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<metadata xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><dc:title>ATP regulates sodium channel kinetics in pancreatic islet beta cells</dc:title><dc:creator>Zou,	Na	(Avtor)
	</dc:creator><dc:creator>Rupnik,	Marjan	(Avtor)
	</dc:creator><dc:subject>Langerhansovi otočki</dc:subject><dc:subject>trebušna slinavka</dc:subject><dc:subject/><dc:description>Pancreatic beta cells act as glucose sensors, in which intracellular ATP ([ATP](i)) are altered with glucose concentration change. The characterization of voltage-gated sodium channels under different [ATP](i) remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that increasing [ATP](i) within a certain range of concentrations (2-8 mM) significantly enhanced the voltage-gated sodium channel currents, compared with 2 mM cytosolic ATP. This enhancement was attenuated by even high intracellular ATP (12 mM). Furthermore, elevated ATP modulated the sodium channel kinetics in a dose-dependent manner. Increased [ATP](i) shifted both the current-voltage curve and the voltage-dependent inactivation curve of sodium channel to the right. Finally, the sodium channel recovery from inactivation was significantly faster when the intracellular ATP level was increased, especially in 8 mM [ATP](i), which is an attainable concentration by the high glucose stimulation. In summary, our data suggested that elevated cytosolic ATP enhanced the activity of Na(+) channels, which may play essential roles in modulating cell excitability and insulin release when blood glucose concentration increases.</dc:description><dc:date>2013</dc:date><dc:date>2015-07-10 12:40:51</dc:date><dc:type>Delo ni kategorizirano</dc:type><dc:identifier>50505</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>UDK: 612.349.7</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>COBISS_ID: 512288568</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>ISSN pri članku: 0022-2631</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>NUK URN: URN:SI:UM:DK:8YJ0HDMY</dc:identifier><dc:language>sl</dc:language></metadata>
