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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 281: C1727-C1733, 2001;
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Vol. 281, Issue 5, C1727-C1733, November 2001

Expression of Ca2+-activated K+ channels, SK3, in the interstitial cells of Cajal in the gastrointestinal tract

Akikazu Fujita1,2, Tadayoshi Takeuchi1,2, Noriko Saitoh1, Jun Hanai3, and Fumiaki Hata1,2

1 Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Science and 2 Department of Molecular Physiology and Biochemistry, Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531; and 3 Department of Pathology and Research, Sakai Municipal Hospital, Sakai, Osaka 590-0064, Japan

A role for small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels on spontaneous motility of the gastrointestinal tract has been suggested. Although four subtypes of SK channels were identified in mammalian tissues, the subtypes of SK channel expressed in the gastrointestinal tract are still unknown. In this study, we investigated the expression and localization of SK channels in the gastrointestinal tract. RT-PCR analysis shows expression of SK3 and SK4 mRNA, but not SK1 or SK2 mRNA, in the rat intestine. SK3 immunoreactivity was detected in the myenteric plexus and muscular layers of the stomach, ileum, and colon. SK3-immunoreactive cells were stained with antibody for c-kit, a marker for the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), but not with that for glial fibrillary acidic protein in the ileum and stomach. Immunoelectron microscopic analysis indicates that SK3 channels are localized on processes of ICC that are located close to the myenteric plexus between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers and within the muscular layers. Because ICC have been identified as pacemaker cells and are known to play a major role in generating the regular motility of the gastrointestinal tract, these results suggest that SK3 channels, which are expressed specifically in ICC, play an important role in generating a rhythmic pacemaker current in the gastrointestinal tract.

small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel; immunohistochemistry; immunoelectron microscopy


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