Hydrogen sulfide inhibits Cav3.2 T-type Ca2 channels
Scragg, J.L. Huang, S. Dallas, M.L. Huang, D. MacDougall, D. Boyle, J.P. Gamper, N. Peers, C.
Scragg, J.L.
Huang, S.
Dallas, M.L.
Huang, D.
MacDougall, D.
Boyle, J.P.
Gamper, N.
Peers, C.
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2014-12
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The importance of H2S as a physiological signaling molecule continues to develop, and ion channels are emerging as a major family of target proteins through which H2S exerts many actions. The purpose of the present study was to investigate its effects on T-type Ca2+ channels. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology, we demonstrate that the H2S donor, NaHS (10 μM−1 mM) selectively inhibits Cav3.2 T-type channels heterologously expressed in HEK293 cells, whereas Cav3.1 and Cav3.3 channels were unaffected. The sensitivity of Cav3.2 channels to H2S required the presence of the redox-sensitive extracellular residue H191, which is also required for tonic binding of Zn2+ to this channel. Chelation of Zn2+ with N,N,N′,N′-tetra-2-picolylethylenediamine prevented channel inhibition by H2S and also reversed H2S inhibition when applied after H2S exposure, suggesting that H2S may act via increasing the affinity of the channel for extracellular Zn2+ binding. Inhibition of native T-type channels in 3 cell lines correlated with expression of Cav3.2 and not Cav3.1 channels. Notably, H2S also inhibited native T-type (primarily Cav3.2) channels in sensory dorsal root ganglion neurons. Our data demonstrate a novel target for H2S regulation, the T-type Ca2+ channel Cav3.2, and suggest that such modulation cannot account for the pronociceptive effects of this gasotransmitter.
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Elies J, Scragg JL, Huang S et al (2014) Hydrogen sulfide inhibits Cav3.2 T-type Ca2 channels. The FASEB Journal. 28(12): 5376-5387.
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