Publication Date:
1988-02-12
Description:
Magnesium ions play a fundamental role in cellular function, but the effects of changes in the concentration of intracellular ionized magnesium ([Mg2+]i) on cell physiology have only recently received experimental attention. Increasing [Mg2+]i from 0.3 to 3.0 mM in cardiac cells by internal perfusion has only small effects on the basal voltage-gated calcium current (ICa) or on ICa elevated by dihydropyridine calcium channel agonists. In contrast, ICa elevated by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent phosphorylation decreases by more than 50 percent. The effect of [Mg2+]i is not due to changes in the concentration of cAMP or in the velocity of phosphorylation but rather appears to be a direct effect on the phosphorylated channel or on channel dephosphorylation.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉White, R E -- Hartzell, H C -- HL21195/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- HL27385/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 12;239(4841 Pt 1):778-80.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2448878" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate/pharmacology
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Animals
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Calcium/*metabolism/pharmacology
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Cyclic AMP/physiology
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Heart/drug effects/*physiology
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In Vitro Techniques
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Ion Channels/drug effects/*physiology
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Isoproterenol/pharmacology
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Magnesium/pharmacology/*physiology
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Membrane Potentials
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Phosphorylation
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Ranidae
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Ventricular Function
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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