Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Attenuated CaV1.2-BK channel protein interaction in bipolar disorder
doi: 10.1101/2025.08.08.669447
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) STRING database hits for the CACNA1C (CaV1.2) interactors highlighted KCNMA1 (coding for the pore-forming subunit of the big potassium (BK) channel; ( b ) Immunofluorescence comparison for the CaV1.2 and BK channel for HC versus BP excitatory iPSC-neurons shows no significant difference in average image intensity normalized to CaMKII α . Similar results were obtained by western blotting (data not shown); ( c ) In situ proximity ligation assay (PLA) marking the interaction between CaV1.2 and BK channel as the red puncta dots shows significant decrease in interaction for the BP condition. Each dot here represents one image average; ( d ) Whole cell patch clamp electrophysiology showed a more depolarized state for the BP neurons and also decreased outward currents. Each dot represents neuron.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used for human neuronal cultured cells included: CaMKII α (R&D systems, MAB5584), MAP2 (Sigma, M2320), GFAP (Dako, Z0334), GAD67 (Millipore, MAB5406), vGLUT1 (Abcam, ab72311), synapsin-1 (Millipore, AB1543), PSD-95 (ABcam, ab2723), BRN2 (Cell Signaling tech.
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Comparison, Western Blot, In Situ, Proximity Ligation Assay, Patch Clamp