title: Comparison of functional properties of the Ca2+-activated cation channels TRPM4 and TRPM5 from mice.
abstract: Non-selective cation (NSC) channels activated by intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) play an important role in Ca2+ signaling and membrane excitability in many cell types. TRPM4 and TRPM5, two Ca2+-activated cation channels of the TRP superfamily, are potential molecular correlates of NSC channels. We compared the functional properties of mouse TRPM4 and TRPM5 heterologously expressed in HEK 293 cells. Dialyzing cells with different Ca2+ concentrations revealed a difference in Ca2+ sensitivity between TRPM4 and TRPM5, with EC50 values of 20.2+/-4.0 microM and 0.70+/-0.1 microM, respectively. Similarly, TRPM5 activated at lower Ca2+ concentration than TRPM4 when [Ca2+]i was raised by UV uncaging of the Ca2+-cage DMNP-EDTA. Current amplitudes of TRPM4 and TRPM5 were not correlated to the rate of changes in [Ca2+]i. The Ca2+ sensitivity of both channels was strongly reduced in inside-out patches, resulting in approximately 10-30 times higher EC50 values than under whole-cell conditions. Currents through TRPM4 and TRPM5 deactivated at negative and activated at positive potentials with similar kinetics. Both channels were equally sensitive to block by intracellular spermine. TRPM4 displayed a 10-fold higher affinity for block by flufenamic acid. Importantly, ATP4- blocked TRPM4 with high affinity (IC50 of 0.8+/-0.1 microM), whereas TRPM5 is insensitive to ATP4- at concentrations up to 1 mM.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Fysiologie, Department of Physiology, Campus Gasthuisberg, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nina D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Ullrich
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Voets
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prenen
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vennekens
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Talavera
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Droogmans
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nilius
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003956:Dialysis; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005439:Flufenamic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010782:Photolysis; D013096:Spermine / Q000494:pharmacology; D050053:TRPM Cation Channels
chemical_list: C452519:1-(1,4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl) ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid; D015220:Calcium Channels; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D050053:TRPM Cation Channels; C476766:TRPM4 protein, mouse; C498617:Trpm5 protein, mouse; D013096:Spermine; D005439:Flufenamic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D004492:Edetic Acid; D002118:Calcium