This study provides evidence that Phospholamban can generate cation-selective ion channels, offering new insights into its molecular mode of action in cardiac myocytes.
Hypothesis-generating for PLN ion channel function in myocytes; requires cellular validation before any clinical consideration.
Phosholamban (PLN) is involved in the contractility of cardiac muscles by regulating the intracellular calcium concentration (Ca(2+)(cyt)) of cardiac myocytes. This occurs via a modulation of the sarco-/endoplasmic CaATPase (SERCA). In spite of high-resolution structures the molecular mode of PLN action is yet not known. In the present paper we readdress the question whether PLN proteins can generate ion channel activity. Reconstitution of PLN in planar lipid bilayers reveals single channel fluctuations, which are characterized by two conductance levels, long open/closed dwell times, moderate selectivity between monovalent cations and no perceivable Ca(2+) permeability. The PLN generated channel activity could be inhibited by a PLN antibody (abPLN) implying that the channel activity is indeed due to the inherent channel function of the PLN protein.
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