| 1996 |
KCNQ1 (KvLQT1) coassembles with minK (IsK) to form the cardiac IKs slow delayed rectifier potassium channel; coexpression of the two proteins in Xenopus oocytes and mammalian cells reconstituted a current with biophysical and pharmacological properties nearly identical to native cardiac IKs. |
Heterologous coexpression in Xenopus oocytes and mammalian cells, two-electrode voltage clamp, whole-cell patch clamp |
Nature |
High |
8900282 8900283
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| 1997 |
Most LQT1-associated KvLQT1 mutations (e.g., A177P, T311I, L272F) abolish homomeric channel function and suppress wild-type KvLQT1 and IKs currents by a dominant-negative mechanism when coexpressed with wild-type subunit in Xenopus oocytes. |
Xenopus oocyte expression, two-electrode voltage clamp, coexpression of mutant and wild-type subunits |
Circulation |
High |
9302275 9312006 9323054
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| 1997 |
The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (recessive) KvLQT1 mutations abolish channel function without dominant-negative suppression of the wild-type subunit, explaining autosomal recessive inheritance, whereas Romano-Ward (dominant) mutations act via dominant-negative suppression. |
Heterologous expression in COS cells and Xenopus oocytes, two-electrode voltage clamp, coexpression of mutant and wild-type subunits |
The EMBO journal / Human molecular genetics |
High |
9302275 9312006
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| 1997 |
IsK (minK) not only alters the kinetics of KvLQT1 but also changes its ion selectivity when the two subunits are coexpressed. |
Xenopus oocyte coexpression, two-electrode voltage clamp, ion substitution experiments |
Human molecular genetics |
Medium |
9302275
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| 1997 |
KCNQ1 is imprinted in a tissue-specific manner: it shows preferential expression from one parental allele in most somatic tissues but lacks imprinting in cardiac muscle, explaining lack of parent-of-origin effect in LQT syndrome. |
Allele-specific expression analysis, chromosomal rearrangement mapping in BWS patients |
Nature genetics |
Medium |
9020845
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| 1997 |
KvLQT1 channels expressed alone in Xenopus oocytes exhibit a rapidly activating, K+-selective outward current; cAMP elevation nearly doubles KvLQT1 current amplitude, and clofilium (class III antiarrhythmic) substantially inhibits the current. |
Xenopus oocyte expression, two-electrode voltage clamp, pharmacological agents, cAMP elevation |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Medium |
9108097
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| 1998 |
Homomeric KvLQT1 channels undergo intrinsic voltage-dependent inactivation that is independent of extracellular potassium concentration (unlike classical C-type inactivation); coexpression with minK largely removes this inactivation. |
Xenopus oocyte expression, two-electrode voltage clamp, recovery from inactivation and deactivation protocols, varied extracellular K+ |
Biophysical journal |
Medium |
9675180
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| 1998 |
MinK-KvLQT1 fusion protein experiments support multiple stoichiometries of the assembled IKs channel; the uniquely slow kinetics of IKs arise from voltage-dependent conformational changes of the channel protein, not from subunit assembly per se. |
Fusion protein construction, CHO cell transfection, whole-cell patch clamp |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
9852064
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| 2000 |
The MinK C-terminus is necessary for gating modulation of KvLQT1 but not for physical association; the MinK transmembrane domain is required together with the C-terminus for full gating modulation; MiRP1 cannot modulate KvLQT1 due to differences within its transmembrane domain. |
Xenopus oocyte coexpression, deletion and chimeric MinK constructs, cadmium block assay for association, two-electrode voltage clamp |
The Journal of general physiology |
Medium |
10962015
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| 2000 |
Targeted disruption of murine Kvlqt1 causes complete deafness with severe anatomic disruption of cochlear and vestibular end organs and gastric mucous neck cell hyperplasia, establishing essential roles for Kvlqt1 in inner ear development and gastric epithelial homeostasis. |
Gene knockout mice, audiological testing, histochemistry |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
11120752
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| 2001 |
AKAP proteins (AKAP79, mAKAP fragment, AKAP15/18) are required to anchor PKA to the KvLQT1/IsK channel complex to reconstitute cAMP regulation of IKs; in their absence, KvLQT1/IsK complexes in heterologous systems are insensitive to cAMP. |
Heterologous coexpression in mammalian cells, whole-cell patch clamp, PKA anchor disruptor peptide (Ht31) |
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology |
High |
11299204
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| 2001 |
Several LQT1 KCNQ1 missense mutations (S225L, Y281C, Y315C) traffic to the cell surface but produce dominant-negative suppression of wild-type IKs current; others (A300T) reach the surface but have mild dysfunction without dominant-negative effect. |
Cell surface biotinylation, immunofluorescence, whole-cell patch clamp in mammalian cells |
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology |
Medium |
11087258
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| 2003 |
The KCNQ1 S140G gain-of-function mutation causes familial atrial fibrillation by constitutively activating IKs (KCNQ1/KCNE1) and KCNQ1/KCNE2 currents, reducing atrial action potential duration and effective refractory period. |
Heterologous expression in Xenopus oocytes, two-electrode voltage clamp, functional comparison of wild-type vs. mutant |
Science |
High |
12522251
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| 2003 |
KvLQT1 physically interacts with HERG alpha-subunits; coexpression accelerates HERG deactivation and increases HERG current density and membrane expression. HERG and KvLQT1 coimmunoprecipitate in CHO cells and native canine cardiac tissue, and KvLQT1 binds to a C-terminal HERG GST fusion protein. |
Co-immunoprecipitation in CHO cells and native cardiac tissue, GST pull-down, immunostaining, whole-cell patch clamp |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
14585842
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| 2004 |
An LQT minK-L51H mutation causes ER retention of minK and reduces surface expression of coexpressed KvLQT1 by sequestering it in the ER; wild-type minK rescues KvLQT1 surface expression, demonstrating that ER quality control can trap KvLQT1/minK complexes. |
Co-transfection in mammalian cells, whole-cell voltage clamp, immunofluorescence, glycosylation analysis |
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology |
Medium |
14761891
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| 2005 |
Pharmacological inhibition and gene knockout of KCNQ1 impairs the driving force for proximal tubular and intestinal Na+ absorption, gastric acid secretion, and cAMP-induced jejunal Cl- secretion; Kcnq1 knockout mice show impaired intestinal absorption, reduced serum vitamin B12, macrocytic anemia, and fecal electrolyte loss. |
KCNQ1 knockout mice, pharmacological inhibition with chromanol 293B, electrophysiological and biochemical measurements |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
16314573
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| 2005 |
Several LQT1 KCNQ1 mutations are retained in the endoplasmic reticulum; some exert dominant-negative effects on wild-type KCNQ1 trafficking by direct interaction in the ER, demonstrated by FRET microscopy. |
GFP-fusion proteins, confocal microscopy, FRET microscopy, electrophysiology in CHO-K1 and C2C12 cells |
Cardiovascular research |
Medium |
15935335
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| 2006 |
The N-terminal juxtamembranous region of KCNQ1 (containing residues Y111, L114, P117) is a critical trafficking motif required for ER exit; LQT1 mutations Y111C and L114P cause ER retention and dominant-negative suppression of wild-type KCNQ1 trafficking; this motif is structurally conserved across KCNQ channels. |
N-terminal truncation mutants, COS-7 cell and cardiomyocyte re-expression, confocal microscopy, electrophysiology |
Circulation research |
Medium |
17053194
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| 2007 |
The KCNQ1 C-terminus functions as a multitiered scaffold: its proximal half constitutively binds one calmodulin per subunit, critical for proper folding of the intracellular domain; its distal half directs tetramerization via tandem coiled-coils (a dimeric first coiled-coil that forms a dimer of dimers, and a parallel tetrameric outer coiled-coil), with both coiled-coils cooperating for assembly and trafficking. |
Recombinant C-terminal domain expression, crystal structure at 2.0 Å resolution, calmodulin binding assay, structure-based and LQT mutant functional studies |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
18165683
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| 2008 |
Beta-tubulin directly interacts with the KCNQ1 N-terminus; this interaction is required for the IKs response to PKA-mediated stimulation (but not for basal IKs or osmotic challenge), while PKA phosphorylation of KCNQ1 and Yotiao association are maintained after microtubule disruption. |
Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation in COS-7 cells and guinea pig cardiomyocytes, immunocytochemistry, patch clamp with microtubule-disrupting/stabilizing agents and PKA stimulation |
Cardiovascular research |
Medium |
18390900
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| 2008 |
LQT1-associated N-terminal mutations Y111C, L114P, and P117L cause increased proteasomal degradation of KCNQ1 (shorter half-life) via ubiquitination; KCNE1 stabilizes both wild-type and mutant KCNQ1 protein; Derlin-1 co-immunoprecipitates with KCNQ1 but does not affect KCNQ1 steady-state expression or degradation. |
Pulse-chase radiolabeling, ubiquitination assay, proteasome inhibitor treatment, co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
19114714
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| 2009 |
KCNE1 relies on KCNQ1 coassembly for efficient cell surface expression; KCNE2 can independently traffic to the cell surface and dynamically substitute for KCNE1 in the KCNQ1-KCNE1 complex, with KCNE1 turnover occurring in the complex; KCNE2 overexpression in guinea pig ventricular myocytes reduced native IKs current density. |
Pulse-chase experiments, biotinylation assay, vesicle injection into KCNQ1-expressing oocytes, adenoviral KCNE2 expression in cardiomyocytes, confocal microscopy |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
19372218
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| 2010 |
LQT1-causing S3 domain mutations in KCNQ1 (D202H/N, I204F/M, V205M, S209F, V215M) predominantly cause loss of IKs repolarizing current through biophysical effects on channel gating (positive voltage shift of activation, slowed activation, accelerated deactivation), with most mutant channels still reaching the surface; S209F also reduces current density (~75% reduction). |
Proteinase K surface expression assay, whole-cell patch clamp in mammalian cells, action potential clamp protocols |
The Journal of general physiology |
Medium |
20421371
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| 2010 |
KCNQ1 and HERG interact via their C-termini; surface plasmon resonance confirms direct physical association between the two C-terminal domains; pore mutant KvLQT1 reduces HERG surface expression and IKr, while HERG reduces IKs, consistent with bidirectional functional cross-regulation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, surface plasmon resonance, immunostaining, stable CHO cell lines with transient transfection, patch clamp |
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology |
Medium |
20833965
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| 2011 |
PKC activation downregulates IKs by stimulating dynamin-dependent endocytosis of KCNQ1-KCNE1 channel complexes; this requires phosphorylation of KCNE1 serine 102 (S102A abolishes effect) and functional dynamin (K44A-dynamin blocks internalization); the same mechanism operates in neonatal mouse ventricular myocytes. |
Patch clamp, fluorescence microscopy, dominant-negative dynamin coexpression, S102A mutant, phorbol ester (PMA) treatment in CHO cells and mouse cardiomyocytes |
Heart rhythm |
High |
21699843
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| 2011 |
AMPK activation induces Nedd4-2-dependent ubiquitination and lysosomal degradation of surface Kv7.1 (KCNQ1), reducing channel surface expression and currents; this pathway is activated during epithelial polarization downstream of PKC. |
Confocal microscopy, pharmacological AMPK activators, Xenopus oocyte electrophysiology, MDCK cell polarization model |
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
Medium |
21957902
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| 2011 |
USP2 (deubiquitylating enzyme) counteracts Nedd4-2-mediated ubiquitination and downregulation of KCNQ1 by reducing covalent ubiquitin attachment, restoring KCNQ1 surface density and IKs current; USP2 binds KCNQ1 independently of the PY motif. |
Xenopus oocyte electrophysiology, Western blot, co-immunoprecipitation, immunocytochemistry in transfected cells |
Heart rhythm |
Medium |
22024150
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| 2012 |
KCNQ1 and hERG directly interact via their C-termini in intact heterologous cells and primary cardiomyocytes (demonstrated by FRET); cAMP elevation specifically reduces the extent of KCNQ1-hERG interactions by ~40%. |
Acceptor photobleach FRET in HEK cells and primary cardiomyocytes, cAMP analog and forskolin treatment |
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology |
Medium |
23241319
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| 2015 |
KCNQ1 physically associates with β-catenin and E-cadherin at the plasma membrane in well-differentiated CRC cells; KCNQ1 knockdown causes β-catenin relocalization from the membrane, loss of epithelial phenotype, and increased invasion; KCNQ1 overexpression traps β-catenin at the plasma membrane and reduces Wnt/β-catenin target gene expression. |
ShRNA knockdown, KCNQ1 overexpression, confocal microscopy, spheroid assays, invasion assays, chromanol 293B inhibition in CRC cell lines |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Medium |
28373572
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| 2015 |
KCNE3 shifts the voltage dependence of KCNQ1 S4 movement to extreme hyperpolarized potentials via electrostatic interactions between KCNE3 residues D54 and D55 and R228 in S4, rendering KCNQ1/KCNE3 constitutively conducting in the physiological voltage range; KCNE3 primarily affects the voltage-sensing domain rather than directly affecting the gate. |
Voltage clamp fluorometry, site-directed mutagenesis, PIP2 depletion in Xenopus oocytes |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
26668384
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| 2015 |
PIP2-dependent coupling between the voltage sensor domain and the pore is especially prominent in Kv7.1 because direct S4-S5/S6 protein-protein interactions are weakened by electrostatic repulsion; a PIP2 binding site was identified on Kv7.1 involving residues critical for PIP2-dependent gating. |
Molecular dynamics simulations, experimental electrophysiology, mutagenesis |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
25559286
|
| 2015 |
BACE1 physically interacts with KCNQ1 and modulates IKs channel gating in a β-subunit-like fashion (slowing KCNQ1 inactivation, slowing KCNQ1/KCNE1 activation kinetics) independently of BACE1 enzymatic activity; BACE1 is expressed in cardiac myocytes and atrial BACE1-deficient mice show decreased IKs. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, FRAP, whole-cell patch clamp in HEK293T cells, cardiomyocytes, and BACE1 knockout mice |
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology |
Medium |
26454161
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| 2017 |
KCNE1 affects both S4 movement and the gate of KCNQ1, whereas KCNE3 primarily affects S4 movement and only indirectly affects the gate (requiring intact S4-to-gate coupling); a triple mutation in the KCNE3 transmembrane segment introduces KCNE1-like gating effects; differences at the external end of KCNE transmembrane segments underlie differential effects on the first S4 movement. |
Voltage clamp fluorometry, site-directed mutagenesis, PIP2 depletion in Xenopus oocytes |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
28808020
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| 2018 |
More than half of KCNQ1 loss-of-function mutations in the voltage sensor domain destabilize VSD structure, causing mistrafficking and proteasomal degradation; the S0 helix acts as a central scaffold organizing and stabilizing the KCNQ1 VSD; six mechanistic categories of VSD mutation dysfunction were defined. |
Cell surface expression assay (51 variants), proteasome inhibition, protein stability assays, functional channel data in mammalian cells |
Science advances |
High |
29532034
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| 2019 |
α1-adrenergic receptor (α1AAR and α1BAR) activation causes AP2/clathrin-dependent internalization of KCNQ1 via the AMPK/Nedd4-2 pathway; internalization requires PY and YXXΦ motifs in the KCNQ1 C-terminus and occurs independently of KCNE1 and of α1AR internalization. |
HaloTag surface labeling, confocal fluorescence microscopy, dominant-negative motif mutagenesis, rat neonatal cardiomyocytes |
Biochemical pharmacology |
Medium |
31491415
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| 2020 |
KCNQ1 antibodies act as agonists on IKs channels: they shift the voltage dependence of activation to more negative potentials, slow deactivation, and increase single-channel open time and open probability, reversing prolonged cardiac repolarization in LQT2 iPSC-cardiomyocytes. |
Purified antibodies, whole-cell patch clamp, single-channel recordings in CHO cells overexpressing IKs, action potential measurements in iPSC-cardiomyocytes |
Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
High |
32354382
|
| 2020 |
Kv7.1 and KCNE1 do not assemble in the early secretory pathway; instead, they follow an unconventional secretory route bypassing the Golgi, targeting to ER-plasma membrane junctions where Kv7.1-KCNE1 assembly occurs. |
Confocal microscopy, FRAP, biochemical trafficking assays, brefeldin A and Golgi-disruption experiments |
Science advances |
Medium |
32270035
|
| 2010 |
Epidermal growth factor receptor kinase phosphorylates KCNQ1 protein and upregulates IKs; genistein and tyrphostin AG556 suppress IKs by reducing KCNQ1 tyrosine phosphorylation, while orthovanadate (phosphatase inhibitor) reverses this; Src-family kinases reduce the current but do not phosphorylate KCNQ1 tyrosine. |
Perforated patch clamp, co-immunoprecipitation, Western blot with phospho-specific antibodies in HEK293 stable cells |
Biochimica et biophysica acta |
Medium |
20085748
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