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Mutoh H Yoshino M 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》2004,174(1):21-28
The Ca2+-conducting pathway of myocytes isolated from the cricket lateral oviduct was investigated by means of the whole-cell patch clamp technique. In voltage-clamp configuration, two types of whole cell inward currents were identified. One was voltage-dependent, initially activated at –40 mV and reaching a maximum at 10 mV with the use of 140 mM Cs2+-aspartate in the patch pipette and normal saline in the bath solution. Replacement of the external Ca2+ with Ba2+ slowed the current decay. Increasing the external Ca2+ or Ba2+ concentration increased the amplitude of the inward current and the current–voltage (I–V) relationship was shifted as expected from a screening effect on negative surface charges. The inward current could be carried by Na+ in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. Current carried by Na+ (I
Na) was almost completely blocked by the dihydropyridine Ca2+ channel antagonist, nifedipine, suggesting that the I
Na is through voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels. The other inward current is voltage-independent and its I–V relationship was linear between –100 mV to 0 mV with a slight inward rectification at more hyperpolarizing membrane potentials when 140 mM Cs+-aspartate and 140 mM Na+-gluconate were used in the patch pipette and in the bath solution, respectively. A similar current was observed even when the external Na+ was replaced with an equimolar amount of K+ or Cs+, or 50 mM Ca2+ or Ba2+. When the osmolarity of the bath solution was reduced by removing mannitol from the bath solution, the inward current became larger at negative potentials. The I–V relationship for the current evoked by the hypotonic solution also showed a linear relationship between –100 mV to 0 mV. Bath application of Gd3+ (10 M) decreased the inward current activated by membrane hyperpolarization. These results clearly indicate that the majority of current activated by a membrane hyperpolarization is through a stretch-activated Ca2+-permeable nonselective cation channel (NSCC). Here, for the first time, we have identified voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channel and stretch-activated Ca2+-permeable NSCCs from enzymatically isolated muscle cells of the cricket using the whole-cell patch clamp recording technique.Abbreviations
I
Ca
Ca2+ current
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I
Na
Na+ current
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I–V
current–voltage
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NSCC
nonselective cation channel
Communicated by G. Heldmaier 相似文献
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Makoto Fujisawa Yuko Wada Takahiro Tsuchiya Masahiro Ito 《Archives of microbiology》2009,191(8):649-657
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Thirty-four primary hybridoma clones were prepared which expressed monoclonal antibodies to the Ca2+-binding protein recoverin. Among the resulting monoclonal antibodies, two Ca2+-dependent clones (mAb3 and mAb19) recognizing recoverin were detected by solid-phase immunoenzyme assay. In the presence of Ca2+, antibodies of the mAb3 and mAb19 clones bound to recoverin several times better than in the absence of Ca2+. The mAb3 and mAb19 antibodies recognized epitopes located inside the sequences Pro61-Met91 and Pro57-Tyr64 of the recoverin molecule, respectively. The possible mechanism of the Ca2+-dependent recognition of recoverin by the prepared monoclonal antibodies is discussed.Translated from Biokhimiya, Vol. 69, No. 12, 2004, pp. 1667–1674.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Tikhomirova, Goncharskaya, Senin. 相似文献
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Effects of intracellular Mg2+ on a native Ca2+-and voltage-sensitive large-conductance K+ channel in cultured human renal proximal tubule cells were examined with the patch-clamp technique in the inside-out mode.
At an intracellular concentration of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) of 10−5–10−4 M, addition of 1–10 mM Mg2+ increased the open probability (Po) of the channel, which shifted the Po –membrane potential (Vm) relationship to the negative voltage direction without causing an appreciable change in the gating charge (Boltzmann constant).
However, the Mg2+-induced increase in Po was suppressed at a relatively low [Ca2+]i (10−5.5–10−6 M). Dwell-time histograms have revealed that addition of Mg2+ mainly increased Po by extending open times at 10−5 M Ca2+ and extending both open and closed times simultaneously at 10−5.5 M Ca2+. Since our data showed that raising the [Ca2+]i from 10−5 to 10−4 M increased Po mainly by shortening the closed time, extension of the closed time at 10−5.5 M Ca2+ would result from the Mg2+-inhibited Ca2+-dependent activation. At a constant Vm, adding Mg2+ enhanced the sigmoidicity of the Po–[Ca2+]i relationship with an increase in the Hill coefficient. These results suggest that the major action of Mg2+ on this channel is to elevate Po by lengthening the open time, while extension of the closed time at a relatively low [Ca2+]i results from a lowering of the sensitivity to Ca2+ of the channel by Mg2+, which causes the increase in the Hill coefficient.
M. Kubokawa and Y. Sohma contributed equally to this work. 相似文献
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Chen ML Chen YC Peng IW Kang RL Wu MP Cheng PW Shih PY Lu LL Yang CC Pan CY 《Journal of biomedical science》2008,15(2):169-181
Summary Calcium binding protein-1 (CaBP1) is a calmodulin like protein shown to modulate Ca2+ channel activities. Here, we explored the functions of long and short spliced CaBP1 variants (L- and S-CaBP1) in modulating
stimulus-secretion coupling in primary cultured bovine chromaffin cells. L- and S-CaBP1 were cloned from rat brain and fused
with yellow fluorescent protein at the C-terminal. When expressed in chromaffin cells, wild-type L- and S-CaBP1s could be
found in the cytosol, plasma membrane and a perinuclear region; in contrast, the myristoylation-deficient mutants were not
found in the membrane. More than 20 and 70% of Na+ and Ca2+ currents, respectively, were inhibited by wild-type isoforms but not myristoylation-deficient mutants. The [Ca2+]
i
response evoked by high K+ buffer and the exocytosis elicited by membrane depolarizations were inhibited only by wild-type isoforms. Neuronal Ca2+ sensor-1 and CaBP5, both are calmodulin-like proteins, did not affect Na+, Ca2+ currents, and exocytosis. When expressed in cultured cortical neurons, the [Ca2+]
i
responses elicited by high-K+ depolarization were inhibited by CaBP1 isoforms. In HEK293T cells cotransfected with N-type Ca2+ channel and L-CaBP1, the current was reduced and activation curve was shifted positively. These results demonstrate the importance
of CaBP1s in modulating the stimulus-secretion coupling in excitable cells.
M.-L. Chen and Y.-C. Chen contributed equally to this study 相似文献
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A mathematical modeling of tight junction (TJ) dynamics was elaborated in a previous study (Kassab, F., Marques, R.P., Lacaz-Vieira, F. 2002. Modeling tight junction dynamics and oscillations. J. Gen. Physiol. 120:237–247) to better understand the dynamics of TJ opening and closing, as well as oscillations of TJ permeability that are observed in response to changes of extracellular Ca2+ levels. In this model, TJs were assumed to be specifically controlled by the Ca2+ concentration levels at the extracellular Ca2+ binding sites of zonula adhaerens. Despite the fact that the model predicts all aspects of TJ dynamics, we cannot rule out the likelihood that changes of intracellular Ca2+ concentration (Ca2+ cell), which might result from changes \ of extracellular Ca2+ concentration (Ca2+ extl), contribute to the observed results. In order to address this aspect of TJ regulation, fast Ca2+-switch experiments were performed in which changes of Ca2+ cell were induced using the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 or thapsigargin, a specific inhibitor of the sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase. The results indicate that the ionophore or thapsigargin per se do not affect basal tissue electrical conductance (G), showing that the sealing of TJs is not affected by a rise in Ca2+ cell. When TJs were kept in a dynamic state, as partially open structures or in oscillation, conditions in which the junctions are very sensitive to disturbances that affect their regulation, a rise of Ca2+ cell never led to a decline of G, indicating that a rise of Ca2+ cell does not trigger per se TJ closure. On the contrary, always the first response to a rise of Ca2+ cell is an increase of G that, in most cases, is a transient response. Despite these observations we cannot assure that a rise of Ca2+ cell is without effect on the TJs, since an increase of Ca2+ cell not only causes a transient increase of G but, in addition, during oscillations a rise of Ca2+ cell induced by the Ca2+ ionophore transiently halted the oscillatory pattern of TJs. The main conclusion of this study is that TJ closure that is observed when basolateral Ca2+ concentration (Ca2+ bl) is increased after TJs were opened by Ca2+ bl removal cannot be ascribed to a rise of Ca2+ cell and might be a consequence of Ca2+ binding to extracellular Ca2+ sites. 相似文献
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In the last few years, major progress has been made to elucidate the structure, function, and regulation of P-type plasma
membrane H+-and Ca2+-ATPases. Even though a number of regulatory proteins have been identified, many pieces are still lacking in order to understand
the complete regulatory mechanisms of these pumps. In plant plasma membrane H+- and Ca2+-ATPases, autoinhibitory domains are situated in the C- and N-terminal domains, respectively. A model for a common mechanism
of autoinhibition is discussed. 相似文献
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The American alligator can hibernate during winter, which may lead to osmotic imbalance because of reduced kidney function
and lack of food consumption during this period. Accordingly, we hypothesized that their red blood cells would have a well-developed
regulatory volume decrease (RVD) to cope with the homeostatic challenges associated with torpor. Osmotic fragility was determined
optically, mean cell volume was measured by electronic sizing, and changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration were visualized using fluorescence microscopy and fluo-4-AM. Osmotic fragility increased and the ability to
regulate volume was inhibited when extracellular Na+ was replaced with K+, or when cells were exposed to the K+ channel inhibitor quinine, indicating a requirement of K+ efflux for RVD. Addition of the ionophore gramicidin to the extracellular medium decreased osmotic fragility and also potentiated
volume recovery, even in the presence of quinine. In addition, hypotonic shock (0.5× Ringer) caused an increase in cytosolic
Ca2+, which resulted from Ca2+ influx because it was not observed when extracellular Ca2+ was chelated with EGTA (ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid). Furthermore, cells loaded with BAPTA-AM (1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxymethyl)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetoxymethyl) ester) or exposed to a low Ca2+-EGTA hypotonic Ringer had a greater osmotic fragility and also failed to recover from cell swelling, indicating that extracellular
Ca2+ was needed for RVD. Gramicidin reversed the inhibitory effect of low extracellular Ca2+. Finally, and surprisingly, the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 increased osmotic fragility and inhibited volume recovery. Taken together, our results show that cell swelling
activated a K+ permeable pathway via a Ca2+-dependent mechanism, and this process mediated K+ loss during RVD. 相似文献
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Kirti Dhingra Petra Fousková Goran Angelovski Martin E. Maier Nikos K. Logothetis Éva Tóth 《Journal of biological inorganic chemistry》2008,13(1):35-46
Two new bismacrocyclic Gd3+ chelates containing a specific Ca2+ binding site were synthesized as potential MRI contrast agents for the detection of Ca2+ concentration changes at the millimolar level in the extracellular space. In the ligands, the Ca2+-sensitive BAPTA-bisamide central part is separated from the DO3A macrocycles either by an ethylene (L1) or by a propylene (L2) unit [H4BAPTA is 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid; H3DO3A is 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid]. The sensitivity of the Gd3+ complexes towards Ca2+ and Mg2+ was studied by 1H relaxometric titrations. A maximum relaxivity increase of 15 and 10% was observed upon Ca2+ binding to Gd2L1 and Gd2L2, respectively, with a distinct selectivity of Gd2L1 towards Ca2+ compared with Mg2+. For Ca2+ binding, association constants of log K = 1.9 (Gd2L1) and log K = 2.7 (Gd2L2) were determined by relaxometry. Luminescence lifetime measurements and UV–vis spectrophotometry on the corresponding Eu3+ analogues proved that the complexes exist in the form of monohydrated and nonhydrated species; Ca2+ binding in the central part of the ligand induces the formation of the monohydrated state. The increasing hydration number
accounts for the relaxivity increase observed on Ca2+ addition. A 1H nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion and 17O NMR study on Gd2L1 in the absence and in the presence of Ca2+ was performed to assess the microscopic parameters influencing relaxivity. On Ca2+ binding, the water exchange is slightly accelerated, which is likely related to the increased steric demand of the central
part leading to a destabilization of the Ln–water binding interaction.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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The K+-agitated (Kag) mutant of Paramecium caudatum shows prolonged backward swimming in K+-rich solution. To understand the regulation mechanisms of the ciliary motility in P. caudatum, we examined the membrane electrical properties of the Kag mutant. The duration of the backward swimming of the Kag in K+-rich solution was about 10 times longer than that of the wild type. In response to an injection of the outward current, the wild type produced an initial action potential and a subsequent membrane depolarization due to I-R potential drop, while the Kag exhibited repetitive action potentials during the depolarization. Under voltage-clamp conditions, the depolarization-activated transient inward current exhibited by the Kag was slightly smaller than that exhibited by the wild type. In response to an application of K+-rich solution, both the wild type and the Kag exhibited a depolarizing afterpotential representing the activation of the K+-induced Ca2+ conductance. The inactivation time course of the K+-induced Ca2+ conductance of Kag was about 10 times longer than that of the wild type. This difference corresponds well with the difference in behavioral responses between Kag and wild type to K+-rich solution. We conclude that the overreaction of the Kag mutant to the K+-rich solution is caused by slowing down of the inactivation of the K+-induced Ca2+ conductance. 相似文献
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Liang Lu Changsong Wang Xiaohua Gao Peng Xu Jun Wang Qiang Wang Jie Cheng Hang Xiao 《The Journal of membrane biology》2009,227(2):87-94
Low voltage-activated, rapidly inactivating T-type Ca2+ channels are found in a variety of cells, where they regulate electrical activity and Ca2+ entry. In whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from mouse spermatogenic cells, trace element copper (Cu2+) inhibited T-type Ca2+ current (I
T-Ca) with IC50 of 12.06 μM. Inhibition of I
T-Ca by Cu2+ was concentration-dependent and mildly voltage-dependent. When voltage stepped to −20 mV, Cu2+ (10 μM) inhibited I
T-Ca by 49.6 ± 4.1%. Inhibition of I
T-Ca by Cu2+ was accompanied by a shift of −2.23 mV in the voltage dependence of steady-state inactivation. Cu2+ upshifted the current–voltage (I-V) curve. To know the change of the gating kinetics of T-type Ca2+ channels, we analyzed the effect of Cu2+ on activation, inactivation, deactivation and reactivation of T-type Ca2+ channels. Since T-type Ca2+ channels are a key component in capacitation and the acrosome reaction, our data suggest that Cu2+ can affect male reproductive function through T-type Ca2+ channels as a preconception contraceptive material. 相似文献
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The effect of ANG II on pHi, [Ca2+]i and cell volume was investigated in T84 cells, a cell line originated from colon epithelium, using the probes BCECF-AM, Fluo
4-AM and acridine orange, respectively. The recovery rate of pHi via the Na+/H+ exchanger was examined in the first 2 min following the acidification of pHi with a NH4Cl pulse. In the control situation, the pHi recovery rate was 0.118 ± 0.001 (n = 52) pH units/min and ANG II (10−12 M or 10−9 M) increased this value (by 106% or 32%, respectively) but ANG II (10−7 M) decreased it to 47%. The control [Ca2+]i was 99 ± 4 (n = 45) nM and ANG II increased this value in a dose-dependent manner. The ANG II effects on cell volume were minor and late
and should not interfere in the measurements of pHi recovery and [Ca2+]i. To document the signaling pathways in the hormonal effects we used: Staurosporine (a PKC inhibitor), W13 (a calcium-dependent
calmodulin antagonist), H89 (a PKA inhibitor) or Econazole (an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 epoxygenase). Our results indicate
that the biphasic effect of ANG II on Na+/H+ exchanger is a cAMP-independent mechanism and is the result of: 1) stimulation of the exchanger by PKC signaling pathway
activation (at 10−12 – 10−7 M ANG II) and by increases of [Ca2+]i in the lower range (at 10−12 M ANG II) and 2) inhibition of the exchanger at high [Ca2+]i levels (at 10−9 – 10−7 M ANG II) through cytochrome P450 epoxygenase-dependent metabolites of the arachidonic acid signaling pathway. 相似文献
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Mironova GD Belosludtsev KN Belosludtseva NV Gritsenko EN Khodorov BI Saris NE 《Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes》2007,39(2):167-174
Earlier we found that in isolated rat liver mitochondria the reversible opening of the mitochondrial cyclosporin A-insensitive
pore induced by low concentrations of palmitic acid (Pal) plus Ca2+ results in the brief loss of Δψ [Mironova et al., J Bioenerg Biomembr (2004), 36:171–178]. Now we report that Pal and Ca2+, increased to 30 and 70 nmol/mg protein respectively, induce a stable and prolonged (10 min) partial depolarization of the
mitochondrial membrane, the release of Ca2+ and the swelling of mitochondria. Inhibitors of the Ca2+ uniporter, ruthenium red and La3+, as well as EGTA added in 10 min after the Pal/Ca2+-activated pore opening, prevent the release of Ca2+ and repolarize the membrane to initial level. Similar effects can be observed in the absence of exogeneous Pal, upon mitochondria
accumulating high [Sr2+], which leads to the activation of phospholipase A2 and appearance of endogenous fatty acids. The paper proposes a new model of the mitochondrial Ca2+ cycle, in which Ca2+ uptake is mediated by the Ca2+ uniporter and Ca2+ efflux occurs via a short-living Pal/Ca2+-activated pore. 相似文献
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Suk-Jin Ha Sang-Yong Kim Jin-Ho Seo Marimuthu Jeya Ye-Wang Zhang Thangadurai Ramu In-Won Kim Jung-Kul Lee 《Bioprocess and biosystems engineering》2009,32(5):697-700
Of various metal ions (Ca2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+) added to the culture medium of Agrobacterium tumefaciens at 1 mM, only Ca2+ increased Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) content in cells without the inhibition of cell growth. In a pH-stat fed-batch culture, supplementation with 40 mM of CaCO3 increased the specific CoQ10 content and oxidative stress by 22.4 and 48%, respectively. Also, the effect of Ca2+ on the increase of CoQ10 content was successfully verified in a pilot-scale (300 L) fermentor. In this study, the increased oxidative stress in A. tumefaciens culture by the supplementation of Ca2+ is hypothesized to stimulate the increase of specific CoQ10 content in order to protect the membrane against lipid peroxidation. Our results improve the understanding of Ca2+ effect on CoQ10 biosynthesis in A. tumefaciens and should contribute to better industrial production of CoQ10 by biological processes. 相似文献
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Yamamoto Y Katsumata O Furuyama S Sugiya H 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》2004,174(8):593-599
Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role as an intra- and intercellular signaling molecule in mammalian tissues. In the submandibular gland, NO has been suggested to be involved in the regulation of secretion and in blood flow. NO is produced by activation of NO synthase (NOS). Here, we have investigated the regulation of NOS activity in the rabbit submandibular gland. NOS activity was detected in both the cytosolic and membrane fractions. Characteristics of NOS in the cytosolic and partially purified membrane fractions, such as Km values for l-arginine and EC50 values for calmodulin and Ca2+, were similar. A protein band that cross-reacted with anti-nNOS antibody was detected in both the cytosolic and membrane fractions. The membrane-fraction NOS activity increased 1.82-fold with treatment of Triton X-100, but the cytosolic-fraction NOS activity did not. The NOS activity was inhibited by phosphatidic acid (PA) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). The inhibitory effects of phospholipids on the NOS activity were relieved by an increase in Ca2+ concentrations. These results suggest that the Ca2+- and calmodulin-regulating enzyme nNOS occurs in cytosolic and membrane fractions, and PA and PIP2 regulate the NOS activity in the membrane site by regulating the effect of Ca2+ in the rabbit submandibular gland.Communicated by I.D. Hume 相似文献
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Plant calcium pumps, similarly to animal Ca2+ pumps, belong to the superfamily of P-type ATPase comprising also the plasma membrane H+-ATPase of fungi and plants, Na+/K+ ATPase of animals and H+/K+ ATPase of mammalian gastric mucosa. According to their sensitivity to calmodulin the plant Ca2+-ATPases have been divided into two subgroups: type IIA (homologues of animal SERCA) and type IIB (homologues of animal PMCA).
Regardless of the similarities in a protein sequence, the plant Ca2+ pumps differ from those in animals in their cellular localization, structure and sensitivity to inhibitors. Genomic investigations
revealed multiplicity of plant Ca2+-ATPases; they are present not only in the plasma membranes and ER but also in membranes of most of the cell compartments,
such as vacuole, plastids, nucleus or Golgi apparatus. Studies using yeast mutants made possible the functional and biochemical
characterization of individual plant Ca2+-ATMPases. Plant calcium pumps play an essential role in signal transduction pathways, they are responsible for the regulation
of [Ca2+] in both cytoplasm and endomembrane compartments. These Ca2+-ATPases appear to be involved in plant adaptation to stress conditions, like salinity, chilling or anoxia. 相似文献
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Visinin-like protein (VILIP-1) belongs to the neuronal Ca2+ sensor family of EF-hand Ca2+-binding proteins that regulate a variety of Ca2+-dependent signal transduction processes in neurons. It is an interaction partner of α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
(nAChR) and increases surface expression level and agonist sensitivity of the receptor in oocytes. Nicotine stimulation of
nicotinic receptors has been reported to lead to an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration by Ca2+-permeable nAChRs, which in turn might lead to activation of VILIP-1, by a mechanism described as the Ca2+-myristoyl switch. It has been postulated that this will lead to co-localization of the proteins at cell membranes, where
VILIP-1 can influence functional activity of α4-containing nAChRs.
In order to test this hypothesis we have investigated whether a nicotine-induced and reversible Ca2+-myristoyl switch of VILIP-1 exists in primary hippocampal neurons and whether pharmacological agents, such as antagonist
specific for distinct nAChRs, can interfere with the Ca2+-dependent membrane localization of VILIP-1.
Here we report, that only α7- but not α4-containing nAChRs are able to elicit a Ca2+-dependent and reversible membrane-translocation of VILIP-1 in interneurons as revealed by employing the specific receptor
antagonists dihydro-beta-erythroidine and methylallylaconitine.
The nAChRs are associated with processes of synaptic plasticity in hippocampal neurons and they have been implicated in the
pathology of CNS disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. VILIP-1 might provide a novel functional crosstalk
between α4- and α7-containing nAChRs. 相似文献
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Díaz D Bartolo R Delgadillo DM Higueldo F Gomora JC 《The Journal of membrane biology》2005,207(2):91-105
Inorganic ions have been used widely to investigate biophysical properties of high voltage-activated calcium channels (HVA:
Cav1 and Cav2 families). In contrast, such information regarding low voltage-activated calcium channels (LVA: Cav3 family) is less documented. We have studied the blocking effect of Cd2+, Co2+ and Ni2+ on T-currents expressed by human Cav3 channels: Cav3.1, Cav3.2, and Cav3.3. With the use of the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique, we have recorded Ca2+ (2 mM) currents from HEK−293 cells stably expressing recombinant T-type channels. Cd2+ and Co2+ block was 2- to 3-fold more potent for Cav3.2 channels (EC50 = 65 and 122 μM, respectively) than for the other two LVA channel family members. Current-voltage relationships indicate
that Co2+ and Ni2+ shift the voltage dependence of Cav3.1 and Cav3.3 channels activation to more positive potentials. Interestingly, block of those two Cav3 channels by Co2+ and Ni2+ was drastically increased at extreme negative voltages; in contrast, block due to Cd2+ was significantly decreased. This unblocking effect was slightly voltage-dependent. Tail-current analysis reveals a differential
effect of Cd2+ on Cav3.3 channels, which can not close while the pore is occupied with this metal cation. The results suggest that metal cations
affect differentially T-type channel activity by a mechanism involving the ionic radii of inorganic ions and structural characteristics
of the channels pore. 相似文献
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Four Na+/H+ antiporters, Mrp, TetA(L), NhaC, and MleN have so far been described in Bacillus subtilis 168. We identified an additional Na+/H+ antiporter, YvgP, from B. subtilis that exhibits homology to the cation: proton antiporter-1 (CPA-1) family. The yvgP-dependent complementation observed in a Na+(Ca2+)/H+ antiporter-defective Escherichia coli mutant (KNabc) suggested that YvgP effluxed Na+ and Li+. In addition, effects of yvgP expression on a K+ uptake-defective mutant of E. coli indicated that YvgP also supported K+ efflux. In a fluorescence-based assay of everted membrane vesicles prepared from E. coli KNabc transformants, YvgP-dependent Na+ (K+, Li+, Rb+)/H+ antiport activity was demonstrated. Na+ (K+, Li+)/H+ activity was higher at pH 8.5 than at pH 7.5. Mg2+, Ca2+ and Mn2+ did not serve as substrates but they inhibited YvgP antiport activities. Studies of yvgP expression in B. subtilis, using a reporter gene fusion, showed a significant constitutive level of expression that was highest in stationary phase,
increasing as stationary phase progressed. In addition, the expression level was significantly increased in the presence of
added K+ and Na+. 相似文献
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O. V. Kozlova S. Yu. Egorov F. G. Kupriyanova-Ashina Nick Rid G. I. El’-Registan 《Microbiology》2004,73(6):629-634
Using the mutant strain Aspergillus awamori 66A, producing the recombinant Ca2+-dependent photosensitive protein aequorin, the dynamics of Ca2+ was studied for the first time in the cytosol of micromycetes exposed to stressful factors, such as an increase in extracellular Ca2+ to 50 mM, hypoosmotic shock, and mechanical shock. The cell response to stress proved to involve an increase in the Ca2+ concentration in the cytosol, which was determined from the amplitude of aequorin luminescence and the time of the amplitude enhancement and relaxation. The level of the Ca2+ response depended on the physiological stimulus. Inhibitory analysis with various agents that block Ca2+ channels and with agonists that specifically enhance the activity of the channels suggested that (1) the level of Ca2+ in the cytosol of micromycetes increases in response to stress because of the ion influx from both the growth medium and intracellular reservoirs and (2) potential-dependent transport systems play the major role in the Ca2+ influx into the cytosol of the micromycete cells.Translated from Mikrobiologiya, Vol. 73, No. 6, 2004, pp. 734–740.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Kozlova, Egorov, Kupriyanova-Ashina, Rid, El-Registan. 相似文献