Different photoreceptors within the same retina express unique combinations of potassium channels |
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Authors: | J Anderson R C Hardie |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, Downing Street, CB2 3EJ Cambridge, UK |
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Abstract: | Single electrode current and voltage clamp recordings in Calliphora, and whole-cell voltage clamp recordings in Drosophila were used to characterise the voltage-gated K channels in both major classes of photoreceptors, R7/8 (long visual fibres, LVFs) and R1-6 (short visual fibres, SVFs). R7/8 were identified by their unique spectral properties, ca. 3–4 fold higher input resistances and 3–4 fold lower cell capacitance. In Calliphora SVFs possess both fast and slow activating delayed rectifier potassium conductances. Drosophila SVFs possess a slowly inactivating delayed rectifier (IKs), a very rapidly inactivating A channel encoded by the Shaker gene (IA), and, in a minority of cells, a third K conductance with intermediate kinetics (IKf). In both specs the LVFs lack the slowest component, but exhibit the faster K conductance(s) with properties indistinguishable from those in the SVFs. These findings add to established evidence demonstrating the significant role played by potassium channels in tuning the photoreceptor membrane. The results also suggest that R1-6 photoreceptors and R7/8 form inputs to visual subsystems tuned to different temporal frequencies.Abbreviations
LVF
long visual fibre
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SVF
short visual fibre
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R1-6
retinular cells 1 to 6 inclusive
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R7/8
retinular cell 7 and 8
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I
A
rapidly inactivating A type potassium conductance; channel coded by Shaker gene
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I
Kf
rapidly activating, slowly inactivating delayed rectifier-like potassium conductance
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I
Ks
slowly activating, slowly inactivating delayed rectifier-like potassium conductance
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I
KDs
slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium conductance
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I
KDf
rapidly activating delayed rectifier potassium conductance |
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Keywords: | Potassium channel Photoreceptor Calliphora Drosophila Shaker |
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