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  • Title: An intermediate conductance K+ channel in the cell membrane of mouse intestinal smooth muscle.
    Author: Vogalis F, Zhang Y, Goyal RK.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1998 May 28; 1371(2):309-16. PubMed ID: 9630695.
    Abstract:
    Single channel currents were recorded from cell-attached and inside-out patches in smooth muscle cells of the mouse ileum in order to identify TEA-sensitive Ca2+-dependent K+ channels. Cells were bathed in high-K+ (150 mM) solution with [Ca2+] buffered to 80-150 nM with EGTA and patch pipettes were filled with low-K+ (2.5 mM) physiological solution. Two distinct TEA-sensitive unitary outward current levels were identified at a holding potential (Vh) of 0 mV, corresponding to intermediate conductance (IK, approximately 40 pS) and large conductance (BK, >200 pS) K+ channels. The open probability (Po) of IK channels increased with depolarization, the voltage for half-maximal activation averaging +12 mV in 80 nM Cabath2+. Raising the [Ca2+] in the high-K+ solution from 80 nM to 150 nM increased the Po of IK channels at Vh=0 mV from 0.078 to 0.21. Likewise, the open probability of BK channels at 0 mV was increased from 0.003 to 0.026. Unlike BK channels, IK channels inactivated with maintained depolarization with a voltage for half-maximal inactivation of -66 mV. IK channels were blocked by 2-5 mM external TEA and were sensitive to both charybdotoxin (100 nM) and apamin (500 nM). Our results suggest that IK channels contribute significantly to the Ca2+-dependent K+ conductance in visceral smooth muscle.
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