TABLE 1

Effects glutamate substitutions in the Ca2+ channel pore have on Ca2+ and DHP binding parameters

Values are means ± S.E.M.

KD1 αKD1KC1 αKC1 α
nM (-fold change) αM (-fold change) -fold change
Wild type 0.31 ± 0.031 4.8 ± 0.59 0.040 ± 0.005 0.62 ± 0.10 15.5 ± 1.90
E292Q 0.93 ± 0.15 (3)* 50.7 ± 10 (10.6)* 0.462 ± 0.08 (11.6)* 23.0 ± 1.5 (37)* 54.5 ± 11.3 (3.5)*
E614Q 2.68 ± 1.4 (8.6)* 13.5 ± 3.1 (2.8)* 5.83 ± 0.83 (146)* 29.2 ± 6.6 (47)* 5.11 ± 1.32 (0.3)
E1014Q 1.71 ± 0.29 (5.5)* 7.71 ± 0.80 (1.6) 3.72 ± 1.74 (93)* 20.6 ± 4.1 (33)* 4.45 ± 0.48 (0.3)*
E1323Q 2.88 ± 0.50 (9.3)* 28.1 ± 3.7 (5.8)* 4.05 ± 0.10 (101)* 35.6 ± 2.3 (57)* 9.75 ± 1.3 (0.6)
E292K 2.69 ± 0.73 (8.7)* 17.3 ± 4.0 (3.6)* 6.17 ± 1.9 (154)* 34.4 ± 2.6 (55)* 6.40 ± 1.5 (0.4)
E614K N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
E1014K 2.98 ± 0.68 (9.6)* 3.98 ± 0.25 (0.8) 4.20 ± 2.6 (105)* 5.42 ± 3.1 (8.7)* 1.33 ± 0.09 (0.1)*
E1323K N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D.
  • N.D., not determined.

  • * Values that are significantly different from wild type, as determined by the Student's independent t test (P < 0.05). Each value is determined from 3 to 14 experiments (see Materials and Methods for details).