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      Dopamine D2-receptor activation differentially inhibits N- and R-type Ca2+ channels in Xenopus melanotrope cells.

      Neuroendocrinology
      Animals, Apomorphine, pharmacology, Calcium Channel Blockers, Calcium Channels, drug effects, metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Dopamine Agonists, Electrophysiology, Membrane Potentials, physiology, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Pituitary Gland, cytology, Receptors, Dopamine D2, Xenopus laevis

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          Dopamine inhibits pituitary melanotrope cells of the amphibian Xenopus laevis through activation of a dopamine (D2) receptor that couples to a Gi protein. Activated Gi protein subunits are known to affect voltage-operated Ca2+ currents (ICa). In the present study we investigated which Ca2+ currents are regulated by D2-receptor activation and which Gi protein subunits are involved. Whole-cell voltage-clamp patch-clamp experiments from holding potentials (HPs) of -80 and -30 mV show that 28.6 and 36.9%, respectively, of the total ICa was inhibited by apomorphin, a D2-receptor agonist. The inhibited current had fast activation and inactivation kinetics. From an HP of -80 mV, inhibition of N-type Ca2+ currents with omega-conotoxin GVIA and R-type current by SNX-482 reduced the efficacy of the apomorphin-induced inhibition. From an HP of -30 mV this reduction for omega-conotoxin GVIA was still observed. Blocking L-type current by nifedipine or P/Q-type current by omega-agatoxin IVA did not affect apomorphin-induced inhibition at either HP. Our results imply that D2-receptor activation inhibits both N- and R-type Ca2+ currents. Using a strong depolarizing pre-pulse partially reversed the inhibition of the total current by apomorphin. About 50% of this inhibition was achieved through interaction of Gbeta/gamma proteins, and this part of the inhibited ICa had fast activating and inactivating kinetics. However, the other part of the current inhibited by D2-receptor activation may proceed through Galpha-PKA phosphorylation.

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          Crosstalk between G proteins and protein kinase C mediated by the calcium channel alpha1 subunit.

          The modulation of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels at presynaptic nerve terminals is an important factor in the control of neurotransmitter release and synaptic efficacy. Some terminals contain multiple Ca2(+)-channel subtypes (N and P/Q), which are differentially regulated by G-protein activation and by protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent phosphorylation. Regulation of channel activity by crosstalk between second messenger pathways has been reported although the molecular mechanisms underlying crosstalk have not been described. Here we show that crosstalk occurs at the level of the presynaptic Ca2(+)-channel complex. The alpha1 subunit domain I-II linker, which connects the first and second transmembrane domains, contributes to the PKC-dependent upregulation of channel activity, while G-protein-dependent inhibition occurs through binding of Gbetagamma to two sites in the I-II linker. Crosstalk results from the PKC-dependent phosphorylation of one of the Gbetagamma binding sites which antagonizes Gbetagamma-induced inhibition. The results provide a mechanism for the highly regulated and dynamic control of neurotransmitter release that depends on the integration of multiple presynaptic signals.
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            Structure and function of neuronal Ca2+ channels and their role in neurotransmitter release

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              Direct interaction of G   with a C-terminal G  -binding domain of the Ca2+ channel  1 subunit is responsible for channel inhibition by G protein-coupled receptors

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