Cav1.4α1 subunits can form slowly inactivating dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type Ca2+ channels lacking Ca2+-dependent inactivation
Cav1.4α1 subunits can form slowly inactivating dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type Ca2+ channels lacking Ca2+-dependent inactivation
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DOI:
10.1523/jneurosci.23-14-06041.2003
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发表时间:
2003-07-09
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5.3
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Striessnig, J
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作者:
Koschak, A;Reimer, D;Striessnig, J
The neuronal L-type calcium channels (LTCCs) Ca(v)1.2alpha1 and Ca(v)1.3alpha1 are functionally distinct. Ca(v)1.3alpha1 activates at lower voltages and inactivates more slowly than Ca(v)1.2alpha1, making it suitable to support sustained L-type Ca2+ inward currents (I-Ca,I-L) and serve in pacemaker functions. We compared the biophysical and pharmacological properties of human retinal Ca(v)1.4alpha1 using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique after heterologous expression in tsA-201 cells with other L-type alpha1 subunits. Ca(v)1.4alpha1-mediated inward Ba2+ currents (I-Ba) required the coexpression of alpha2delta1 and beta3 or beta2a subunits and were detected in a lower proportion of transfected cells than Ca(v)1.3alpha1. I-Ba activated at more negative voltages (5% activation threshold; -39mV; 15 mM Ba2+) than Ca(v)1.2alpha1 and slightly more positive than Ca(v)1.3alpha1. Voltage-dependent inactivation of I-Ba was slower than for Ca(v)1.2alpha1 and Ca(v)1.3alpha1 (similar to50% inactivation after 5 sec; alpha2delta1 + beta3 coexpression). Inactivation was not increased with Ca2+ as the charge carrier, indicating the absence of Ca2+-dependent inactivation. Ca(v)1.4alpha1 exhibited voltage-dependent, G-protein-independent facilitation by strong depolarizing pulses. The dihydropyridine (DHP)-antagonist isradipine blocked Ca(v)1.4alpha1 with similar to15-fold lower sensitivity than Ca(v)1.2alpha1 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. Ca(v)1.4alpha1 + alpha2delta1 + beta channel complexes can form LTCCs with intermediate DHP antagonist sensitivity lacking Ca2+-dependent inactivation. Their biophysical properties should enable them to contribute to sustained I-Ca,I-L at negative potentials, such as required for tonic neurotransmitter release in sensory cells and plateau potentials in spiking neurons.