PMID- 24163367 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140213 LR - 20211021 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 288 IP - 49 DP - 2013 Dec 6 TI - Silencing of the tandem pore domain halothane-inhibited K+ channel 2 (THIK2) relies on combined intracellular retention and low intrinsic activity at the plasma membrane. PG - 35081-92 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M113.503318 [doi] AB - The tandem pore domain halothane-inhibited K(+) channel 1 (THIK1) produces background K(+) currents. Despite 62% amino acid identity with THIK1, THIK2 is not active upon heterologous expression. Here, we show that this apparent lack of activity is due to a unique combination of retention in the endoplasmic reticulum and low intrinsic channel activity at the plasma membrane. A THIK2 mutant containing a proline residue (THIK2-A155P) in its second inner helix (M2) produces K(+)-selective currents with properties similar to THIK1, including inhibition by halothane and insensitivity to extracellular pH variations. Another mutation in the M2 helix (I158D) further increases channel activity and affects current kinetics. We also show that the cytoplasmic amino-terminal region of THIK2 (Nt-THIK2) contains an arginine-rich motif (RRSRRR) that acts as a retention/retrieval signal. Mutation of this motif in THIK2 induces a relocation of the channel to the plasma membrane, resulting in measurable currents, even in the absence of mutations in the M2 helix. Cell surface delivery of a Nt-THIK2-CD161 chimera is increased by mutating the arginines of the retention motif but also by converting the serine embedded in this motif to aspartate, suggesting a phosphorylation-dependent regulation of THIK2 trafficking. FAU - Chatelain, Franck C AU - Chatelain FC AD - From the Laboratory of Excellence Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Institut de Pharmacologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, and Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne, France. FAU - Bichet, Delphine AU - Bichet D FAU - Feliciangeli, Sylvain AU - Feliciangeli S FAU - Larroque, Marie-Madeleine AU - Larroque MM FAU - Braud, Veronique M AU - Braud VM FAU - Douguet, Dominique AU - Douguet D FAU - Lesage, Florian AU - Lesage F LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131025 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (KCNK12 protein, human) RN - 0 (KCNK13 protein, human) RN - 0 (Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Amino Acid Substitution MH - Animals MH - Cell Membrane/metabolism MH - Dogs MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism MH - Female MH - Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Space/metabolism MH - Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells MH - Membrane Potentials MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - Oocytes/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain/chemistry/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Structure, Secondary MH - Recombinant Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid MH - Xenopus laevis PMC - PMC3853260 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Electrophysiology OT - Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) OT - Gating OT - Plasma Membrane OT - Potassium Channels OT - Protein Phosphorylation OT - Trafficking EDAT- 2013/10/29 06:00 MHDA- 2014/02/14 06:00 PMCR- 2014/12/06 CRDT- 2013/10/29 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/10/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/02/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)55377-5 [pii] AID - M113.503318 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M113.503318 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2013 Dec 6;288(49):35081-92. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.503318. Epub 2013 Oct 25.