A K+ channel splice variant common in human heart lacks a C-terminal domain required for expression of rapidly activating delayed rectifier current
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A K+ channel splice variant common in human heart lacks a C-terminal domain required for expression of rapidly activating delayed rectifier current
Abstract
We have cloned HERG USO, a C-terminal splice variant of the human ether-à-go-go-related gene (HERG), the gene encoding the rapid component of the delayed rectifier (IKr), from human heart, and we find that its mRNA is approximately 2-fold more abundant than that for HERG1 (the originally described cDNA). After transfection of HERG USO in Ltk- cells, no current was observed. However, coexpression of HERG USO with HERG1 modified IKr by decreasing its amplitude, accelerating its activation, and shifting the voltage dependence of activation 8.8 mV negative. As with HERG USO, HERGDeltaC (a HERG1 construct lacking the C-terminal 462 amino acids) also produced no current in transfected cells. However, IKr was rescued by ligation of 104 amino acids from the C terminus of HERG1 to the C terminus of HERGDeltaC, indicating that the C terminus of HERG1 includes a domain (</=104 amino acids) that is critical for faithful recapitulation of IKr. The lack of this C-terminal domain not only explains the finding that HERG USO does not generate IKr but also indicates a similar mechanism for hitherto-uncharacterized long QT syndrome HERG mutations that disrupt the splice site or the C-terminal. We suggest that the amplitude and gating of cardiac IKr depends on expression of both HERG1 and HERG USO.
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