Block by MOPS reveals a conformation change in the CFTR pore produced by ATP hydrolysis
Ishihara, H.; Welsh, M.J.
American Journal of Physiology 273(4): C1278-C1289
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9513 PMID: 9357772 Document Number: 470111
ATP hydrolysis by the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channel predicts that energy from hydrolysis might cause asymmetric transitions in the gating cycle. We found that 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS) blocked the open channel by binding to a site 50% of the way through the electrical field. Block by MOPS revealed two distinct states, O1 and O2, which showed a strong asymmetry during bursts of activity; the first opening in a burst was in the O1 state and the last was in the O2 state. Addition of a nonhydrolyzable nucleoside triphosphate prevented the transition to the O2 state and prolonged the O1 state. These data indicate that ATP hydrolysis by the nucleotide-binding domains drives a series of asymmetric transitions in the gating cycle. They also indicate that ATP hydrolysis changes the conformation of the pore, thereby altering MOPS binding.