title: Inhibition of the inward-rectifying Cl- channel in rat choroid plexus by a decrease in extracellular pH.
abstract: 1. The sensitivity of the inward-rectifying Cl- channel in choroid plexus to changes in external pH (pHo) was examined. 2. Cl- currents were recorded using whole-cell patch-clamp methods. The inward-rectifying channel was activated by 375 nM of the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A which was added to the electrode solution. 3. Reducing pHo from 7.3 to 6.5 inhibited the inward-rectifying Cl- currents, whereas an increase in current was observed when pHo was elevated to 8.5. The inhibition of the conductance exhibited a sigmoidal relationship with decreasing pH over a range of 8.5 to 5.5. A half-maximal inhibition of the current was observed at pH 7.3. 4. The inhibition of the whole-cell current by reducing pHo suggests that it is carried by channels which are distinct from other inward-rectifier Cl- channels, e.g. ClC-2, phospholemman and the channel in Xenopus oocytes.
authors.affiliation: Cell Physiology Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajita
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000494:pharmacology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases