Coordination of membrane excitability through a GIRK1 signaling complex in the atria
Coordination of membrane excitability through a GIRK1 signaling complex in the atria
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m312861200
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发表时间:
2004-05-28
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4.8
通讯作者:
Ivanova-Nikolova, TT
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作者:
Nikolov, EN;Ivanova-Nikolova, TT
Control of heart rate is a complex process that integrates the function of multiple G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels. Among them, the G protein-regulated inwardly rectifying K+ (GIRK or K-ACh) channels of sinoatrial node and atria play a major role in beat-to-beat regulation of the heart rate. The atrial K-ACh channels are heterotetrameric proteins that consist of two pore-forming subunits, GIRK1 and GIRK4. Following m(2)-muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M2R) stimulation, K-ACh channel activation is conferred by the direct binding of G protein betagamma subunits (Gbetagamma) to the channel. Here we show that atrial K-ACh channels are assembled in a signaling complex with Gbetagamma, G protein-coupled receptor kinase, cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase, two protein phosphatases, PP1 and PP2A, receptor for activated C kinase 1, and actin. This complex would enable the K-ACh channels to rapidly integrate beta-adrenergic and M2R signaling in the membrane, and it provides insight into general principles governing spatial integration of different transduction pathways. Furthermore, the same complex might recruit protein kinase C (PKC) to the K-ACh channel following alpha-adrenergic receptor stimulation. Our electrophysiological recordings from single atrial K-ACh channels revealed a potent inhibition of Gbetagamma-induced channel activity by PKC, thus validating the physiological significance of the observed complex as interconnecting site where signaling molecules congregate to execute a coordinated control of membrane excitability.