title: A cyclic nucleotide-dependent chloride conductance in olfactory receptor neurons.
abstract: Whole-cell membrane currents were recorded from olfactory receptor neurons from the neotenic salamander Necturus maculosus. Cyclic nucleotides, released intracellularly by flash photolysis of NPE-caged cAMP or NPE-caged cGMP, activated a transient chloride current. The chloride current could be elicited at constant voltage in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ as well as in the presence of 3 mM intracellular Ca2+, suggesting that the current did not require either voltage or Ca2+ transients for activation. The current could be elicited in the presence of the protein kinase inhibitors H-7 and H-89, and in the absence of intracellular ATP, indicating that activation was independent of protein kinase A activity. These results suggest that Necturus olfactory receptor neurons contain a novel chloride ion channel that may be directly gated by cyclic nucleotides.
authors.affiliation: Boston University Marine Program, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Delay
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dubin
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Dionne
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009337:Necturus; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010782:Photolysis; D013449:Sulfonamides
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007546:Isoquinolines; D013449:Sulfonamides; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D006152:Cyclic GMP; C063509:N-(2-(4-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; D002118:Calcium