Expression of photoreceptor cyclic nucleotide‐gated cation channel α subunit (CNGCα) in the liver and skeletal muscle
- 14 October 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 395 (1) , 77-81
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(96)01011-3
Abstract
Glucagon and β-adrenergic agents increase cAMP levels and stimulate Ca 2+ influx in liver cells. There is no consensus as to the mechanism by which these hormones stimulate the influx of Ca 2+ . Using mouse retinal rod CNGCα cDNA probes, we cloned rat liver and skeletal muscle, and human hepatic CNGCα subunit sequences showing 97–100% identity with the human rod channel. In order to assess channel activity, the effect of cyclic nucleotides on free intracellular Ca 2+ levels of isolated hepatocytes was measured. Dibutyryl-cAMP was more effective in increasing free Ca 2+ levels than dibutyryl-cGMP. These data indicate that the CNGCα subunit is expressed in the both liver and skeletal muscle possibly mediating hormonal effects on ion fluxes.Keywords
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