Welsh M J, McCann J D
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Dec;82(24):8823-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.24.8823.
The two individual cell membranes of epithelia are functionally coupled, so that changes in apical membrane conductance are paralleled by changes in basolateral K+ conductance. However, the signal that regulates basolateral K+ conductance, thereby coupling the two membranes, is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that the cellular calcium concentration, [Ca2+]c, may regulate basolateral K+ conductance in canine tracheal epithelium, a Cl- -secreting epithelium that shows marked membrane coupling. Three findings support the hypothesis. First, the intracellular Ca2+ antagonist 8-(diethylamino)octyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate hydrochloride (TMB-8) attenuated the secretory response. Second, the secretagogue epinephrine increased [Ca2+]c, as measured with quin-2. Third, we found a K+ channel that was activated by Ca2+ on the cytosolic side of the membrane. Thus, cytosolic Ca2+ regulates the basolateral K+ conductance and may be the signal responsible for functional coupling of the two cell membranes.
上皮细胞的两个独立细胞膜在功能上是耦合的,因此顶端膜电导的变化与基底外侧K⁺电导的变化是平行的。然而,调节基底外侧K⁺电导从而使两个膜耦合的信号尚不清楚。我们检验了这样一个假设,即细胞内钙浓度[Ca²⁺]c可能调节犬气管上皮细胞的基底外侧K⁺电导,犬气管上皮细胞是一种分泌Cl⁻的上皮细胞,表现出明显的膜耦合。有三个发现支持了这一假设。第一,细胞内Ca²⁺拮抗剂盐酸8-(二乙氨基)辛基3,4,5-三甲氧基苯甲酸酯(TMB-8)减弱了分泌反应。第二,用喹啉-2测量,促分泌剂肾上腺素增加了[Ca²⁺]c。第三,我们发现了一种在膜胞质侧被Ca²⁺激活的K⁺通道。因此,胞质Ca²⁺调节基底外侧K⁺电导,可能是两个细胞膜功能耦合的信号。