During myogenesis, myoblast fusion depends on mitochondria and ion-channel-regulated intracellular Ca2+ signaling. However, the relationship between mitochondrial function and ion channels that affect calcium signaling in myoblasts is unknown. Here, we compared ionic currents associated with intracellular Ca2+ influx in normal and mitochondria-depleted (ρ0) L6 GLUT4myc myoblasts. In ρ0 myoblasts, we observed a decrease in the inward-rectifying K+ current (KIR2.1), which hyperpolarizes the membrane to generate the electromotive force for Ca2+ influx. The downregulation of KIR2.1 was induced by not only a decrease in KIR2.1 expression but also mitochondrial dysfunction of electron transport-coupled ATP synthesis in ρ0 myoblasts that might be affect intracellular Ca2+ signaling in ρ0 myoblasts. Our work elucidates the functional effect of mitochondria on myogenesis-related ion channels during myoblast differentiation.
Europhysiology 2018 (London, UK) (2018) Proc Physiol Soc 41, PCB064
Poster Communications: Mitochondrial impairment downregulates inward-rectifying K+ channel (KIR2.1) activity in L6 myoblasts via oxidative phosphorylation dysfunction.
J. Nam1,2
1. Physiology, Dongguk University, College of Medicine, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea (the Republic of). 2. Dongguk University College of Medicine, Channelopathy Research Center (CRC), Goyang-si, Gyeonggi, Korea (the Republic of).
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