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Subunit‐dependent cadmium and nickel inhibition of acid‐sensing ion channels
Author(s) -
Staruschenko Alexander,
Dorofeeva Natalia A.,
Bolshakov Konstantin V.,
Stockand James D.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
developmental neurobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.716
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1932-846X
pISSN - 1932-8451
DOI - 10.1002/dneu.20338
Subject(s) - homomeric , acid sensing ion channel , ion channel , biology , chinese hamster ovary cell , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics , amiloride , protein subunit , biochemistry , chemistry , receptor , sodium , organic chemistry , gene
Acid‐sensing ion channels (ASIC) are ligand‐gated cation channels that are highly expressed in peripheral sensory and central neurons. ASIC are transiently activated by decreases in extracellular pH and are thought to play important roles in sensory perception, neuronal transmission, and excitability, and in the pathology of neurological conditions, such as brain ischemia. We demonstrate here that the heavy metals Ni 2+ and Cd 2+ dose‐dependently inhibit ASIC currents in hippocampus CA1 neurons and in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells heterologously expressing these channels. The effects of both Ni 2+ and Cd 2+ were voltage‐independent, fast, and reversible. Neither metal affected activation and desensitization kinetics but rather decreased pH‐sensitivity. Moreover, distinct ASIC isoforms were differentially inhibited by Ni 2+ and Cd 2+ . External application of 1 m M Ni 2+ rapidly inhibited homomeric ASIC1a and heteromeric ASIC1a/2a channels without affecting ASIC1b, 2a, and ASIC3 homomeric channels and ASIC1a/3 and 2a/3 heteromeric channels. In contrast, external Cd + (1 m M ) inhibited ASIC2a and ASIC3 homomeric channels and ASIC1a/2a, 1a/3, and 2a/3 heteromeric channels but not ASIC1a homomeric channels. The acid‐sensing current in isolated rat hippocampus CA1 neurons, thought to be carried primarily by ASIC1a and 1a/2a, was inhibited by 1 m M Ni 2+ . The current study identifies ASIC as a novel target for the neurotoxic heavy metals Cd 2+ and Ni 2+ . © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Neurobiol 67: 97–107, 2007