title: The inositol trisphosphate calcium channel is inactivated by inositol trisphosphate.
abstract: Activation of intracellular Ca2+ channels by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P3) represents the initial Ca2+ mobilization step in response to many extracellular signals. Here we report that Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced channel activation in permeabilized hepatocytes is followed by a time-dependent inactivation, which is a direct consequence of ligand binding. The inactivation by Ins(1,4,5)P3 parallels the quantal character of channel opening, giving rise to a unique process of incremental inactivation whereby discrete channel populations are inhibited at each Ins(1,4,5)P3 dose. Ins(1,4,5)P3 can induce inactivation in the absence of stored Ca2+, but the inactivation rate is enhanced by increases of cytosolic Ca2+. The inhibitory effect of Ins(1,4,5)P3 can be reversed by Ins(1,4,5)P3 washout, or by chelation of cytosolic Ca2+. Thus, Ins(1,4,5)P3 and Ca2+ act as coinhibitors of the Ins(1,4,5)P3-sensitive Ca2+ channel. Inactivation is an inherent consequence of Ins(1,4,5)P3-induced channel opening which can terminate increases of cytosolic Ca2+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hajnóczky
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D002118:Calcium