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Muscarinic M2 Receptor Stimulation of Cav1.2b Requires Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, Protein Kinase C, and c-Src

From the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nev.

Correspondence to Kathleen Keef, PhD, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557. E-mail kathy{at}physio.unr.edu

This study investigated regulation of L-type calcium channels (Cav1.2b) by acetylcholine (ACh) in rabbit portal vein myocytes. Whole-cell currents were recorded using 5 mmol/L barium as charge carrier. ACh (10 µmol/L) increased peak currents by 40%. This effect was not reversed by the selective muscarinic M3 receptor antagonist 4-DAMP (100 nmol/L) but was blocked by the M2 receptor antagonist methoctramine (5 µmol/L). The classical and novel protein kinase C (PKC) antagonist calphostin C (50 nmol/L) abolished ACh responses, whereas the classical PKC antagonist Gö6976 (200 nmol/L) had no effect. ACh responses were also abolished by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 (20 µmol/L), by the c-Src inhibitor PP2 (10 µmol/L) (but not the inactive analogue PP3), and by dialyzing cells with an antibody to the G-protein subunit Gß. Cells dialyzed with c-Src had significantly greater currents than control cells. Current enhancement persisted in the presence of LY294002, suggesting that c-Src is downstream of PI3K. Phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu, 0.1 µmol/L) increased currents by 74%. This effect was abolished by calphostin C and reduced by Gö6976. The PDBu response was also reduced by PP2, and the PP2-insensitive component was blocked by Gö6976. In summary, these data suggest that ACh enhances Cav1.2b currents via M2 receptors that couple sequentially to Gß, PI3K, a novel PKC, and c-Src. PDBu stimulates the novel PKC/c-Src pathway along with a second pathway that is independent of c-Src and involves a classical PKC.

Key Words: smooth muscle • L-type calcium channels • kinase • patch clamp

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