G. Klein et al., Protein kinase G reverses all isoproterenol induced changes of cardiac single L-type calcium channel gating, CARDIO RES, 48(3), 2000, pp. 367-374
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Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Objective: cGMP reduces the effect of beta -adrenoceptor agonists on cardia
c L-type calcium current by protein kinase G activation. Stimulation of bet
a -adrenoceptors increases protein kinase A dependent phosphorylation of L-
type calcium channels via cAMP. At the single channel level, protein kinase
A dependent phosphorylation increases bath availability and open probabili
ty. The present study investigates how cGMP antagonises protein kinase A in
duced changes of single L-type calcium channel gating. Methods: Single L-ty
pe calcium channels were recorded in the cell attached configuration of the
patch clamp technique in isolated mouse ventricular myocytes. Results: The
beta -adrenoceptor agonist isoproterenol (10(-6) M) enhanced single channe
l peak average current by increasing availability and open probability and
decreasing the time constant of long close times. 8-Br-cGMP (10(-3) M) comp
letely reversed these effects. The phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid (10(-
6) M) did not influence the effect of 8-Br-cGMP. The protein kinase G inhib
itor Rp-8Br-PET-cGMPS (10(-7) M) abated the effect of 8-Br-cGMP. Activation
of protein kinase A by the hydrolysis-resistant cAMP derivative 8-Br-cAMP
(10(-3) M) enhanced L-type calcium channel activity like isoproterenol and
its effect was also reversed by 8-Br-cGMP. Conclusion: 8-Br cGMP diminishes
beta -adrenoceptor activation of L-type calcium channels via protein kinas
e G. It interacts with the beta -adrenoceptor signaling pathway distal of a
denylyl cyclase. Our observations suggest that protein kinase G interacts e
ither with protein kinase A or directly with the L-type calcium channel. (C
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