PMID: 8943043Nov 26, 1996Paper

Absence of the beta subunit (cchb1) of the skeletal muscle dihydropyridine receptor alters expression of the alpha 1 subunit and eliminates excitation-contraction coupling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
R G GreggP A Powers

Abstract

The multisubunit (alpha 1s, alpha 2/delta, beta 1, and gamma) skeletal muscle dihydropyridine receptor transduces transverse tubule membrane depolarization into release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, and also acts as an L-type Ca2+ channel. The alpha 1s subunit contains the voltage sensor and channel pore, the kinetics of which are modified by the other subunits. To determine the role of the beta 1 subunit in channel activity and excitation-contraction coupling we have used gene targeting to inactivate the beta 1 gene. beta 1-null mice die at birth from asphyxia. Electrical stimulation of beta 1-null muscle fails to induce twitches, however, contractures are induced by caffeine. In isolated beta 1-null myotubes, action potentials are normal, but fail to elicit a Ca2+ transient. L-type Ca2+ current is decreased 10- to 20-fold in the beta 1-null cells compared with littermate controls. Immunohistochemistry of cultured myotubes shows that not only is the beta 1 subunit absent, but the amount of alpha 1s in the membrane also is undetectable. In contrast, the beta 1 subunit is localized appropriately in dysgenic, mdg/mdg, (alpha 1s-null) cells. Therefore, the beta 1 subunit may not only play an important role in the transp...Continue Reading

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