2004
Activation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*
Estacion M, Li S, Sinkins W, Gosling M, Bahra P, Poll C, Westwick J, Schilling W. Activation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 22047-22056. PMID: 15023993, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402320200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalcium ChannelsCarbacholCell LineCell MembraneCholinergic AgonistsDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEnzyme InhibitorsHumansIonomycinIonophoresKineticsLac OperonMembrane PotentialsProtein BindingTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThapsigarginTime FactorsTransfectionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsReceptor stimulationTRPC6 currentsTRPC6 channelsSteep dose-response relationshipEffect of carbacholConcentrations of carbacholSteep concentration-response relationshipReceptor-mediated eventsActivation of TRPC6Channel activityDose-response relationshipWhole-cell membrane currentsSignificant acute effectConcentration-response relationshipCell membrane currentsAcute effectsCarbacholGeneration of DAGHuman embryonic kidney cellsPrior stimulationPatch pipetteTRPC6 activityEmbryonic kidney cellsMembrane currentsMembrane depolarization
1999
Maitotoxin activates a nonselective cation channel and a P2Z/P2X7-like cytolytic pore in human skin fibroblasts
Schilling W, Sinkins W, Estacion M. Maitotoxin activates a nonselective cation channel and a P2Z/P2X7-like cytolytic pore in human skin fibroblasts. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: c755-c765. PMID: 10516106, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.4.c755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of maitotoxinConcentration-dependent increaseNonselective cation channelsCation channelsHuman skin fibroblastsPlasmalemmal permeabilitySkin fibroblastsUptake of ethidiumIntracellular fura-2Cytolytic poreYO-PRO-1Permeable cation channelFura-2Receptor stimulationTypes of cellsCytosolic freeLactate dehydrogenaseMembrane currentsPotent cytolytic agentCytolytic agentsMaitotoxinCell typesPresent studyCell levelSingle-cell level
1998
Functional expression of TrpC1: a human homologue of the Drosophila Trp channel
SINKINS W, ESTACION M, SCHILLING W. Functional expression of TrpC1: a human homologue of the Drosophila Trp channel. Biochemical Journal 1998, 331: 331-339. PMID: 9512497, PMCID: PMC1219356, DOI: 10.1042/bj3310331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStore-operated channelsPost-infection timesBasal cytosolic free Ca2Mammalian cellsExpression of TRPC1Whole-cell membrane currentsSf9 cellsNon-selective cation channelsCytosolic free Ca2Drosophila TRP channelsSf9 insect cellsInternal Ca2Baculovirus expression systemPlasmalemmal Ca2Basal Ba2TRPC1Free Ca2TRP channelsCation channelsGluconate solutionMembrane currentsInsect cellsAdditional subunitsHuman homologueCytoplasmic factors