title: Beta subunit heterogeneity in N-type Ca2+ channels.
abstract: The beta subunit of the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel is a cytoplasmic protein that interacts directly with an alpha1 subunit, thereby modulating the biophysical properties of the channel. Herein, we demonstrate that the alpha1B subunit of the N-type Ca2+ channel associates with several different beta subunits. Polyclonal antibodies specific for three different beta subunits immunoprecipitated 125I-omega-conotoxin GVIA binding from solubilized rabbit brain membranes. Enrichment of the N-type Ca2+ channels with an alpha1B subunit-specific monoclonal antibody showed the association of beta1b, beta3, and beta4 subunits. Protein sequencing of tryptic peptides of the 57-kDa component of the purified N-type Ca2+ channel confirmed the presence of the beta3 and beta4 subunits. Each of the beta subunits bound to the alpha1B subunit interaction domain with similar high affinity. Thus, our data demonstrate important heterogeneity in the beta subunit composition of the N-type Ca2+ channels, which may be responsible for some of the diverse kinetic properties recorded from neurons.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Program in Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Waard
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gurnett
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Venzke
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Lennon
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000378:metabolism; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014357:Trypsin; D020866:omega-Conotoxin GVIA
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D020866:omega-Conotoxin GVIA; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D014357:Trypsin