Recording of single γ-aminobutyrate- and acetylcholine-activated receptor channels translated by exogenous mRNA in Xenopus oocytes

1983 ◽  
Vol 218 (1213) ◽  
pp. 481-484 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Xenopus Oocytes ◽  
Optic Lobe ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Patch Clamp Recording ◽  
Chick Optic Lobe ◽  
Single Channel Currents ◽  
Channel Currents

High resolution (‘giga-seal’) patch clamp recording in Xenopus oocytes was used to measure single channel currents from ACh- and GABA-activated receptors. The proteins that make up these receptors had been translated from mRNA derived from, respectively, denervated cat muscle and chick optic lobe.

Effects of a spider toxin and its analogue on glutamate-activated currents in the hippocampal CA1 neuron after ischemia

1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Tsubokawa ◽  
K. Oguro ◽  
T. Masuzawa ◽  
T. Nakaima ◽  
N. Kawai
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Patch Clamp Recording ◽  
Ca1 Neurons ◽  
Ca1 Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Spider Toxin ◽  
Single Channel Currents ◽  
Channel Currents

1. We studied the effects of polyamine toxins derived from a spider venom on CA1 pyramidal neurons in gerbil hippocampal slices by patch-clamp recording. Joro spider toxin (JSTX) and its synthetic analogue, 1-naphthyl acetyl spermine (Naspm), which are known to block non-N-methyl-D-aspartate (non-NMDA) receptor in a subunit specific manner, were used. 2. Naspm depressed the excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) mediated by non-NMDA receptor channels. A further reduction of EPSCs occurred with addition of 6-cyano-7-nitroquin-oxaline-2,3- dione (CNQX). Conversely, when CNQX was applied first, no further depression of EPSCs occurred on addition of Naspm, indicating that Naspm blocks a fraction of the CNQX-sensitive non-NMDA-receptor-mediated currents. 3. After ischemia, the time course of EPSCs of CA1 pyramidal neurons was slowed and Naspm depressed the slow EPSCs more strongly than those in control neurons. 4. Analysis of single-channel currents by outside-out patch-clamp recording from ischemic CA1 neurons revealed that Naspm blocked a subpopulation of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate- and kainate-induced single-channel currents. 5. Because the EPSCs in CA1 neurons after ischemia are mediated by Ca(2+)-permeable non-NMDA receptor-mediated conductances, the present results indicate that Naspm and JSTX are effective at blocking abnormal EPSCs that may induce Ca2+ accumulation leading to delayed neuronal death after transient ischemic insult.

Potassium Channels and Fluid Secretion

Physiology ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-95
Author(s):  
OH Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Channels ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Fluid Secretion ◽  
Exocrine Glands ◽  
Great Precision ◽  
K Channels ◽  
Single Channel Currents ◽  
Channel Currents

Fluid secretion from exocrine glands can be switched on and off with great precision. Recent patch-clamp recordings of single-channel currents in acinar cells reveals that neurotransmitters and hormones control the opening of K+ channels. However, fluid secretion is due to transport of Na+ and Cl-, and movement of these ions occurs only when K+ can be transported simultaneously. Thus, by controlling K+ channels, neurotransmitters or hormones regulate Na+ and Cl-secretion.

A computer method for the acquisition and analysis of patch-clamp single-channel currents

1987 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances V. McCann ◽  
George R. Stibitz ◽  
Theodore M. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Computer Method ◽  
Single Channel Currents ◽  
Channel Currents

Negative shift of cardiac Na+ channel kinetics in cell-attached patch recordings

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (1) ◽  
pp. H247-H254 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kimitsuki ◽  
T. Mitsuiye ◽  
A. Noma
Keyword(s):  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Resting Potential ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Channel Kinetics ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Inactivation Curve ◽  
Pipette Solution ◽  
Single Channel Currents ◽  
Channel Currents

Na+ channel kinetics were studied by recording single-channel currents in the cell-attached patch configuration of the patch-clamp technique in single ventricular cells isolated from guinea pig hearts. The inactivation time course of ensemble currents was accelerated, and the peak amplitude increased temporarily and then decreased within a few minutes after the gigaohm seal formation. After reaching a new steady state, the inactivation-voltage relation was found to have shifted to more negative potentials. The potential of half-maximal inactivation was more negative by 20–31 mV from the resting potential or between -96 and -112 mV. The voltage dependency of the channel activation also shifted. Although the cell membrane was depolarized using the whole cell patch-clamp electrode and single-channel currents were recorded with an independent cell-attached electrode, the shift of the inactivation curve was also evident. Complete removal of Ca2+ using 5 mM ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid in the pipette solution failed to prevent the shift. Increasing Ca2+ to 10 mM, however, reduced magnitude of the shift significantly. Involvement of an increased membrane fluidity and surface potential of the glass pipette to the shift is discussed.

A patch-clamp study of acetylcholine-activated ion channels in Ascaris suum muscle

1990 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-221
Author(s):  
A. J. Pennington ◽  
R. J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Ascaris Suum ◽  
Open Time ◽  
Sites Of Action ◽  
Single Channel Currents ◽  
Clamp Study ◽  
Channel Currents ◽  
Inside Out ◽  
Burst Time

Acetylcholine-activated single-channel currents were recorded from cell-attached and inside-out patches of isolated muscle vesicles from Ascaris suum. Acetylcholine (1–10 mumols l-1) activated cation-selective channels of two amplitudes: 40–50 pS and 25–35 pS. Both channels had linear I/V relationships and mean open durations independent of voltage. The larger conductance was analysed in detail to determine its open-, closed- and burst-time kinetics; the open and burst durations were composed of two components (short and long), while closed durations had at least three components (short, intermediate and long). The data were then corrected to allow for missing short events in order to estimate various parameters including corrected mean open time (1.26 + 0.11 ms, mean +/− S.E.). Values were also derived for the efficacy (beta/alpha = 4.9) and affinity [1/KD = 147 × 10(3) (mol l-1) −1] of acetylcholine at this receptor. Larger concentrations of acetylcholine (25–100 mumols l-1) were shown to produce desensitization and caused single-channel currents to occur in clusters with long closed times (mean 171 s) between clusters. It was concluded that the extrasynaptic muscle of Ascaris suum contains two types of acetylcholine-activated ion channel and these are possible sites of action of various anthelmintic drugs. This paper is the first to describe acetylcholine-activated single-channel currents in invertebrate muscle.

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