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Query: UMLS:C0027819 (neuroblastoma)
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The effect of an active synthetic N-terminal fragment of bovine parathyroid hormone (bPTH), bPTH-(1-34), on Ca2+ channels was studied in mouse neuroblastoma cells (N1E-115). With the whole-cell variation of the patch-clamp technique, T (transient) and L (long-lasting) types of Ca2+ currents were identified. Pharmacological characterization showed that the L current was amplified by the Ca2+ channel stimulator BAY K-8644, but the T current was unaffected. The administration of bPTH-(1-34) produced dose-related inhibition of the L current, which could be reversed by BAY K-8644. The peptide had no effect on the T current. In addition, use of the fluorescent indicator fura-2 showed that bPTH-(1-34) inhibited the KCl-stimulated increase in intracellular free Ca2+ in neuroblastoma cells with L channels but not in cells with T channels. An inactivated (oxidized) preparation of bPTH-(1-34) failed to affect the L current. High-affinity binding of labeled PTH analog to these neuroblastoma cells was also demonstrated. In addition, bPTH-(1-34) inhibited the L current in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells from rat tail artery. These data indicate that, in some tissues, PTH can act as an endogenous blocker of Ca2+ entry.
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PMID:Specific inhibition of long-lasting, L-type calcium channels by synthetic parathyroid hormone. 168 47

Neuroblastoma cells (N1E-115) were used as models of transient (T) and long-lasting (L) Ca++ channels. The whole cell version of the patch clamp technique was used to measure inward Ca++ currents, and the fluorescent indicator, Fura-2, was used to measure changes in intracellular Ca++. Cells were cultured and selected during recording so that predominantly T or L channel currents were measured. T channel currents did not respond to dihydropyridine or parathyroid hormone, whereas L channel currents did. BAY-K-8644 increased and nifedipine decreased L channel currents. After a 15 mM KCl challenge, cells with predominantly T channels responded with a transient change in intracellular Ca++, while cells with predominantly L channels showed a sustained response. PTH inhibited the increase in intracellular Ca++ in cells with L channels, but not in those with T channels. PTH may be an example of an endogenous calcium channel blocker, at least in neuroblastoma cells.
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PMID:Control of calcium channels in neuroblastoma cells (N1E-115). 217 70

A subunit of molecular weight 21,000 from arachin, the major peanut protein, was isolated in pure form and primary structure was determined. The subunit was fragmented with CNBr, trypsin, and NBS; the fragments were separated and isolated by PAGE, gel filtration, Dowex treatment, and paper electrophoresis, and Edman degradation on each fragment, including the intact subunit, was performed. The PTH-amino acids thus obtained were identified by UV spectroscopy and TLC. The complete sequence of 176 residues was established by overlapping technique.
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PMID:Complete amino acid sequence of arachin subunit of molecular weight 21,000. 237 66

Puroindoline-a (PIN-a) and alpha1-purothionin (alpha1-PTH), isolated from wheat endosperm of Triticum aestivum sp., have been suggested to play a role in plant defence mechanisms against phytopathogenic organisms. We investigated their ability to form pores when incorporated into giant liposomes using the patch-clamp technique. PIN-a formed cationic channels (approximately 15 pS) with the following selectivity K(+) > Na(+) >> Cl(-). Also, alpha1-PTH formed channels of approximately 46 pS and 125 pS at +100 mV, the selectivity of which was Ca(2+) > Na(+) approximately K(+) >> Cl(-) and Cl(-) >> Na(+), respectively. In isolated mouse neuromuscular preparations, alpha1-PTH induced muscle membrane depolarization, leading to blockade of synaptic transmission and directly elicited muscle twitches. Also, alpha1-PTH caused swelling of differentiated neuroblastoma NG108-15 cells, membrane bleb formation, and disorganization of F-actin. In contrast, similar concentrations of PIN-a had no detectable effects. The cytotoxic actions of alpha1-PTH on mammalian cells may be explained by its ability to induce cationic-selective channels.
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PMID:Puroindoline-a and alpha1-purothionin form ion channels in giant liposomes but exert different toxic actions on murine cells. 1662 7