A204E mutation in Nav1.4 DIS3 exerts gain- and loss-of-function effects that lead to periodic paralysis combining hyper- with hypo-kalaemic signs
2018
Periodic paralyses (PP) are characterized by episodic
muscle weaknessand are classified into the distinct hyperkalaemic (hyperPP) and hypokalaemic (hypoPP) forms. The dominantly-inherited form of hyperPP is caused by overactivity of
Nav1.4— the skeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channel. Familial hypoPP results from a leaking gating pore current induced by dominant mutations in
Nav1.4or
Cav1.1, the skeletal muscle voltage-gated calcium channel. Here, we report an individual with clinical signs of hyperPP and hypokalaemic episodes of
muscle paralysiswho was heterozygous for the novel p.Ala204Glu (A204E) substitution located in one region of
Nav1.4poor in disease-related variations. A204E induced a significant decrease of sodium current density, increased the window current, enhanced fast and slow inactivation of
Nav1.4, and did not cause gating pore current in functional analyses. Interestingly, the negative impact of A204E on
Nav1.4activation was strengthened in low concentration of extracellular K+. Our data prove the existence of a phenotype combining signs of hyperPP and hypoPP due to dominant
Nav1.4mutations. The hyperPP component would result from gain-of-function effects on
Nav1.4and the hypokalemic episodes of paralysis from loss-of-function effects strengthened by low K+. Our data argue for a non-negligible role of
Nav1.4loss-of-function in familial hypoPP.
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