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Ancatén-González C, Segura I, Alvarado-Sánchez R, Chávez AE, Latorre R. Ca 2+- and Voltage-Activated K + (BK) Channels in the Nervous System: One Gene, a Myriad of Physiological Functions. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:3407. [PMID: 36834817 PMCID: PMC9967218 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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BK channels are large conductance potassium channels characterized by four pore-forming α subunits, often co-assembled with auxiliary β and γ subunits to regulate Ca2+ sensitivity, voltage dependence and gating properties. BK channels are abundantly expressed throughout the brain and in different compartments within a single neuron, including axons, synaptic terminals, dendritic arbors, and spines. Their activation produces a massive efflux of K+ ions that hyperpolarizes the cellular membrane. Together with their ability to detect changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration, BK channels control neuronal excitability and synaptic communication through diverse mechanisms. Moreover, increasing evidence indicates that dysfunction of BK channel-mediated effects on neuronal excitability and synaptic function has been implicated in several neurological disorders, including epilepsy, fragile X syndrome, mental retardation, and autism, as well as in motor and cognitive behavior. Here, we discuss current evidence highlighting the physiological importance of this ubiquitous channel in regulating brain function and its role in the pathophysiology of different neurological disorders.
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- Carlos Ancatén-González
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias, Mención Neurociencia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Doctorado en Ciencias Mención Biofísica y Biología Computacional, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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Staruschenko A, Ma R, Palygin O, Dryer SE. Ion channels and channelopathies in glomeruli. Physiol Rev 2023; 103:787-854. [PMID: 36007181 PMCID: PMC9662803 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00013.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An essential step in renal function entails the formation of an ultrafiltrate that is delivered to the renal tubules for subsequent processing. This process, known as glomerular filtration, is controlled by intrinsic regulatory systems and by paracrine, neuronal, and endocrine signals that converge onto glomerular cells. In addition, the characteristics of glomerular fluid flow, such as the glomerular filtration rate and the glomerular filtration fraction, play an important role in determining blood flow to the rest of the kidney. Consequently, disease processes that initially affect glomeruli are the most likely to lead to end-stage kidney failure. The cells that comprise the glomerular filter, especially podocytes and mesangial cells, express many different types of ion channels that regulate intrinsic aspects of cell function and cellular responses to the local environment, such as changes in glomerular capillary pressure. Dysregulation of glomerular ion channels, such as changes in TRPC6, can lead to devastating glomerular diseases, and a number of channels, including TRPC6, TRPC5, and various ionotropic receptors, are promising targets for drug development. This review discusses glomerular structure and glomerular disease processes. It also describes the types of plasma membrane ion channels that have been identified in glomerular cells, the physiological and pathophysiological contexts in which they operate, and the pathways by which they are regulated and dysregulated. The contributions of these channels to glomerular disease processes, such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and diabetic nephropathy, as well as the development of drugs that target these channels are also discussed.
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- Alexander Staruschenko
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- Hypertension and Kidney Research Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
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Kyle BD, Mishra RC, Braun AP. The augmentation of BK channel activity by nitric oxide signaling in rat cerebral arteries involves co-localized regulatory elements. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:3759-3773. [PMID: 28155571 PMCID: PMC5718322 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17691291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Large conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels control cerebrovascular tone; however, the regulatory processes influencing these channels remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying the enhancement of BK current in rat cerebral arteries by nitric oxide (NO) signaling. In isolated cerebral myocytes, BK current magnitude was reversibly increased by sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 100 μM) and sensitive to the BK channel inhibitor, penitrem-A (100 nM). Fostriecin (30 nM), a protein phosphatase type 2A (PP2A) inhibitor, significantly prolonged the SNP-induced augmentation of BK current and a similar effect was produced by sildenafil (30 nM), a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor. Using proximity ligation assay (PLA)-based co-immunostaining, BK channels were observed to co-localize with PP2A, PDE5, and cGMP-dependent protein kinase (cGKI) (spatial restriction < 40 nm); cGKI co-localization increased following SNP exposure. SNP (10 μM) reversibly inhibited myogenic tone in cannulated cerebral arteries, which was augmented by either fostriecin or sildenafil and inhibited by penitrem-A. Collectively, these data suggest that (1) cGKI, PDE5, and PP2A are compartmentalized with cerebrovascular BK channels and determine the extent of BK current augmentation by NO/cGMP signaling, and (2) the dynamic regulation of BK activity by co-localized signaling enzymes modulates NO-evoked dilation of cerebral resistance arteries.
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- Barry D Kyle
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Kyle BD, Braun AP. The regulation of BK channel activity by pre- and post-translational modifications. Front Physiol 2014; 5:316. [PMID: 25202279 PMCID: PMC4141542 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Large conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels represent an important pathway for the outward flux of K+ ions from the intracellular compartment in response to membrane depolarization, and/or an elevation in cytosolic free [Ca2+]. They are functionally expressed in a range of mammalian tissues (e.g., nerve and smooth muscles), where they can either enhance or dampen membrane excitability. The diversity of BK channel activity results from the considerable alternative mRNA splicing and post-translational modification (e.g., phosphorylation) of key domains within the pore-forming α subunit of the channel complex. Most of these modifications are regulated by distinct upstream cell signaling pathways that influence the structure and/or gating properties of the holo-channel and ultimately, cellular function. The channel complex may also contain auxiliary subunits that further affect channel gating and behavior, often in a tissue-specific manner. Recent studies in human and animal models have provided strong evidence that abnormal BK channel expression/function contributes to a range of pathologies in nerve and smooth muscle. By targeting the upstream regulatory events modulating BK channel behavior, it may be possible to therapeutically intervene and alter BK channel expression/function in a beneficial manner.
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- Barry D Kyle
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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Liu W, Wei Y, Sun P, Wang WH, Kleyman TR, Satlin LM. Mechanoregulation of BK channel activity in the mammalian cortical collecting duct: role of protein kinases A and C. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 297:F904-15. [PMID: 19656909 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90685.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Flow-stimulated net K secretion (J(K)) in the cortical collecting duct (CCD) is mediated by an iberiotoxin (IBX)-sensitive BK channel, and requires an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](i)). The alpha-subunit of the reconstituted BK channel is phosphorylated by PKA and PKC. To test whether the BK channel in the native CCD is regulated by these kinases, J(K) and net Na absorption (J(Na)) were measured at slow (approximately 1) and fast (approximately 5 nl x min(-1) x mm(-1)) flow rates in rabbit CCDs microperfused in the presence of mPKI, an inhibitor of PKA; calphostin C, which inhibits diacylglycerol binding proteins, including PKC; or bisindolylmaleimide (BIM) and Gö6976, inhibitors of classic and novel PKC isoforms, added to luminal (L) and/or basolateral (B) solutions. L but not B mPKI increased J(K) in CCDs perfused at a slow flow rate; a subsequent increase in flow rate augmented J(K) modestly. B mPKI alone or with L inhibitor abolished flow stimulation of J(K). Similarly, L calphostin C increased J(K) in CCDs perfused at slow flow rates, as did calphostin C in both L and B solutions. The observation that IBX inhibited the L mPKI- and calphostin C-mediated increases in J(K) at slow flow rates implicated the BK channel in this K flux, a notion suggested by patch-clamp analysis of principal cells. The kinase inhibited by calphostin C was not PKC as L and/or B BIM and Gö6976 failed to enhance J(K) at the slow flow rate. However, addition of these PKC inhibitors to the B solution alone or with L inhibitor blocked flow stimulation of J(K). Interpretation of these results in light of the effects of these inhibitors on the flow-induced elevation of [Ca2+](i) suggests that the principal cell apical BK channel is tonically inhibited by PKA and that flow stimulation of J(K) in the CCD is PKA and PKC dependent. The specific targets of the kinases remain to be identified.
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- Wen Liu
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1664, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Navar LG, Arendshorst WJ, Pallone TL, Inscho EW, Imig JD, Bell PD. The Renal Microcirculation. Compr Physiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp020413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Imig JD, Dimitropoulou C, Reddy DS, White RE, Falck JR. Afferent arteriolar dilation to 11, 12-EET analogs involves PP2A activity and Ca2+-activated K+ Channels. Microcirculation 2008; 15:137-50. [PMID: 18260004 DOI: 10.1080/10739680701456960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The epoxygenase metabolite, 11, 12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11, 12-EET), has renal vascular actions. 11, 12-EET analogs have been developed to determine the structure activity relationship for 11, 12-EET and as a tool to investigate signaling mechanisms responsible for afferent arteriolar dilation. We hypothesized that 11, 12-EET mediated afferent arteriolar dilation involves increased phosphoprotein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and large-conductance calcium activated K+ (KCa) channels. We evaluated the chemically and/or metabolically table 11, 12-EET analogs: 11, 12-EET-N-methylsulfonimide (11, 12-EET-SI), 11-nonyloxy-undec-8(Z)-enoic acid (11, 12-ether-EET-8-ZE), and 11, 12-trans-oxidoeicosa-8(Z)-eonoic acid (11, 12-tetra-EET-8-ZE). Afferent arteriolar responses were assessed. Activation of KCa channels by 11, 12-EET analogs were established by single cell channel recordings in renal myocytes. Assessment of renal vascular responses revealed that 11, 12-EET analogs increased afferent arteriolar diameter. Vasodilator responses to 11, 12-EET analogs were abolished by K+ channel or PP2A inhibition. 11, 12-EET analogs activated renal myocyte large-conductance KCa channels. 11, 12-EET analogs increased cAMP by 2-fold and PP2A activity increased 3-8 fold in renal myocytes. PP2A inhibition did not significantly affect the 11, 12-EET analog mediated increase in cAMP and PP2A increased renal myocyte KCa channel activity to a much greater extent than PKA. These data support the concept that 11, 12-EET utilizes PP2A dependent pathways to activate large-conductance KCa channels and dilate the afferent arteriole.
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- John D Imig
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Navar LG, Arendshorst WJ, Pallone TL, Inscho EW, Imig JD, Bell PD. The Renal Microcirculation. Microcirculation 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374530-9.00015-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Pluznick JL, Sansom SC. BK channels in the kidney: role in K(+) secretion and localization of molecular components. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 291:F517-29. [PMID: 16774904 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00118.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although it is generally accepted that ROMK is the K(+) secretory channel in the mammalian distal nephron, recent in vitro and in vivo studies have provided evidence that large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (BK, or maxi K) also secrete K(+) in renal tubules. This review assesses the current evidence relating BK channels with K(+) secretion. We shall consider the component proteins of the BK channel, their localization with respect to segment and cell type, and the electrophysiological forces involved in K(+) secretion. Although the majority of studies have focused on a role for BK channels in flow-mediated K(+) secretion, this review also considers a potential role for BK channels in high-K diet-induced K(+) secretion. The division of workload between ROMK and BK is discussed as a mechanism for ensuring a constant plasma K(+) concentration.
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- Jennifer L Pluznick
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Jo S, Lee KH, Song S, Jung YK, Park CS. Identification and functional characterization of cereblon as a binding protein for large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel in rat brain. J Neurochem 2005; 94:1212-24. [PMID: 16045448 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03344.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK(Ca)) channels are activated by membrane depolarization and modulated by intracellular Ca2+. Here, we report the direct interaction of cereblon (CRBN) with the cytosolic carboxy-terminus of the BK(Ca) channel alpha subunit (Slo). Rat CRBN contained the N-terminal domain of the Lon protease, a 'regulators of G protein-signaling' (RGS)-like domain, a leucine zipper (LZ) motif, and four putative protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation sites. RNA messages of rat cereblon (rCRBN) were widely distributed in different tissues with especially high-levels of expression in the brain. Direct association of rCRBN with the BK(Ca) channel was confirmed by immunoprecipitation in brain lysate, and the two proteins were co-localized in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Ionic currents evoked by the rSlo channel were dramatically suppressed upon coexpression of rCRBN. rCRBN decreased the formation of the tetrameric rSlo complex thus reducing the surface expression of functional channels. Therefore, we suggest that CRBN may play an important role in assembly and surface expression of functional BK(Ca) channels by direct interaction with the cytosolic C-terminus of its alpha-subunit.
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- Sooyeon Jo
- Department of Life Science, Gwangju Institute Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Ma R, Pluznick JL, Sansom SC. Ion channels in mesangial cells: function, malfunction, or fiction. Physiology (Bethesda) 2005; 20:102-11. [PMID: 15772299 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00050.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Ion channels in glomerular mesangial cells from humans, rats, and mice have been studied by electrophysiological, molecular, and gene-knockout methods. Two channels, a large, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel (BK) and a store-operated Ca(2+) channel (SOCC), can be defined with respect to molecular structure and function. Human BK, comprised of a pore-forming alpha-subunit and an accessory beta1-subunit, operate as Ca(2+)-sensing feedback modulators of contractile tone. SOCC have also been characterized in a mouse cell line; they are comprised of molecules belonging to the transient receptor potential subfamily.
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- Rong Ma
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Hebert SC, Desir G, Giebisch G, Wang W. Molecular diversity and regulation of renal potassium channels. Physiol Rev 2005; 85:319-71. [PMID: 15618483 PMCID: PMC2838721 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00051.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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K(+) channels are widely distributed in both plant and animal cells where they serve many distinct functions. K(+) channels set the membrane potential, generate electrical signals in excitable cells, and regulate cell volume and cell movement. In renal tubule epithelial cells, K(+) channels are not only involved in basic functions such as the generation of the cell-negative potential and the control of cell volume, but also play a uniquely important role in K(+) secretion. Moreover, K(+) channels participate in the regulation of vascular tone in the glomerular circulation, and they are involved in the mechanisms mediating tubuloglomerular feedback. Significant progress has been made in defining the properties of renal K(+) channels, including their location within tubule cells, their biophysical properties, regulation, and molecular structure. Such progress has been made possible by the application of single-channel analysis and the successful cloning of K(+) channels of renal origin.
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- Steven C Hebert
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8026, USA.
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Lim HH, Park CS. Identification and functional characterization of ankyrin-repeat family protein ANKRA as a protein interacting with BKCa channel. Mol Biol Cell 2004; 16:1013-25. [PMID: 15616191 PMCID: PMC551470 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-06-0537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Ankyrin-repeat family A protein (ANKRA) was originally cloned in mouse as an interacting protein to megalin, a member of low-density lipoprotein receptor superfamily. Here, we report that the isolation of rat ANKRA as a new binding partner for the alpha-subunit of rat large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel (rSlo). We mapped the binding region of each protein by using yeast two-hybrid and in vitro binding assays. ANKRA expressed together with rSlo channels were colocalized near the plasma membrane and coimmunoprecipitated in transfected cells. We also showed that BKCa channel in rat cerebral cortex coprecipitated with rANKRA and colocalized in cultured rat hippocampal neuron. Although the coexpression of ANKRA did not affect the surface expression of rSlo, the gating kinetics of rSlo channel was significantly altered and the effects were highly dependent on the intracellular calcium. These results indicate that ANKRA could modulate the excitability of neurons by binding directly to endogenous BKCa channel and altering its gating kinetics in a calcium-dependent manner.
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- Hyun-Ho Lim
- Department of Life Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Korea
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Liu G, Shi J, Yang L, Cao L, Park SM, Cui J, Marx SO. Assembly of a Ca2+-dependent BK channel signaling complex by binding to beta2 adrenergic receptor. EMBO J 2004; 23:2196-205. [PMID: 15141163 PMCID: PMC419908 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2004] [Accepted: 04/14/2004] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Large-conductance voltage and Ca2+-activated potassium channels (BKCa) play a critical role in modulating contractile tone of smooth muscle, and neuronal processes. In most mammalian tissues, activation of beta-adrenergic receptors and protein kinase A (PKAc) increases BKCa channel activity, contributing to sympathetic nervous system/hormonal regulation of membrane excitability. Here we report the requirement of an association of the beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) with the pore forming alpha subunit of BKCa and an A-kinase-anchoring protein (AKAP79/150) for beta2 agonist regulation. beta2AR can simultaneously interact with both BKCa and L-type Ca2+ channels (Cav1.2) in vivo, which enables the assembly of a unique, highly localized signal transduction complex to mediate Ca2+- and phosphorylation-dependent modulation of BKCa current. Our findings reveal a novel function for G protein-coupled receptors as a scaffold to couple two families of ion channels into a physical and functional signaling complex to modulate beta-adrenergic regulation of membrane excitability.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/metabolism
- Brain/metabolism
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Cloning, Molecular
- Dimerization
- Electrophysiology
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Glutathione Transferase/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha Subunits
- Lung/metabolism
- Models, Biological
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Oocytes/physiology
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Phosphorylation
- Potassium Channels/genetics
- Potassium Channels/metabolism
- Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated/metabolism
- Precipitin Tests
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Rats
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/chemistry
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/genetics
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/metabolism
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Up-Regulation
- Urinary Bladder/metabolism
- Xenopus
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- Guoxia Liu
- Division of Cardiology and Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology and Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Cardiology and Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Tel.: +1 212 305 0271; Fax: +1 212 342 0475; E-mail:
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Calcium-activated potassium channels are a large family of potassium channels that are found throughout the central nervous system and in many other cell types. These channels are activated by rises in cytosolic calcium largely in response to calcium influx via voltage-gated calcium channels that open during action potentials. Activation of these potassium channels is involved in the control of a number of physiological processes from the firing properties of neurons to the control of transmitter release. These channels form the target for modulation for a range of neurotransmitters and have been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Here the authors summarize the varieties of calcium-activated potassium channels present in central neurons and their defining molecular and biophysical properties.
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- E S Louise Faber
- Division of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Loussouarn G, Park KH, Bellocq C, Baró I, Charpentier F, Escande D. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate, PIP2, controls KCNQ1/KCNE1 voltage-gated potassium channels: a functional homology between voltage-gated and inward rectifier K+ channels. EMBO J 2004; 22:5412-21. [PMID: 14532114 PMCID: PMC213780 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) is a major signaling molecule implicated in the regulation of various ion transporters and channels. Here we show that PIP(2) and intracellular MgATP control the activity of the KCNQ1/KCNE1 potassium channel complex. In excised patch-clamp recordings, the KCNQ1/KCNE1 current decreased spontaneously with time. This rundown was markedly slowed by cytosolic application of PIP(2) and fully prevented by application of PIP(2) plus MgATP. PIP(2)-dependent rundown was accompanied by acceleration in the current deactivation kinetics, whereas the MgATP-dependent rundown was not. Cytosolic application of PIP(2) slowed deactivation kinetics and also shifted the voltage dependency of the channel activation toward negative potentials. Complex changes in the current characteristics induced by membrane PIP(2) was fully restituted by a model originally elaborated for ATP-regulated two transmembrane-domain potassium channels. The model is consistent with stabilization by PIP(2) of KCNQ1/KCNE1 channels in the open state. Our data suggest a striking functional homology between a six transmembrane-domain voltage-gated channel and a two transmembrane-domain ATP-gated channel.
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- G Loussouarn
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM U533 Laboratoire de Physiopathologie et de Pharmacologie Cellulaires et Moléculaires, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France.
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Rezzonico R, Cayatte C, Bourget-Ponzio I, Romey G, Belhacene N, Loubat A, Rocchi S, Van Obberghen E, Girault JA, Rossi B, Schmid-Antomarchi H. Focal adhesion kinase pp125FAK interacts with the large conductance calcium-activated hSlo potassium channel in human osteoblasts: potential role in mechanotransduction. J Bone Miner Res 2003; 18:1863-71. [PMID: 14584897 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.10.1863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Molecular events of mechanotransduction in osteoblasts are poorly defined. We show that the mechanosensitive BK channels open and recruit the focal adhesion kinase FAK in osteoblasts on hypotonic shock. This could convert mechanical signals in biochemical events, leading to osteoblast activation. INTRODUCTION Mechanical strains applied to the skeleton influence bone remodeling and architecture mainly through the osteoblast lineage. The molecular mechanisms involved in osteoblastic mechanotransduction include opening of mechanosensitive cation channels and the activation of protein tyrosine kinases, notably FAK, but their interplay remains poorly characterized. The large conductance K+ channel (BK) seems likely as a bone mechanoreceptor candidate because of its high expression in osteoblasts and its ability to open in response to membrane stretch or hypotonic shock. Propagation of the signals issued from the mechanosensitivity of BK channels inside the cell likely implies complex interactions with molecular partners involved in mechanotransduction, notably FAK. METHODS Interaction of FAK with the C terminus of the hSlo alpha-subunit of BK was investigated using the yeast two-hybrid system as well as immunofluorescence microscopy and coimmunoprecipitation experiments with a rabbit anti-hslo antibody on MG63 and CAL72 human osteosarcoma cell lines and on normal human osteoblasts. Mapping of the FAK region interacting with hSlo was approached by testing the ability of hSlo to recruit mutated ot truncated FAK proteins. RESULTS To the best of our knowledge, we provide the first evidence of the physical association of FAK with the intracellular part of hslo. We show that FAK/hSlo interaction likely takes place through the Pro-1-rich domain situated in the C-terminal region of the kinase. FAK/hSlo association occurs constitutively at a low, but appreciable, level in human osteosarcoma cells and normal human osteoblasts that express endogenous FAK and hSlo. In addition, we found that application of an hypo-osmotic shock to these cells induced a sustained activation of BK channels associated to a marked increase in the recruitment of FAK on hSlo. CONCLUSIONS Based on these data, we propose that BK channels might play a triggering role in the signaling cascade induced by mechanical strains in osteoblasts.
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Kudlacek PE, Pluznick JL, Ma R, Padanilam B, Sansom SC. Role of hbeta1 in activation of human mesangial BK channels by cGMP kinase. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2003; 285:F289-94. [PMID: 12670831 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00046.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In vascular smooth muscle and glomerular mesangial cells, relaxing agents such as nitric oxide and atrial natriuretic peptide activate large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BK) via the cGMP kinase pathway. BK are composed of pore-forming alpha-subunits, encoded by the slopoke gene (Slo), and one of four cell-specific accessory beta-subunits (hbeta1-4). We used patch-clamp analysis to determine the influence of hbeta1, hbeta2, and hbeta4 on activation of human mesangial BK by cGMP kinase. We found that HEK 293 cells, coexpressing human (h) Sloalpha with either hbeta1 or hbeta2, contained single BK currents activated by db-cGMP in cell-attached patches. However, recombinant BK were not activated by db-cGMP when hSloalpha was expressed alone or with hbeta4. DNA-RNA hybridization revealed that mesangial cells contained mRNA for hbeta1 but not hbeta2 or hbeta4. The BK response to db-cGMP was decreased when hbeta1 antisense but not scrambled oligonucleotides were incorporated into mesangial cells. Western blot analysis showed that hbeta1 antisense oligonucleotide inhibited the amount of hbeta1-V5 fusion protein expressed in HEK 293 cells by approximately 50%. These results show that mesangial cells contain hbeta1, a BK accessory protein, which confers activation of BK by cGMP kinase.
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- Patrick E Kudlacek
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4575, USA
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Janssens V, Jordens J, Stevens I, Van Hoof C, Martens E, De Smedt H, Engelborghs Y, Waelkens E, Goris J. Identification and functional analysis of two Ca2+-binding EF-hand motifs in the B"/PR72 subunit of protein phosphatase 2A. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:10697-706. [PMID: 12524438 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m211717200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a multifunctional serine/threonine phosphatase that is critical to many cellular processes including cell cycle regulation and signal transduction. PP2A is a heterotrimer containing a structural (A) and catalytic (C) subunit, associated with one variable regulatory or targeting B-type subunit, of which three families have been described to date (B/PR55, B'/PR61, and B"/PR72). We identified two functional and highly conserved Ca(2+)-binding EF-hand motifs in human B"/PR72 (denoted EF1 and EF2), demonstrating for the first time the ability of Ca(2+) to interact directly with and regulate PP2A. EF1 and EF2 apparently bind Ca(2+) with different affinities. Ca(2+) induces a significant conformational change, which is dependent on the integrity of the motifs. We have further evaluated the effects of Ca(2+) on subunit composition, subcellular targeting, catalytic activity, and function during the cell cycle of a PR72-containing PP2A trimer (PP2A(T72)) by site-directed mutagenesis of either or both motifs. The results suggest that integrity of EF2 is required for A/PR65 subunit interaction and proper nuclear targeting of PR72, whereas EF1 might mediate the effects of Ca(2+) on PP2A(T72) activity in vitro and is at least partially required for the ability of PR72 to alter cell cycle progression upon forced expression.
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- Veerle Janssens
- Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herestraat 49, Belgium
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Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of a protein often serve as an "on-and-off" switch in the regulation of cellular activities. Recent studies demonstrate the involvement of protein phosphorylation in almost all signaling pathways in plants. A significant portion of the sequenced Arabidopsis genome encodes protein kinases and protein phosphatases that catalyze reversible phosphorylation. For optimal regulation, kinases and phosphatases must strike a balance in any given cell. Only a very small fraction of the thousands of protein kinases and phosphatases in plants has been studied experimentally. Nevertheless, the available results have demonstrated critical functions for these enzymes in plant growth and development. While serine/threonine phosphorylation is widely accepted as a predominant modification of plant proteins, the function of tyrosine phosphorylation, desptie its overwhelming importance in animal systems, had been largely neglected until recently when tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) were characterized from plants. This review focuses on the structure, regulation, and function of protein phosphatases in higher plants.
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- Sheng Luan
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Prolonged activation of Ca2+-activated K+ current contributes to the long-lasting refractory period of Aplysia bag cell neurons. J Neurosci 2002. [PMID: 12451114 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-23-10134.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Stimulation of the bag cell neurons of Aplysia activates several biochemical pathways, including protein kinase C (PKC), and alters their excitability for many hours. After an approximately 30 min afterdischarge, these neurons enter an approximately 18 hr inhibited state during which additional stimulation fails to evoke discharges. In vivo, this refractory period limits the frequency of reproductive behaviors associated with egg laying. We have now examined the role of Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) currents in the refractory period. Outward currents gated by both intracellular Ca2+ and depolarization, with pharmacological characteristics of BK currents, were recorded in isolated bag cell neurons. These currents were enhanced by the BK channel activators phloretin and 1,3-dihydro-1-[2-hydroxy-5-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl]-5-trifluoromethyl-2H-benzimidazol-2-one and inhibited by the BK blocker paxilline. The BK component of K+ current was enhanced by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate, an activator of PKC, and this effect was blocked by sphinganine and PKC(19-36), inhibitors of PKC in bag cell neurons. To test whether the BK current is altered during the refractory period, intact clusters were stimulated to afterdischarge, and neurons were isolated after the clusters had entered the refractory period. Compared with unstimulated cells, current density was almost doubled in refractory neurons. This increase in current was inhibited by preincubating clusters in sphinganine. Treatment of refractory clusters with paxilline significantly restored the ability of stimulation to evoke afterdischarges. Conversely, application of phloretin to previously unstimulated clusters inhibited the onset of afterdischarges. These results indicate that a prolonged increase in BK channel activity contributes to the prolonged refractory period of the bag cell neurons.
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Eto M, Bock R, Brautigan DL, Linden DJ. Cerebellar long-term synaptic depression requires PKC-mediated activation of CPI-17, a myosin/moesin phosphatase inhibitor. Neuron 2002; 36:1145-58. [PMID: 12495628 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)01107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cerebellar LTD requires brief activation of PKC and is expressed as a functional downregulation of AMPA receptors. Modulation of vascular smooth-muscle contraction by G protein-coupled receptors (called Ca(2+) sensitization) also involves PKC phosphorylation and activation of a specific inhibitor of myosin/moesin phosphatase (MMP). This inhibitor, called CPI-17, is also expressed in brain. Here, we tested the hypothesis that LTD, like Ca(2+) sensitization, employs a PKC/CPI-17 cascade. Introduction of activated recombinant CPI-17 into cells produced a use-dependent attenuation of glutamate-evoked responses and occluded subsequent LTD. Moreover, the requirement for endogenous CPI-17 in LTD was demonstrated with neutralizing antibodies plus gene silencing by siRNA. These interventions had no effect on basal synaptic strength but blocked LTD induction. Thus, a biochemical circuit that involves PKC-mediated activation of CPI-17 modulates the distinct physiological processes of vascular contractility and cerebellar LTD.
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- Masumi Eto
- Center for Cell Signaling, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Solntseva EI, Bukanova YV. Decreases in Ca2+-dependent K+-currents due to cyclic guanosine monophosphate are not dependent on phosphorylation. NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 32:317-22. [PMID: 12135346 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015022609906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Two-microelectrode voltage clamping experiments were performed on isolated snail neurons to measure the Ca2+-dependent. potential-dependent K+ current (I(C)), with assessment of the effects of penetrating cGMP analogs on this current - dibutyryl cGMP (dcGMP) and 8-Br-cGMP. Both of these penetrating cGMP analogs rapidly and reversibly decreased the amplitude of I(C). cGMP analogs produced no shifts in the volt-ampere characteristics of the efflux current along the voltage axis. dcGMP and 8-Br-cGMP had no effect on the influx Ca2+ current. The non-specific protein kinase inhibitor H-8 decreased or had no effect on I(C) in different cells. The effects of both dcGMP and 8-Br-cGMP persisted in the presence of H-8. Decreases in I(C) in the presence of cGMP analogs also persisted in the presence of the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid. These results lead to the conclusion that decreased conductivity of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels occurring in response to cGMP is not associated with phosphorylation.
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- E I Solntseva
- Science Research Institute of the Brain, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow
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Rezzonico R, Schmid-Alliana A, Romey G, Bourget-Ponzio I, Breuil V, Breittmayer V, Tartare-Deckert S, Rossi B, Schmid-Antomarchi H. Prostaglandin E2 induces interaction between hSlo potassium channel and Syk tyrosine kinase in osteosarcoma cells. J Bone Miner Res 2002; 17:869-78. [PMID: 12009018 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.5.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Prostaglandins (PGs) are important mediators of bone response to growth factors, hormones, inflammation, or mechanical strains. In this study, we show that in MG63 osteosarcoma cells, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) produces the opening of a large conductance Ca2+-dependent K+ channel (BK). This PGE2-mediated channel opening induces the recruitment of various tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins on the hSlo alpha-subunit of BK. Because the C-terminal domain of hSlo encompasses an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM), we show that the Syk nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, reported yet to be expressed mainly in hematopoietic cells, is expressed also in osteoblastic cells, and recruited on this ITAM after a PGE2-induced docking/activation process. We show that Syk/hSlo association is dependent of an upstream Src-related tyrosine kinase activity, in accord with the classical two-step model described for immune receptors. Finally, we provide evidence that this Syk/hSlo interaction does not affect the electrical features of BK channels in osteosarcoma cells. With these data, we would like to suggest the new notion that besides its conductance function, hSlo channel can behave in bone cells, as a true transduction protein intervening in the bone remodeling induced by PGE2.
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In many cell types rises in cytosolic calcium, either due to influx from the extracellular space, or by release from an intracellular store activates calcium dependent potassium currents on the plasmalemma. In neurons, these currents are largely activated following calcium influx via voltage gated calcium channels active during the action potentials. Three types of these currents are known: I(c), I(AHP) and I(sAHP). These currents can be distinguished by clear differences in their pharmacology and kinetics. Activation of these potassium currents modulates action potential time course and the repetitive firing properties of neurons. Single channel studies have identified two types of calcium-activated potassium channel which can also be separated on biophysical and pharmacological grounds and have been named BK and SK channels. It is now clear that BK channels underlie I(c) whereas SK channels underlie I(AHP). The identity of the channels underlying I(sAHP) are not known. In this review, we discuss the properties of the different types of calcium-activated potassium channels and the relationship between these channels and the macroscopic currents present in neurons.
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- Pankaj Sah
- Division of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, G.P.O. Box 334, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Moreno H, Vega-Saenz de Miera E, Nadal MS, Amarillo Y, Rudy B. Modulation of Kv3 potassium channels expressed in CHO cells by a nitric oxide-activated phosphatase. J Physiol 2001; 530:345-58. [PMID: 11281123 PMCID: PMC2278418 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0345k.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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1.Voltage-gated K+ channels containing Kv3 subunits play specific roles in the repolarization of action potentials. Kv3 channels are expressed in selective populations of CNS neurons and are thought to be important in facilitating sustained and/or repetitive high frequency firing. Regulation of the activity of Kv3 channels by neurotransmitters could have profound effects on the repetitive firing characteristics of those neurons. 2.Kv3 channels are found in several neuronal populations in the CNS that express nitric oxide synthases (NOSs). We therefore investigated whether Kv3 channels are modulated by the signalling gas nitric oxide (NO). 3. We found that Kv3.1 and Kv3.2 currents are potentially suppressed by D-NONOate and other NO donors. The effects of NO on these currents are mediated by the activation of guanylyl cyclase (GC), since they are prevented by Methylene Blue, an inhibitor of GC, and by ODQ, a specific inhibitor of the soluble form of GC. Moreover, application of 8-Br-cGMP, a permeant analogue of cGMP, also blocked Kv3.1 and Kv3.2 currents. 4.KT5283, a cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) blocker, prevented the inhibition of Kv3.1 and Kv3.2 currents by D-NONOate and 8-Br-cGMP. This indicates that activation of PKG as a result of the increase in intracellular cGMP levels produced by D-NONOate or 8-Br-cGMP is necessary for channel block. 5. Although the effects of NO on Kv3.1 and Kv3.2 channels require PKG activity, two observations suggest that they are not mediated by phosphorylation of channel proteins: (a) the reagents affect both Kv3.2 and Kv3.1 channels, although only Kv3.2 proteins have a putative PKA-PKG phosphorylation site, and (b) mutation of the PKA-PKG phosphorylation site in Kv3.2 does not interfere with the effects of NO or cGMP. 6. The inhibitory effects of NO and cGMP on Kv3.1 and Kv3.2 currents appear to be mediated by the activation of serine-threonine phosphatase, since they are blocked by low doses of okadaic acid. Furthermore, direct intracellular application of the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A inhibited Kv3.2 currents, indicating that activity of PKG-induced phosphatase is necessary and sufficient to inhibit these channels. 7. The results suggest that basal phosphorylation of Kv3 channel proteins is required for proper channel function. Activation of phosphatases via NO or other signals that increase cGMP might be a potent mechanism to regulate Kv3 channel activity in neurons.
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- H Moreno
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
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Ma R, Sansom SC. Epidermal growth factor activates store-operated calcium channels in human glomerular mesangial cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2001; 12:47-53. [PMID: 11134249 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v12147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Acellular influx of Ca2+ is critical for initiating and maintaining growth in a variety of cell types. Experiments were performed to determine whether epidermal growth factor (EGF), which is known to initiate a proliferative response in mesangial cells, could regulate by intracellular signal transduction the store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOC) of human mesangial cells (HMC) in culture. The cell-attached patch configuration was used to monitor the activity of SOC, with 90 mM Ba2+ in the pipette and physiologic saline solution in the bath. Under control conditions, the mean NP(o) value was 1.06 at a holding potential of -80 mV. When 100 nM EGF was added to the bath, SOC were activated by 53%. The EGF-evoked response was dose-dependent, with a half-maximal activation concentration of 4.8 nM. An inhibitor of tyrosine kinase, i.e., tyrphostin A23 (100 microM), completely abolished EGF-evoked channel activation. EGF combined with the inactive control compound tyrphostin A1 (100 microM) elicited significant (85%) activation of SOC. Calphostin C, an inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), did not affect the baseline activity of SOC but abolished the EGF-evoked enhancement of SOC activity. The PKC activator phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) significantly activated SOC. However, the effects of PMA were duplicative rather than additive or potentiating with maximal concentrations (100 nM) of EGF, suggesting that PMA and EGF activate SOC through a common PKC pathway. In addition, downregulation of PKC via incubation of HMC with PMA for 1 to 20 h depressed both basal activity and EGF-induced activation of SOC. It is concluded that EGF stimulates SOC in HMC through an intracellular signaling mechanism involving tyrosine kinase and PKC.
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- Rong Ma
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Gong L, Gao TM, Li X, Huang H, Tong Z. Enhancement in activities of large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in CA1 pyramidal neurons of rat hippocampus after transient forebrain ischemia. Brain Res 2000; 884:147-54. [PMID: 11082496 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02923-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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It has been reported previously that the neuronal excitability persistently suppresses and the amplitude of fast afterhyperpolarization (fAHP) increases in CA1 pyramidal cells of rat hippocampus following transient forebrain ischemia. To understand the conductance mechanisms underlying these post-ischemic electrophysiological alterations, we compared differences in activities of large conductance Ca(2+)-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels in CA1 pyramidal cells acutely dissociated from hippocampus before and after ischemia by using inside-out configuration of patch clamp techniques. (1) The unitary conductance of BK(Ca) channels in post-ischemic neurons (295 pS) was higher than that in control neurons (245 pS) in symmetrical 140/140 mM K(+) in inside-out patch; (2) the membrane depolarization for an e-fold increase in open probability (P(o)) showed no significant differences between two groups while the membrane potential required to produce one-half of the maximum P(o) was more negative after ischemia, indicating no obvious changes in channel voltage dependence; (3) the [Ca(2+)](i) required to half activate BK(Ca) channels was only 1 microM in post-ischemic whereas 2 microM in control neurons, indicating an increase in [Ca(2+)](i) sensitivity after ischemia; and (4) BK(Ca) channels had a longer open time and a shorter closed time after ischemia without significant differences in open frequency as compared to control. The present results indicate that enhanced activity of BK(Ca) channels in CA1 pyramidal neurons after ischemia may partially contribute to the post-ischemic decrease in neuronal excitability and increase in fAHP.
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- L Gong
- Department of Physiology, The First Military Medical University, 510515, Guangzhou, PR China
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Sansom SC, Ma R, Carmines PK, Hall DA. Regulation of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels by multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2000; 279:F283-8. [PMID: 10919847 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2000.279.2.f283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Activation of mesangial cells by ANG II provokes release of intracellular Ca(2+) stores and subsequent Ca(2+) influx through voltage-gated channels, events that are reflected by a large transient increase in intracellular concentration [Ca(2+)](i) followed by a modest sustained elevation in [Ca(2+)](i). These ANG II-induced alterations in [Ca(2+)](i) elicit activation of large Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (BK(Ca)) in a negative-feedback manner. The mechanism of this BK(Ca) feedback response may involve the direct effect of intracellular Ca(2+) on the channel and/or channel activation by regulatory enzymes. The present study utilized patch-clamp and fura 2 fluorescence techniques to assess the involvement of multifunctional calcium calmodulin kinase II (CAMKII) in the BK(Ca) feedback response. In cell-attached patches, KN62 (specific inhibitor of CAMKII) either abolished or reduced to near zero the ANG II-induced BK(Ca) feedback response. This phenomenon did not reflect direct effects of KN62 on the BK(Ca) channel, because this agent alone did not significantly alter BK(Ca) channel activity in inside-out patches. KN62 also failed to alter either the transient peak or sustained plateau phases of the [Ca(2+)](i) response to ANG II. In inside-out patches (1 microM Ca(2+) in bath), calmodulin plus ATP activated BK(Ca) channels in the presence but not the absence of CAMKII. These observations are consistent with the postulate that CAMKII is involved in the BK(Ca) feedback response of mesangial cells, acting to potentiate the influence of increased [Ca(2+)](i) on the BK(Ca) channel or a closely associated regulator of the channel. An additional effect of CAMKII to activate a voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel cannot be ruled out by these experiments.
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- S C Sansom
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-4575, USA.
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Behrens R, Nolting A, Reimann F, Schwarz M, Waldschütz R, Pongs O. hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4, cloning and characterization of two members of the large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel beta subunit family. FEBS Lett 2000; 474:99-106. [PMID: 10828459 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01584-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We cloned two beta subunits of large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels, hKCNMB3 (BKbeta1) and hKCNMB4 (BKbeta4). Profiling mRNA expression showed that hKCNMB3 expression is enriched in testis and hKCNMB4 expression is very prominent in brain. We coexpressed BK channel alpha (BKalpha) and BKbeta4 subunits in vitro in CHO cells. We compared BKalpha/beta4 mediated currents with those of smooth muscle BKalpha/beta1 channels. BKbeta4 slowed activation kinetics more significantly, led to a steeper apparent calcium sensitivity, and shifted the voltage range of BK current activation to more negative potentials than BKbeta1. BKalpha/beta4 channels were not blocked by 100 nM charybdotoxin or iberiotoxin, and were activated by 17beta-estradiol.
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- R Behrens
- Institut für Neurale Signalverarbeitung, ZMNH, Universität Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany
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Brenner R, Jegla TJ, Wickenden A, Liu Y, Aldrich RW. Cloning and functional characterization of novel large conductance calcium-activated potassium channel beta subunits, hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:6453-61. [PMID: 10692449 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.9.6453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 398] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We present the cloning and characterization of two novel calcium-activated potassium channel beta subunits, hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4, that are enriched in the testis and brain, respectively. We compare and contrast the steady state and kinetic properties of these beta subunits with the previously cloned mouse beta1 (mKCNMB1) and the human beta2 subunit (hKCNMB2). Once inactivation is removed, we find that hKCNMB2 has properties similar to mKCNMB1. hKCNMB2 slows Hslo1 channel gating and shifts the current-voltage relationship to more negative potentials. hKCNMB3 and hKCNMB4 have distinct effects on slo currents not observed with mKCNMB1 and hKCNMB2. Although we found that hKCNMB3 does interact with Hslo channels, its effects on Hslo1 channel properties were slight, increasing Hslo1 activation rates. In contrast, hKCNMB4 slows Hslo1 gating kinetics, and modulates the apparent calcium sensitivity of Hslo1. We found that the different effects of the beta subunits on some Hslo1 channel properties are calcium-dependent. mKCNMB1 and hKCNMB2 slow activation at 1 microM but not at 10 microM free calcium concentrations. hKCNMB4 decreases Hslo1 channel openings at low calcium concentrations but increases channel openings at high calcium concentrations. These results suggest that beta subunits in diverse tissue types fine-tune slo channel properties to the needs of a particular cell.
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- R Brenner
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Smith MA, Ashford ML. Inactivation of large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium channels in rat cortical neurons. Neuroscience 2000; 95:33-50. [PMID: 10619460 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00425-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Inside-out patch recordings from rat acutely dissociated cerebral cortical neurons revealed time and voltage-dependent activity of a large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel. Channel activity inactivated within minutes following a depolarizing voltage step, and was recovered from inactivation by membrane hyperpolarization. Inactivation rate was not influenced by internal calcium or membrane voltage; however, reducing channel activity with intracellular calcium destabilized inactivation. Channel inactivation was abolished by intracellular trypsin treatment, suggesting that an associated inactivating particle was responsible for inactivation. Application of alkaline phosphatase to the internal aspect of the patch membrane increased channel activity and abolished channel inactivation, without affecting its voltage and calcium dependence. Internal application of Mg-ATP, but not Mg-5'-adenylylamidodiphosphate, retarded recovery of channel activity from inactivation, whereas internal application of protein phosphatase-1alpha enhanced recovery from inactivation. The abolition of channel inactivation by alkaline phosphatase was prevented by prior internal tetraethylammonium treatment, indicating that the alkaline phosphatase site is closely associated with the channel pore. These results demonstrate that cortical large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel inactivation is probably mediated by an endogenous, trypsin-sensitive, inactivation particle. This particle appears to inactivate the open channel and requires a critical phosphate group for stable block. The slow time-course of channel inactivation may have some pathophysiological significance in maintenance of epileptiform activity.
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- M A Smith
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, UK
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Herzig S, Neumann J. Effects of serine/threonine protein phosphatases on ion channels in excitable membranes. Physiol Rev 2000; 80:173-210. [PMID: 10617768 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.2000.80.1.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This review deals with the influence of serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatases on the function of ion channels in the plasma membrane of excitable tissues. Particular focus is given to developments of the past decade. Most of the electrophysiological experiments have been performed with protein phosphatase inhibitors. Therefore, a synopsis is required incorporating issues from biochemistry, pharmacology, and electrophysiology. First, we summarize the structural and biochemical properties of protein phosphatase (types 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, and 3-7) catalytic subunits and their regulatory subunits. Then the available pharmacological tools (protein inhibitors, nonprotein inhibitors, and activators) are introduced. The use of these inhibitors is discussed based on their biochemical selectivity and a number of methodological caveats. The next section reviews the effects of these tools on various classes of ion channels (i.e., voltage-gated Ca(2+) and Na(+) channels, various K(+) channels, ligand-gated channels, and anion channels). We delineate in which cases a direct interaction between a protein phosphatase and a given channel has been proven and where a more complex regulation is likely involved. Finally, we present ideas for future research and possible pathophysiological implications.
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- S Herzig
- Institut für Pharmakologie, Universität Köln, Köln, Germany.
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Eigenthaler M, Lohmann SM, Walter U, Pilz RB. Signal transduction by cGMP-dependent protein kinases and their emerging roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and gene expression. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 1999; 135:173-209. [PMID: 9932484 DOI: 10.1007/bfb0033673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- M Eigenthaler
- Institut für Klinische Biochemie und Pathobiochemie, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Würzburg, Germany
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Pfeifer A, Ruth P, Dostmann W, Sausbier M, Klatt P, Hofmann F. Structure and function of cGMP-dependent protein kinases. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 1999; 135:105-49. [PMID: 9932482 DOI: 10.1007/bfb0033671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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- A Pfeifer
- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der TU, München, Germany
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Sansom SC, Mehta P, Hall DA. Potentiating effects of hyper-osmolality and epidermal growth factor on the release of arachidonic acid in human glomerular mesangial cells. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 1999; 43:21-31. [PMID: 10199585 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8227(98)00122-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Studies were performed to determine the interactive effects of high concentrations of glucose (HG) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the release of arachidonic acid (3H-AA) in human glomerular mesangial cells (MC) in culture. Since high glucose has been reported to increase the mass of diacylglycerol (DAG) in MC, the HG-induced release of 3H-AA was compared to that initiated by the phorbol ester, PMA. It was found that when media contained high levels (25 mM) of glucose, the release of 3H-AA was increased significantly by 8.4% (change from control) after 1 h of exposure and was maintained at values not significantly different from this level for the next 2 h. After 3-h exposure, there was no significant difference between 25 and 50 mM glucose, suggesting that the effects of glucose are saturating at 25 mM. After 1-h exposure, 3H-AA release was also increased by PMA; however, the increase was larger and the peak increase was delayed until after 1 h. 3H-AA release was significantly increased by epidermal growth factor (EGF) by 8.5% after 1 h and was maintained at this level after 2 and 3 h of exposure. In the presence of HG, EGF increased 3H-AA release by 24.6% after the 1st hour and by 20.4 and 19.4%, after the 2nd and 3rd hours, respectively. Mannitol (20 mM), added as an osmotic control, increased 3H-AA release by 6.2% and also significantly enhanced the effects of EGF after 3 h. The experimental values (19.0%) for the release of 3H-AA after 3-h exposure to EGF in combination with either high glucose or mannitol were significantly greater than the expected (added) values (12.1%). These results demonstrate that as a result of an elevated solution osmolality, high glucose acts synergistically with EGF to increase the release of 3H-AA in human mesangial cells.
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- S C Sansom
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-4575, USA
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Natriuretic peptides (NP) act as ligands on the guanylyl cyclase family of receptors. The NP binding site on these receptors is extracellular and the guanylyl cyclase and protein kinase domains are intracellular. The guanylyl cyclase receptor catalyzes the synthesis of the second messenger molecule, cGMP, which activates protein kinase. This in turn is involved in the phosphorylation of various ion transport proteins. Ion transport proteins, which are modulated by NP and are thought to underlie the natriuretic and diuretic actions of NP, include: (a) calcium-activated K+ channels; (b) ATP-sensitive K+ channels; (c) inwardly-rectifying K+ channels; (d) outwardly-rectifying K+ channels; (e) L-type Ca2+ channels; (f) Cl- channels including cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator Cl- channels; (g) Na+- K+ 2Cl- co-transporter; (h) Na+- K+ ATPase; (i) Na+ channels; (j) stretch-activated channels; and (k) water channels. It appears that NP modulate the kinetics, rather than the conductance, of ion channels. Some of these channels, like the Ca2+, ATP-sensitive K+ and stretch-activated channels, are also involved in NP secretion. In addition, the structural properties of the NP, e.g., ovCNP-22 and ovCNP-39, appear to confer on them the ability to form ion channels. These CNP-formed ion channels can modify the trans-membrane signal transduction and second messenger systems underlying NP-induced pathological effects.
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- J I Kourie
- Department of Chemistry, The Faculties, The Australian National University, Canberra City, ACT.
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Alioua A, Tanaka Y, Wallner M, Hofmann F, Ruth P, Meera P, Toro L. The large conductance, voltage-dependent, and calcium-sensitive K+ channel, Hslo, is a target of cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation in vivo. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:32950-6. [PMID: 9830046 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.49.32950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Native large conductance, voltage-dependent, and Ca2+-sensitive K+ channels are activated by cGMP-dependent protein kinase. Two possible mechanisms of kinase action have been proposed: 1) direct phosphorylation of the channel and 2) indirect via PKG-dependent activation of a phosphatase. To scrutinize the first possibility, at the molecular level, we used the human pore-forming alpha-subunit of the Ca2+-sensitive K+ channel, Hslo, and the alpha-isoform of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I. In cell-attached patches of oocytes co-expressing the Hslo channel and the kinase, 8-Br-cGMP significantly increased the macroscopic currents. This increase in current was due to an increase in the channel voltage sensitivity by approximately 20 mV and was reversed by alkaline phosphatase treatment after patch excision. In inside-out patches, however, the effect of purified kinase was negative in 12 of 13 patches. In contrast, and consistent with the intact cell experiments, purified kinase applied to the cytoplasmic side of reconstituted channels increased their open probability. This stimulatory effect was absent when heat-denatured kinase was used. Biochemical experiments show that the purified kinase incorporates gamma-33P into the immunopurified Hslo band of approximately 125 kDa. Furthermore, in vivo phosphorylation largely attenuates this labeling in back-phosphorylation experiments. These results demonstrate that the alpha-subunit of large conductance Ca2+-sensitive K+ channels is substrate for G-Ialpha kinase in vivo and support direct phosphorylation as a mechanism for PKG-Ialpha-induced activation of maxi-K channels.
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- A Alioua
- Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1778, USA
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Wagner C, Pfeifer A, Ruth P, Hofmann F, Kurtz A. Role of cGMP-kinase II in the control of renin secretion and renin expression. J Clin Invest 1998; 102:1576-82. [PMID: 9788971 PMCID: PMC509008 DOI: 10.1172/jci4044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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To investigate the roles of the cGMP-dependent protein kinases (cGKs) in the control of the renin system, we studied the regulation of renin in cGKI- or cGKII-deficient mice in vivo and in vitro. Renal renin mRNA levels both under stimulatory (low-salt diet plus ramipril) and inhibitory (high-salt diet) conditions were not different between wild-type and cGKI-/- mice, but were significantly elevated in cGKII-/- mice under all experimental conditions. In primary cultures of renal juxtaglomerular cells (JG) established from wild-type, cGKI-/-, and cGKII-/- mice, the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin stimulated renin secretion similarly in all genotypes tested. 8-bromo-cGMP attenuated basal and forskolin-stimulated renin secretion in cultures from wild-type and cGKI-/-, but had no effect in cells isolated from cGKII-/- mice. Activation of cGKs by 8-bromo-cGMP decreased renin secretion from the isolated perfused rat kidney, independent of prestimulation by beta-adrenoreceptor activation, macula densa inhibition, reduced perfusion pressure, or by a nominally calcium-free perfusate. Taken together, these findings suggest that activation of cGKII has a general inhibitory effect on renin secretion from renal JG cells.
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- C Wagner
- Institut für Physiologie I, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany.
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Joiner WJ, Tang MD, Wang LY, Dworetzky SI, Boissard CG, Gan L, Gribkoff VK, Kaczmarek LK. Formation of intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels by interaction of Slack and Slo subunits. Nat Neurosci 1998; 1:462-9. [PMID: 10196543 DOI: 10.1038/2176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (maxi-K channels) have an essential role in the control of excitability and secretion. Only one gene Slo is known to encode maxi-K channels, which are sensitive to both membrane potential and intracellular calcium. We have isolated a potassium channel gene called Slack that is abundantly expressed in the nervous system. Slack channels rectify outwardly with a unitary conductance of about 25-65 pS and are inhibited by intracellular calcium. However, when Slack is co-expressed with Slo, channels with pharmacological properties and single-channel conductances that do not match either Slack or Slo are formed. The Slack/Slo channels have intermediate conductances of about 60-180 pS and are activated by cytoplasmic calcium. Our findings indicate that some intermediate-conductance channels in the nervous system may result from an interaction between Slack and Slo channel subunits.
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- W J Joiner
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Wei JY, Roy DS, Leconte L, Barnstable CJ. Molecular and pharmacological analysis of cyclic nucleotide-gated channel function in the central nervous system. Prog Neurobiol 1998; 56:37-64. [PMID: 9723130 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0082(98)00029-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Most functional studies of cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels have been confined to photoreceptors and olfactory epithelium, in which CNG channels are abundant and easy to study. The widespread distribution of CNG channels in tissues throughout the body has only recently been recognized and the functions of this channel family in many of these tissues remain largely unknown. The molecular biological and pharmacological properties of the CNG channel family are summarized in order to put in context studies aimed at probing CNG channel functions in these tissues using pharmacological and genetic methods. Compounds have now been identified that are useful in distinguishing CNG channel activated pathways from cAMP/cGMP dependent-protein kinases or other pathways. The ways in which these interact with CNG channels are understood and this knowledge is leading to the identification of more potent and more specific CNG channel subtype-specific agonists or antagonists. Recent molecular and genetic analyses have identified novel roles of CNG channels in neuronal development and plasticity in both invertebrates and vertebrates. Targeting CNG channels via specific drugs and genetic manipulation (such as knockout mice) will permit better understanding of the role of CNG channels in both basic and higher orders of brain function.
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- J Y Wei
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Mesangial cells are smooth muscle-like pericytes that abut and surround the filtration capillaries within the glomerulus. Studies of the fine ultrastructure of the glomerulus show that the mesangial cell and the capillary basement membrane form a biomechanical unit capable of regulating filtration surface area as well as intraglomerular blood volume. Structural and functional studies suggest that mesangial cells regulate filtration rate in both a static and dynamic fashion. Mesangial excitability enables a homeostatic intraglomerular stretch reflex that integrates an increase in filtration pressure with a reduction in capillary surface area. In addition, mesangial tone is regulated by diverse vasoactive hormones. Agonists, such as angiotensin II, contract mesangial cells through a signal transduction pathway that releases intracellular stores of Ca2+, which subsequently activate nonselective cation channels and Cl- channels to depolarize the plasma membrane. The change in membrane potential activates voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, allowing Ca2+ cell entry and further activation of depolarizing conductances. Contraction and entry of cell Ca2+ are inhibited only when Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BK(Ca)) are activated and the membrane is hyperpolarized toward the K+ equilibrium potential. The mesangial BK(Ca) is a weak regulator of contraction in unstimulated cells; however, the gain of the feedback is increased by atrial natriuretic peptide, nitric oxide, and the second messenger cGMP, which activates protein kinase G and decreases both the voltage and Ca2+ activation thresholds of BK(Ca) independent of sensitivity. This enables BK(Ca) to more effectively counter membrane depolarization and voltage-gated Ca2+ influx. After hyperpolarizing the membrane, BK(Ca) rapidly inactivates because of dephosphorylation by protein phosphatase 2A. Regulation of ion channels has been linked casually to hyperfiltration during early stages of diabetes mellitus. Determining the signaling pathways controlling the electrophysiology of glomerular mesangial cells is important for understanding how glomerular filtration rate is regulated in health and disease.
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- J D Stockand
- The Center for Cellular and Molecular Signaling, Department of Physiology, Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Mistry DK, Garland CJ. Nitric oxide (NO)-induced activation of large conductance Ca2+-dependent K+ channels (BK(Ca)) in smooth muscle cells isolated from the rat mesenteric artery. Br J Pharmacol 1998; 124:1131-40. [PMID: 9720783 PMCID: PMC1565496 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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1. To assess the action of nitric oxide (NO) and NO-donors on K+ current evoked either by voltage ramps or steps, patch clamp recordings were made from smooth muscle cells freshly isolated from secondary and tertiary branches of the rat mesenteric artery. 2. Inside-out patches contained channels, the open probability of which increased with [Ca2+]i. The channels had a linear slope conductance of 212+/-5 pS (n = 12) in symmetrical (140 mM) K+ solutions which reversed in direction at 4.4 mV. In addition, the channels showed K+ selectivity, in that the reversal potential shifted in a manner similar to that predicted by the Nernst potential for K+. Barium (1 mM) applied to the intracellular face of the channel produced a voltage-dependent block and external tetraethylammonium (TEA; at 1 mM) caused a large reduction in the unitary current amplitude. Taken together, these observations indicate that the channel most closely resembled BK(Ca). 3. In five out of six inside-out patches, NO (45 or 67 microM) produced an increase in BK(Ca) activity. In inside-out patches, BK(Ca) activity was also enhanced in some patches with 100 or 200 microM 3-morpholino-sydnonimine (SIN-1) (4/11) and 100 microM sodium nitroprusside (SNP) (3/8). The variability in channel opening with the NO donors may reflect variability in the release of NO from these compounds. 4. In inside-out patches, 100 microM SIN-1 failed to increase BK(Ca) activity (in all 4 patches tested), while at a higher (500 microM) concentration SIN-1 had a direct blocking effect on the channels (n = 3). NO applied directly to inside-out patches increased (P < 0.05) BK(Ca) activity in two patches. 5. In the majority of cells (6 out of 7), application of NO (45 or 67 microM) evoked an increase in the amplitude of whole-cell currents in perforated patches. This action was not affected by the soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor, 1H-[1,2,4] oxadiazolo [4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ). An increase in whole-cell current was also evoked with either of the NO donors, SIN-1 or SNP (each at 100 microM). With SIN-1, the increase in current was blocked with the BK(Ca) channel blocker, iberiotoxin (50 nM). 6. With conventional whole-cell voltage clamp, the increase in the outward K+ current evoked with SIN-1 (50-300 microM) showed considerable variability. Either no effect was obtained (11 out of 18 cells), or in the remaining cells, an average increase in current amplitude of 38.7+/-10.2% was recorded at 40 mV. 7. In cell-attached patches, large conductance voltage-dependent K+ channels were stimulated by SIN-1 (100 microM) applied to the cell (n = 5 patches). 8. These data indicate that NO and its donors can directly stimulate BK(Ca) activity in cells isolated from the rat mesenteric artery. The ability of NO directly to open BK(Ca) channels could play an important functional role in NO-induced relaxation of the vascular smooth muscle cells in this small resistance artery.
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- D K Mistry
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol
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Tian L, Knaus HG, Shipston MJ. Glucocorticoid regulation of calcium-activated potassium channels mediated by serine/threonine protein phosphatase. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:13531-6. [PMID: 9593688 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.22.13531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Adrenal glucocorticoids exert powerful effects on cellular excitability in neuroendocrine cells and neurons, although the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In metabolically intact mouse anterior pituitary corticotrope (AtT20) cells glucocorticoid-induced proteins render large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels insensitive to inhibition by protein kinase A (PKA). In this study we have addressed whether this action of glucocorticoids is mediated via protein phosphatase activity at the level of single BK channels. In isolated inside-out patches from control AtT20 cells BK channels (125 pS) were inhibited by activation of closely associated PKA. Pretreatment (2 h) of cells with 1 microM dexamethasone before patch excision did not modify the intrinsic properties or expression levels of BK channel alpha-subunits in AtT20 cells. However, PKA-mediated inhibition of BK channel activity in isolated patches from steroid-treated cells was severely blunted. This effect of steroid was not observed using adenosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) as phosphate donor or on exposure of the intracellular face of the patch with 10 nM of the protein phosphatase inhibitors okadaic acid or calyculin A but was mimicked by application of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) to the intracellular face of patches from control cells. Glucocorticoids did not modify total PP2A activity in AtT20 cells, suggesting that modified PP2A-like phosphatase activity closely associated with BK channels is required for glucocorticoid action.
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- L Tian
- The Membrane Biology Group, Department of Physiology, Medical School, Teviot Place, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Stockand JD, Silverman M, Hall D, Derr T, Kubacak B, Sansom SC. Arachidonic acid potentiates the feedback response of mesangial BKCa channels to angiotensin II. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 274:F658-64. [PMID: 9575888 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.274.4.f658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The influence of arachidonic acid (AA) on the feedback regulation of mesangial contraction by large Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels (BKCa) was determined through single-channel analysis using the patch clamp method. The mesangial BKCa is a low-gain negative feedback inhibitor of contraction that is activated in response to agonist-induced Ca2+ transients and membrane depolarization. AA activated BKCa in cell-attached patches in a dose-dependent manner with a maximal effect at 400 nM and a half-maximal response at 49 nM. In inside-out patches, AA directly activated BKCa with a maximal effect at 400 nM. BKCa was activated significantly in response to addition of 100 nM ANG II in the presence but not the absence of AA. Since it was shown previously that fatty acids stimulated both soluble and membrane-bound guanylyl cyclase, we determined whether AA activated BKCa by interfering with cGMP-mediated signal transduction pathways. It was previously shown that 10 microM cGMP, via cGMP-dependent protein kinase, activated BKCa in a biphasic manner with an early increase in probability of a channel existing in an open state (Po) and a subsequent inactivation mediated by protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). We found that 10 microM dibutyryl-cGMP enhanced BKCa activity in an additive manner with saturating concentrations (400 nM) of AA. Moreover, the inactivation phase mediated by PP2A was not abolished. Thus AA does not affect the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation regulatory cycle for BKCa. It is concluded that AA potentiates the ANG II feedback response of BKCa by a mechanism that is independent of the phosphorylation cycle.
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- J D Stockand
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston 77030, USA
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Stockand JD, Sansom SC. Regulation of filtration rate by glomerular mesangial cells in health and diabetic renal disease. Am J Kidney Dis 1997; 29:971-81. [PMID: 9186087 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(97)90476-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The rate of renal filtration is in large part responsible for volume and electrolyte balance in an organism. Integral components of the renal glomerulus are the mesangial cells (MCs), excitable renal pericytes that regulate the glomerular filtration rate by modulating the surface area of the capillaries. Similar to vascular smooth muscle, the signal transduction pathways and ion selective channels regulating isotonic and isometric contraction of MCs are dependent on the voltage-gated Ca influx. During the response to contractile agonists, both Cl and nonselective cation channels play critical roles to depolarize the membrane potential and activate Ca channels. The relaxation pathways involve a negative-feedback mechanism that counteracts mesangial contraction by regulating voltage-dependent Ca signaling. Part of the feedback response involves the activation of plasmalemmal K channels, which hyperpolarize the membrane potential and inhibit voltage-gated Ca entry. This calcium- and voltage-activated feedback K (BKCa) channel shares biophysical, pharmacologic, and molecular properties with the BKCa channels identified in brain and muscle, and with the sio gene product as expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Systemic hormones, such as atrial natriuretic peptide, and paracrine factors, such as nitric oxide (NO), use guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (GMP) as a second messenger and enhance the gain in this feedback system by decreasing the voltage and Ca activation thresholds for BKCa. Diabetes mellitus is often associated with high rates of glomerular filtration, mesangial expansion, and secretory abnormalities of the basement membrane. NO-mediated increases in negative-feedback regulation of mesangial tone may attribute, in part, to the pathology of hyperfiltration. Stimulation of inducible nitric oxide synthetase in glomerular MCs by inflammatory cytokines is a possible positive-feedback pathway that contributes to further glomerular destruction. In addition, high ambient glucose, through modulation of BKCa activity, facilitates MC relaxation and thus propagates hyperfiltration. Since cellular arachidonic acid is metabolically linked to extracellular glucose, this fatty acid is a possible mediator of the pathologic actions of hyperglycemia. Clarification of the signal transduction pathways and ionic mechanisms regulating the normal and dysfunctional tones of MCs is essential for rational clinical management of glomerular disease and critical to understanding fluid and electrolyte homeostasis.
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- J D Stockand
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston 77030, USA
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