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A-type potassium current modulated by A1 adenosine receptor in frog melanotrophs
Journal of Phy8iology (1995), 489.2, pp.431-442,-0001,():
1. Transient outward current was recorded in cultured frog melanotrophs with the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique. The ionic dependence, kinetics and pharmacological properties of the current were studied. The effects of the A1 adenosine receptor agonist R-N6 enylisopropyl-adenosine (R-PIA) on this current were also investigated. 2. In tetrodotoxin-and cobalt-containing solution, depolarization from -120 mV elicited both transient and delayed outward currents. Pulses from -60 mV activated only a sustained late current. 3. 4-Aminopyridine (4 mM) reduced the transient outward current much more than the delayed outward current. In contrast, tetraethylammonium (10-20 mM) selectively reduced the delayed current. 4. Tail current measurements showed a positive shift in the reversal potential when external K+ concentration was increased, indicating that K+ was the predominant charge carrier. 5. Steady-state inactivation was complete at potentials positive to -10 mV and removed by hyperpolarization. 6. Inactivation of the transient current was slowed and accelerated in oxidizing and reducing conditions, respectively, confirming the involvement of an inactivating 'ball and chain'peptide. 7. R-PIA increased the transient current. The steady-state inactivation curve was shifted towards more positive potentials without changing the activation kinetics. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin (1 jug ml-') blocked the response to R-PIA. 8. It is concluded that frog melanotrophs possess an A-type current that is likely to play an important role in excitability. This current, which is directly modulated by A, adenosine receptors through a Gi/Go protein, appears to be responsible for the inhibitory effects of adenosine on electrical activity.
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