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Prost, Anne-Lise, Bloc, Alain, Hussy, Nicolas, Derand, Renaud, Vivaudou, Michel |
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Journal of Physiology; Aug2004, Vol. 559 Issue 1, p157-167, 11p, 6 Graphs |
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Extracellular Zn2+ has been identified as an activator of pancreatic KATP channels. We further examined the action of Zn2+ on recombinant KATP channels formed with the inward rectifier K+ channel subunit Kir6.2 associated with either the pancreatic/neuronal sulphonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) subunit or the cardiac SUR2A subunit. Zn2+, applied at either the extracellular or intracellular side of the membrane appeared as a potent, reversible activator of KATP channels. External Zn2+, at micromolar concentrations, activated SUR1/Kir6.2 but induced a small inhibition of SUR2A/Kir6.2 channels. Cytosolic Zn2+ dose-dependently stimulated both SUR1/Kir6.2 and SUR2A/Kir6.2 channels, with half-maximal effects at 1.8 and 60µM, respectively, but it did not affect the Kir6.2 subunit expressed alone. These observations point to an action of both external and internal Zn2+ on the SUR subunit. Effects of internal Zn2+ were not due to Zn2+ leaking out, since they were unaffected by the presence of a Zn2+ chelator on the external side. Similarly, internal chelators did not affect activation by external Zn2+. Therefore, Zn2+ is an endogenous KATP channel opener being active on both sides of the membrane, with potentially distinct sites of action located on the SUR subunit. These findings uncover a novel regulatory pathway targeting KATP channels, and suggest a new role for Zn2+ as an intracellular signalling molecule. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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