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  • Title: omega-Conotoxin-sensitive, voltage-operated Ca2+ channels in insulin-secreting cells.
    Author: Sher E, Biancardi E, Pollo A, Carbone E, Li G, Wollheim CB, Clementi F.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1992 Jun 17; 216(3):407-14. PubMed ID: 1330583.
    Abstract:
    The properties of voltage-operated Ca2+ channel subtypes were investigated in insulin-secreting RINm5F cells. Two types of channels were identified: a dihydropyridine-sensitive (L-type) channel, and an omega-conotoxin-sensitive (omega-type) channel. 125I-omega-Conotoxin bound with high affinity (Kd 46.7 pM) to a saturable number of binding sites (10.3 fmol/mg of protein). Toxin binding was not antagonized by L-type channel ligands, but was sensitive to Ca2+ and neomycin. 125I-omega-Conotoxin-labeled Ca2+ channels were recognized by autoantibodies of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic patients. These antibodies are known to be specific for the neuronal omega-type channel. High-voltage-activated Ca2+ currents, investigated with the patch-clamp technique, consisted of a major dihydropyridine-sensitive (L-type) component, and a minor fraction irreversibly blocked by omega-conotoxin. Depolarizing secretagogues, such as D-glyceraldehyde and alanine, induced Ca(2+)-dependent insulin secretion, which was attenuated by omega-conotoxin. Taken together, these results show that voltage-operated Ca2+ channels in insulin-secreting RINm5F cells are heterogeneous and, in particular, that an omega-type channel, pharmacologically, immunologically and electrophysiologically similar to the neuronal omega-type channel, is also expressed in endocrine cells where it might have a role in the control of hormone secretion.
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