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"CaM binds to the proximal C-terminus of KCNQ1 and is thought to compete with PIP 2 to stabilize the KCNQ1 open state; this also occurs in physiological relevant complexes in which KCNQ1-CaM co-assembles with the KCNE1 ancillary subunit to form I Ks complexes (see below) ( xref )."
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"In this study, utilizing two VSD-PD coupling enhancers, namely, the membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP 2 ) and a small-molecule ML277, we determined 2.5-3.5 Å resolution cryo-electron microscopy structures of full-length human KCNQ1-calmodulin (CaM) complex in the apo closed, ML277-bound open, and ML277-PIP 2 -bound open states."
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"Earlier reports of constitutive association of the Ca 2+ -binding protein calmodulin (CaM) with the C-terminus of KCNQ1 (Yus-Najera et al., xref ; Ghosh et al., xref ; Shamgar et al., xref ; Ciampa et al., xref ) prompted us to consider intracellular Ca 2+ as a putative ligand for KCNQ1-CaM complex."
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"HF‐associated changes may also influence interaction of KCNQ1 with CaM, a calcium‐binding second messenger that is a regulator of I Ks inactivation gating and channel assembly. xref Specifically, CaM has been shown to interact with KCNQ1 via 2 CaM‐binding domains within helices A and B of the KCNQ1 carboxyl terminus in a process that is required for channel tetramerization. xref , xref Given the essential role of CaM in regulating I Ks , reduced expression of CaM, as has been consistently demonstrated in HF, may be involved in the pathologic regulation of I Ks in HF. xref , xref "
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"Functionally, IKs is regulated by a number of interacting proteins and post‐translational modifications. xref – xref The IKs currents and the channel subunits KCNQ1 and KCNE1 proteins are regulated by the β‐adrenergic‐mediated protein kinase A– dependent phosphorylation, a process that might be pathogenic in heart failure. xref , xref – xref Likewise, IKs are calcium‐responsive currents, partly because of interaction of the KCNQ1 with calmodulin, which is a constitutive component of the K + channels. xref One might speculate that altered interactions of KCNQ1 and calmodulin, in the presence of KCNQ1 mutations, could perturb intracellular calcium homeostasis and affect the contractile performance of cardiac myocytes."
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"Our data indicate that in healthy individuals, CaM binding to KCNQ1 is essential for correct channel folding and assembly and for conferring Ca(2+)-sensitive IKS-current stimulation, which increases the cardiac repolarization reserve and hence prevents the risk of ventricular arrhythmias."
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"Our data indicate that in healthy individuals, CaM binding to KCNQ1 is essential for correct channel folding and assembly and for conferring Ca (2+)-sensitive IKS-current stimulation, which increases the cardiac repolarization reserve and hence prevents the risk of ventricular arrhythmias."