Adams B A, Tanabe T, Beam K G
Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
Biophys J. 1996 Jul;71(1):156-62. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79212-3.
We report here that L-type Ca2+ channels activate rapidly in myotubes expressing current at high density and slowly in myotubes expressing current at low density. Partial block of the current in individual cells does not slow activation, indicating that Ca2+ influx does not link activation rate to current density. Activation rate is positively correlated with the density of gating charge (Qmax) associated with the L-type Ca2+ channels. The range of values for Qmax, and the relationship between activation rate and Qmax, are similar for myotubes expressing native or recombinant L-type Ca2+ channels, whereas peak Ca2+ current density is approximately 3-fold higher for native channels. Taken together, these results suggest that Ca2+ channel density can govern activation kinetics. Our findings have important important implications for studies of ion channel function because they suggest that biophysical properties can be significantly influenced by channel density, both in heterologous expression systems and in native tissues.
我们在此报告,L型钙通道在高密度表达电流的肌管中快速激活,而在低密度表达电流的肌管中缓慢激活。单个细胞中电流的部分阻断不会减慢激活速度,这表明钙内流并未将激活速率与电流密度联系起来。激活速率与L型钙通道相关的门控电荷密度(Qmax)呈正相关。对于表达天然或重组L型钙通道的肌管,Qmax的值范围以及激活速率与Qmax之间的关系相似,而天然通道的峰值钙电流密度大约高3倍。综上所述,这些结果表明钙通道密度可以控制激活动力学。我们的发现对离子通道功能研究具有重要意义,因为它们表明在异源表达系统和天然组织中,生物物理特性都可能受到通道密度的显著影响。