| Literature DB >> 20363327 |
Mathias Gebhart1, Gabriella Juhasz-Vedres, Annalisa Zuccotti, Niels Brandt, Jutta Engel, Alexander Trockenbacher, Gurjot Kaur, Gerald J Obermair, Marlies Knipper, Alexandra Koschak, Jörg Striessnig.
Abstract
Neurotransmitter release and spontaneous action potentials during cochlear inner hair cell (IHC) development depend on the activity of Ca(v)1.3 voltage-gated L-type Ca(2+) channels. Their voltage- and Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation kinetics are slower than in other tissues but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not yet understood. We found that Rab3-interacting molecule-2alpha (RIM2alpha) mRNA is expressed in immature cochlear IHCs and the protein co-localizes with Ca(v)1.3 in the same presynaptic compartment of IHCs. Expression of RIM proteins in tsA-201 cells revealed binding to the beta-subunit of the channel complex and RIM-induced slowing of both Ca(2+)- and voltage-dependent inactivation of Ca(v)1.3 channels. By inhibiting inactivation, RIM induced a non-inactivating current component typical for IHC Ca(v)1.3 currents which should allow these channels to carry a substantial window current during prolonged depolarizations. These data suggest that RIM2 contributes to the stabilization of Ca(v)1.3 gating kinetics in immature IHCs.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20363327 DOI： 10.1016/j.mcn.2010.03.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Neurosci ISSN： 1044-7431 Impact factor: 4.314