INTRACELLULAR INJECTION OF PROTEIN-KINASE INHIBITOR BLOCKS THE SEROTONIN-INDUCED INCREASE IN K+ CONDUCTANCE IN APLYSIA NEURON-R15
INTRACELLULAR INJECTION OF PROTEIN-KINASE INHIBITOR BLOCKS THE SEROTONIN-INDUCED INCREASE IN K+ CONDUCTANCE IN APLYSIA NEURON-R15
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.79.12.3877
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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LEVITAN, IB
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ADAMS, WB;LEVITAN, IB
Serotonin induces an increase in membrane K+ conductance in A. californica neuron R15; this response is mediated by cAMP. The role of protein phosphorylation in the response to serotonin was examined. A specific inhibitor of cAMP-dependent protein kinase was injected intracellularly into neuron R15. The injection blocked the serotonin-induced increase in K+ conductance completely for at least 4 h. The blockage was selective because the cell''s response to dopamine was not inhibited. The blockage was specifically produced by protein kinase inhibitor because injection of other proteins (.alpha.-bungarotoxin and bovine serum albumin) did not affect the serotonin response. The serotonin response recovered fully 5-13 h after the injection, presumably as a result of intracellular proteolysis of the protein kinase inhibitor. Protein phosphorylation is apparently a necessary step in the process that leads to activation of K+ channels by serotonin in neuron R15.