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DL Kunze and D Rampe
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
We examined the effects of the benzolpyrrole-type Ca2+ channel activator FPL 64176 on voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels in rat anterior pituitary (GH3) cells. FPL 64176 increased K(+)-dependent Ca2+ influx into GH3 cells with an EC50 value of 1.2 x 10(-7) M but had no effect on the binding of [3H]PN200-110 to GH3 cell membranes at concentrations up to 10(-6) M. Whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology revealed that FPL 64176 (1 microM) increased L-type Ca2+ channel current amplitude and shifted the current-voltage relationship in the hyperpolarizing direction. Furthermore, Ca2+ channel current activation and deactivation were prolonged. Single-channel analysis showed that FPL 64176 increased both the probability of channel opening and the mean channel open time. Interestingly, the effect of FPL 64176 on channel open time was highly voltage dependent, with much longer openings being observed at more hyperpolarized potentials. We conclude that FPL 64176 represents a new class of L-type Ca2+ channel activator with a novel site and mechanism of action.
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