The sodium leak channel NALCN is poorly understood, but is reported as a Na+-permeable, nonselective cation leak channel which regulates resting membrane potential and electrical excitability. Previous work has indicated that NALCN currents can be stimulated by activation of several G protein coupled receptors, including the M3 muscarinic receptor. We undertook a study using voltage clamp electrophysiology to investigate NALCN currents. We compared currents elicited from untransfected control HEK239 cells in response to M3R agonists muscarine or Oxotremorine M to currents elicited from cells transfected with M3R only or the M3R plus NALCN and cDNA encoding accessory proteins UNC-80 and Src. Currents with similar properties were observed in all three groups of cells in response to muscarine agonists, in similar proportions of cells tested, from all three groups of cells. Our findings do not support previous electrophysiological studies suggesting that heterologously expressed NALCN functions as a Na+ leak channel in HEK293 cells. More research will be required to determine the molecular requirements for successful expression of the NALCN channel.
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View all literature mentionsCell line HEK293 is a Transformed cell line with a species of origin Homo sapiens (Human)
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