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Logue JB, Vilmont V, Zhang J, Wu Y, Zhou Y. Inhibition of 14-3-3 proteins increases the intrinsic excitability of mouse hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2024; 59:3309-3321. [PMID: 38646841 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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14-3-3 proteins are a family of regulatory proteins that are abundantly expressed in the brain and enriched at the synapse. Dysfunctions of these proteins have been linked to neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders. Our group has previously shown that functional inhibition of these proteins by a peptide inhibitor, difopein, in the mouse brain causes behavioural alterations and synaptic plasticity impairment in the hippocampus. Recently, we found an increased cFOS expression in difopein-expressing dorsal CA1 pyramidal neurons, indicating enhanced neuronal activity by 14-3-3 inhibition in these cells. In this study, we used slice electrophysiology to determine the effects of 14-3-3 inhibition on the intrinsic excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons from a transgenic 14-3-3 functional knockout (FKO) mouse line. Our data demonstrate an increase in intrinsic excitability associated with 14-3-3 inhibition, as well as reveal action potential firing pattern shifts after novelty-induced hyperlocomotion in the 14-3-3 FKO mice. These results provide novel information on the role 14-3-3 proteins play in regulating intrinsic and activity-dependent neuronal excitability in the hippocampus.
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- Jordan B Logue
- Biomedical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Blömer LA, Giacalone E, Abbas F, Filipis L, Tegolo D, Migliore M, Canepari M. Kinetics and functional consequences of BK channels activation by N-type Ca 2+ channels in the dendrite of mouse neocortical layer-5 pyramidal neurons. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 18:1353895. [PMID: 38419657 PMCID: PMC10899506 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1353895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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The back-propagation of an action potential (AP) from the axon/soma to the dendrites plays a central role in dendritic integration. This process involves an intricate orchestration of various ion channels, but a comprehensive understanding of the contribution of each channel type remains elusive. In this study, we leverage ultrafast membrane potential recordings (Vm) and Ca2+ imaging techniques to shed light on the involvement of N-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) in layer-5 neocortical pyramidal neurons' apical dendrites. We found a selective interaction between N-type VGCCs and large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BK CAKCs). Remarkably, we observe that BK CAKCs are activated within a mere 500 μs after the AP peak, preceding the peak of the Ca2+ current triggered by the AP. Consequently, when N-type VGCCs are inhibited, the early broadening of the AP shape amplifies the activity of other VGCCs, leading to an augmented total Ca2+ influx. A NEURON model, constructed to replicate and support these experimental results, reveals the critical coupling between N-type and BK channels. This study not only redefines the conventional role of N-type VGCCs as primarily involved in presynaptic neurotransmitter release but also establishes their distinct and essential function as activators of BK CAKCs in neuronal dendrites. Furthermore, our results provide original functional validation of a physical interaction between Ca2+ and K+ channels, elucidated through ultrafast kinetic reconstruction. This insight enhances our understanding of the intricate mechanisms governing neuronal signaling and may have far-reaching implications in the field.
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- Laila Ananda Blömer
- LIPhy, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
- Laboratories of Excellence, Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Valbonne, France
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
- Dipartimento Matematica e Informatica, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- LIPhy, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
- Laboratories of Excellence, Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Valbonne, France
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- LIPhy, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
- Laboratories of Excellence, Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Valbonne, France
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- Dipartimento Matematica e Informatica, Universitá degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Biophysics, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
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- LIPhy, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
- Laboratories of Excellence, Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Valbonne, France
- Institut National de la Santé et Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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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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Shah KR, Guan X, Yan J. Structural and Functional Coupling of Calcium-Activated BK Channels and Calcium-Permeable Channels Within Nanodomain Signaling Complexes. Front Physiol 2022; 12:796540. [PMID: 35095560 PMCID: PMC8795833 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.796540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Biochemical and functional studies of ion channels have shown that many of these integral membrane proteins form macromolecular signaling complexes by physically associating with many other proteins. These macromolecular signaling complexes ensure specificity and proper rates of signal transduction. The large-conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channel is dually activated by membrane depolarization and increases in intracellular free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i). The activation of BK channels results in a large K+ efflux and, consequently, rapid membrane repolarization and closing of the voltage-dependent Ca2+-permeable channels to limit further increases in [Ca2+]i. Therefore, BK channel-mediated K+ signaling is a negative feedback regulator of both membrane potential and [Ca2+]i and plays important roles in many physiological processes and diseases. However, the BK channel formed by the pore-forming and voltage- and Ca2+-sensing α subunit alone requires high [Ca2+]i levels for channel activation under physiological voltage conditions. Thus, most native BK channels are believed to co-localize with Ca2+-permeable channels within nanodomains (a few tens of nanometers in distance) to detect high levels of [Ca2+]i around the open pores of Ca2+-permeable channels. Over the last two decades, advancement in research on the BK channel’s coupling with Ca2+-permeable channels including recent reports involving NMDA receptors demonstrate exemplary models of nanodomain structural and functional coupling among ion channels for efficient signal transduction and negative feedback regulation. We hereby review our current understanding regarding the structural and functional coupling of BK channels with different Ca2+-permeable channels.
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- Kunal R. Shah
- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
- Neuroscience Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Jiusheng Yan,
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Cardamonin attenuates phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced pulmonary inflammation in alveolar macrophages. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 159:112761. [PMID: 34890758 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Pulmonary inflammation involves complex immune responses in which alveolar macrophages release pro-inflammatory proteins and cytokines. Cardamonin is a spice component that exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties against pulmonary inflammation. Herein, the aim of this research is to investigate the effects of cardamonin on pulmonary inflammation and its mechanism. Pulmonary inflammation in mice was induced by intratracheal administration of PMA. PMA-stimulated acute fibrosis, pulmonary edema, and inflammatory responses were ameliorated by oral administration of cardamonin in vivo. In MH-S alveolar macrophages, PMA-induced pro-inflammatory responses, including iNOS, COX-2, MMP-9 and cytokines expressions were reduced by cardamonin. The anti-oxidative Nrf2/HO-1 axis was also provoked by cardamonin in MH-S alveolar macrophages. In addition, MMP-9 expression induced by PMA is also decreased by the down-stream metabolites of HO-1, indicating that HO-1 expression partially contributes to the anti-inflammatory effect exerted by cardamonin. In this study, cardamonin demonstrates anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects on PMA-induced pulmonary inflammation and activating Nrf2/HO-1 axis in alveolar macrophages. Cardamonin also ameliorates pulmonary inflammation, rapid fibrosis in vivo, suggesting powerful health benefits.
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McNally BA, Plante AE, Meredith AL. Contributions of Ca V1.3 Channels to Ca 2+ Current and Ca 2+-Activated BK Current in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Front Physiol 2021; 12:737291. [PMID: 34650447 PMCID: PMC8505962 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.737291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Daily regulation of Ca2+– and voltage-activated BK K+ channel activity is required for action potential rhythmicity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus, the brain's circadian clock. In SCN neurons, BK activation is dependent upon multiple types of Ca2+ channels in a circadian manner. Daytime BK current predominantly requires Ca2+ influx through L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs), a time when BK channels are closely coupled with their Ca2+ source. Here we show that daytime BK current is resistant to the Ca2+ chelator BAPTA. However, at night when LTCCs contribute little to BK activation, BK current decreases by a third in BAPTA compared to control EGTA conditions. In phase with this time-of-day specific effect on BK current activation, LTCC current is larger during the day. The specific Ca2+ channel subtypes underlying the LTCC current in SCN, as well as the subtypes contributing the Ca2+ influx relevant for BK current activation, have not been identified. SCN neurons express two LTCC subtypes, CaV1.2 and CaV1.3. While a role for CaV1.2 channels has been identified during the night, CaV1.3 channel modulation has also been suggested to contribute to daytime SCN action potential activity, as well as subthreshold Ca2+ oscillations. Here we characterize the role of CaV1.3 channels in LTCC and BK current activation in SCN neurons using a global deletion of CACNA1D in mouse (CaV1.3 KO). CaV1.3 KO SCN neurons had a 50% reduction in the daytime LTCC current, but not total Ca2+ current, with no difference in Ca2+ current levels at night. During the day, CaV1.3 KO neurons exhibited oscillations in membrane potential, and most neurons, although not all, also had BK currents. Changes in BK current activation were only detectable at the highest voltage tested. These data show that while CaV1.3 channels contribute to the daytime Ca2+ current, this does not translate into a major effect on the daytime BK current. These data suggest that BK current activation does not absolutely require CaV1.3 channels and may therefore also depend on other LTCC subtypes, such as CaV1.2.
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- Beth A McNally
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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L-type Ca 2+ Channels at Low External Calcium Differentially Regulate Neurotransmitter Release in Proximal-Distal Compartments of the Frog Neuromuscular Junction. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2021; 42:2833-2847. [PMID: 34606017 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-021-01152-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs) are key elements in electromechanical coupling in striated muscles and formation of neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). However, the significance of LTCCs in regulation of neurotransmitter release is still far from understanding. Here, we found that LTCCs can increase evoked neurotransmitter release (especially asynchronous component) and spontaneous exocytosis in two functionally different compartment of the frog NMJ, namely distal and proximal parts. The effects of LTCC blockage on evoked and spontaneous release as well as timing of exocytotic events were prevented by inhibition of either protein kinase C (PKC) or P2Y receptors (P2Y-Rs). Hence, endogenous signaling via P2Y-R/PKC axis can sustain LTCC activity. Application of ATP, a co-neurotransmitter able to activate P2Y-Rs, suppressed both evoked and spontaneous exocytosis in distal and proximal parts. Surprisingly, inhibition of LTCCs (but not PKC) decreased the negative action of exogenous ATP on evoked (only in distal part) and spontaneous exocytosis. Lipid raft disruption suppressed (1) action of LTCC antagonist on neurotransmitter release selectively in distal region and (2) contribution of LTCCs in depressant effect of ATP on evoked and spontaneous release. Thus, LTCCs can enhance and desynchronize neurotransmitter release at basal conditions (without ATP addition), but contribute to ATP-mediated decrease in the exocytosis. The former action of LTCCs relies on P2Y-R/PKC axis, whereas the latter is triggered by exogenous ATP and PKC-independent. Furthermore, relevance of lipid rafts for LTCC function as well as LTCCs for ATP effects is different in distal and proximal part of the NMJ.
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Plante AE, Whitt JP, Meredith AL. BK channel activation by L-type Ca 2+ channels Ca V1.2 and Ca V1.3 during the subthreshold phase of an action potential. J Neurophysiol 2021; 126:427-439. [PMID: 34191630 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00089.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mammalian circadian (24 h) rhythms are timed by the pattern of spontaneous action potential firing in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). This oscillation in firing is produced through circadian regulation of several membrane currents, including large-conductance Ca2+- and voltage-activated K+ (BK) and L-type Ca2+ channel (LTCC) currents. During the day steady-state BK currents depend mostly on LTCCs for activation, whereas at night they depend predominantly on ryanodine receptors (RyRs). However, the contribution of these Ca2+ channels to BK channel activation during action potential firing has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we used a pharmacological approach to determine that both LTCCs and RyRs contribute to the baseline membrane potential of SCN action potential waveforms, as well as action potential-evoked BK current, during the day and night, respectively. Since the baseline membrane potential is a major determinant of circadian firing rate, we focused on the LTCCs contributing to low voltage activation of BK channels during the subthreshold phase. For these experiments, two LTCC subtypes found in SCN (CaV1.2 and CaV1.3) were coexpressed with BK channels in heterologous cells, where their differential contributions could be separately measured. CaV1.3 channels produced currents that were shifted to more hyperpolarized potentials compared with CaV1.2, resulting in increased subthreshold Ca2+ and BK currents during an action potential command. These results show that although multiple Ca2+ sources in SCN can contribute to the activation of BK current during an action potential, specific BK-CaV1.3 partnerships may optimize the subthreshold BK current activation that is critical for firing rate regulation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY BK K+ channels are important regulators of firing. Although Ca2+ channels are required for their activation in excitable cells, it is not well understood how BK channels activate using these Ca2+ sources during an action potential. This study demonstrates the differences in BK current activated by CaV1.2 and CaV1.3 channels in clock neurons and heterologous cells. The results define how specific ion channel partnerships can be engaged during distinct phases of the action potential.
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- Amber E Plante
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Numata T, Sato-Numata K, Yoshino M. BK Channels Are Activated by Functional Coupling With L-Type Ca 2+ Channels in Cricket Myocytes. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 1:662414. [PMID: 38468898 PMCID: PMC10926482 DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2021.662414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Large-conductance calcium (Ca2+)-activated potassium (K+) (BK) channel activation is important for feedback control of Ca2+ influx and cell excitability during spontaneous muscle contraction. To characterize endogenously expressed BK channels and evaluate the functional relevance of Ca2+ sources leading to BK activity, patch-clamp electrophysiology was performed on cricket oviduct myocytes to obtain single-channel recordings. The single-channel conductance of BK channels was 120 pS, with increased activity resulting from membrane depolarization or increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Extracellular application of tetraethylammonium (TEA) and iberiotoxin (IbTX) suppressed single-channel current amplitude. These results indicate that BK channels are endogenously expressed in cricket oviduct myocytes. Ca2+ release from internal Ca2+ stores and Ca2+ influx via the plasma membrane, which affect BK activity, were investigated. Extracellular Ca2+ removal nullified BK activity. Administration of ryanodine and caffeine reduced BK activity. Administration of L-type Ca2+ channel activity regulators (Bay K 8644 and nifedipine) increased and decreased BK activity, respectively. Finally, the proximity between the L-type Ca2+ channel and BK was investigated. Administration of Bay K 8644 to the microscopic area within the pipette increased BK activity. However, this increase was not observed at a sustained depolarizing potential. These results show that BK channels are endogenously expressed in cricket oviduct myocytes and that BK activity is regulated by L-type Ca2+ channel activity and Ca2+ release from Ca2+ stores. Together, these results show that functional coupling between L-type Ca2+ and BK channels may underlie the molecular basis of spontaneous rhythmic contraction.
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- Tomohiro Numata
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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Tiffner A, Derler I. Molecular Choreography and Structure of Ca 2+ Release-Activated Ca 2+ (CRAC) and K Ca2+ Channels and Their Relevance in Disease with Special Focus on Cancer. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10120425. [PMID: 33333945 PMCID: PMC7765462 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10120425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ca2+ ions play a variety of roles in the human body as well as within a single cell. Cellular Ca2+ signal transduction processes are governed by Ca2+ sensing and Ca2+ transporting proteins. In this review, we discuss the Ca2+ and the Ca2+-sensing ion channels with particular focus on the structure-function relationship of the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) ion channel, the Ca2+-activated K+ (KCa2+) ion channels, and their modulation via other cellular components. Moreover, we highlight their roles in healthy signaling processes as well as in disease with a special focus on cancer. As KCa2+ channels are activated via elevations of intracellular Ca2+ levels, we summarize the current knowledge on the action mechanisms of the interplay of CRAC and KCa2+ ion channels and their role in cancer cell development.
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Role of Dysregulated Ion Channels in Sensory Neurons in Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus. MEDICINES 2019; 6:medicines6040110. [PMID: 31766242 PMCID: PMC6963506 DOI: 10.3390/medicines6040110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: We investigated ion channels at the skin, including peripheral nerve endings, which serve as output machines and molecular integrators of many pruritic inputs mainly received by multiple G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Methods: Based on the level of chronic kidney disease–associated pruritus (CKD-aP), subjects were divided into two groups: non-CKD-aP (no or slight pruritus; n = 12) and CKD-aP (mild, moderate, or severe pruritus; n = 11). Skin samples were obtained from the forearm or elbow during operations on arteriovenous fistulas. We measured ion channels expressed at the skin, including peripheral nerve endings by RT-PCR: Nav1.8, Kv1.4, Cav2.2, Cav3.2, BKCa, Anoctamin1, TRPV1, TRPA1, and ASIC. Results: Expression of Cav3.2, BKCa, and anoctamin1 was significantly elevated in patients with CKD-aP. On the other hand, expression of TRPV1 was significantly reduced in these patients. We observed no significant difference in the levels of Cav2.2 or ASIC between subjects with and without CKD-aP. TRPA1, Nav1.8, and Kv1.4 were not expressed. Conclusions: It was concluded that this greater difference in the expression of ion channels in the skin tissue including, specially cutaneous peripheral nerve endings in CKD patients with CKD-aP may increase generator potential related to itching.
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Wong YL, Hysi P, Cheung G, Tedja M, Hoang QV, Tompson SWJ, Whisenhunt KN, Verhoeven V, Zhao W, Hess M, Wong CW, Kifley A, Hosoda Y, Haarman AEG, Hopf S, Laspas P, Sensaki S, Sim X, Miyake M, Tsujikawa A, Lamoureux E, Ohno-Matsui K, Nickels S, Mitchell P, Wong TY, Wang JJ, Hammond CJ, Barathi VA, Cheng CY, Yamashiro K, Young TL, Klaver CCW, Saw SM. Genetic variants linked to myopic macular degeneration in persons with high myopia: CREAM Consortium. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220143. [PMID: 31415580 PMCID: PMC6695159 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the roles of known myopia-associated genetic variants for development of myopic macular degeneration (MMD) in individuals with high myopia (HM), using case-control studies from the Consortium of Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM). Methods A candidate gene approach tested 50 myopia-associated loci for association with HM and MMD, using meta-analyses of case-control studies comprising subjects of European and Asian ancestry aged 30 to 80 years from 10 studies. Fifty loci with the strongest associations with myopia were chosen from a previous published GWAS study. Highly myopic (spherical equivalent [SE] ≤ -5.0 diopters [D]) cases with MMD (N = 348), and two sets of controls were enrolled: (1) the first set included 16,275 emmetropes (SE ≤ -0.5 D); and (2) second set included 898 highly myopic subjects (SE ≤ -5.0 D) without MMD. MMD was classified based on the International photographic classification for pathologic myopia (META-PM). Results In the first analysis, comprising highly myopic cases with MMD (N = 348) versus emmetropic controls without MMD (N = 16,275), two SNPs were significantly associated with high myopia in adults with HM and MMD: (1) rs10824518 (P = 6.20E-07) in KCNMA1, which is highly expressed in human retinal and scleral tissues; and (2) rs524952 (P = 2.32E-16) near GJD2. In the second analysis, comprising highly myopic cases with MMD (N = 348) versus highly myopic controls without MMD (N = 898), none of the SNPs studied reached Bonferroni-corrected significance. Conclusions Of the 50 myopia-associated loci, we did not find any variant specifically associated with MMD, but the KCNMA1 and GJD2 loci were significantly associated with HM in highly myopic subjects with MMD, compared to emmetropes.
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- Yee-Ling Wong
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- R&D Vision Sciences AMERA, Essilor International, Singapore, Singapore
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- Section of Academic Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg—University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg—University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg—University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg—University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Section of Academic Ophthalmology, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Otsu Red-Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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Usui M, Kaneko K, Oi Y, Kobayashi M. Orexin facilitates GABAergic IPSCs via postsynaptic OX 1 receptors coupling to the intracellular PKC signalling cascade in the rat cerebral cortex. Neuropharmacology 2019; 149:97-112. [PMID: 30763655 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Orexin has multiple physiological functions including wakefulness, appetite, nicotine intake, and nociception. The cerebral cortex receives abundant orexinergic projections and expresses both orexinergic receptor 1 (OX1R) and 2 (OX2R). However, little is known about orexinergic regulation of GABA-mediated inhibitory synaptic transmission. In the cerebral cortex, there are multiple GABAergic neural subtypes, each of which has its own morphological and physiological characteristics. Therefore, identification of presynaptic GABAergic neural subtypes is critical to understand orexinergic effects on GABAergic connections. We focused on inhibitory synapses at pyramidal neurons (PNs) from fast-spiking GABAergic neurons (FSNs) in the insular cortex by a paired whole-cell patch-clamp technique, and elucidated the mechanisms of orexin-induced IPSC regulation. We found that both orexin A and orexin B enhanced unitary IPSC (uIPSC) amplitude in FSN→PN connections without changing the paired-pulse ratio or failure rate. These effects were blocked by SB-334867, an OX1 receptor (OX1R) antagonist, but not by TCS-OX2-29, an OX2R antagonist. [Ala11, D-Leu15]-orexin B, a selective OX2R agonist, had little effect on uIPSCs. Variance-mean analysis demonstrated an increase in quantal content without a change in release probability or the number of readily releasable pools. Laser photolysis of caged GABA revealed that orexin A enhanced GABA-mediated currents in PNs. Downstream blockade of Gq/11 protein-coupled OX1Rs by IP3 receptor or protein kinase C (PKC) blockers and BAPTA injection into postsynaptic PNs diminished the orexin A-induced uIPSC enhancement. These results suggest that the orexinergic uIPSC enhancement is mediated via postsynaptic OX1Rs, which potentiate GABAA receptors through PKC activation.
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- Midori Usui
- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan; Department of Anaesthesiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan; Department of Anaesthesiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan; Division of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Research, Dental Research Centre, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan; Molecular Dynamics Imaging Unit, RIKEN Centre for Life Science Technologies, 6-7-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.
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The large-conductance calcium- and voltage-activated K+ (BK) channel has a requirement of high intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations for its activation in neurons under physiological conditions. The Ca2+ sources for BK channel activation are not well understood. In this study, we showed by coimmunopurification and colocalization analyses that BK channels form complexes with NMDA receptors (NMDARs) in both rodent brains and a heterologous expression system. The BK-NMDAR complexes are broadly present in different brain regions. The complex formation occurs between the obligatory BKα and GluN1 subunits likely via a direct physical interaction of the former's intracellular S0-S1 loop with the latter's cytosolic regions. By patch-clamp recording on mouse brain slices, we observed BK channel activation by NMDAR-mediated Ca2+ influx in dentate gyrus granule cells. BK channels modulate excitatory synaptic transmission via functional coupling with NMDARs at postsynaptic sites of medial perforant path-dentate gyrus granule cell synapses. A synthesized peptide of the BKα S0-S1 loop region, when loaded intracellularly via recording pipette, abolished the NMDAR-mediated BK channel activation and effect on synaptic transmission. These findings reveal the broad expression of the BK-NMDAR complexes in brain, the potential mechanism underlying the complex formation, and the NMDAR-mediated activation and function of postsynaptic BK channels in neurons.
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Whitt JP, McNally BA, Meredith AL. Differential contribution of Ca 2+ sources to day and night BK current activation in the circadian clock. J Gen Physiol 2017; 150:259-275. [PMID: 29237755 PMCID: PMC5806683 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201711945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Large conductance K+ (BK) channels are expressed widely in neurons, where their activation is regulated by membrane depolarization and intracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+i). To enable this regulation, BK channels functionally couple to both voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) and channels mediating Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. However, the relationship between BK channels and their specific Ca2+ source for particular patterns of excitability is not well understood. In neurons within the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)-the brain's circadian clock-BK current, VGCC current, and Ca2+i are diurnally regulated, but paradoxically, BK current is greatest at night when VGCC current and Ca2+i are reduced. Here, to determine whether diurnal regulation of Ca2+ is relevant for BK channel activation, we combine pharmacology with day and night patch-clamp recordings in acute slices of SCN. We find that activation of BK current depends primarily on three types of channels but that the relative contribution changes between day and night. BK current can be abrogated with nimodipine during the day but not at night, establishing that L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs) are the primary daytime Ca2+ source for BK activation. In contrast, dantrolene causes a significant decrease in BK current at night, suggesting that nighttime BK activation is driven by ryanodine receptor (RyR)-mediated Ca2+i release. The N- and P/Q-type Ca2+ channel blocker ω-conotoxin MVIIC causes a smaller reduction of BK current that does not differ between day and night. Finally, inhibition of LTCCs, but not RyRs, eliminates BK inactivation, but the BK β2 subunit was not required for activation of BK current by LTCCs. These data reveal a dynamic coupling strategy between BK channels and their Ca2+ sources in the SCN, contributing to diurnal regulation of SCN excitability.
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- Joshua P Whitt
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Bilirubin augments Ca 2+ load of developing bushy neurons by targeting specific subtype of voltage-gated calcium channels. Sci Rep 2017; 7:431. [PMID: 28348377 PMCID: PMC5427978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00275-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Neonatal brain is particularly vulnerable to pathological levels of bilirubin which elevates and overloads intracellular Ca2+, leading to neurotoxicity. However, how voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are functionally involved in excess calcium influx remains unknown. By performing voltage-clamp recordings from bushy cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN) in postnatal rat pups (P4-17), we found the total calcium current density was more than doubled over P4-17, but the relative weight of VGCC subtypes changed dramatically, being relatively equal among T, L, N, P/Q and R-type at P4-6 to predominantly L, N, R over T and P/Q at P15-17. Surprisingly, acute administration of bilirubin augmented the VGCC currents specifically mediated by high voltage-activated (HVA) P/Q-type calcium currents. This augment was attenuated by intracellular loading of Ca2+ buffer EGTA or calmodulin inhibitory peptide. Our findings indicate that acute exposure to bilirubin increases VGCC currents, primarily by targeting P/Q-type calcium channels via Ca2+ and calmodulin dependent mechanisms to overwhelm neurons with excessive Ca2+. Since P/Q-subtype calcium channels are more prominent in neonatal neurons (e.g. P4-6) than later stages, we suggest this subtype-specific enhancement of P/Q-type Ca2+ currents likely contributes to the early neuronal vulnerability to hyperbilirubinemia in auditory and other brain regions.
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Mager T, Wood PG, Bamberg E. Optogenetic Control of Ca 2+ and Voltage-Dependent Large Conductance (BK) Potassium Channels. J Mol Biol 2017; 429:911-921. [PMID: 28192090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ca2+ concentration jumps for the activation of Ca2+-dependent ion channels or transporters can be obtained either by fast solution exchange or by the use of caged Ca2+. Here, we report on an alternate optogenetic method for the activation of Ca2+ and voltage-dependent large conductance (BK) potassium channels. This was achieved through the use of the light-gated channelrhodopsin 2 variant, CatCh(Calcium translocating Channelrhodopsin) with enhanced Ca, which produces locally [Ca2+] in the μM range on the inner side of the membrane, without significant [Ca2+] increase in the cytosol. BK channel subunits α and β1 were expressed together with CatCh in HEK293 cells, and voltage and Ca2+ dependence were analyzed. Light activation of endogenous BK channels under native conditions in astrocytes and glioma cells was also investigated. Additionally, BK channels were used as sensors for the calibration of the [Ca2+] on the inner surface of the cell membrane.
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- Thomas Mager
- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Bock T, Stuart GJ. The Impact of BK Channels on Cellular Excitability Depends on their Subcellular Location. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:206. [PMID: 27630543 PMCID: PMC5006691 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (or BK channels) fulfil a multitude of roles in the central nervous system. At the soma of many neuronal cell types they control the speed of action potential (AP) repolarization and therefore they can have an impact on neuronal excitability. Due to their presence in nerve terminals they also regulate transmitter release. BK channels have also been shown to be present in the dendrites of some neurons where they can regulate the magnitude and duration of dendritic spikes. Here, we investigate the impact of modulating the activation of BK channels at different locations on the cellular excitability of cortical layer 5 pyramidal neurons. We find that while somatic BK channels help to repolarize APs at the soma and mediate the fast after-hyperpolarization, dendritic BK channels are responsible for repolarization of dendritic calcium spikes and thereby regulate somatic AP burst firing. We found no evidence for a role of dendritic BK channels in the regulation of backpropagating AP amplitude or duration. These experiments highlight the diverse roles of BK channels in regulating neuronal excitability and indicate that their functional impact depends on their subcellular location.
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- Tobias Bock
- Eccles Institute of Neuroscience and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Eccles Institute of Neuroscience and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Wang B, Bugay V, Ling L, Chuang HH, Jaffe DB, Brenner R. Knockout of the BK β4-subunit promotes a functional coupling of BK channels and ryanodine receptors that mediate a fAHP-induced increase in excitability. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:456-65. [PMID: 27146987 PMCID: PMC4978790 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00857.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BK channels are large-conductance calcium- and voltage-activated potassium channels with diverse properties. Knockout of the accessory BK β4-subunit in hippocampus dentate gyrus granule neurons causes BK channels to change properties from slow-gated type II channels to fast-gated type I channels that sharpen the action potential, increase the fast afterhyperpolarization (fAHP) amplitude, and increase spike frequency. Here we studied the calcium channels that contribute to fast-gated BK channel activation and increased excitability of β4 knockout neurons. By using pharmacological blockers during current-clamp recording, we find that BK channel activation during the fAHP is dependent on ryanodine receptor activation. In contrast, L-type calcium channel blocker (nifedipine) affects the BK channel-dependent repolarization phase of the action potential but has no effect on the fAHP. Reducing BK channel activation during the repolarization phase with nifedipine, or during the fAHP with ryanodine, indicated that it is the BK-mediated increase of the fAHP that confers proexcitatory effects. The proexcitatory role of the fAHP was corroborated using dynamic current clamp. Increase or decrease of the fAHP amplitude during spiking revealed an inverse relationship between fAHP amplitude and interspike interval. Finally, we show that the seizure-prone ryanodine receptor gain-of-function (R2474S) knockin mice have an unaltered repolarization phase but larger fAHP and increased AP frequency compared with their control littermates. In summary, these results indicate that an important role of the β4-subunit is to reduce ryanodine receptor-BK channel functional coupling during the fAHP component of the action potential, thereby decreasing excitability of dentate gyrus neurons.
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- Bin Wang
- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; and
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Large conductance Ca(2+)- and voltage-activated K(+) (BK) channels are widely distributed in the postnatal central nervous system (CNS). BK channels play a pleiotropic role in regulating the activity of brain and spinal cord neural circuits by providing a negative feedback mechanism for local increases in intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations. In neurons, they regulate the timing and duration of K(+) influx such that they can either increase or decrease firing depending on the cellular context, and they can suppress neurotransmitter release from presynaptic terminals. In addition, BK channels located in astrocytes and arterial myocytes modulate cerebral blood flow. Not surprisingly, both loss and gain of BK channel function have been associated with CNS disorders such as epilepsy, ataxia, mental retardation, and chronic pain. On the other hand, the neuroprotective role played by BK channels in a number of pathological situations could potentially be leveraged to correct neurological dysfunction.
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Sun M, Liu H, Xu H, Wang H, Wang X. CNTF-Treated Astrocyte Conditioned Medium Enhances Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Activity in Rat Cortical Neurons. Neurochem Res 2016; 41:1982-92. [PMID: 27097551 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1910-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Seizure activity is linked to astrocyte activation as well as dysfunctional cortical neuron excitability produced from changes in calcium-activated potassium (KCa) channel function. Ciliary neurotrophic factor-treated astrocyte conditioned medium (CNTF-ACM) can be used to investigate the peripheral effects of activated astrocytes upon cortical neurons. However, CNTF-ACM's effect upon KCa channel activity in cultured cortical neurons has not yet been investigated. Whole-cell patch clamp recordings were performed in rat cortical neurons to evaluate CNTF-ACM's effects upon charybdotoxin-sensitive large-conductance KCa (BK) channel currents and apamin-sensitive small-conductance KCa (SK) channel current. Biotinylation and RT-PCR were applied to assess CNTF-ACM's effects upon the protein and mRNA expression, respectively, of the SK channel subunits SK2 and SK3 and the BK channel subunits BKα1 and BKβ3. An anti-fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) monoclonal neutralizing antibody was used to assess the effects of the FGF-2 component of CNTF-ACM. CNTF-ACM significantly increased KCa channel current density, which was predominantly attributable to gains in BK channel activity (p < 0.05). CNTF-ACM produced a significant increase in BKα1 and BKβ3 expression (p < 0.05) but had no significant effect upon SK2 or SK3 expression (p > 0.05). Blocking FGF-2 produced significant reductions in KCa channel current density (p > 0.05) as well as BKα1 and BKβ3 expression in CNTF-ACM-treated neurons (p > 0.05). CNTF-ACM significantly enhances BK channel activity in rat cortical neurons and that FGF-2 is partially responsible for these effects. CNTF-induced astrocyte activation results in secretion of neuroactive factors which may affect neuronal excitability and resultant seizure activity in mammalian cortical neurons.
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- Meiqun Sun
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated First People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Respiration, Anhui Clinical and Preclinical Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, No. 287 Changhuai Road, Bengbu, Anhui, 233000, China.
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Jaafari N, Canepari M. Functional coupling of diverse voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels underlies high fidelity of fast dendritic Ca(2+) signals during burst firing. J Physiol 2016; 594:967-83. [PMID: 26634988 DOI: 10.1113/jp271830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS In neurons, the Ca(2+) signal associated with the dendritic back-propagating action potential codes a chemical message to the different dendritic sites, playing a crucial role in electrical signalling, synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity. The study of the underlying Ca(2+) current, mediated by different types of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels, cannot be achieved by using the patch clamp technique. In this article, we used a recently developed cutting-edge optical technique to investigate the physiological behaviour of local Ca(2+) currents along the apical dendrite of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons. We directly measure, for the first time, the synergistic activation and deactivation of the diverse dendritic voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels operating during bursts of back-propagating action potentials to precisely control the Ca(2+) signal. We demonstrate that the Ca(2+) loss via high-voltage-activated channels is compensated by the Ca(2+) entry via the other channels translating in high fidelity of Ca(2+) signalling. ABSTRACT In CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons, the dendritic Ca(2+) signal associated with somatic firing represents a fundamental activation code for several proteins. This signal, mediated by voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels (VGCCs), varies along the dendrites. In this study, using a recent optical technique based on the low-affinity indicator Oregon Green 488 BAPTA-5N, we analysed how activation and deactivation of VGCCs produced by back-propagating action potentials (bAPs) along the apical dendrite shape the Ca(2+) signal at different locations in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons of the mouse. We measured, at multiple dendritic sites, the Ca(2+) transients and the changes in membrane potential associated with bAPs at 50 μs temporal resolution and we estimated the kinetics of the Ca(2+) current. We found that during somatic bursts, the bAPs decrease in amplitude along the apical dendrite but the amplitude of the associated Ca(2+) signal in the initial 200 μm dendritic segment does not change. Using a detailed pharmacological analysis, we demonstrate that this effect is due to the perfect compensation of the loss of Ca(2+) via high-voltage-activated (HVA) VGCCs by a larger Ca(2+) component via low-voltage-activated (LVA) VGCCs, revealing a mechanism coupling the two VGCC families of K(+) channels. More distally, where the bAP does not activate HVA-VGCCs, the Ca(2+) signal is variable during the burst. Thus, we demonstrate that HVA- and LVA-VGCCs operate synergistically to stabilise Ca(2+) signals associated with bAPs in the most proximal 200 μm dendritic segment.
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- Nadia Jaafari
- Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Physics, UMR 5588, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères, France.,Institut National de la Santé et Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France.,Laboratories of Excellence, Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, France
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- Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Physics, UMR 5588, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères, France.,Institut National de la Santé et Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France.,Laboratories of Excellence, Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, France
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Albiñana E, Segura-Chama P, Baraibar AM, Hernández-Cruz A, Hernández-Guijo JM. Different contributions of calcium channel subtypes to electrical excitability of chromaffin cells in rat adrenal slices. J Neurochem 2015; 133:511-21. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Elisa Albiñana
- Departament of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
- Instituto Teófilo Hernando; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
- Facultad de Medicina; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental; Facultad de Medicina; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ciudad Universitaria; México City México
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- Departament of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
- Instituto Teófilo Hernando; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
- Facultad de Medicina; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Neurociencia Cognitiva; Instituto de Fisiología Celular; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Ciudad Universitaria; México City México
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- Departament of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
- Instituto Teófilo Hernando; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
- Facultad de Medicina; University Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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Guan D, Armstrong WE, Foehring RC. Electrophysiological properties of genetically identified subtypes of layer 5 neocortical pyramidal neurons: Ca²⁺ dependence and differential modulation by norepinephrine. J Neurophysiol 2015; 113:2014-32. [PMID: 25568159 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00524.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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We studied neocortical pyramidal neurons from two lines of bacterial artificial chromosome mice (etv1 and glt; Gene Expression Nervous System Atlas: GENSAT project), each of which expresses enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in a different subpopulation of layer 5 pyramidal neurons. In barrel cortex, etv1 and glt pyramidal cells were previously reported to differ in terms of their laminar distribution, morphology, thalamic inputs, cellular targets, and receptive field size. In this study, we measured the laminar distribution of etv1 and glt cells. On average, glt cells were located more deeply; however, the distributions of etv1 and glt cells extensively overlap in layer 5. To test whether these two cell types differed in electrophysiological properties that influence firing behavior, we prepared acute brain slices from 2-4-wk-old mice, where EGFP-positive cells in somatosensory cortex were identified under epifluorescence and then studied using whole cell current- or voltage-clamp recordings. We studied the details of action potential parameters and repetitive firing, characterized by the larger slow afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs) in etv1 neurons and larger medium AHPs (mAHPS) in glt cells, and compared currents underlying the mAHP and slow AHP (sAHP) in etv1 and glt neurons. Etv1 cells exhibited lower dV/dt for spike polarization and repolarization and reduced direct current (DC) gain (lower f-I slope) for repetitive firing than glt cells. Most importantly, we found that 1) differences in the expression of Ca(2+)-dependent K(+) conductances (small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels and sAHP channels) determine major functional differences between etv1 and glt cells, and 2) there is differential modulation of etv1 and glt neurons by norepinephrine.
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- Dongxu Guan
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Steciuk M, Cheong M, Waite C, You YJ, Avery L. Regulation of synaptic transmission at the Caenorhabditis elegans M4 neuromuscular junction by an antagonistic relationship between two calcium channels. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2014; 4:2535-43. [PMID: 25378475 PMCID: PMC4267947 DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.014308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans, the synapse from motor neuron M4 to pharyngeal terminal bulb (TB) muscles is silent, and the muscles are instead excited by gap junction connections from adjacent muscles. An eat-5 innexin mutant lacking this electrical connection has few TB contractions and is unable to grow well on certain foods. We showed previously that this defect can be overcome by activation of the M4 → TB synapse. To identify genes that negatively regulate synaptic transmission, we isolated new suppressors of eat-5. To our surprise, these suppressors included null mutations in NPQR-type calcium channel subunit genes unc-2 and unc-36. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that Ca(2+) entry through the NPQR-type channel inhibits synaptic transmission by activating the calcium-activated K(+) channel SLO-1, thus antagonizing the EGL-19 L-type calcium channel.
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- Mark Steciuk
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9148
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0551
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0551
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0614
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0551
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Inoue S, Murata K, Tanaka A, Kakuta E, Tanemura S, Hatakeyama S, Nakamura A, Yamamoto C, Hasebe M, Kosakai K, Yoshino M. Ionic channel mechanisms mediating the intrinsic excitability of Kenyon cells in the mushroom body of the cricket brain. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 68:44-57. [PMID: 24995840 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Intrinsic neurons within the mushroom body of the insect brain, called Kenyon cells, play an important role in olfactory associative learning. In this study, we examined the ionic mechanisms mediating the intrinsic excitability of Kenyon cells in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. A perforated whole-cell clamp study using β-escin indicated the existence of several inward and outward currents. Three types of inward currents (INaf, INaP, and ICa) were identified. The transient sodium current (INaf) activated at -40 mV, peaked at -26 mV, and half-inactivated at -46.7 mV. The persistent sodium current (INaP) activated at -51 mV, peaked at -23 mV, and half-inactivated at -30.7 mV. Tetrodotoxin (TTX; 1 μM) completely blocked both INaf and INaP, but 10nM TTX blocked INaf more potently than INaP. Cd(2+) (50 μM) potently blocked INaP with little effect on INaf. Riluzole (>20 μM) nonselectively blocked both INaP and INaf. The voltage-dependent calcium current (ICa) activated at -30 mV, peaked at -11.3 mV, and half-inactivated at -34 mV. The Ca(2+) channel blocker verapamil (100 μM) blocked ICa in a use-dependent manner. Cell-attached patch-clamp recordings showed the presence of a large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (BK) channel, and the activity of this channel was decreased by removing the extracellular Ca(2+) or adding verapamil or nifedipine, and increased by adding the Ca(2+) agonist Bay K8644, indicating that Ca(2+) entry via the L-type Ca(2+) channel regulates BK channel activity. Under the current-clamp condition, membrane depolarization generated membrane oscillations in the presence of 10nM TTX or 100 μM riluzole in the bath solution. These membrane oscillations disappeared with 1 μM TTX, 50 μM Cd(2+), replacement of external Na(+) with choline, and blockage of Na(+)-activated K(+) current (IKNa) with 50 μM quinidine, indicating that membrane oscillations are primarily mediated by INaP in cooperation with IKNa. The plateau potentials observed either in Ca(2+)-free medium or in the presence of verapamil were eliminated by blocking INaP with 50 μM Cd(2+). Taken together, these results indicate that INaP and IKNa participate in the generation of membrane oscillations and that INaP additionally participates in the generation of plateau potentials and initiation of spontaneous action potentials. ICa, through L-type Ca(2+) channels, was also found to play a role in the rapid membrane repolarization of action potentials by functional coupling with BK channels.
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- Shigeki Inoue
- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Zhang Y, Shi ZG, Wang ZH, Li JG, Chen JY, Zhang C. Effects of amyloid β-peptide fragment 31-35 on the BK channel-mediated K⁺ current and intracellular free Ca²⁺ concentration of hippocampal CA1 neurons. Neurosci Lett 2014; 568:72-6. [PMID: 24680749 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The present study characterizes the effects of Aβ31-35, a short active fragment of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ), upon the BK channel-mediated K⁺ current and intracellular free Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]i) of freshly dissociated pyramidal cells from rat CA1 hippocampus by using whole-cell patch-clamp recording and single cell Ca²⁺ imaging techniques. The results show that: (1) in the presence of voltage- and ATP-gated K⁺ channel blockers application of 5.0 μM Aβ31-35 significantly diminished transient outward K⁺ current amplitudes at clamped voltages between 0 and 45mV; (2) under the same conditions [Ca²⁺]i was minimally affected by 5.0 μM but significantly increased by 12.5 μM and 25 μM Aβ31-35; and (3) when 25 μM of a larger fragment of the amyloid β-peptide, Aβ25-35, was applied, the results were similar to those obtained with the same concentration of Aβ31-35. These results indicate that Aβ31-35 is likely to be the shortest active fragment of the full Aβ sequence, and can be as effectively as the full-length Aβ peptide in suppressing BK-channel mediated K⁺ currents and significantly elevating [Ca²⁺]i in hippocampal CA1 neurons.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Neurobiology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Functional Laboratory, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China.
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KCa and Ca(2+) channels: the complex thought. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:2322-33. [PMID: 24613282 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Potassium channels belong to the largest and the most diverse super-families of ion channels. Among them, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (KCa) comprise many members. Based on their single channel conductance they are divided into three subfamilies: big conductance (BKCa), intermediate conductance (IKCa) and small conductance (SKCa; SK1, SK2 and SK3). Ca(2+) channels are divided into two main families, voltage gated/voltage dependent Ca(2+) channels and non-voltage gated/voltage independent Ca(2+) channels. Based on their electrophysiological and pharmacological properties and on the tissue where there are expressed, voltage gated Ca(2+) channels (Cav) are divided into 5 families: T-type, L-type, N-type, P/Q-type and R-type Ca(2+). Non-voltage gated Ca(2+) channels comprise the TRP (TRPC, TRPV, TRPM, TRPA, TRPP, TRPML and TRPN) and Orai (Orai1 to Orai3) families and their partners STIM (STIM1 to STIM2). A depolarization is needed to activate voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels while non-voltage gated Ca(2+) channels are activated by Ca(2+) depletion of the endoplasmic reticulum stores (SOCs) or by receptors (ROCs). These two Ca(2+) channel families also control constitutive Ca(2+) entries. For reducing the energy consumption and for the fine regulation of Ca(2+), KCa and Ca(2+) channels appear associated as complexes in excitable and non-excitable cells. Interestingly, there is now evidence that KCa-Ca(2+) channel complexes are also found in cancer cells and contribute to cancer-associated functions such as cell proliferation, cell migration and the capacity to develop metastases. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium signaling in health and disease. Guest Editors: Geert Bultynck, Jacques Haiech, Claus W. Heizmann, Joachim Krebs, and Marc Moreau.
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The electrical output of neurons relies critically on voltage- and calcium-gated ion channels. The traditional view of ion channels is that they operate independently of each other in the plasma membrane in a manner that could be predicted according to biophysical characteristics of the isolated current. However, there is increasing evidence that channels interact with each other not just functionally but also physically. This is exemplified in the case of Cav3 T-type calcium channels, where new work indicates the ability to form signaling complexes with different types of calcium-gated and even voltage-gated potassium channels. The formation of a Cav3-K complex provides the calcium source required to activate KCa1.1 or KCa3.1 channels and, furthermore, to bestow a calcium-dependent regulation of Kv4 channels via associated KChIP proteins. Here, we review these interactions and discuss their significance in the context of neuronal firing properties.
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Gackière F, Warnier M, Katsogiannou M, Derouiche S, Delcourt P, Dewailly E, Slomianny C, Humez S, Prevarskaya N, Roudbaraki M, Mariot P. Functional coupling between large-conductance potassium channels and Cav3.2 voltage-dependent calcium channels participates in prostate cancer cell growth. Biol Open 2013; 2:941-51. [PMID: 24143281 PMCID: PMC3773341 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20135215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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It is strongly suspected that potassium (K+) channels are involved in various aspects of prostate cancer development, such as cell growth. However, the molecular nature of those K+ channels implicated in prostate cancer cell proliferation and the mechanisms through which they control proliferation are still unknown. This study uses pharmacological, biophysical and molecular approaches to show that the main voltage-dependent K+ current in prostate cancer LNCaP cells is carried by large-conductance BK channels. Indeed, most of the voltage-dependent current was inhibited by inhibitors of BK channels (paxillin and iberiotoxin) and by siRNA targeting BK channels. In addition, we reveal that BK channels constitute the main K+ channel family involved in setting the resting membrane potential in LNCaP cells at around −40 mV. This consequently promotes a constitutive calcium entry through T-type Cav3.2 calcium channels. We demonstrate, using single-channel recording, confocal imaging and co-immunoprecipitation approaches, that both channels form macromolecular complexes. Finally, using flow cytometry cell cycle measurements, cell survival assays and Ki67 immunofluorescent staining, we show that both BK and Cav3.2 channels participate in the proliferation of prostate cancer cells.
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- Florian Gackière
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, INSERM U1003, Bâtiment SN3, Université Lille 1 , 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cédex , France
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Ramírez-Latorre JA. Functional upregulation of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels in the development of substantia nigra dopamine neurons. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51610. [PMID: 23284723 PMCID: PMC3527479 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Many connections in the basal ganglia are made around birth when animals are exposed to a host of new affective, cognitive, and sensori-motor stimuli. It is thought that dopamine modulates cortico-striatal synapses that result in the strengthening of those connections that lead to desired outcomes. We propose that there must be a time before which stimuli cannot be processed into functional connections, otherwise it would imply an effective link between stimulus, response, and reward in uterus. Consistent with these ideas, we present evidence that early in development dopamine neurons are electrically immature and do not produce high-frequency firing in response to salient stimuli. We ask first, what makes dopamine neurons immature? and second, what are the implications of this immaturity for the basal ganglia? As an answer to the first question, we find that at birth the outward current is small (3nS-V), insensitive to Ca(2+), TEA, BK, and SK blockers. Rapidly after birth, the outward current increases to 15nS-V and becomes sensitive to Ca(2+), TEA, BK, and SK blockers. We make a detailed analysis of the kinetics of the components of the outward currents and produce a model for BK and SK channels that we use to reproduce the outward current, and to infer the geometrical arrangement of BK and Ca(2+) channels in clusters. In the first cluster, T-type Ca(2+) and BK channels are coupled within distances of ~20 nm (200 Å). The second cluster consists of L-type Ca(2+) and BK channels that are spread over distances of at least 60 nm. As for the second question, we propose that early in development, the mechanism of action selection is in a "locked-in" state that would prevent dopamine neurons from reinforcing cortico-striatal synapses that do not have a functional experiential-based value.
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Ji X, Martin GE. New rules governing synaptic plasticity in core nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 36:3615-27. [PMID: 23013293 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The nucleus accumbens is a forebrain region responsible for drug reward and goal-directed behaviors. It has long been believed that drugs of abuse exert their addictive properties on behavior by altering the strength of synaptic communication over long periods of time. To date, attempts at understanding the relationship between drugs of abuse and synaptic plasticity have relied on the high-frequency long-term potentiation model of T.V. Bliss & T. Lømo [(1973) Journal of Physiology, 232, 331-356]. We examined synaptic plasticity using spike-timing-dependent plasticity, a stimulation paradigm that reflects more closely the in vivo firing patterns of mouse core nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons and their afferents. In contrast to other brain regions, the same stimulation paradigm evoked bidirectional long-term plasticity. The magnitude of spike-timing-dependent long-term potentiation (tLTP) changed with the delay between action potentials and excitatory post-synaptic potentials, and frequency, whereas that of spike-timing-dependent long-term depression (tLTD) remained unchanged. We showed that tLTP depended on N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors, whereas tLTD relied on action potentials. Importantly, the intracellular calcium signaling pathways mobilised during tLTP and tLTD were different. Thus, calcium-induced calcium release underlies tLTD but not tLTP. Finally, we found that the firing pattern of a subset of medium spiny neurons was strongly inhibited by dopamine receptor agonists. Surprisingly, these neurons were exclusively associated with tLTP but not with tLTD. Taken together, these data point to the existence of two subgroups of medium spiny neurons with distinct properties, each displaying unique abilities to undergo synaptic plasticity.
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- Xincai Ji
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, The Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 303 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01604, USA
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Ye H, Buttigieg J, Wan Y, Wang J, Figley S, Fehlings MG. Expression and functional role of BK channels in chronically injured spinal cord white matter. Neurobiol Dis 2012; 47:225-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Westcott EB, Goodwin EL, Segal SS, Jackson WF. Function and expression of ryanodine receptors and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors in smooth muscle cells of murine feed arteries and arterioles. J Physiol 2012; 590:1849-69. [PMID: 22331418 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.222083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We tested the hypothesis that vasomotor control is differentially regulated between feed arteries and downstream arterioles from the cremaster muscle of C57BL/6 mice. In isolated pressurized arteries, confocal Ca(2+) imaging of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) revealed Ca(2+) sparks and Ca(2+) waves. Ryanodine receptor (RyR) antagonists (ryanodine and tetracaine) inhibited both sparks and waves but increased global Ca(2+) and myogenic tone. In arterioles, SMCs exhibited only Ca(2+) waves that were insensitive to ryanodine or tetracaine. Pharmacological interventions indicated that RyRs are functionally coupled to large-conductance, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (BK(Ca)) in SMCs of arteries, whereas BK(Ca) appear functionally coupled to voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in SMCs of arterioles. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) antagonists (xestospongin D or 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate) or a phospholipase C inhibitor (U73122) attenuated Ca(2+) waves, global Ca(2+) and myogenic tone in arteries and arterioles but had no effect on arterial sparks. Real-time PCR of isolated SMCs revealed RyR2 as the most abundant isoform transcript; arteries expressed twice the RyR2 but only 65% the RyR3 of arterioles and neither vessel expressed RyR1. Immunofluorescent localisation of RyR protein indicated bright, clustered staining of arterial SMCs in contrast to diffuse staining in arteriolar SMCs. Expression of IP(3)R transcripts and protein immunofluorescence were similar in SMCs of both vessels with IP(3)R1>>IP(3)R2>IP(3)R3. Despite similar expression of IP(3)Rs and dependence of Ca(2+) waves on IP(3)Rs, these data illustrate pronounced regional heterogeneity in function and expression of RyRs between SMCs of the same vascular resistance network. We conclude that vasomotor control is differentially regulated in feed arteries vs. downstream arterioles.
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- Erika B Westcott
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Abbinanti MD, Harris-Warrick RM. Serotonin modulates multiple calcium current subtypes in commissural interneurons of the neonatal mouse. J Neurophysiol 2012; 107:2212-9. [PMID: 22279189 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00768.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Calcium currents are critical to the intrinsic properties of neurons and the networks that contain them. These currents make attractive targets for neuromodulation. Here, we examine the serotonergic modulation of specific calcium current subtypes in neonatal (P0-5) intersegmental commissural interneurons (CINs), members of the hindlimb locomotor central pattern generator in the mouse spinal cord. Previous work in our lab showed that serotonin (5-HT) excited CINs in part by reducing a calcium current and thus indirectly reducing the calcium-activated potassium current (Diaz-Rios et al. 2007). We have determined which calcium currents are targets of serotonin modulation. Utilizing whole cell voltage clamp and toxins to specific calcium current subtypes, we found that N- and P/Q-type currents comprise over 60% of the overall calcium current. Blockade of each of these subtypes alone with either ω-conotoxin GVIA or ω-agatoxin TK was unable to occlude 5-HT's reduction of the calcium current. However, coapplication of both blockers together fully occluded 5-HT's reduction of the calcium current. Thus, 5-HT decreases both N- and P/Q-type calcium current to excite neonatal CINs.
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- Matthew D Abbinanti
- Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior, Mudd Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Turner RW, Anderson D, Zamponi GW. Signaling complexes of voltage-gated calcium channels. Channels (Austin) 2011; 5:440-8. [PMID: 21832880 DOI: 10.4161/chan.5.5.16473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Voltage gated calcium channels are key mediators of depolarization induced calcium entry into electrically excitable cells. There is increasing evidence that voltage gated calcium channels, like many other types of ionic channels, do not operate in isolation, but instead forms signaling complexes with signaling molecules, G protein coupled receptors, and other types of ion channels. Furthermore, there appears to be bidirectional signaling within these protein complexes, thus allowing not only for efficient translation of calcium signals into cellular responses, but also for tight control of calcium entry per se. In this review, we will focus predominantly on signaling complexes between G protein-coupled receptors and high voltage activated calcium channels, and on complexes of voltage-gated calcium channels and members of the potassium channel superfamily.
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- Ray W Turner
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada
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Petrik D, Wang B, Brenner R. Modulation by the BK accessory β4 subunit of phosphorylation-dependent changes in excitability of dentate gyrus granule neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2011; 34:695-704. [PMID: 21848922 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07799.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Large-conductance voltage- and calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels are large-conductance calcium- and voltage-activated potassium channels critical for neuronal excitability. Some neurons express so called fast-gated, type I BK channels. Other neurons express BK channels assembled with the accessory β4 subunit conferring slow gating of type II BK channels. However, it is not clear how protein phosphorylation modulates these two distinct BK channel types. Using β4-knockout mice, we compared fast- or slow-gated BK channels in response to changes in phosphorylation status of hippocampus dentate gyrus granule neurons. We utilized the selective PP2A/PP4 phosphatase inhibitor Fostriecin to study changes in action potential shape and firing properties of the neurons. In β4-knockout neurons, Fostriecin increases BK current, speeds up BK channel activation and reduces action potential amplitudes. Fostriecin increases spiking during early components of an action potential train. In contrast, inhibition of BK channels through β4 in wild-type neurons or by the BK channel inhibitor Paxilline opposes Fostriecin effects. Voltage clamp recordings of neurons reveal that Fostriecin increases both calcium and BK currents. However, Fostriecin does not activate BK α channels in transfected HEK293 cells lacking calcium channels. In summary, these results suggest that fast-gating, type I BK channels lacking β4 can increase neuronal excitability in response to reduced phosphatase activity and activation of calcium channels. By opposing BK channel activation, the β4 subunit plays an important role in moderating firing frequency regardless of changes in phosphorylation status.
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- David Petrik
- Department of Physiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Palma J, Versace M, Grossberg S. After-hyperpolarization currents and acetylcholine control sigmoid transfer functions in a spiking cortical model. J Comput Neurosci 2011; 32:253-80. [PMID: 21779754 DOI: 10.1007/s10827-011-0354-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 06/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Recurrent networks are ubiquitous in the brain, where they enable a diverse set of transformations during perception, cognition, emotion, and action. It has been known since the 1970's how, in rate-based recurrent on-center off-surround networks, the choice of feedback signal function can control the transformation of input patterns into activity patterns that are stored in short term memory. A sigmoid signal function may, in particular, control a quenching threshold below which inputs are suppressed as noise and above which they may be contrast enhanced before the resulting activity pattern is stored. The threshold and slope of the sigmoid signal function determine the degree of noise suppression and of contrast enhancement. This article analyses how sigmoid signal functions and their shape may be determined in biophysically realistic spiking neurons. Combinations of fast, medium, and slow after-hyperpolarization (AHP) currents, and their modulation by acetylcholine (ACh), can control sigmoid signal threshold and slope. Instead of a simple gain in excitability that was previously attributed to ACh, cholinergic modulation may cause translation of the sigmoid threshold. This property clarifies how activation of ACh by basal forebrain circuits, notably the nucleus basalis of Meynert, may alter the vigilance of category learning circuits, and thus their sensitivity to predictive mismatches, thereby controlling whether learned categories code concrete or abstract information, as predicted by Adaptive Resonance Theory.
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- Jesse Palma
- Center for Adaptive Systems, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, and Center of Excellence for Learning in Education, Science, and Technology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Westcott EB, Jackson WF. Heterogeneous function of ryanodine receptors, but not IP3 receptors, in hamster cremaster muscle feed arteries and arterioles. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 300:H1616-30. [PMID: 21357503 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00728.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The roles played by ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP₃Rs) in vascular smooth muscle in the microcirculation remain unclear. Therefore, the function of both RyRs and IP₃Rs in Ca(²+) signals and myogenic tone in hamster cremaster muscle feed arteries and downstream arterioles were assessed using confocal imaging and pressure myography. Feed artery vascular smooth muscle displayed Ca(²+) sparks and Ca(²+) waves, which were inhibited by the RyR antagonists ryanodine (10 μM) or tetracaine (100 μM). Despite the inhibition of sparks and waves, ryanodine or tetracaine increased global intracellular Ca(²+) and constricted the arteries. The blockade of IP₃Rs with xestospongin D (5 μM) or 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (100 μM) or the inhibition of phospholipase C using U-73122 (10 μM) also attenuated Ca(2+) waves without affecting Ca(²+) sparks. Importantly, the IP₃Rs and phospholipase C antagonists decreased global intracellular Ca(2+) and dilated the arteries. In contrast, cremaster arterioles displayed only Ca(²+) waves: Ca(²+) sparks were not observed, and neither ryanodine (10-50 μM) nor tetracaine (100 μM) affected either Ca(²+) signals or arteriolar tone despite the presence of functional RyRs as assessed by responses to the RyR agonist caffeine (10 mM). As in feed arteries, arteriolar Ca(²+) waves were attenuated by xestospongin D (5 μM), 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (100 μM), and U-73122 (10 μM), accompanied by decreased global intracellular Ca(²+) and vasodilation. These findings highlight the contrasting roles played by RyRs and IP₃Rs in Ca(²+) signals and myogenic tone in feed arteries and demonstrate important differences in the function of RyRs between feed arteries and downstream arterioles.
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- Erika B Westcott
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
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Complex distribution patterns of voltage-gated calcium channel α-subunits in the spiral ganglion. Hear Res 2011; 278:52-68. [PMID: 21281707 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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As with other elements of the peripheral auditory system, spiral ganglion neurons display specializations that vary as a function of location along the tonotopic axis. Previous work has shown that voltage-gated K(+) channels and synaptic proteins show graded changes in their density that confers rapid responsiveness to neurons in the high frequency, basal region of the cochlea and slower, more maintained responsiveness to neurons in the low frequency, apical region of the cochlea. In order to understand how voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) may contribute to these diverse phenotypes, we identified the VGCC α-subunits expressed in the ganglion, investigated aspects of Ca(2+)-dependent neuronal firing patterns, and mapped the intracellular and intercellular distributions of seven VGCC α-subunits in the spiral ganglion in vitro. Initial experiments with qRT-PCR showed that eight of the ten known VGCC α-subunits were expressed in the ganglion and electrophysiological analysis revealed firing patterns that were consistent with the presence of both LVA and HVA Ca(2+) channels. Moreover, we were able to study seven of the α-subunits with immunocytochemistry, and we found that all were present in spiral ganglion neurons, three of which were neuron-specific (Ca(V)1.3, Ca(V)2.2, and Ca(V)3.3). Further characterization of neuron-specific α-subunits showed that Ca(V)1.3 and Ca(V)3.3 were tonotopically-distributed, whereas Ca(V)2.2 was uniformly distributed in apical and basal neurons. Multiple VGCC α-subunits were also immunolocalized to Schwann cells, having distinct intracellular localizations, and, significantly, appearing to distinguish putative compact (Ca(V)2.3, Ca(V)3.1) from loose (Ca(V)1.2) myelin. Electrophysiological evaluation of spiral ganglion neurons in the presence of TEA revealed Ca(2+) plateau potentials with slopes that varied proportionately with the cochlear region from which neurons were isolated. Because afterhyperpolarizations were minimal or absent under these conditions, we hypothesize that differential density and/or kinetics of one or more of the VGCC α-subunits could account for observed tonotopic differences. These experiments have set the stage for defining the clear multiplicity of functional control in neurons and Schwann cells of the spiral ganglion.
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Pérez-Alvarez A, Hernández-Vivanco A, Caba-González JC, Albillos A. Different roles attributed to Cav1 channel subtypes in spontaneous action potential firing and fine tuning of exocytosis in mouse chromaffin cells. J Neurochem 2010; 116:105-21. [PMID: 21054386 PMCID: PMC7197458 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.07089.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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J. Neurochem. (2011) 116, 105–121. Abstract This study examines the Cav1 isoforms expressed in mouse chromaffin cells and compares their biophysical properties and roles played in cell excitability and exocytosis. Using immunocytochemical and electrophysiological techniques in mice lacking the Cav1.3α1 subunit (Cav1.3−/−) or the high sensitivity of Cav1.2α1 subunits to dihydropyridines, Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 channels were identified as the only Cav1 channel subtypes expressed in mouse chromaffin cells. Cav1.3 channels were activated at more negative membrane potentials and inactivated more slowly than Cav1.2 channels. Cav1 channels, mainly Cav1.2, control cell excitability by functional coupling to BK channels, revealed by nifedipine blockade of BK channels in wild type (WT) and Cav1.3−/− cells (53% and 35%, respectively), and by the identical change in the shape of the spontaneous action potentials elicited by the dihydropyridine in both strains of mice. Cav1.2 channels also play a major role in spontaneous action potential firing, supported by the following evidence: (i) a similar percentage of WT and Cav1.3−/− cells fired spontaneous action potentials; (ii) firing frequency did not vary between WT and Cav1.3−/− cells; (iii) mostly Cav1.2 channels contributed to the inward current preceding the action potential threshold; and (iv) in the presence of tetrodotoxin, WT or Cav1.3−/− cells exhibited spontaneous oscillatory activity, which was fully abolished by nifedipine perfusion. Finally, Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 channels were essential for controlling the exocytotic process at potentials above and below −10 mV, respectively. Our data reveal the key yet differential roles of Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 channels in mediating action potential firing and exocytotic events in the neuroendocrine chromaffin cell.
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- Alberto Pérez-Alvarez
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Ouyang Q, Patel V, Vanderburgh J, Harris-Warrick RM. Cloning and distribution of Ca2+-activated K+ channels in lobster Panulirus interruptus. Neuroscience 2010; 170:692-702. [PMID: 20682332 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Large conductance Ca(2+)-activated potassium (BK) channels play important roles in controlling neuronal excitability. We cloned the PISlo gene encoding BK channels from the spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus. This gene shows 81-98% sequence identity to Slo genes previously found in other organisms. We isolated a number of splice variants of the PISlo cDNA within Panulirus interruptus nervous tissue. Sequence analysis indicated that there are at least seven alternative splice sites in PISlo, each with multiple alternative segments. Using immunohistochemistry, we found that the PISlo proteins are distributed in the synaptic neuropil, axon and soma of stomatogastric ganglion (STG) neurons.
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- Q Ouyang
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca,NY 14853, USA.
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Grunnet M. Repolarization of the cardiac action potential. Does an increase in repolarization capacity constitute a new anti-arrhythmic principle? Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 198 Suppl 676:1-48. [PMID: 20132149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The cardiac action potential can be divided into five distinct phases designated phases 0-4. The exact shape of the action potential comes about primarily as an orchestrated function of ion channels. The present review will give an overview of ion channels involved in generating the cardiac action potential with special emphasis on potassium channels involved in phase 3 repolarization. In humans, these channels are primarily K(v)11.1 (hERG1), K(v)7.1 (KCNQ1) and K(ir)2.1 (KCNJ2) being the responsible alpha-subunits for conducting I(Kr), I(Ks) and I(K1). An account will be given about molecular components, biophysical properties, regulation, interaction with other proteins and involvement in diseases. Both loss and gain of function of these currents are associated with different arrhythmogenic diseases. The second part of this review will therefore elucidate arrhythmias and subsequently focus on newly developed chemical entities having the ability to increase the activity of I(Kr), I(Ks) and I(K1). An evaluation will be given addressing the possibility that this novel class of compounds have the ability to constitute a new anti-arrhythmic principle. Experimental evidence from in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo settings will be included. Furthermore, conceptual differences between the short QT syndrome and I(Kr) activation will be accounted for.
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- M Grunnet
- NeuroSearch A/S, Ballerup, and Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Chao D, Xia Y. Ionic storm in hypoxic/ischemic stress: can opioid receptors subside it? Prog Neurobiol 2009; 90:439-70. [PMID: 20036308 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2009] [Revised: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neurons in the mammalian central nervous system are extremely vulnerable to oxygen deprivation and blood supply insufficiency. Indeed, hypoxic/ischemic stress triggers multiple pathophysiological changes in the brain, forming the basis of hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy. One of the initial and crucial events induced by hypoxia/ischemia is the disruption of ionic homeostasis characterized by enhanced K(+) efflux and Na(+)-, Ca(2+)- and Cl(-)-influx, which causes neuronal injury or even death. Recent data from our laboratory and those of others have shown that activation of opioid receptors, particularly delta-opioid receptors (DOR), is neuroprotective against hypoxic/ischemic insult. This protective mechanism may be one of the key factors that determine neuronal survival under hypoxic/ischemic condition. An important aspect of the DOR-mediated neuroprotection is its action against hypoxic/ischemic disruption of ionic homeostasis. Specially, DOR signal inhibits Na(+) influx through the membrane and reduces the increase in intracellular Ca(2+), thus decreasing the excessive leakage of intracellular K(+). Such protection is dependent on a PKC-dependent and PKA-independent signaling pathway. Furthermore, our novel exploration shows that DOR attenuates hypoxic/ischemic disruption of ionic homeostasis through the inhibitory regulation of Na(+) channels. In this review, we will first update current information regarding the process and features of hypoxic/ischemic disruption of ionic homeostasis and then discuss the opioid-mediated regulation of ionic homeostasis, especially in hypoxic/ischemic condition, and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Dongman Chao
- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Pambo-Pambo A, Durand J, Gueritaud JP. Early excitability changes in lumbar motoneurons of transgenic SOD1G85R and SOD1G(93A-Low) mice. J Neurophysiol 2009; 102:3627-42. [PMID: 19828728 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00482.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This work characterizes the properties of wild-type (WT) mouse motoneurons in the second postnatal week and compares these at the same age and in the same conditions to those of two different SOD1 mutant lines used as models of human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the SOD1(G93A) low expressor line and SOD1(G85R) line, to describe any changes in the functional properties of mutant motoneurons (Mns) that may be related to the pathogenesis of human ALS. We show that very early changes in excitability occur in SOD1 mutant Mns that have different properties from those of WT animals. The SOD1(G93A-Low) low expressor line displays specific differences that are not found in other mutant lines including a more depolarized membrane potential, larger spike width, and slower spike rise slope. With current pulses SOD1(G93A-Low) were hyperexcitable, but both mutants had a lower gain with current ramps stimulation. Changes in the threshold and intensities of Na(+) and Ca(2+) persistent inward currents were also observed. Low expressor mutants show reduced total persistant inward currents compared with WT motoneurons in the same recording conditions and give arguments toward modifications of the balance between Na(+) and Ca(2+) persistent inward currents. During the second week postnatal, SOD1(G93A-Low) lumbar motoneurons appear more immature than those of SOD1(G85R) compared with WT and we propose that different time course of the disease, possibly linked with different toxic properties of the mutated protein in each model, may explain the discrepancies between excitability changes described in the different models.
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- Arnaud Pambo-Pambo
- Laboratoire de Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité, Unité Mixte de Recherche 6196 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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Dai S, Hall DD, Hell JW. Supramolecular assemblies and localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels. Physiol Rev 2009; 89:411-52. [PMID: 19342611 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00029.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This review addresses the localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels by phosphorylation. Comprehensive data on channel regulation by associated protein kinases, phosphatases, and related regulatory proteins are mainly available for voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, which form the main focus of this review. Other voltage-gated ion channels and especially Kv7.1-3 (KCNQ1-3), the large- and small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels BK and SK2, and the inward-rectifying K+ channels Kir3 have also been studied to quite some extent and will be included. Regulation of the L-type Ca2+ channel Cav1.2 by PKA has been studied most thoroughly as it underlies the cardiac fight-or-flight response. A prototypical Cav1.2 signaling complex containing the beta2 adrenergic receptor, the heterotrimeric G protein Gs, adenylyl cyclase, and PKA has been identified that supports highly localized via cAMP. The type 2 ryanodine receptor as well as AMPA- and NMDA-type glutamate receptors are in close proximity to Cav1.2 in cardiomyocytes and neurons, respectively, yet independently anchor PKA, CaMKII, and the serine/threonine phosphatases PP1, PP2A, and PP2B, as is discussed in detail. Descriptions of the structural and functional aspects of the interactions of PKA, PKC, CaMKII, Src, and various phosphatases with Cav1.2 will include comparisons with analogous interactions with other channels such as the ryanodine receptor or ionotropic glutamate receptors. Regulation of Na+ and K+ channel phosphorylation complexes will be discussed in separate papers. This review is thus intended for readers interested in ion channel regulation or in localization of kinases, phosphatases, and their upstream regulators.
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- Shuiping Dai
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1109, USA
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BK channels modulate pre- and postsynaptic signaling at reciprocal synapses in retina. Nat Neurosci 2009; 12:585-92. [PMID: 19363492 PMCID: PMC2704978 DOI: 10.1038/nn.2302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the mammalian retina, A17 amacrine cells provide reciprocal inhibitory feedback to rod bipolar cells, thereby shaping the time course of visual signaling in vivo. Previous results indicate that A17 feedback can be triggered by Ca2+ influx through Ca2+ permeable AMPARs and can occur independently of voltage-gated Ca2+ (Cav) channels, whose presence and functional role in A17 dendrites have not been explored. Here, we combine electrophysiology, calcium imaging and immunohistochemistry to show that L-type Cav channels in rat A17 amacrine cells are located at the sites of reciprocal synaptic feedback, but their contribution to GABA release is diminished by large-conductance Ca2+-activated potassium (BK) channels, which suppress postsynaptic depolarization in A17s and limit Cav channel activation. We also show that BK channels, by limiting GABA release from A17s, regulate the flow of excitatory synaptic transmission through the rod pathway.
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Benhassine N, Berger T. Large-conductance calcium-dependent potassium channels prevent dendritic excitability in neocortical pyramidal neurons. Pflugers Arch 2008; 457:1133-45. [PMID: 18762971 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-008-0569-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2008] [Revised: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shruti S, Clem RL, Barth AL. A seizure-induced gain-of-function in BK channels is associated with elevated firing activity in neocortical pyramidal neurons. Neurobiol Dis 2008; 30:323-330. [PMID: 18387812 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2008.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Revised: 01/04/2008] [Accepted: 02/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A heritable gain-of-function in BK channel activity has been associated with spontaneous seizures in both rodents and humans. We find that chemoconvulsant-induced seizures induce a gain-of-function in BK channel current that is associated with abnormal, elevated network excitability. Action potential half-width, evoked firing rate, and spontaneous network activity in vitro were all altered 24 h following picrotoxin-induced seizures in layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the neocortex of young mice (P13-P16). Action potential half-width and firing output could be normalized to control values by application of BK channel antagonists in vitro. Thus, both inherited and acquired BK channel gain-of-functions are linked to abnormal excitability. Because BK channel antagonists can reduce elevated firing activity in neocortical neurons, BK channels might serve as a new target for anticonvulsant therapy.
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- Sonal Shruti
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213, USA.
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Hu XT. Cocaine withdrawal and neuro-adaptations in ion channel function. Mol Neurobiol 2007; 35:95-112. [PMID: 17519508 DOI: 10.1007/bf02700626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chronic exposure to psychostimulants induces neuro-adaptations in ion channel function of dopamine (DA)-innervated cells localized within the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and nucleus accumbens (NAc). Although neuroplasticity in ion channel function is initially found in drug-sensitized animals, it has recently been believed to underlie the withdrawal effects of cocaine, including craving that leads to relapse in human addicts. Recent studies have also revealed remarkable differences in altered ion channel activities between mPFC pyramidal neurons and medium spiny NAc neurons in cocaine-withdrawn animals. In response to psychostimulant or certain "excitatory" stimuli, increased intrinsic excitability is found in mPFC pyramidal neurons, whereas decreased excitability is observed in medium spiny NAc cells in drug-withdrawn animals compared to drug-free control animals. These changes in ion channel function are modulated by interrupted DA/Ca2+ signaling with decreased DA D2 receptor function but increased D1 receptor signaling. More importantly, they are correlated to behavioral changes in cocaine-withdrawn human addicts and sensitized animals. Based on growing evidence, researchers have proposed that cocaine-induced neuro-adaptations in ion channel activity and DA/Ca2+ signaling in mPFC pyramidal neurons and medium spiny NAc cells may be the fundamental cellular mechanism underlying the cocaine withdrawal effects observed in human addicts.
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- Xiu-Ti Hu
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, USA.
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