Constitutively active L-type Ca2+ channels.

Abstract:

:Ca(2+) influx through L-type Ca(2+) channels (LTCCs) influences numerous physiological processes ranging from contraction in muscle and memory in neurons to gene expression in many cell types. However, the spatiotemporal organization of functional LTCCs has been nearly impossible to investigate because of methodological limitations. Here, we examined LTCC function with high temporal and spatial resolution using evanescent field fluorescence microscopy. Surprisingly, we found that LTCCs operated in functionally organized clusters, not necessarily as individual proteins. Furthermore, LTCC function in these clusters does not appear to be controlled by simple stochastic gating but instead by a PKC-dependent switch mechanism. This work suggests that resting intracellular free calcium concentration in arterial myocytes is predominantly controlled by this process in combination with rare voltage-dependent openings of individual LTCCs. We propose that Ca(2+) influx via persistent LTCCs may be an important mechanism regulating steady-state local and global Ca(2+) signals.

authors

Navedo MF,Amberg GC,Votaw VS,Santana LF

doi

10.1073/pnas.0500360102

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-08-02 00:00:00

pages

11112-7

issue

31

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

pii

0500360102

journal_volume

102

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