On the role of endogenous G-protein βγ subunits in N-type Ca2+ current inhibition by neurotransmitters in rat sympathetic neurones
On the role of endogenous G-protein βγ subunits in N-type Ca2+ current inhibition by neurotransmitters in rat sympathetic neurones
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.319bw.x
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发表时间:
1998-01-15
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Buckley, NJ
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作者:
Delmas, P;Brown, DA;Buckley, NJ
1. Using whole-cell and perforated-patch recordings, we have examined the part played by endogenous G-protein beta gamma subunits in neurotransmitter-mediated inhibition of N-type Ca2+ channel current (I-Ca) in dissociated rat superior cervical sympathetic neurones.2. Expression of the G-terminus domain of beta-adrenergic receptor kinase 1. (beta ARK1), which contains the consensus motif (QXXER) for binding G beta gamma, reduced the fast (pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive) and voltage-dependent inhibition of I-Ca by noradrenaline and somatostatin, but not the slow (PTX-insensitive) and voltage-independent inhibition induced by angiotensin II. beta ARK1 peptide reduced GTP-gamma-S-induced voltage-dependent and PTX-sensitive inhibition of I-Ca but not GTP-gamma-S-mediated voltage-independent inhibition.3. Overexpression of G beta(1) gamma(2), which mimicked the voltage-dependent inhibition by reducing I-Ca density and enhancing basal facilitation, occluded the voltage-dependent noradrenaline-and somatostatin-mediated inhibitions but not the inhibition mediated by angiotensin II.4. Go-expression of the C-terminus of beta ARK1 with beta(1) and gamma(2) subunits prevented the effects of G beta gamma dimers on basal Ca2+ channel behaviour in a manner consistent with the sequestering of G beta gamma.5. The expression of the C-terminus of beta ARK1 slowed down reinhibition kinetics of I-Ca following conditioning depolarizations and induced long-lasting facilitation by cumulatively sequestering beta gamma subunits.6. Our findings identify endogenous G beta gamma as the mediator of the voltage-dependent, PTX-sensitive inhibition of I-Ca induced by both noradrenaline and somatostatin but not the voltage-independent, PTX-insensitive inhibition by angiotensin II. They also support the view that voltage-dependent inhibition results from a direct G beta gamma-Ca2+ channel interaction.