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Koegel, H. et al.

Koegel, Kaesler, Burgstahler, Werner, Alzheimer,

Unexpected down-regulation of the hIK1 Ca2+-activated K+ channel by its opener 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone in HaCaT keratinocytes. Inverse effects on cell growth and proliferation.

We used a combination of electrophysiological and cell and molecular biological techniques to study the regulation and functional role of the intermediate conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel, hIK1, in HaCaT keratinocytes. When we incubated cells with the hIK1 opener, 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone (1-EBIO), to investigate the cellular consequences of prolonged channel activity, an unexpected down-regulation of channels occurred within a few hours. The same effect was produced by the hIK1 openers chlorzoxazone and zoxazolamine and was also observed in a different cell line (C6 glioma cells). After 3 days of treatment with 1-EBIO, mRNA levels of hIK1 were substantially diminished and no channel activity was detected. Down-regulation of hIK1 was accompanied by a loss of mitogenic activity and a strong increase in cell size. After withdrawal of 1-EBIO, hIK1 mRNA and channel activity fully recovered and the cells resumed mitogenic activity. Our data present evidence for a novel feedback mechanism of hIK1 expression that appears to result from the paradoxical action of its pharmacological activator during prolonged application. Because the down-regulation of hIK1 bears immediate significance on the biological fate of keratinocytes, 1-EBIO and related compounds might emerge as potent tools to influence the proliferation of various non-excitable cells endowed with IK channels.[1]

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Unexpected down-regulation of the hIK1 Ca2+-activated K+ channel by its opener 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone in HaCaT keratinocytes. Inverse effects on cell growth and proliferation. Koegel, H., Kaesler, S., Burgstahler, R., Werner, S., Alzheimer, C. J. Biol. Chem. (2003) [Pubmed]

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