title: Calcium channel antagonists induce direct inhibition of the outward rectifying potassium channel in tobacco protoplasts.
abstract: Verapamil, nifedipine and bepridil, three antagonists of L-type calcium channels in animal cells, were shown to induce direct inhibition of outward rectifying potassium current in Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi protoplasts with IC50 of 5 microM, 5 microM and 1 microM, respectively. In the outside-out configuration, verapamil reduced the open probability of the ion channel responsible for the outward rectifying potassium conductance. Verapamil also blocked the outward rectifying potassium conductance in protoplasts from the N. tabacum cv. Bright Yellow cell line. Thus, studies using these molecules to demonstrate the involvement of calcium channels in plant physiological responses should be regarded with caution.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences Végétales, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomine
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Duijn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barbier-Brygoo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guern
mesh_terms: D015764:Bepridil / Q000494:pharmacology; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D011523:Protoplasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014026:Nicotiana; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015764:Bepridil; D014700:Verapamil; D009543:Nifedipine