Potassium-induced depolarization of rat telencephalic synaptoneurosomes increases
J Bernard1, G Massicotte, M Baudry
1Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Canada.
Abstract:
Potassium-induced depolarization of synaptoneurosomes prepared from rat telencephalon was found to increase [3H]amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate ([3H]AMPA) binding to the AMPA receptor. The effect required the presence of calcium because it was blocked by the calcium chelator EGTA but was not blocked by an antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, aminophosphonopentanoate. The depolarization-induced increase in [3H]AMPA binding was markedly reduced by a blocker of voltage-dependent calcium channels, verapamil. Saturation kinetic experiments revealed that the increase in [3H]AMPA binding produced by potassium depolarization was due to an increase in the affinity of the AMPA receptor. These results provide additional support for a critical role of calcium in the regulation of the AMPA receptors. The synaptoneurosome preparation might represent an interesting tool to determine the role of different calcium-dependent enzymes involved in the regulation of the AMPA receptor.
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