Journal
CHANNELS
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 318-321Publisher
LANDES BIOSCIENCE
DOI: 10.4161/chan.25293
Keywords
sinoatrial node; I-f; hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-sensitive channel; HCN4; cyclic nucleotide-binding domain; protein kinase A
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- NIH [HL088427]
- NINDS [T32NS007083]
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Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-sensitive (HCN4) channels produce the funny current, I-f, which contributes to spontaneous pacemaking in sinoatrial myocytes (SAMs). The C-terminus of HCN channels inhibits voltage-dependent gating, and cAMP binding relieves this autoinhibition. We previously showed 1) that autoinhibition in HCN4 can be relieved in the absence of cAMP in some cellular contexts and 2) that PKA is required for adrenergic receptor (AR) signaling to HCN4 in SAMs. Together, these results raise the possibility that native HCN channels in SAMs may be insensitive to direct activation by cAMP. Here, we examined PKA-independent activation of I-f by cAMP in SAMs. We observed similar robust activation of I-f by exogenous cAMP and Rp-cAMP (an analog than cannot activate PKA). Thus PKA-dependent AR-to-HCN signaling does not result from cAMP insensitivity of sinoatrial HCN channels and might instead arise via PKA-dependent limitation of cAMP production and/or cAMP access to HCN channels in SAMs.
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