title: A carboxy-terminal peptide of the alpha 1-subunit of the dihydropyridine receptor inhibits Ca(2+)-release channels.
abstract: Excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle is thought to involve a physical interaction between the alpha 1-subunit of the dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR) and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-release channel (also known as the ryanodine receptor). Considerable evidence has accumulated to suggest that the cytoplasmic loop between domains II and III of the DHPR alpha 1-subunit is at least partially responsible for this interaction. Other parts of this subunit or other subunits may, however, contribute to the functional and/or structural coupling between these two proteins. A synthetic peptide corresponding to a conserved sequence located between amino acids 1487 and 1506 in the carboxy terminus of the alpha 1-subunit inhibits both [3H]ryanodine binding to skeletal and cardiac SR membranes and the activity of skeletal SR Ca(2+)-release channels reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers. A second, multiantigenic peptide synthesized to correspond to the same sequence inhibits both binding and channel activity at lower concentrations than the linear peptide. These peptides slow the rate at which [3H]ryanodine binds to its high-affinity binding site and decrease the rate at which [3H]ryanodine dissociates from this site. A third polypeptide synthesized in Escherichia coli and corresponding to amino acids 1381-1627 and encompassing the above sequence has similar effects. This portion of the alpha 1-subunit of the transverse tubule DHPR is therefore a candidate for contributing to the interaction of this protein with the Ca(2+)-release channel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Slavik
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aghdasi
authors.forename: J Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mandel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malouf
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000378:metabolism; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012433:Ryanodine