Modulation of Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel gating by Rab3 interacting molecule.
Neurotransmitter release and spontaneous action potentials during cochlear inner hair cell (IHC) development depend on the activity of Ca(v)1.3 voltage-gated L-type Ca(2+) channels. Their voltage- and Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation kinetics are slower than in other tissues but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not yet understood. We found that Rab3-interacting molecule-2alpha (RIM2alpha) mRNA is expressed in immature cochlear IHCs and the protein co-localizes with Ca(v)1.3 in the same presynaptic compartment of IHCs. Expression of RIM proteins in tsA-201 cells revealed binding to the beta-subunit of the channel complex and RIM-induced slowing of both Ca(2+)- and voltage-dependent inactivation of Ca(v)1.3 channels. By inhibiting inactivation, RIM induced a non-inactivating current component typical for IHC Ca(v)1.3 currents which should allow these channels to carry a substantial window current during prolonged depolarizations. These data suggest that RIM2 contributes to the stabilization of Ca(v)1.3 gating kinetics in immature IHCs.
Gebhart
Mathias
M
Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Innsbruck, Peter-Mayr-Strasse 1/I, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Center of Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck (CMBI), Innsbruck, Austria.
Juhasz-Vedres
Gabriella
G
Zuccotti
Annalisa
A
Brandt
Niels
N
Engel
Jutta
J
Trockenbacher
Alexander
A
Kaur
Gurjot
G
Obermair
Gerald J
GJ
Knipper
Marlies
M
Koschak
Alexandra
A
Striessnig
Jörg
J
D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006199:Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D020692:rab3 GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
C472073:CACNA1D protein, human; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; C491492:RIMS1 protein, human; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D020692:rab3 GTP-Binding Proteins