COUPLING OF ATP-SENSITIVE K+ CHANNELS TO A1-RECEPTORS BY G-PROTEINS IN RAT VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES
COUPLING OF ATP-SENSITIVE K+ CHANNELS TO A1-RECEPTORS BY G-PROTEINS IN RAT VENTRICULAR MYOCYTES
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1990.259.3.h820
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发表时间:
1990-09-01
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BROWN, AM
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KIRSCH, GE;CODINA, J;BROWN, AM
ATP-sensitive K+-(K+[ATP]) current is thought to be regulated by GTP-binding proteins (G proteins), but the pathways that couple receptor, G protein, and channel have not been defined. We studied regulation of tolbutamide-sensitive K+[ATP] current in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. Application of 0.1 mM ATP to the intracellular side of membrane patches reduced K+ [ATP] channel activity, and addition of the nonhydrolyzable GTP analogue guanosine 5''-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP.gamma.S) at 0.1 mM restored activity. Application of 0.1 mM intracellular GTP plus 10 .mu.M extracellular adenosine or 100 nM N6-cyclohexyladenosine had the same effect as GTP.gamma.S; hence K+[ATP] channels may be coupled to adenosine receptors via G proteins. To determine which G protein, we applied G.alpha. subunits, preactivated with GTP.gamma.S to the cytoplasmic side of membrane patches, and found that .alpha.i1, .alpha.i2 and .alpha.i3 mimicked the effect of GTP.gamma.S, but not .alpha.o or Gs, suggesting that Gi.alpha. acts via a membrane-delimited pathway. Adenosine receptor coupling may be important for activating K+[ATP] channels in ischemic muscle.