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DIACYLGLYCEROL analogues (for example 1,2-oleoylacetyl-glycerol, OAG) and phorbol esters are activators of protein kinase C, and have been widely used to study the function of this enzyme in both intact cells and cell-free preparations1,2. Electrophysiological studies have shown that these activators can either depress3–6 or increase Ca2+ currents7–9, or decrease K+ currents10,11 when applied outside the cell. It has been assumed that these effects are mediated by protein kinase C activation. Here we report that micromolar levels of OAG and phorbol esters depress Ca2+ currents in chick sensory neurons independently of their effect as activators of protein kinase C. The depression of the Ca2+ current is rapid and is unaffected by intracellular application of the protein kinase C inhibitors staurosporin, sphingosine and H-712. Furthermore, the activators were ineffective when applied intracellularly, indicating that their site of action is on the outside of the membrane.
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Hockberger, P., Toselli, M., Swandulla, D. et al. A diacylglycerol analogue reduces neuronal calcium currents independently of protein kinase C activation. Nature 338, 340–342 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/338340a0
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