Angiotensin II inhibits bTREK-1 K+ channels in adrenocortical cells by separate Ca2+- and ATP hydrolysis-dependent mechanisms.
Bovine adrenocortical cells express bTREK-1 K+ channels that set the resting membrane potential (V(m)) and couple angiotensin II (AngII) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) receptors to membrane depolarization and corticosteroid secretion. In this study, it was discovered that AngII inhibits bTREK-1 by separate Ca2+- and ATP hydrolysis-dependent signaling pathways. When whole cell patch clamp recordings were made with pipette solutions that support activation of both Ca2+- and ATP-dependent pathways, AngII was significantly more potent and effective at inhibiting bTREK-1 and depolarizing adrenal zona fasciculata cells, than when either pathway is activated separately. External ATP also inhibited bTREK-1 through these two pathways, but ACTH displayed no Ca2+-dependent inhibition. AngII-mediated inhibition of bTREK-1 through the novel Ca2+-dependent pathway was blocked by the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan, or by including guanosine-5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate) in the pipette solution. The Ca2+-dependent inhibition of bTREK-1 by AngII was blunted in the absence of external Ca2+ or by including the phospholipase C antagonist U73122, the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor antagonist 2-amino-ethoxydiphenyl borate, or a calmodulin inhibitory peptide in the pipette solution. The activity of unitary bTREK-1 channels in inside-out patches from adrenal zona fasciculata cells was inhibited by application of Ca2+ (5 or 10 microM) to the cytoplasmic membrane surface. The Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin also inhibited bTREK-1 currents through channels expressed in CHO-K1 cells. These results demonstrate that AngII and selected paracrine factors that act through phospholipase C inhibit bTREK-1 in adrenocortical cells through simultaneous activation of separate Ca2+- and ATP hydrolysis-dependent signaling pathways, providing for efficient membrane depolarization. The novel Ca2+-dependent pathway is distinctive in its lack of ATP dependence, and is clearly different from the calmodulin kinase-dependent mechanism by which AngII modulates T-type Ca2+ channels in these cells.
Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1239, USA. enyeart.1@osu.edu
John J
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Sanjay J
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Danthi
Haiyan
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Judith A
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D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000378:metabolism; D007476:Ionophores / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D024683:Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism
D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D007476:Ionophores; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D024683:Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain; C103742:potassium channel protein TREK-1; D000804:Angiotensin II; D015759:Ionomycin; C026034:ACTH (7-38); D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D002118:Calcium