TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional coupling of human L-type Ca2+ channels and angiotensin AT(1A) receptors coexpressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes
T2 - Involvement of the carboxyl-terminal Ca2+ sensors
AU - Murat, O. Z.
AU - Melia, Michael T.
AU - Soldatov, Nikolai M.
AU - Abernethy, Darrell R.
AU - Morad, Martin
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - A human recombinant L-type Ca2+ channel (α(1C,77)) was coexpressed with the rat angiotensin AT(1A) receptor in Xenopus laevis oocytes. In oocytes expressing only α(1C,77) channels, application of human angiotensin II (1-10 μM) did not affect the amplitude or kinetics of Ba2+ currents (I(Ba)). In sharp contrast, in oocytes coexpressing α(1C,77) channels and AT(1A) receptors, application of 1 nM to 1 μM angiotensin gradually and reversibly inhibited I(Ba), without significantly changing its kinetics. The inhibitory effect of angiotensin on I(Ba) was abolished in oocytes that had been preincubated with losartan (an AT(1A) receptor antagonist) or thapsigargin or injected with 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'- tetraacetate, pertussis toxin, guanosine-5'-O-(2-thio)diphosphate, or heparin, suggesting that the recombinant α(1C) channels were regulated by angiotensin through G protein-coupled AT(1A) receptors via activation of the inositol trisphosphate-dependent intracellular Ca2+ release pathway. Consistent with this hypothesis, no cross-signaling occurred between the AT(1A) receptor and a splice variant of α(1C) lacking Ca2+ sensors (α(1C,86)). The data suggest that the regulation of recombinant L-type Ca2+ channels by angiotensin is mediated by inositol trisphosphate-induced intracellular Ca2+ release and occurs at the molecular motif responsible for the Ca2+induced inactivation of the channels.
AB - A human recombinant L-type Ca2+ channel (α(1C,77)) was coexpressed with the rat angiotensin AT(1A) receptor in Xenopus laevis oocytes. In oocytes expressing only α(1C,77) channels, application of human angiotensin II (1-10 μM) did not affect the amplitude or kinetics of Ba2+ currents (I(Ba)). In sharp contrast, in oocytes coexpressing α(1C,77) channels and AT(1A) receptors, application of 1 nM to 1 μM angiotensin gradually and reversibly inhibited I(Ba), without significantly changing its kinetics. The inhibitory effect of angiotensin on I(Ba) was abolished in oocytes that had been preincubated with losartan (an AT(1A) receptor antagonist) or thapsigargin or injected with 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'- tetraacetate, pertussis toxin, guanosine-5'-O-(2-thio)diphosphate, or heparin, suggesting that the recombinant α(1C) channels were regulated by angiotensin through G protein-coupled AT(1A) receptors via activation of the inositol trisphosphate-dependent intracellular Ca2+ release pathway. Consistent with this hypothesis, no cross-signaling occurred between the AT(1A) receptor and a splice variant of α(1C) lacking Ca2+ sensors (α(1C,86)). The data suggest that the regulation of recombinant L-type Ca2+ channels by angiotensin is mediated by inositol trisphosphate-induced intracellular Ca2+ release and occurs at the molecular motif responsible for the Ca2+induced inactivation of the channels.
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U2 - 10.1124/mol.54.6.1106
DO - 10.1124/mol.54.6.1106
M3 - Article
C2 - 9855640
AN - SCOPUS:20644451394
SN - 0026-895X
VL - 54
SP - 1106
EP - 1112
JO - Molecular Pharmacology
JF - Molecular Pharmacology
IS - 6
ER -