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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
Voltage-gated calcium channels (Ca(v)) are tonically up-regulated via Ras/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signalling in sensory neurones. However, the mechanisms underlying the specificity of cellular response to this pathway remain unclear. Neurotrophic factors are attractive candidates to be involved in this process as they are key regulators of ERK signalling and have important roles in neuronal survival, development and plasticity. Here, we report that in rat dorsal root ganglion neurones, endogenous nerve growth factor (NGF), glial derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) are all involved in tonic ERK-dependent up-regulation of Ca(v) channels. Chronic (overnight) deprivation of growth factors inhibits total Ca(v) current according to developmental changes in expression of the cell surface receptors for NGF, GDNF and EGF. Whilst EGF specifically regulates transcriptional expression of Ca(v)s, NGF and GDNF also acutely modulate Ca(v) channels within a rapid ( approximately 10min) time-frame. These acute effects likely involve changes in the biophysical properties of Ca(v)s, including altered channel gating rather than changes in surface expression. Furthermore, NGF, GDNF and EGF differentially regulate specific populations of Ca(v)s. Thus, ERK-dependent regulation of Ca(v) activity provides an elegant and extremely flexible system with which to tailor calcium influx to discrete functional demands.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0143-4160
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
562-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Calcium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Ganglia, Spinal, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Ion Channel Gating, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Nerve Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Neurons, Afferent, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17996937-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Growth factors differentially regulate neuronal Cav channels via ERK-dependent signalling.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't