NDLI: Dissection of K+ currents in Caenorhabditis elegans muscle cells by genetics and RNA interference

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Author	Santi, C. M. Yuan, A. Fawcett, G. Wang, Z. W. Butler, A. Nonet, M. L. Wei, A. Rojas, P. Salkoff, L.
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	GFP-promoter experiments have previously shown that at least nine genes encoding potassium channel subunits are expressed in Caenorhabditis elegans muscle. By using genetic, RNA interference, and physiological techniques we revealed the molecular identity of the major components of the outward K+ currents in body wall muscle cells in culture. We found that under physiological conditions, outward current is dominated by the products of only two genes, Shaker (Kv1) and Shal (Kv4), both expressing voltage-dependent potassium channels. Other channels may be held in reserve to respond to particular circumstances. Because GFP-promoter experiments indicated that slo-2 expression is prominent, we created a deletion mutant to identify the SLO-2 current in vivo. In both whole-cell and single-channel modes, in vivo SLO-2 channels were active only when intracellular Ca2+ and Cl- were raised above normal physiological conditions, as occurs during hypoxia. Under such conditions, SLO-2 is the largest outward current, contributing up to 87% of the total current. Other channels are present in muscle, but our results suggest that they are unlikely to contribute a large outward component under physiological conditions. However, they, too, may contribute currents conditional on other factors. Hence, the picture that emerges is of a complex membrane with a small number of household conductances functioning under normal circumstances, but with additional conductances that are activated during unusual circumstances.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1935976100
Starting Page	14391
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ISSN	10916490
e-ISSN	10916490
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Issue Number	24
Volume Number	100
Language	English
Publisher	National Academy of Sciences
Publisher Date	2003-11-25
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	National Academy of Sciences
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Multidisciplinary

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