Nitri oxide augments single Ca channel currents via cGMP-dependent protein kinase in Kenyon cells isolated from the mushroom body of the cricket brain.
Nitri oxide augments single Ca channel currents via cGMP-dependent protein kinase in Kenyon cells isolated from the mushroom body of the cricket brain.
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在从蟋蟀脑蘑菇体中分离出的 Kenyon 细胞中,一氧化氮通过 cGMP 依赖性蛋白激酶增强单 Ca 通道电流。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.04.009
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Masami Yoshino
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作者:
Kumiko Kosakai;Yuuki Tsujiuchi;Masami Yoshino
Behavioral and pharmacological studies in insects have suggested that the nitric oxide (NO)/cyclic GMP (cGMP) signaling pathway is involved in the formation of long-term memory (LTM) associated with olfactory learning. However, the target molecules of NO and the downstream signaling pathway are still not known. In this study, we investigated the action of NO on single voltage-dependent Ca2+channels in the intrinsic neurons known as Kenyon cells within the mushroom body of the cricket brain, using the cell-attached configuration of the patch-clamp technique. Application of the NO donorS-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) increased the open probability (NPO) of single Ca2+channel currents. This GSNO-induced increase was blocked by ODQ, a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) inhibitor, suggesting that the NO generated by GSNO acts via sGC to raise cGMP levels. The membrane-permeable cGMP analog 8-Bro-cGMP also increased theNPOof single Ca2+channel currents. Pretreatment of cells with KT5823, a protein kinase G blocker, abolished the excitatory effect of GSNO. These results suggest that NO augments the activity of single Ca2+channels via the cGMP/PKG signaling pathway. To gain insight into the physiological role of NO, we examined the effect of GSNO on action potentials of Kenyon cells under current-clamp conditions. Application of GSNO increased the frequency of action potentials elicited by depolarizing current injections, indicating that NO acts as a modulator resulting in a stimulatory signal in Kenyon cells. We discuss the increased Ca2+influx through these Ca2+channels via the NO/cGMP signaling cascade in relation to the formation of olfactory LTM.