G protein-independent activation of an inward Na(+) current by muscarinic receptors in mouse pancreatic beta-cells
(2002) Journal of Biological Chemistry — Vol. 277, n° 41, p. 38373-38380 (2002)
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- Depolarization of pancreatic beta-cells is critical for stimulation of insulin secretion by acetylcholine but remains unexplained. Using voltage-clamped beta-cells, we identified a small inward current produced by acetylcholine, which was suppressed by atropine or external Na(+) omission, but was not mimicked by nicotine, and was insensitive to nicotinic antagonists, tetrodotoxin, 4,4'-diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DiDS), thapsigargin pretreatment, and external Ca(2+) and K(+) removal. This suggests that muscarinic receptor stimulation activates voltage-insensitive Na(+) channels distinct from store-operated channels. No outward Na(+) current was produced by acetylcholine when the electrochemical Na(+) gradient was reversed, indicating that the channels are inward rectifiers. No outward K(+) current occurred either, and the reversal potential of the current activated by acetylcholine in the presence of Na(+) and K(+) was close to that expected for a Na(+)-selective membrane, suggesting that the channels opened by acetylcholine are specific for Na(+). Overnight pretreatment with pertussis toxin or the addition of guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP-gamma-S) or guanosine-5'-O-(2-thiodiphosphate) (GDP-beta-S) instead of GTP to the pipette solution did not alter this current, excluding involvement of G proteins. Injection of a current of a similar amplitude to that induced by acetylcholine elicited electrical activity in beta-cells perifused with a subthreshold glucose concentration. These results demonstrate that muscarinic receptor activation in pancreatic beta-cells triggers, by a G protein-independent mechanism, a selective Na(+) current that explains the plasma membrane depolarization.
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Rolland, J.-F., Henquin, J.-C., & Gilon, P. (2002). G protein-independent activation of an inward Na(+) current by muscarinic receptors in mouse pancreatic beta-cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(41), 38373-38380. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M203888200 (Original work published 2002)