omega-Grammotoxin blocks action-potential-induced Ca2+ influx and whole-cell Ca2+ current in rat dorsal-root ganglion neurons
Abstract
Field-potential stimulation of rat dorsal-root ganglion (DRG) neurons evoked action-potential-mediated transient increases in intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) as measured by indo-1-based microfluorimetry. Field-potential-evoked [Ca2+]i transients were abolished by tetrodotoxin, and their dependence on stimulus intensity exhibited an abrupt threshold. omega-Conotoxin GVIA (omega-CgTx, 100 nM) inhibited action-potential-mediated Ca2+ influx by 79%, while nitrendipine (1 microM) had little effect. omega-Grammotoxin SIA (omega-GsTx, 267 nM), a peptide toxin purified from the venom of the tarantula spider, Grammostola spatulata, blocked action-potential-mediated Ca2+ influx as effectively as did omega-CgTx, suggesting that omega-GsTx blocks N-type Ca2+ channels. In contrast to block by omega-CgTx, the block produced by omega-GsTx reversed upon washout of the peptide. omega-GsTx (270 nM) blocked 80%, and omega-CgTx (1 microM) blocked 64%, of whole-cell Ca2+ current (ICa) elicited by step depolarization to 0 mV from a holding potential of -80 mV. omega-GsTx completely occluded inhibition of ICa by omega-CgTx. However, when applied after omega-CgTx, omega-GsTx produced an additional inhibition of 27%, indicating that omega-GsTx also blocked a non-N-type Ca2+ channel. BayK8644 (1 microM) elicited an increase in ICa in the presence of maximally effective concentrations of omega-GsTx, suggesting that omega-GsTx does not block L-type channels. Thus, omega-GsTx displays…
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