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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
Light-induced leaflet movement of Samanea saman depends on the regulation of membrane transporters in motor cells. Blue light (BL) stimulates leaflet opening by inducing K(+) release from the flexor motor cells. To elucidate the mechanism of K(+)-efflux (K(D))-channel regulation by light, flexor motor cell protoplasts were patch-clamped in a cell-attached configuration during varying illumination. Depolarization elicited outward currents through single open K(D) channels. Changes in cell membrane potential (E(M)) were estimated by applying voltage ramps and tracking the change of the apparent reversal potential of K(D)-channel current. BL shifted E(M) in a positive direction (i.e. depolarized the cell) by about 10 mV. Subsequent red light pulse followed by darkness shifted E(M) oppositely (i.e. hyperpolarized the cell). The BL-induced shifts of E(M) were not observed in cells pretreated with a hydrogen-pump inhibitor, suggesting a contribution by hydrogen-pump to the shift. BL also increased K(D)-channel activity in a voltage-independent manner as reflected in the increase of the mean net steady-state patch conductance at a depolarization of 40 mV relative to the apparent reversal potential (G(@40)). G(@40) increased by approximately 12 pS without a change of the single-channel conductance, possibly by increasing the probability of channel opening. Subsequent red-light and darkness reversed the change in G(@40). Thus, K(+) efflux, a determining factor for the cell-volume decrease of flexor cells, is regulated by BL in a dual manner via membrane potential and by an independent signaling pathway.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0032-0889
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
833-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Blue light activates potassium-efflux channels in flexor cells from Samanea saman motor organs via two mechanisms.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Life Science, School of Environmental Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't