Role for calcium-activated potassium channels (BK) in growth control of human malignant glioma cells

Journal of Neuroscience Research
Amy K WeaverHarald Sontheimer

Abstract

Voltage-dependent large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels, often referred to as BK channels, are a unique class of ion channels coupling intracellular chemical signaling to electrical signaling. BK channel expression has been shown to be up-regulated in human glioma biopsies, and expression levels correlate positively with the malignancy grade of the tumor. Glioma BK channels (gBK) are a splice variant of the hslo gene, are characterized by enhanced sensitivity to [Ca(2+)](i), and are the target of modulation by growth factors. By using the selective pharmacological BK channel inhibitor iberiotoxin, we examined the potential role of these channels in tumor growth. Cell survival assays examined the ability of glioma cells to grow in nominally serum-free medium. Under such conditions, BK channel inhibition by iberiotoxin caused a dose- and time-dependent decrease in cell number discernible as early as 72 hr after exposure and maximal growth inhibition after 4-5 days. FACS analysis shows that IbTX treatment arrests glioma cells in S phase of the cell cycle, whereupon cells undergo cell death. Interestingly, IbTX effects were nullified when cells were maintained in 7% fetal calf serum. Electrophysiological analysis, in con...Continue Reading

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