title: BK channels are linked to inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors via lipid rafts: a novel mechanism for coupling [Ca(2+)](i) to ion channel activation.
abstract: Glioma cells prominently express a unique splice variant of a large conductance, calcium-activated potassium channel (BK channel). These channels transduce changes in intracellular calcium to changes of K(+) conductance in the cells and have been implicated in growth control of normal and malignant cells. The Ca(2+) increase that facilitates channel activation is thought to occur via activation of intracellular calcium release pathways or influx of calcium through Ca(2+)-permeable ion channels. We show here that BK channel activation involves the activation of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors (IP(3)R), which localize near BK channels in specialized membrane domains called lipid rafts. Disruption of lipid rafts with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin disrupts the functional association of BK channel and calcium source resulting in a >50% reduction in K(+) conductance mediated by BK channels. The reduction of BK current by lipid raft disruption was overcome by the global elevation of intracellular calcium through inclusion of 750 nm Ca(2+) in the pipette solution, indicating that neither the calcium sensitivity of the channel nor their overall number was altered. Additionally, pretreatment of glioma cells with 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate to inhibit IP(3)Rs negated the effect of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, providing further support that IP(3)Rs are the calcium source for BK channels. Taken together, these data suggest a privileged association of BK channels in lipid raft domains and provide evidence for a novel coupling of these Ca(2+)-sensitive channels to their second messenger source.
authors: Department of Neurobiology, Center for Glial Biology in Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
authors: Amy K
authors: AK
authors: Weaver
authors: Michelle L
authors: ML
authors: Olsen
authors: Michael B
authors: MB
authors: McFerrin
authors: Harald
authors: H
authors: Sontheimer
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D051036:Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D007473:Ion Channels; D051036:Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; C108732:methyl-beta-cyclodextrin; D002118:Calcium
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