| 1991 |
Kv4.2 (RK5) encodes a rapidly inactivating A-type potassium current when expressed in Xenopus oocytes, with kinetics consistent with contribution to cardiac Ito current (activation rise time ~2.8 ms, midpoint ~-1 mV, rapid inactivation with tau 15 and 60 ms, sensitive to 4-AP but not TEA or dendrotoxins). |
Xenopus oocyte expression with two-electrode voltage clamp |
FEBS letters |
High |
1722463
|
| 1996 |
4-aminopyridine blocks Kv4.2 exclusively from the closed (resting) state via an intracellular binding site, and channel inactivation and 4-AP binding are mutually exclusive, indicating that the 4-AP binding site is near cytoplasmic domains involved in inactivation. |
Two-electrode voltage clamp in Xenopus oocytes with pharmacological analysis |
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics |
High |
8930194
|
| 1997 |
Kv4.2 is localized to the somatodendritic membrane of neurons and is concentrated postsynaptically at synaptic contacts in rat supraoptic nucleus, as demonstrated by immunoelectron microscopy. |
Confocal and immunoelectron microscopy |
Neuroscience |
High |
9070739
|
| 1997 |
A truncated dominant-negative Kv4.2 construct (Kv4.2ST) suppresses A-type currents in cerebellar granule neurons and Ito in ventricular myocytes when delivered by adenoviral gene transfer, establishing that Kv4 family subunits are the primary contributors to these currents. |
Dominant-negative adenoviral overexpression in neurons and cardiac myocytes with patch-clamp recording |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
9395498
|
| 1997 |
Kv4.2 electrophysiological and pharmacological properties (including flecainide sensitivity and rapid recovery from inactivation) closely match native cardiac Ito in rat myocytes, supporting Kv4.2 as a major molecular substrate of cardiac transient outward current. |
Stable expression in mouse L-cells, whole-cell voltage clamp, pharmacological profiling |
Cardiovascular research |
High |
9093524
|
| 1998 |
Kv4.2 mRNA is co-expressed with Kv4.1 in neostriatal cholinergic interneurons and Kv4.2 protein is present in somatodendritic membranes; A-type current recovery kinetics match Kv4.2/Kv4.1 channels rather than Kv1.4, indicating Kv4.2-containing channels underlie somatodendritic A-current in these neurons. |
Single-cell RT-PCR, immunocytochemistry, whole-cell voltage clamp with kinetic analysis |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
9547221
|
| 2000 |
Kv4.2 mRNA abundance is linearly correlated with A-type K+ current amplitude across four neuron types (neostriatal medium spiny neurons, cholinergic interneurons, globus pallidus neurons, basal forebrain cholinergic neurons), establishing Kv4.2 as the major determinant of somatodendritic A-current in these neurons. |
Quantitative single-cell RT-PCR combined with voltage-clamp analysis |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
10632587
|
| 2000 |
ERK2 directly phosphorylates Kv4.2 at three C-terminal sites: Thr602, Thr607, and Ser616, as identified by in vitro kinase assay and phosphopeptide mapping; ERK-phosphorylated Kv4.2 was confirmed in rat hippocampus using phospho-site-selective antibodies. |
In vitro kinase assay with GST fusion proteins, phosphopeptide mapping, phospho-selective antibodies in native tissue |
Journal of neurochemistry |
High |
11080179
|
| 2000 |
PKA directly phosphorylates Kv4.2 at Thr38 (N-terminus) and Ser552 (C-terminus), identified by in vitro kinase assay, phosphopeptide mapping, and confirmed in intact COS-7 cells and hippocampal CA1. |
In vitro kinase assay with GST-fusion proteins, phosphopeptide mapping, phospho-selective antisera, intact cell PKA stimulation |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
10681507
|
| 2000 |
Kv4.2 interacts directly with the actin-binding protein filamin via yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation from brain; this interaction localizes Kv4.2 to filopodial roots and increases whole-cell current density ~2.7-fold in filamin-positive vs. filamin-negative cells. |
Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation from brain and in vitro, immunocytochemistry, whole-cell patch clamp in filamin+/- cells |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
11102480
|
| 2000 |
Kv4.2 localizes predominantly to the transverse-axial tubular system (T-tubules) in rat ventricular myocytes, as demonstrated by immunofluorescence and immunogold electron microscopy. |
Immunofluorescence, immunoelectron microscopy with FluoroNanogold |
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology |
High |
10860776
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| 2001 |
Kv4.2 channel inactivation occurs from both open and pre-open closed states; N-terminal deletion (residues 2-40) slows open-state inactivation components without affecting closed-state inactivation or recovery, indicating the N-terminus contributes to open-state but not closed-state inactivation. |
Whole-cell patch clamp in HEK293 cells with N-terminal deletion mutants, kinetic modeling |
The Journal of physiology |
High |
11507158
|
| 2001 |
MiRP1 (KCNE2) co-immunoprecipitates with Kv4.2 and modulates its gating (slows activation and inactivation, shifts voltage dependence positive) in a dose-dependent manner in Xenopus oocytes, suggesting MiRP1 serves as a regulatory beta subunit of cardiac Ito channels. |
Xenopus oocyte expression, two-electrode voltage clamp, co-immunoprecipitation |
Circulation research |
High |
11375270
|
| 2002 |
PSD-95 interacts with Kv4.2 via the C-terminal VSAL motif; co-expression of PSD-95 increases surface expression of Kv4.2 and causes its clustering; palmitoylation of PSD-95 is required for these effects. |
Co-immunoprecipitation in mammalian cells, mutation analysis of VSAL motif, deconvolution microscopy, surface biotinylation assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
11923279
|
| 2002 |
PKA phosphorylation of Kv4.2 alpha-subunit is necessary but not sufficient for channel modulation; association with the ancillary subunit KChIP3 is additionally required for PKA-dependent regulation of Kv4.2 channel properties. |
Electrophysiology in Xenopus oocytes, PKA stimulation, KChIP3 co-expression, site-directed mutagenesis |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
12451113
|
| 2003 |
KChIP1-3 co-expression with Kv4.2 releases ER retention, promotes surface trafficking, increases steady-state expression, alters phosphorylation, and changes detergent solubility; these effects occur through masking of an N-terminal hydrophobic domain of Kv4.2. KChIP4a does not exert these effects and negatively modulates other KChIPs. |
Co-expression in heterologous cells, immunocytochemistry, surface biotinylation, biochemical fractionation, phosphorylation analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
12829703
|
| 2003 |
Kv4.2 and KChIP2 form octameric complexes with 4:4 stoichiometry (4 Kv4.2 and 4 KChIP2 subunits), as determined by purification of native Ito complexes and direct amino acid analysis. |
Protein purification, electron microscopy, amino acid analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
14623880
|
| 2003 |
PSD-95 recruits Kv1.4, but not Kv4.2, to lipid rafts via palmitoylation-dependent mechanism; a fraction of native Kv4.2 is found in lipid rafts in rat brain and hippocampal neurons via an alternative PSD-95-independent mechanism. |
Lipid raft fractionation, lipid raft patching, immunostaining, co-expression in heterologous cells, VSAL deletion mutants |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
14559911
|
| 2004 |
CaMKII directly phosphorylates Kv4.2 at Ser438 and Ser459 in vitro; CaMKII phosphorylation does not alter channel biophysics but increases Kv4.2 protein levels and surface expression, leading to increased A-current amplitude and decreased neuronal excitability in hippocampal neurons. |
In vitro kinase assay, site-directed mutagenesis, Xenopus oocyte expression, CaMKII overexpression in hippocampal neurons, whole-cell patch clamp |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
15071113
|
| 2004 |
DPP10 co-immunoprecipitates with Kv4.2, enhances surface expression ~5-fold without changing protein levels, and remodels gating kinetics by accelerating inactivation and recovery and shifting conductance-voltage relationship ~19 mV hyperpolarized; the cytoplasmic N-terminal domain of DPP10 determines inactivation acceleration. |
Co-immunoprecipitation from Xenopus oocytes, two-electrode voltage clamp, domain deletion analysis |
Biophysical journal |
High |
15454437
|
| 2005 |
Direct ERK/MAPK phosphorylation of Kv4.2 at Thr607 mimics ERK-induced rightward shift in activation and current reduction; this effect requires KChIP3 co-expression. Ser616 phosphorylation produces the opposite gating effect. |
Site-directed mutagenesis (phosphomimetic T607D, S616D), Xenopus oocyte electrophysiology, co-expression with KChIP3 |
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology |
High |
16251476
|
| 2005 |
Kv4.2, KChIP3, and DPP10 form ternary macromolecular complexes in rat brain and heterologous cells (confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation); ternary complexes show greatly accelerated recovery from inactivation (~18-26 ms) that matches native ISA, distinct from binary Kv4.2+KChIP3 or Kv4.2+DPP10 channels. |
Co-immunoprecipitation from rat brain and oocytes, two-electrode voltage clamp in oocytes and CHO cells |
The Journal of physiology |
High |
16123112
|
| 2005 |
Kv4.2 is transported to dendrites by the kinesin motor Kif17; dominant-negative Kif17 inhibits dendritic localization of endogenous and introduced Kv4.2, while Kv4.2 and Kif17 co-immunoprecipitate from brain and co-localize in cortical neuron dendrites. The interaction occurs through the extreme C-terminus of Kv4.2. |
Dominant-negative kinesin expression, co-immunoprecipitation from brain and COS cells, immunofluorescence co-localization in cortical neurons |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
16257958
|
| 2005 |
Targeted deletion of Kv4.2 eliminates fast transient outward current Ito,f in ventricular myocytes; Kv1.4 protein and Ito,s are upregulated compensatorily, while KChIP2 expression is markedly reduced, demonstrating that Kv4.2 is essential for Ito,f generation and that KChIP2 stability depends on Kv4.2. |
Kv4.2 knockout mice, voltage-clamp recordings from ventricular myocytes, Western blot |
Circulation research |
High |
16293790
|
| 2005 |
KChIP N-terminus residues 11-23 form a primary interaction site with Kv4.2, the T1 domain provides a secondary site, and C-terminal deletions of Kv4.2 also reduce KChIP binding and functional modulation, revealing a C-terminal interaction site. |
Lysine-scanning and structure-based mutagenesis of Kv4.2, co-immunoprecipitation, whole-cell patch clamp in mammalian cells |
The Journal of physiology |
High |
16096338
|
| 2006 |
GRK2 phosphorylates DREAM/KChIP3 at Ser95; the phosphomimetic S95D mutation blocks DREAM-mediated membrane expression of Kv4.2 without affecting channel tetramerization; calcineurin dephosphorylates GRK2-phosphorylated DREAM and its inhibition also blocks Kv4.2 trafficking, establishing a GRK2/calcineurin-dependent regulation of Kv4.2 surface expression via KChIP3. |
In vitro kinase assay, site-directed mutagenesis (S95D), calcineurin inhibitor treatment, cell surface expression assays |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
17102134
|
| 2006 |
Deletion of Kv4.2 eliminates dendritic A-type K+ current in CA1 pyramidal neurons nearly completely, increases backpropagating action potential amplitude and Ca2+ influx, and lowers the threshold for LTP induction with theta burst pairing, establishing Kv4.2 as the molecular substrate of dendritic A-current that regulates synaptic plasticity. |
Kv4.2 knockout mice, dendritic patch-clamp recordings, calcium imaging, LTP induction |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
17122039
|
| 2006 |
In Kv4.2 knockout mice, KChIP expression is regionally and cell-specifically reduced in proportion to the normal Kv4.2 expression level, demonstrating reciprocal Kv4.2-dependent stabilization of KChIP auxiliary subunits. |
Immunohistochemistry in Kv4.2 KO vs. wild-type brains |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
17122038
|
| 2007 |
Kv4.2 undergoes activity-dependent internalization in hippocampal spines and dendrites upon glutamate receptor stimulation; this internalization is clathrin-mediated, requires NMDA receptor activation and Ca2+ influx. LTP induction causes synaptic GluR1-AMPAR insertion concurrent with Kv4.2 internalization. |
Live imaging of EGFP-Kv4.2 in hippocampal neurons, electrophysiology (mEPSC recordings), LTP induction in slice cultures |
Neuron |
High |
17582333
|
| 2007 |
SAP97 interacts with Kv4.2 via its PDZ domains and the intact C-terminus of Kv4.2; SAP97 directs Kv4.2 to dendritic spines (PSD fraction); CaMKII-dependent phosphorylation of SAP97 regulates this Kv4.2 targeting to spines. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, subcellular fractionation, lentiviral RNAi of SAP97, pharmacological SAP97 translocation in hippocampal neurons |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
17635915
|
| 2007 |
mGlu5 activation leads to ERK-mediated phosphorylation of Kv4.2 at Ser616, inhibiting A-type K+ currents and increasing dorsal horn neuronal excitability; Kv4.2 knockout mice show impaired nociceptive behavior after spinal group I mGluR activation, establishing Kv4.2 as a downstream effector of mGlu5-ERK signaling in nociception. |
Electrophysiology in dorsal horn neurons, site-directed mutagenesis of S616, Kv4.2 KO mice, behavioral nociception assays |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
18045912
|
| 2008 |
PKA activation induces Kv4.2 internalization from dendritic spines; PKA inhibition prevents AMPA-induced internalization; a point mutation at the C-terminal PKA phosphorylation site S552A prevents AMPA-induced internalization of Kv4.2, establishing S552 as required for PKA-dependent activity-driven trafficking. |
Live imaging in hippocampal neurons, pharmacological PKA activation/inhibition, point mutation S552A |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
18650329
|
| 2008 |
Kv4.2 deletion eliminates IA in cortical pyramidal neurons, accompanied by loss of KChIP3 protein (degraded without Kv4.2) and upregulation of IK and Iss densities (electrical remodeling), but without change in action potential waveform. |
Kv4.2 KO mice, whole-cell voltage clamp of cortical neurons, Western blot |
The Journal of physiology |
High |
18187474
|
| 2008 |
Kv4.2 ISA channels are complexes of four Kv4.2 and four DPP6 subunits (4:4 stoichiometry), established by tandem-linked subunit biophysics and direct amino acid analysis of purified complexes. |
Tandem-linked subunit expression, electrophysiology, protein purification and amino acid analysis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
18364354
|
| 2008 |
Ternary Kv4.2+KChIP1+DPPX-S channels reconstitute the voltage-dependent slowing of inactivation rate (characteristic of native ISA in cerebellar granule neurons) through a mechanism of preferential closed-state inactivation and weakly voltage-dependent opening, as shown by quantitative kinetic modeling. |
Whole-cell patch clamp in heterologous cells, native neuron recordings, global kinetic modeling |
The Journal of physiology |
High |
18276729
|
| 2008 |
Gating charge (Q) immobilization in Kv4.2 occurs over hyperpolarized voltages that do not open channels, with kinetics and voltage dependence paralleling closed-state inactivation; Q-immobilization and closed-state inactivation are two manifestations of the same process involving desensitization of voltage sensors. |
Gating current measurements in CTX-blocked Kv4.2 channels in Xenopus oocytes, coupled state modeling |
The Journal of general physiology |
High |
18299396
|
| 2009 |
PKC directly phosphorylates Kv4.2 at Ser447 and Ser537 on the C-terminus; mutation of both sites to alanine increases surface expression; PKC phosphorylation at Ser537 (within an ERK docking domain) enhances subsequent ERK phosphorylation of Kv4.2, establishing Kv4.2 as a locus for PKC-ERK cross-talk. |
In vitro kinase assay with GST fusion proteins, phospho-site antibody, surface biotinylation, electrophysiology, sequential kinase assay |
The Biochemical journal |
High |
18795890
|
| 2009 |
S4-S5 linker and S6 residues Glu323 and Val404 are critical for both voltage-dependent gate opening and closed-state inactivation in Kv4.2 channels; double-mutant cycle analysis and redox modulation of cysteine double mutants confirm dynamic coupling between voltage sensor and cytoplasmic gate underlies closed-state inactivation. |
Alanine-scanning mutagenesis, double-mutant cycle analysis, cysteine-substitution redox modulation, two-electrode voltage clamp in Xenopus oocytes |
The Journal of general physiology |
High |
19171772
|
| 2009 |
DPP6-S is necessary and sufficient to increase the unitary conductance of neuronal Kv4.2 channels from ~4 pS to ~7.5 pS (matching native CGN channels); CGN Kv4 channels from dpp6 KO mice show reduced conductance; two N-terminal acidic residues of DPP6-S mediate this effect via electrostatic interactions. |
Single-channel recordings from heterologous cells and CGNs, dpp6 KO mice, charge neutralization mutagenesis of DPP6-S |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
19279261
|
| 2010 |
KChIP4a requires PKA phosphorylation of Kv4.2 at S552 to produce enhanced stabilization and membrane expression of Kv4.2, while other KChIP isoforms (KChIP1-3) enhance surface expression independently of S552 phosphorylation; A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) bind Kv4.2, enabling local PKA signaling. |
Co-expression in heterologous cells, surface biotinylation, S552A/D mutagenesis, co-immunoprecipitation for AKAP interaction |
Molecular and cellular neurosciences |
High |
20045463
|
| 2010 |
CaV3.1 (T-type calcium channel) associates with the Kv4.2 complex (Kv4.2-KChIP3-DPP10c) and mediates calcium-dependent rightward shift in Kv4.2 inactivation voltage; this regulation is selective for CaV3 isoforms and not observed with CaV1.4, CaV2.1, or CaV2.3. |
Co-expression in heterologous cells, electrophysiology measuring inactivation voltage shift |
Channels |
Medium |
20458163
|
| 2010 |
NR2B-containing (extrasynaptic) NMDA receptors mediate glutamate-induced reduction of total Kv4.2 protein and Kv4.2 clusters; Ca2+ influx is required; calpain proteolysis underlies Kv4.2 protein reduction, as calpain inhibitors prevent this effect. |
Pharmacological dissection with NR2B-selective antagonists and calpain inhibitors, immunocytochemistry, patch-clamp in cultured hippocampal neurons |
Neuroscience |
High |
19857555
|
| 2012 |
DPP6 and DPP10 independently stabilize surface Kv4.2 protein without affecting DPP protein levels themselves; KChIP3 addition to DPP10+Kv4.2 further increases total and surface Kv4.2; DPP6/10 expression and localization are independent of Kv4 alpha-subunits. |
Heterologous co-expression, surface biotinylation, Kv4.2/Kv4.3 KO mouse brain Western blot, cell surface immunostaining |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
22311982
|
| 2014 |
A de novo missense mutation V404M (Val404Met) in KCND2 causes significantly slowed Kv4.2 inactivation (dominant effect) and impairs closed-state inactivation in the presence of auxiliary subunits, consistent with gain-of-function causing epilepsy and autism in affected twins. |
Whole-exome sequencing, heterologous expression electrophysiology of WT and mutant Kv4.2 in Xenopus oocytes, co-expression with auxiliary subunits |
Human molecular genetics |
High |
24501278
|
| 2015 |
H2S inhibits Ito by targeting the Cys320/Cys529 disulfide bridge in Kv4.2; mutation of either cysteine blocks H2S-mediated inhibition; H2S breaks an existing disulfide bond without modifying single free cysteines. |
Mutagenesis of Cys320 and Cys529, whole-cell patch clamp in cardiomyocytes, H2S pharmacology |
Antioxidants & redox signaling |
High |
25756524
|
| 2016 |
miR-324-5p directly binds KCND2 mRNA and inhibits Kv4.2 protein expression; antagonizing miR-324-5p is neuroprotective, seizure-suppressive, and blocks kainic-acid-induced Kv4.2 reduction in vitro and in vivo; these effects are absent in Kcnd2 KO mice, confirming specificity. |
RNA-induced silencing complex pulldown, miRNA mimic/antagonist transfection, luciferase reporter assay, in vivo miRNA antagonist injection, Kcnd2 KO mice |
Cell reports |
High |
27681419
|
| 2018 |
The autism/epilepsy mutation V404M (Kv4.2) enhances closed-state inactivation (increases inactivated state stability) while dramatically impairing open-state inactivation by slowing channel closure; larger methionine volume is a key mechanistic factor; this reveals that channel closure is required for closed-state inactivation. |
Whole-cell patch clamp of WT and V404M Kv4.2 in heterologous cells, detailed kinetic analysis of CSI and OSI |
PNAS |
High |
29581270
|
| 2018 |
A gain-of-function mutation S447R in KCND2 causes nocturnal paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; S447 is a PKC phosphorylation site that normally attenuates Kv4.2 membrane expression; the S447R mutant shows impaired response to PKC and augmented membrane expression; the mutation also exerts gain-of-function in Kv4.2-Kv4.3 heterotetramers. |
Xenopus oocyte electrophysiology, Kv4.2-Kv4.3 hybrid channel expression, linkage analysis, whole-exome sequencing |
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine |
High |
30571183
|
| 2020 |
Activity-induced ERK phosphorylation of Kv4.2 at pThr607-Pro triggers Pin1 binding and isomerization of Kv4.2, causing dissociation of the Kv4.2-DPP6 complex; Kv4.2-TA (T607A knock-in) mice show altered Kv4.2-DPP6 interaction, increased A-type K+ current, reduced hippocampal neuronal excitability, and improved reversal learning. |
Kv4.2-T607A knock-in mouse model, co-immunoprecipitation for Pin1 and DPP6 interaction, whole-cell patch clamp in CA1 neurons, behavioral testing |
Nature communications |
High |
32218435
|
| 2020 |
GSK3β directly phosphorylates Kv4.2 at Ser616 in nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons, inhibiting A-type K+ channel function and driving tLTP changes in a chronic stress depression model; GSK3β knockdown or Kv4.2-S616 phosphorylation blockade prevents maladaptive plasticity. |
In vivo AAV-RNAi knockdown of GSK3β, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, biochemistry, pharmacological Kv4.2 channel inhibition in mouse NAc |
PNAS |
High |
32209671
|
| 2006 |
DPPX-S (DPP6) remodels gating charge dynamics in Kv4.2 channels by causing a -26 mV parallel shift in the Q-V relationship and accelerating both outward and return gating charge movements; this effect is absent in Shaker B channels, indicating DPPX-S specifically destabilizes resting and intermediate activation states in Kv4.2. |
Gating current measurements in CTX-blocked Kv4.2 channels in Xenopus oocytes, co-expression with DPPX-S |
The Journal of general physiology |
High |
17130523
|
| 1999 |
Kvbeta1.2 co-expression with Kv4.2 in HEK293 cells confers oxygen/redox sensitivity to Kv4.2 channels (but not to Shaker), enabling inhibition by hypoxia, DTT, and DTDP; the O2 sensitivity is membrane-delimited and involves a hemoprotein O2 sensor. |
Heterologous co-expression in HEK293 cells, whole-cell patch clamp under hypoxia and redox agents, excised patch recordings |
The Journal of general physiology |
High |
10352037
|