Cytosolic ADP enhances the sensitivity to tolbutamide of ATP‐dependent K+ channels from pancreatic B‐cells

Authors:
  • SLS. Lins
    S. Lins
  • TOT. Ohno-Shosaku
    T. Ohno-Shosaku
  • GTG. Trube
    G. Trube
  • UPU. Panten
    U. Panten

Abstract
The effects of intracellular purine nucleotides on tolbutamide‐induced block of ATP‐dependent K+ channels from mouse pancreatic B‐cells were studied using the patch‐clamp technique. When applied to the inside of excised patches tolbutamide alone blocked channel activity half‐maximally at 55μM and the concentration‐response curve for the inhibition of K+ channels by tolbutamide was flat. ADP (1 mM), but not other nucleotides (AMP, GTP or GDP) increased the steepness of the concentration‐response curve and decreased the half‐maximally effective tolbutamide concentration to 4.2 μM. It is suggested that the ATP‐dependent K+ channel or a closely related structure contains a receptor which is accessible for cytosolic ADP and controls the sensitivity to tolbutamide.

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