title: G proteins activate ionic conductances at multiple sites in T84 cells.
abstract: We examined the role of G proteins in activation of ionic conductances in isolated T84 cells during cholinergic stimulation. When cells were whole cell voltage clamped to the K+ equilibrium potential (E(K)) or Cl- equilibrium potential (E(Cl)) under standard conditions, the cholinergic agonist, carbachol, induced a large oscillating K+ current but only a small inward current. Addition of the GDP analogue, guanosine 5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate), to pipettes blocked the ability of carbachol to activate the K+ current. Addition of the nonhydrolyzable GTP analogue, guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTPgammaS), to pipettes stimulated large oscillating K+ and inward currents. This occurred even when Ca2+ was absent from the bath but not when the Ca2+ chelator, ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid, was added to pipettes. When all pipette and bath K+ was replaced with Na+ and cells were voltage clamped between E(Na) and E(Cl), GTPgammaS activated oscillating Na+ and Cl- currents. Finally, addition of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] to pipettes activated large oscillating K+ currents but only small inward currents. These results suggest that a carbachol-induced release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores is activated by a G protein through the phospholipase C-Ins(1,4,5)P3 signaling pathway. In addition, this or another G protein activates Cl- current by directly gating Cl- channels to increase their sensitivity to Ca2+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Izu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DeMuro
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Duffey
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D007477:Ions; D009991:Oscillometry; D010277:Parasympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D010277:Parasympathomimetics; C034883:guanosine 5'-O-(2-thiotriphosphate); D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D002217:Carbachol; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium