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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Uterine excitability depends on ion channel activity, the expression of which is regulated by sexual hormones. We show now that the action of protein kinase A (PKA) on large-conductance calcium-activated K+ (KCa) channel activity also depends on the hormonal status. PKA-dependent phosphorylation of reconstituted KCa channels from midpregnant rats usually stimulated channel activity; in contrast, KCa channels from nonpregnant rat and human myometrium were primarily inhibited by this mechanism. Both effects were reversible by phosphatase treatment. These results suggest that one important factor modulating uterine contractility during pregnancy or the regular cycle may be the differential response of KCa channels toward PKA-induced phosphorylation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
266
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C1459-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Charybdotoxin, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Electric Conductivity, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Electrophysiology, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Estrus, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Lipid Bilayers, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Myometrium, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Potassium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Potassium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Pregnancy, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:7515569-Scorpion Venoms
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential modulation of large-conductance KCa channels by PKA in pregnant and nonpregnant myometrium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.