Modulation of Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 channels by extracellular cations
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Modulation of Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 channels by extracellular cations. / Søe, Rikke; Andreasen, Mogens; Klærke, Dan Arne.
In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, Vol. 1788, No. 9, 2009, p. 1706-1713.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Modulation of Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 channels by extracellular cations
AU - Søe, Rikke
AU - Andreasen, Mogens
AU - Klærke, Dan Arne
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This work demonstrates that extracellular Na(+) modulates the cloned inwardly rectifying K(+) channels Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1. Whole-cell patch clamp studies on astrocytes have previously indicated that inward potassium currents are regulated by external Na(+). We expressed Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 in Xenopus oocytes to disclose if Kir4.1 and/or Kir4.1-Kir5.1 at the molecular level are responsible for the observed effect of [Na(+)](o) and to investigate the regulatory mechanism of external cations further. Our results showed that Na(+) has a biphasic modulatory effect on both Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 currents. Depending on the Na(+)-concentration and applied voltage, the inward Kir4.1/Kir4.1-Kir5.1 currents are either enhanced or reduced by extracellular Na(+). The Na(+) activation was voltage-independent, whereas the Na(+)-induced reduction of the Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 currents was both concentration-, time- and voltage-dependent. Our data indicate that the biphasic effect of extracellular Na(+)on the Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 channels is caused by two separate mechanisms.
AB - This work demonstrates that extracellular Na(+) modulates the cloned inwardly rectifying K(+) channels Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1. Whole-cell patch clamp studies on astrocytes have previously indicated that inward potassium currents are regulated by external Na(+). We expressed Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 in Xenopus oocytes to disclose if Kir4.1 and/or Kir4.1-Kir5.1 at the molecular level are responsible for the observed effect of [Na(+)](o) and to investigate the regulatory mechanism of external cations further. Our results showed that Na(+) has a biphasic modulatory effect on both Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 currents. Depending on the Na(+)-concentration and applied voltage, the inward Kir4.1/Kir4.1-Kir5.1 currents are either enhanced or reduced by extracellular Na(+). The Na(+) activation was voltage-independent, whereas the Na(+)-induced reduction of the Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 currents was both concentration-, time- and voltage-dependent. Our data indicate that the biphasic effect of extracellular Na(+)on the Kir4.1 and Kir4.1-Kir5.1 channels is caused by two separate mechanisms.
U2 - 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.07.002
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19616510
VL - 1788
SP - 1706
EP - 1713
JO - B B A - Biomembranes
JF - B B A - Biomembranes
SN - 0005-2736
IS - 9
ER -
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