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Extracellular guanosine‐5′‐triphosphate modulates myogenesis via intermediate Ca 2+ ‐activated K + currents in C2C12 mouse cells
Author(s) -
Pietrangelo Tiziana,
Fioretti Bernard,
Mancinelli Rosa,
Catacuzzeno Luigi,
Franciolini Fabio,
Fanò Giorgio,
Fulle Stefania
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.102194
Subject(s) - hyperpolarization (physics) , c2c12 , guanosine , extracellular , myogenesis , chemistry , myocyte , microbiology and biotechnology , gtp' , charybdotoxin , biophysics , membrane potential , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , enzyme
In this study we investigated the role of extracellular 5′‐guanosine‐triphosphate (GTP) on early phases of skeletal muscle differentiation using the widely used C2C12 mouse cells as a myogenic model. We show that extracellular GTP binding to specific sites activates a metabotropic cascade that leads to a transient intracellular Ca 2+ mobilization, consequent activation of the intermediate Ca 2+ ‐activated K + channels (IK Ca ), and hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane. We further show that in differentiating C2C12 myoblasts GTP induces a proliferative boost, and increases the number of cells positive for the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) proteins. These effects were shown to be mediated by the IK Ca channel‐dependent hyperpolarization, as evidenced by their disappearance when myoblasts were incubated with the IK Ca channel inhibitor charybdotoxin. These data give new insights into nucleotide purinergic signalling pathways, and address the role of the GTP‐dependent IK Ca channel activation and hyperpolarization in myogenesis.