Development of ion channels and neurofilaments during neuronal differentiation of mouse embryonal carcinoma cell lines.

The Journal of Physiology
Y Kubo

Abstract

1. an embryonal carcinoma cell line, PCC4-Aza1-ECA2, was induced to differentiate to neurones by two different procedures: an addition of retinoic acid to the culture medium or a reduction of serum concentration. The changes in membrane currents during differentiation were studied by the whole-cell variation of the patch-clamp technique and the change in neurofilament expression was studied immunohistochemically. 2. Stem cells showed the outward K+ current which inactivated slightly, but no inward currents were observed. These cells did not express neurofilament. 3. Three days after an addition of 10(-7) M-retinoic acid, neurofilament-positive round cells without processes began to appear. The inward currents observed in these cells were the Na+ current and fast-inactivating Ca2+-channel current. Four days after an addition of 10(-7) M-retinoic acid, the cells began to extend processes and showed an intense neurofilament expression. The inward currents were the Na+ current and slow-inactivating Ca2+-channel current, while the fast-inactivating Ca2+-channel current observed previously had almost disappeared. The amplitude of the outward K+ current was larger than that in the stem cell and it did not show clear inactivation. 4. B...Continue Reading

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