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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
Heterologous expression studies have shown that the activity of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels is regulated by their beta subunits in a beta subunit isoform-specific manner. In this study we therefore investigated if one or several beta subunit isoforms associate with L-type Ca2+ channels in different regions of mammalian brain. All four beta subunit isoforms (beta1b, beta2, beta3, and beta4) are expressed in cerebral cortex as shown in immunoblots. Immunoprecipitation of (+)-[3H]isradipine-labeled L-type channels revealed that the majority of beta subunit-associated L-type channels was associated with beta3 (42 +/- 8%) and beta4 (42 +/- 7%) subunits, whereas beta1b and beta2 were present in a smaller fraction of channel complexes. beta3 and beta4 were also the major L-type channel beta subunits in hippocampus. In cerebellum beta1b, beta2, and beta3 but not beta4 subunits were expressed at lower levels than in cortex. Accordingly, beta4 was the most prominent beta subunit in cerebellar L-type channels. This beta subunit composition was very similar to the one determined for 125I-omega-conotoxin-GVIA-labeled N-type and 125I-omega-conotoxin-MVIIC-labeled P/Q-type channel complexes in cerebral cortex and cerebellum. Our data show that all four beta subunit isoforms associate with L-type Ca2+ channels in mammalian brain. This beta subunit heterogeneity may play an important role for the fine tuning of L-type channel function and modulation in neurons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13877-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Calcium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Calcium Channels, L-Type, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Guinea Pigs, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Isradipine, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Mollusk Venoms, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Muscle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-Receptors, Cholinergic, pubmed-meshheading:9153247-omega-Conotoxin GVIA
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Beta subunit heterogeneity in neuronal L-type Ca2+ channels.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Biochemische Pharmakologie, Peter-Mayrstrasse 1, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't