J. Cell Biol., Volume 143, Number 3, November 2, 1998 767-775

Cell Cycle-related Changes in the Conducting Properties of r-eag K⁺ Channels

Luis A. Pardo, Andrea Brüggemann, Javier Camacho, and Walter Stühmer

Max-Planck-Institut für experimentelle Medizin, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany

Release from arrest in G2 phase of the cell cycle causes profound changes in rat ether-à-go-go (r-eag) K⁺ channels heterologously expressed in Xenopus oocytes. The most evident consequence of the onset of maturation is the appearance of rectification in the r-eag current. The trigger for these changes is located downstream of the activation of mitosis-promoting factor (MPF). We demonstrate here that the rectification is due to a voltage-dependent block by intracellular Na⁺ ions. Manipulation of the intracellular Na⁺ concentration indicates that the site of Na⁺ block is located ~45% into the electrical distance of the pore and is only present in oocytes undergoing maturation. Since the currents through excised patches from immature oocytes exhibited a fast rundown, we studied CHO-K1 cells permanently transfected with r-eag. These cells displayed currents with a variable degree of block by Na⁺ and variable permeability to Cs⁺. Partial synchronization of the cultures in G0/G1 or M phases of the cell cycle greatly reduced the variability. The combined data obtained from mammalian cells and oocytes strongly suggest that the permeability properties of r-eag K⁺ channels are modulated during cell cycle-related processes.

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