ISSN:
1432-2013
Keywords:
Key words Calcium channels
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Q channels
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Chromaffin cells
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ω-Conotoxin MVIIC
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ω-Conotoxin MVIID
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45Ca2+ uptake
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Catecholamine release
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The characteristics of the binding sites for the Conus magus toxins ω-conotoxin MVIIC and ω-conotoxin MVIID, as well as their effects on K+-evoked 45Ca2+ entry and whole-cell Ba2+ currents (I Ba), and K+-evoked catecholamine secretion have been studied in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Binding of [125I] ω-conotoxin GVIA to bovine adrenal medullary membranes was displaced by ω-conotoxins GVIA, MVIIC and MVIID with IC50 values of around 0.1, 4 and 100 nM, respectively. The reverse was true for the binding of [125I] ω-conotoxin MVIIC, which was displaced by ω-conotoxins MVIIC, MVIID and GVIA with IC50 values of around 30, 80 and 1.200 nM, respectively. The sites recognized by ω-conotoxins MVIIC and MVIID in bovine brain exhibited higher affinities (IC50 values of around 1 nM). Both ω-conotoxin MVIIC and MVIID blocked I Ba by 70–80%; the higher the [Ba2+]o of the extracellular solution the lower the blockade induced by ω-conotoxin MVIIC. This was not the case for ω-conotoxin MVIID; high Ba2+ (10 mM) slowed down the development of blockade but the maximum blockade achieved was similar to that obtained in 2 mM Ba2+. A further difference between the two toxins concerns their reversibility; washout of ω-conotoxin MVIIC did not reverse the blockade of I Ba while in the case of ω-conotoxin MVIID a partial, quick recovery of current was produced. This component was irreversibly blocked by ω-conotoxin GVIA, suggesting that it is associated with N-type Ca2+ channels. Blockade of K+-evoked 45Ca2+ entry produced results which paralleled those obtained by measuring I Ba. Thus, 1 μM of each of ω-conotoxin GVIA and MVIIA inhibited Ca2+ uptake by 25%, while 1 μM of each of ω-conotoxin MVIIC and MVIID caused a 70% blockade. K+-evoked catecholamine secretory responses were not reduced by ω-conotoxin GVIA (1 μM). In contrast, at 1 μM both ω-conotoxin MVIIC and MVIID reduced the exocytotic response by 70%. These data strengthen the previously established conclusion that Q-type Ca2+ channels that contribute to the regulation of secretion and are sensitive to ω-conotoxins MVIIC and MVIID are present in bovine chromaffin cells. These channels, however, seem to possess binding sites for ω-conotoxins MVIIC and MVIID whose characteristics differ considerably from those described to occur in the brain; they might represent a subset of Q-type Ca2+ channels or an entirely new subtype of voltage-dependent high-threshold Ca2+ channel.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004240050483
