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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience1996

Expression and subunit interaction of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in PC12 cells.

H Liu, R Felix, C A Gurnett, M De Waard, D R Witcher, K P Campbell

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H LiuProgram in Neuroscience, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA.
R Felix
C A Gurnett
M De Waard
D R Witcher
K P Campbell
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced differentiation in PC12 cells is accompanied by changes in the expression of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. Ca2+ channels are multimeric complexes composed of at least three subunits (alpha1, beta, and alpha2delta) and are involved in neuronal migration, gene expression, and neurotransmitter release. Although attempts have been undertaken to elucidate NGF regulation of Ca2+ channel expression, the changes in subunit composition of these channels during differentiation still remain uncertain. In the present study, patch-clamp recordings show that in addition to the previously documented L-type and N-type Ca2+ currents, undifferentiated PC12 cells also express an omega-agatoxin-IVA-sensitive (P/Q-type) component. In addition, the corresponding mRNA encoding the pore-forming alpha1 subunits for these channels (C, B, and A, respectively) was detected. Likewise, mRNA for three distinct auxiliary beta subunits (1, 2, 3) were also found, beta3 protein being dominantly expressed. Immunoprecipitation experiments show that the N-type Ca2+ channel is associated with either a beta2 or beta3 subunit and that NGF increases the channel expression without affecting its beta subunit association. These results (1) indicate that the diversity of Ca2+ currents in PC12 cells arise from the expression of three distinct alpha1 and three different beta subunit genes; (2) support a model for heterogenous beta subunit association of the N-type Ca2+ channel in a single cell type; and (3) suggest that the regulation of the N-type Ca2+ channel during NGF-mediated differentiation involves an increase in the number of functional channels with no apparent changes in subunit composition.

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AnimalsBase SequenceCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium ChannelsElectrophysiologyMolecular Sequence DataNerve Growth Factorsomega-Agatoxin IVAPC12 CellsRatsRNA, MessengerSpider VenomsCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium ChannelsNerve Growth Factorsomega-Agatoxin IVARNA, MessengerSpider Venoms

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PMID8922412
PMCPMC6579093
OpenAlexW2165610430

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