title: Adenovirus-mediated expression of 5-HT1B receptors in cardiac ventricle myocytes; coupling to inwardly rectifying K+ channels.
abstract: The 5-HT1B receptor is expressed on nerve terminals where it inhibits neurotransmitter release. When expressed ectopically in fibroblasts, the 5-HT1B receptor inhibits adenylyl cyclase. However, in the central nervous system, the effect of this receptor on neurotransmitter release appears to be cAMP-independent. We therefore investigated alternative effector systems that might be activated by the 5-HT1B receptor. We constructed a recombinant adenovirus that allows expression of high levels of the 5-HT1B receptor in a variety of cells. We chose cardiac ventricle myocytes because they express a muscarinic-gated, inwardly rectifying K+ channel (i[KACh]). In infected ventricle cells, both 5-HT and the muscarinic receptor agonist, carbachol, elicited a similar inwardly rectifying K+ current. The currents elicited by these agonists were pertussis-toxin sensitive and were not additive. These results suggest a common signal transduction pathway for 5-HT1B and muscarinic receptors in ventricle cells.
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghavami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baruscotti
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hen
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D015221:Potassium Channels; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012701:Serotonin; D002217:Carbachol; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases