Cav 1 . 4 1 Subunits Can Form Slowly Inactivating Dihydropyridine-Sensitive L-Type Ca 2 Channels Lacking Ca 2-Dependent Inactivation
Cav 1 . 4 1 Subunits Can Form Slowly Inactivating Dihydropyridine-Sensitive L-Type Ca 2 Channels Lacking Ca 2-Dependent Inactivation
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2003
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A. Koschak;D. Reimer;D. Walter;J. Hoda;Thomas Heinzle;M. Grabner;J. Striessnig
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A. Koschak;D. Reimer;D. Walter;J. Hoda;Thomas Heinzle;M. Grabner;J. Striessnig
The neuronal L-type calcium channels (LTCCs) Cav1.2 1 and Cav1.3 1 are functionally distinct. Cav1.3 1 activates at lower voltages and inactivates more slowly than Cav1.2 1, making it suitable to support sustained L-type Ca 2 inward currents (ICa,L ) and serve in pacemaker functions. We compared the biophysical and pharmacological properties of human retinal Cav1.4 1 using the whole-cell patchclamp technique after heterologous expression in tsA-201 cells with other L-type 1 subunits. Cav1.4 1-mediated inward Ba 2 currents (IBa ) required the coexpression of 2 1 and 3 or 2a subunits and were detected in a lower proportion of transfected cells than Cav1.3 1. IBa activated at more negative voltages (5% activation threshold; 39mV; 15 mM Ba 2 ) than Cav1.2 1 and slightly more positive than Cav1.3 1. Voltage-dependent inactivation of IBa was slower than for Cav1.2 1 and Cav1.3 1 ( 50% inactivation after 5 sec; 2 1 3 coexpression). Inactivation was not increased with Ca 2 as the charge carrier, indicating the absence of Ca 2 -dependent inactivation. Cav1.4 1 exhibited voltage-dependent, G-protein-independent facilitation by strong depolarizing pulses. The dihydropyridine (DHP)-antagonist isradipine blocked Cav1.4 1 with 15-fold lower sensitivity than Cav1.2 1 and in a voltage-dependent manner. Strong stimulation by the DHP BayK 8644 was found despite the substitution of an otherwise L-type channel-specific tyrosine residue in position 1414 (repeat IVS6) by a phenylalanine. Cav1.4 1 2 1 channel complexes can form LTCCs with intermediate DHP antagonist sensitivity lacking Ca 2 -dependent inactivation. Their biophysical properties should enable them to contribute to sustained ICa,L at negative potentials, such as required for tonic neurotransmitter release in sensory cells and plateau potentials in spiking neurons.