Role of the C-terminal domain in modifying pH-dependent regulation of Cav1.4 Ca2+ channels.

Channels (Austin, Tex.) Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-21 DOI:10.1080/19336950.2025.2473074
Juan de la Rosa Vázquez, Amy Lee
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In the retina, Ca2+ influx through Cav1.4 Ca2+ channels triggers neurotransmitter release from rod and cone photoreceptors. Changes in extracellular pH modify channel opening, enabling a feedback regulation of photoreceptor output that contributes to the encoding of color and contrast. However, the mechanisms underlying pH-dependent modulation of Cav1.4 are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the role of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of Cav1.4 in pH-dependent modulation of Ba2+ currents (IBa) in HEK293T cells transfected with the full length CaV1.4 (FL) or variants lacking portions of the CTD due to alternative splicing (Δe47) or a disease-causing mutation (K1591X). While extracellular alkalinization caused an increase in IBa for each variant, the magnitude of this increase was significantly diminished (~40-50%) for both CTD variants; K1591X was unique in showing no pH-dependent increase in maximal conductance. Moreover, the auxiliary α2δ-4 subunit augmented the pH sensitivity of IBa, as compared to α2δ-1 or no α2δ, for FL and K1591X but not Δe47. We conclude that the CTD and α2δ-4 are critical determinants of pH-dependent modulation of Cav1.4 and may influence the processing of visual information in normal and diseased states of the retina.

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