Functional characterization of Ih-channel splice variants from Apis mellifera.
FEBS Lett
; 575(1-3): 99-104, 2004 Sep 24.
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ABSTRACT
We isolated splice variants of the AMIH cDNA by means of polymerase chain reaction and homology screening. Splicing at one site generates at least four different channel transcripts (AMIH, AMIHL, AMIHM and AMIHT), which code for ion-channel proteins that vary in the interloop regions between the membrane-spanning domains S4 and S5. HEK293 cells in which the AMIHL splice variants were functionally expressed generated currents that were activated by hyperpolarizing voltage steps. Compared to AMIH, AMIHL cells showed pronounced differences in the voltage dependency of activation the incorporation of 32 extra amino acids between S4 and S5 shifts the activation curve by +25 mV. Intracellular cAMP made the current-activation potential still less negative and accelerated the activation more effectively than it does in AMIH cells. In vertebrates, functional diversity of Ih-channels is generated by four different genes. In Apis mellifera, splice variants coded by the single gene AMIH could generate a similar diversity.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Abejas
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Empalme Alternativo
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Isoformas de Proteínas
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Canales Iónicos
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEBS Lett
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania