title: Inhibition of the human intermediate-conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ channel by intracellular acidification.
abstract: The effect of changes in pH on the gating properties of the cloned human intermediate-conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ channel (hIK) was studied using the patch-clamp technique. Multi-channel inside-out recordings of patches from HEK-293 cells stably expressing hIK channels revealed that the channel activity is modulated by changes in intracellular pH (pHi). Changes in extracellular pH (pHo) in the range from pH 6.0 to 8.2 did not affect the hIK whole-cell current. Intracellular acidification gradually decreased the activity of the hIK channel, approaching zero activity at pHi 6.0. Decreasing pHi altered neither the conductance nor the inward rectification of hIK channels. The proton-induced inhibition of the multi-channel hIK patch current could not be counteracted by increasing the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration to 30 microM. The molecular sensory mechanism underlying the proton-induced modulation of hIK gating is at present unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physiology, The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. angelo@mfi.ku.dk
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Olesen
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000378:metabolism; D000143:Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Q000187:drug effects; D051660:Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D024681:Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D051660:Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels; C496923:KCNN4 protein, human; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024681:Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated; D011188:Potassium