Zn2+ sensitivity of high- and low-voltage activated calcium channels
Zn2+ sensitivity of high- and low-voltage activated calcium channels
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DOI:
10.1529/biophysj.106.103333
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发表时间:
2007-08-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Feng, Zhong-Ping
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作者:
Sun, Hong-Shuo;Hui, Kwokyin;Feng, Zhong-Ping
The essential cation zinc (Zn2+) blocks voltage-dependent calcium channels in several cell types, which exhibit different sensitivities to Zn2+. The specificity of the Zn2+ effect on voltage-dependent calcium channel subtypes has not been systematically investigated. In this study, we used a transient protein expression system to determine the Zn2+ effect on lowand high-voltage activated channels. We found that in Ba2+, the IC50 value of Zn2+ was alpha(1)- subunit-dependent with lowest value for Ca(V)1.2, and highest for Ca(V)3.1; the sensitivity of the channels to Zn 21 was approximately ranked as Ca(V)1.2 > Ca(V)3.2 > Ca(V)2.3 > Ca(V)2.2 = Ca-V 2.1 >= Ca(V)3.3 = Ca(V)3.1. Although the Ca(V)2.2 and Ca(V)3.1 channels had similar IC50 for Zn2+ in Ba2+, the Ca(V)2.2, but not Ca(V)3.1 channels, had; 10- fold higher IC50 to Zn2+ in Ca2+. The reduced sensitivity of Ca(V)2.2 channels to Zn2+ in Ca2+ was partially reversed by disrupting a putative EF- hand motif located external to the selectivity. lter EEEE locus. Thus, our findings support the notion that the Zn2+ block, mediated by multiple mechanisms, may depend on conformational changes surrounding the alpha(1) pore regions. These. ndings provide fundamental insights into the mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of zinc on various Ca2+ channel subtypes.