Rat group I metabotropic glutamate receptors inhibit neuronal Ca2+ channels via multiple signal transduction pathways in HEK 293 cells

Journal of Neurophysiology
B A McCoolD M Lovinger

Abstract

We have shown previously that metabotropic glutamate receptors with group I-like pharmacology couple to N-type and P/Q-type calcium channels in acutely isolated cortical neurons using G proteins most likely belonging to the Gi/Go subclass. To better understand the potential mechanisms forming the basis for group I mGluR modulation of voltage-gated calcium channels in the CNS, we have examined the ability of specific mGluRs to couple to neuronal N-type (alpha1B-1/alpha2delta/beta1b) and P/Q-type (alpha1A-2/alpha2delta/beta1b) voltage-gated calcium channels in an HEK 293 heterologous expression system. Using the whole cell patch-clamp technique where intracellular calcium is buffered to low levels, we have shown that group I receptors inhibit both N-type and P/Q-type calcium channels in a voltage-dependent fashion. Similar to our observations in cortical neurons, this voltage-dependent inhibition is mediated almost entirely by N-ethylmaleimide (NEM)-sensitive heterotrimeric G proteins, strongly suggesting that these receptors can use Gi/Go-like G proteins to couple to N-type and P/Q-type calcium channels. However, inconsistent with the apparent NEM sensitivity of group I modulation of calcium channels, modulation of N-type channe...Continue Reading

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