title: Electrogenic hyperpolarization-elicited chloride transporter current in blue cones of zebrafish retinal slices.
abstract: Voltage-activated currents in blue cones of the retinal slice of zebrafish were characterized using whole cell recording techniques. Depolarizing-elicited currents were recorded: an outward tetraethylammonium (TEA)-sensitive K+ current (IKx), an outward Ca(2+)-activated Cl- current (ICl(Ca)), from which we inferred an inward Ca2+ current (ICa) as well as a hyperpolarizing-elicited nonselective inward cation current (Ih). In addition, hyperpolarizing steps elicited an outward current (Iout-h) in about one-third of the blue cones. Iout-h seems to be carried by inward transported Cl- because it was abolished by equimolar substitution of bath Cl- with acetate; equimolar substitution of Na+ with choline or TEA had no effect; it was not affected by Cl- channel blockers, anthracene-9-carboxylic acid, 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2.2'-disulfonic acid, N-phenylanthranilic acid (DPC), niflumic acid, and 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid but was suppressed by Cl- transporter blockers acetalzolamide, bumetanide, N-ethylmaleimide, furosemide, and vanadate, and no reversal potential was found. In addition, this current was suppressed by ouabains but unrelated to their Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase inhibitory effect, was not suppressed by Co2+ or nifedipine, was not affected by the gap junction decoupler, 2-octanol, was increased by bath application of Cs+, presumably due to suppression of Ih, which was masked by Iout-h, and was suppressed by intensive light. Similar current also was found in the short cones and double cones. As Iout-h operates over the same voltage range, and with similar magnitude and time course as Ih, we suggest that Iout-h contributes to the modulation of the photoresponse of cones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-5230, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazulla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008027:Light; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D017949:Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D015221:Potassium Channels; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds; D010042:Ouabain; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase