTS reagents with these cysteines, we measured the extent of anion selectivity from the extracellular end of the channel to eight of the accessible residues. We show that the major site determining anion vs. cation selectivity is near the cytoplasmic end of the channel; it favors anions by approximately 25-fold and may involve the residues Arg347 and Arg 352. From the voltage dependence of the reaction rates, we calculated the electrical distance to the accessible residues. For the residues from Leu333 to Ser341 the electrical distance is not significantly different than zero; it is significantly different than zero for the residues Thr351 to Gln353. The maximum electrical distance measured was 0.6 suggesting that the channel extends more cytoplasmically and may include residues flanking the cytoplasmic end of the M6 segment. Furthermore, the electrical distance calculations indicate that R352C is closer to the extracellular end of the channel than either of the adjacent residues. We speculate that the cytoplasmic end of the M6 segment may loop back into the channel narrowing the lumen and thereby forming both the major resistance to current flow and the anion-selectivity filter.

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107 We did not measure the reaction rate constants for the most extracellular residue, I331C, because we thought that it was unlikely that the reaction rates would be voltage dependent given the absence of voltage dependence at the adjacent, more cytoplasmic residues. We also did not measure the reaction rate constants for the mutants I344C and R347C because, although MTSEAϩ reacted with these residues, MTSES- and MTSETϩ did not react with these k ψ( )( )ln k Ψ 0=( )( ) zFδ RT/( )-ln ψ= t a b l e i Second-order Rate Constants for the Reaction of the MTS Reagents with the Water-exposed Cysteine Mutants k ES (M-1s-1) k EA (M-1s-1) k ET (M-1s-1) mutant -25 mV -50 mV -75 mV -25 mV -50 mV -75 mV -25 mV -50 mV -75 mV L333C 71 Ϯ 3(3) 71 Ϯ 20(2) 71 Ϯ 23(3) 320 Ϯ 89(2) 320 Ϯ 128(2) 333 Ϯ 139(3) 952 Ϯ 136(2) 1,000 Ϯ 350(2) 1,053 Ϯ 443(2) R334C 48 Ϯ 14(2) 48 Ϯ 6(3) 44 Ϯ 8(4) 145 Ϯ 32(2) 163 Ϯ 7(2) 182 Ϯ 21(3) 444 Ϯ 49(2) 454 Ϯ 124(2) 588 Ϯ 95(3) K335C 36 Ϯ 20(3) 23 Ϯ 11(3) 27 Ϯ 16(3) 222 Ϯ 80(3) 121 Ϯ 51(4) 107 Ϯ 30(3) 217 Ϯ 111(3) 235 Ϯ 28(3) 217 Ϯ 95(4) F337C 91 Ϯ 17(2) 80 Ϯ 22(3) 71 Ϯ 20(4) 222 Ϯ 74(2) 222 Ϯ 86(3) 285 Ϯ 81(3) 740 Ϯ 246(3) 740 Ϯ 82(2) 714 Ϯ 51(2) S341C 56 Ϯ 18(3) 56 Ϯ 40(2) 43 Ϯ 12(3) 93 Ϯ 6(3) 110 Ϯ 22(3) 138 Ϯ 34(3) 690 Ϯ 356(3) 556 Ϯ 246(3) 800 Ϯ 224(4) T351C 100 Ϯ 25(5) 57 Ϯ 6(3) 26 Ϯ 9(6) 146 Ϯ 30(4) 195 Ϯ 42(4) 296 Ϯ 18(3) 308 Ϯ 47(10) 392 Ϯ 78(6) 769 Ϯ 89(5) R352C 42 Ϯ 4(3) 26 Ϯ 4(5) 21 Ϯ 6(4) 105 Ϯ 76(3) 137 Ϯ 46(3) 205 Ϯ 58(2) 417 Ϯ 138(4) 800 Ϯ 128(2) 952 Ϯ 408(2) Q353C 125 Ϯ 23(4) 51 Ϯ 12(4) 42 Ϯ 8(4) 83 Ϯ 24(4) 116 Ϯ 42(4) 160 Ϯ 92(3) 189 Ϯ 48(6) 220 Ϯ 48(3) 625 Ϯ 273(4) residues and therefore we could not determine the charge selectivity at these positions.2 The reaction rate constants that we have measured are between 10-and 500-fold slower than the rates of reaction with sulfhydryls in free solution (Table II) (Stauffer and Karlin, 1994). Login to comment

[hide] Identification of cystic fibrosis transmembrane co... Biophys J. 1996 Jun;70(6):2688-95. Cheung M, Akabas MH
Identification of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator channel-lining residues in and flanking the M6 membrane-spanning segment.
Biophys J. 1996 Jun;70(6):2688-95., [PMID:8744306]

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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) forms a chloride channel that is regulated by phosphorylation and ATP binding. Work by others suggested that some residues in the sixth transmembrane segment (M6) might be exposed in the channel and play a role in ion conduction and selectivity. To identify the residues in M6 that are exposed in the channel and the secondary structure of M6, we used the substituted cysteine accessibility method. We mutated to cysteine, one at a time, 24 consecutive residues in and flanking the M6 segment and expressed these mutants in Xenopus oocytes. We determined the accessibility of the engineered cysteines to charged, lipophobic, sulfhydryl-specific methanethiosulfonate (MTS) reagents applied extracellularly. The cysteines substituted for Ile331, Leu333, Arg334, Lys335, Phe337, Ser341, Ile344, Arg347, Thr351, Arg352, and Gln353 reacted with the MTS reagents, and we infer that they are exposed on the water-accessible surface of the protein. From the pattern of the exposed residues we infer that the secondary structure of the M6 segment includes both alpha-helical and extended regions. The diameter of the channel from the extracellular end to the level of Gln353 must be at least 6 A to allow the MTS reagents to reach these residues.

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91 Effects of MTS reagents on wild-type cysteines RESULTS in CFTR To identify the residues in and flanking the M6 membrane-spanning segment that are on the water-exposed surface of As reported previously (Akabas et al., 1994b), extracellular applications of the MTS reagents to Xenopus oocytes ex- L2j K329C L. _J *G330C 1331C 1332C L333C R334C K335C 1336C F337C T338C T339C 1340C S341C T342C C343,WT 1344C V345C L346C R347C M348C A349C V350C T351C R352C Q353C 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 0 25 50 PEAK CURRENTS (nA) TIME TO REACH PLATEAU (min) FIGURE 2 Peak CFTR-induced currents and time to reach the plateau current after stimulation with cAMP-activating reagents for 24 cysteine-substitution mutants and wild-type CFTR. Login to comment
109 Accessibility of substituted cysteines to MTSES- A 1-min application of 10 mM MTSES- significantly inhibited the CFIR-induced currents of 9 of the 24 cysteine-substituted mutants (Fig. 4 A), L333C, R334C, K335C, F337C, S341C, R347C, T351C, R352C, and Q353C. Login to comment
162 In this case the effects of modification on the K335C mutant by the MTS reagents would have to be indirect. Login to comment
90 Effects of MTS reagents on wild-type cysteines RESULTS in CFTR To identify the residues in and flanking the M6 membrane-spanning segment that are on the water-exposed surface of As reported previously (Akabas et al., 1994b), extracellular applications of the MTS reagents to Xenopus oocytes ex- L2j K329C L. _J *G330C 1331C 1332C L333C R334C K335C 1336C F337C T338C T339C 1340C S341C T342C C343,WT 1344C V345C L346C R347C M348C A349C V350C T351C R352C Q353C 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 0 25 50 PEAK CURRENTS (nA) TIME TO REACH PLATEAU (min) FIGURE 2 Peak CFTR-induced currents and time to reach the plateau current after stimulation with cAMP-activating reagents for 24 cysteine-substitution mutants and wild-type CFTR. Login to comment
108 Accessibility of substituted cysteines to MTSES- A 1-min application of 10 mM MTSES- significantly inhibited the CFIR-induced currents of 9 of the 24 cysteine-substituted mutants (Fig. 4 A), L333C, R334C, K335C, F337C, S341C, R347C, T351C, R352C, and Q353C. Login to comment
160 In this case the effects of modification on the K335C mutant by the MTS reagents would have to be indirect. Login to comment

[hide] Localizing a gate in CFTR. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Feb 24;112(8):2461-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1420676112. Epub 2015 Feb 9. Gao X, Hwang TC
Localizing a gate in CFTR.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Feb 24;112(8):2461-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1420676112. Epub 2015 Feb 9., [PMID:25675504]

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Experimental and computational studies have painted a picture of the chloride permeation pathway in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) as a short narrow tunnel flanked by wider inner and outer vestibules. Although these studies also identified a number of transmembrane segments (TMs) as pore-lining, the exact location of CFTR's gate(s) remains unknown. Here, using a channel-permeant probe, [Au(CN)2](-), we provide evidence that CFTR bears a gate that coincides with the predicted narrow section of the pore defined as residues 338-341 in TM6. Specifically, cysteines introduced cytoplasmic to the narrow region (i.e., positions 344 in TM6 and 1148 in TM12) can be modified by intracellular [Au(CN)2](-) in both open and closed states, corroborating the conclusion that the internal vestibule does not harbor a gate. However, cysteines engineered to positions external to the presumed narrow region (e.g., 334, 335, and 337 in TM6) are all nonreactive toward cytoplasmic [Au(CN)2](-) in the absence of ATP, whereas they can be better accessed by extracellular [Au(CN)2](-) when the open probability is markedly reduced by introducing a second mutation, G1349D. As [Au(CN)2](-) and chloride ions share the same permeation pathway, these results imply a gate is situated between amino acid residues 337 and 344 along TM6, encompassing the very segment that may also serve as the selectivity filter for CFTR. The unique position of a gate in the middle of the ion translocation pathway diverges from those seen in ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and thus distinguishes CFTR from other members of the ABC transporter family.

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89 For reasons unclear at this juncture, application of 1 mM [Au(CN)2]- to inside-out patches containing K335C-CFTR only resulted in reversible block, although this residue has been previously implicated as pore-lining (Fig. S4E) (21). Login to comment
90 In addition, 1 mM [Au(CN)2]- applied in the absence of ATP also hardly altered the K335C-CFTR current in inside-out patches (Fig. S4F). Login to comment
96 Our previous studies demonstrated that a disease-associated mutation G1349D could decrease the Po of CFTR by ~10-fold (34) without affecting trafficking of the channel (34, 35); we thus engineered this mutation into R334C, K335C, F337C, and T338C backgrounds. Login to comment
107 When 1 mM [Au(CN)2]- was applied to the external side of the cell expressing K335C-CFTR mutants, the whole-cell current decreased in two steps (Fig. 3C). Login to comment
109 These results, together with the only blocking effect of 1 mM [Au(CN)2]- being seen on K335C-CFTR in inside-out patches in the presence of ATP (Fig. S4E), indicate that the side chain of 335C is not well exposed in the open state. Login to comment
110 However, after G1349D was introduced into K335C-CFTR to lower its Po, 50 bc;M [Au(CN)2]- could readily react with 335C with a reaction rate of 1,809 &#b1; 201 /M/s (n = 5) (Fig. 3D). Login to comment
146 (C) Reaction of K335C-CFTR channels with [Au(CN)2]- . Login to comment
148 The addition of 1 mM [Au(CN)2]- led to a biphasic decay of forskolin-activated K335C-CFTR currents: a faster phase of blockade and a slower phase of ligand exchange reaction. Login to comment
149 (D) Reaction of K335C/G1349D-CFTR with [Au(CN)2]- . Login to comment
153 (E) Comparisons of the mean current amplitude between R334C-CFTR and R334C/G1349D-CFTR and between K335C-CFTR and K335C/G1349D-CFTR in excised inside-out patches. Login to comment
192 [Au(CN)2]- , forskolin, with G1349D, /M/s Outside R334C 189 &#b1; 39 - 403 &#b1; 20 537 &#b1; 56 K335C - - 56 &#b1; 9 1,809 &#b1; 201 F337C 437 &#b1; 49 - 20 &#b1; 3 32 &#b1; 6 T338C 752 &#b1; 59 - 1,135 &#b1; 166 118 &#b1; 18 Inside I344C 32 &#b1; 5 37 &#b1; 4 - - N1148C 437 &#b1; 66 2,089 &#b1; 130 - - Residues located extracellularly (extra.) Login to comment