title: Regulation of GABAA receptor in cerebellar granule cells in culture: differential involvement of kinase activities.
abstract: GABAA receptor function was studied in rat cerebellar granule cells in culture, by the whole-cell patch-clamp approach. The data show that GABA activates Cl- currents in these neurons which reverse at the appropriate membrane potential and are blocked by picrotoxin. The GABA-activated currents desensitize with time of application of the neurotransmitter at concentrations > or = 10(-6) M. The dose-response curve for the peak Cl- current gives a Ka value of 2.3 microM with a Hill coefficient of 1.2. The peak Cl- current elicited by GABA decreases with time of cell registration, with a time-constant of 7.3 min. Residual responsiveness though is maintained thereafter. This "run-down" phenomenon can be completely prevented by adding adenosine-5'-triphosphate + Mg2+ in the pipette solution. Treatments which directly (8-bromoadenosine-3',5'-cyclic-monophosphate; adenosine-3', 5'-cyclic-monophosphate) or indirectly (forskolin, isobutylmethylxanthine) increase the adenosine-3',5'-cyclic-monophosphate intracellular content reduce the GABA-induced Cl- current. Conversely, treatment with the protein kinase A and C inhibitor 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulphonyl)-2-methylpiperazine potentiates the effect of GABA. On the whole, the data indicate that different protein kinase activities modulate the functional state of the GABAA receptors on granule cells from the rat cerebellum.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universitá, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cupello
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D018118:Chloride Channels; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010852:Picrotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000502:physiology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine; D018118:Chloride Channels; D005576:Colforsin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D010852:Picrotoxin; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011494:Protein Kinases; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid