Protein kinase CK2 contributes to the organization of sodium channels in axonal membranes by regulating their interactions with ankyrin G

J Cell Biol. 2008 Dec 15;183(6):1101-14. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200805169. Epub 2008 Dec 8.

Abstract

In neurons, generation and propagation of action potentials requires the precise accumulation of sodium channels at the axonal initial segment (AIS) and in the nodes of Ranvier through ankyrin G scaffolding. We found that the ankyrin-binding motif of Na(v)1.2 that determines channel concentration at the AIS depends on a glutamate residue (E1111), but also on several serine residues (S1112, S1124, and S1126). We showed that phosphorylation of these residues by protein kinase CK2 (CK2) regulates Na(v) channel interaction with ankyrins. Furthermore, we observed that CK2 is highly enriched at the AIS and the nodes of Ranvier in vivo. An ion channel chimera containing the Na(v)1.2 ankyrin-binding motif perturbed endogenous sodium channel accumulation at the AIS, whereas phosphorylation-deficient chimeras did not. Finally, inhibition of CK2 activity reduced sodium channel accumulation at the AIS of neurons. In conclusion, CK2 contributes to sodium channel organization by regulating their interaction with ankyrin G.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Ankyrins / metabolism*
  • Axons / drug effects
  • Axons / enzymology
  • Axons / metabolism*
  • Casein Kinase II / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Casein Kinase II / metabolism*
  • Cell Membrane / drug effects
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Glutamic Acid / metabolism
  • Hippocampus / cytology
  • Ion Channel Gating / drug effects
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Point Mutation / genetics
  • Protein Binding / drug effects
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Ranvier's Nodes / drug effects
  • Ranvier's Nodes / enzymology
  • Rats
  • Serine / metabolism
  • Sodium Channels / chemistry
  • Sodium Channels / metabolism*

Substances

  • Ankyrins
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Sodium Channels
  • Glutamic Acid
  • Serine
  • Casein Kinase II