Nickel block of three cloned T-type calcium channels: low concentrations selectively block alpha1H - PubMed (original) (raw)

Nickel block of three cloned T-type calcium channels: low concentrations selectively block alpha1H

J H Lee et al. Biophys J. 1999 Dec.

Abstract

Nickel has been proposed to be a selective blocker of low-voltage-activated, T-type calcium channels. However, studies on cloned high-voltage-activated Ca(2+) channels indicated that some subtypes, such as alpha1E, are also blocked by low micromolar concentrations of NiCl(2). There are considerable differences in the sensitivity to Ni(2+) among native T-type currents, leading to the hypothesis that there may be more than one T-type channel. We confirmed part of this hypothesis by cloning three novel Ca(2+) channels, alpha1G, H, and I, whose currents are nearly identical to the biophysical properties of native T-type channels. In this study we examined the nickel block of these cloned T-type channels expressed in both Xenopus oocytes and HEK-293 cells (10 mM Ba(2+)). Only alpha1H currents were sensitive to low micromolar concentrations (IC(50) = 13 microM). Much higher concentrations were required to half-block alpha1I (216 microM) and alpha1G currents (250 microM). Nickel block varied with the test potential, with less block at potentials above -30 mV. Outward currents through the T channels were blocked even less. We show that depolarizations can unblock the channel and that this can occur in the absence of permeating ions. We conclude that Ni(2+) is only a selective blocker of alpha1H currents and that the concentrations required to block alpha1G and alpha1I will also affect high-voltage-activated calcium currents.

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Nickel block of three cloned T-type calcium channels: low concentrations selectively block alpha1H - PubMed (original) (raw)