title: Stimulation of unitary T-type Ca(2+) channel currents by calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II.
abstract: The effect of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) stimulation on unitary low voltage-activated (LVA) T-type Ca(2+) channel currents in isolated bovine adrenal glomerulosa (AG) cells was measured using the patch-clamp technique. In cell-attached and inside-out patches, LVA channel activity was identified by voltage-dependent inactivation and a single-channel conductance of approximately 9 pS in 110 mM BaCl(2) or CaCl(2). In the cell-attached patch, elevation of bath Ca(2+) from 150 nM to 1 microM raised intracellular Ca(2+) in K(+)-depolarized (140 mM) cells and evoked an increase in the LVA Ca(2+) channel probability of opening (NP(o)) by two- to sixfold. This augmentation was associated with an increase in the number of nonblank sweeps, a rise in the frequency of channel opening in nonblank sweeps, and a 30% reduction in first latency. No apparent changes in the single-channel open-time distribution, burst lengths, or openings/burst were apparent. Preincubation of AG cells with lipophilic or peptide inhibitors of CaMKII in the cell-attached or excised (inside-out) configurations prevented the rise in NP(o) elicited by elevated Ca(2+) concentration. Furthermore, administration of a mutant recombinant CaMKIIalpha exhibiting cofactor-independent activity in the absence of elevated Ca(2+) produced a threefold elevation in LVA channel NP(o). These data indicate that CaMKII activity is both necessary and sufficient for LVA channel activation by Ca(2+).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, USA. pqb4b@virginia.edu
authors.forename: P Q
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colbran
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czernik
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pancrazio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017609:Barium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type / Q000502:physiology*; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017609:Barium Compounds; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type; D002712:Chlorides; C024986:barium chloride; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium