Sf. Fan et al., ENHANCEMENT OF BETA-ADRENERGIC-RECEPTOR ACTIVATION OF MAXI-K+ CHANNELS BY GM1 GANGLIOSIDE, Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 200(3), 1994, pp. 1341-1345
In freshly dispersed guinea-pig taenia coli myocytes, beta-adrenergic
receptor agonist increased the open probability (p(o)) of the maxi-Kchannels through the G-protein, G. Subunit B of cholera toxin (0.1 nM)
suppressed the ISO-induced increase of p(o) of maxi-K-s+ channels but
did not affect that induced by forskolin. Brief (20 min) treatment of
the myocytes with GM1 ganglioside (GM1, 0.1-1.0 mu M) enhanced the ef
fectiveness of ISO-induced increase of p(o). This effect was blocked b
y 0.5% trypsin, which is known to prevent the incorporation of exogene
ous GM1 into the membrane. The effect of GM1 was not shared by GM2 and
GM3 gangliosides. These results suggest that the membrane-bound endog
eneous GM1 may participate in the regulation of cellular response to b
eta-adrenergic agents. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.