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Lipski J, Park TIH, Li D, Lee SCW, Trevarton AJ, Chung KKH, Freestone PS, Bai JZ. Involvement of TRP-like channels in the acute ischemic response of hippocampal CA1 neurons in brain slices. Brain Res 2006; 1077:187-99. [PMID: 16483552 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2005] [Revised: 01/03/2006] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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During a period of acute ischemia in vivo or oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in vitro, CA1 neurons depolarize, swell and become overloaded with calcium. Our aim was to test the hypothesis that the initial responses to OGD are at least partly due to transient receptor potential (TRP) channel activation. As some TRP channels are temperature-sensitive, we also compared the effects of pharmacological blockade of the channels with the effects of reducing temperature. Acute hippocampal slices (350 mum) obtained from Wistar rats were submerged in ACSF at 36 degrees C. CA1 neurons were monitored electrophysiologically using extracellular, intracellular or whole-cell patch-clamp recordings. Cell swelling was assessed by recording changes in relative tissue resistance, and changes in intracellular calcium were measured after loading neurons with fura-2 dextran. Blockers of TRP channels (ruthenium red, La3+, Gd3+, 2-APB) or lowering temperature by 3 degrees C reduced responses to OGD. This included: (a) an increased delay to negative shifts of extracellular DC potential; (b) reduction in rate of the initial slow membrane depolarization, slower development of OGD-induced increase in cell input resistance and slower development of whole-cell inward current; (c) reduced tissue swelling; and (d) a smaller rise in intracellular calcium. Mild hypothermia (33 degrees C) and La3+ or Gd3+ (100 microM) showed an occlusion effect when delay to extracellular DC shifts was measured. Expression of TRPM2/TRPM7 (oxidative stress-sensitive) and TRPV3/TRPV4 (temperature-sensitive) channels was demonstrated in the CA1 subfield with RT-PCR. These results indicate that TRP or TRP-like channels are activated by cellular stress and contribute to ischemia-induced membrane depolarization, intracellular calcium accumulation and cell swelling. We also hypothesize that closing of some TRP channels (TRPV3 and/or TRPV4) by lowering temperature may be partly responsible for the neuroprotective effect of hypothermia.
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- Janusz Lipski
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 92-019 Auckland, New Zealand.
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Ion channels are pore-forming transmembrane proteins that allow ions to permeate biological membranes. Pore structure plays a crucial role in determining the ion permeation and selectivity properties of particular channels. In the past few decades, efforts have been undertaken to identify key elements of the pore regions of different classes of ion channels. In this review, we summarize current knowledge about permeation and selectivity of channel proteins from the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily. Whereas all TRP channels are permeable for cations, only two TRP channels are impermeable for Ca2+ (TRPM4, TRPM5), and two others are highly Ca2+ permeable (TRPV5, TRPV6). Despite the great advances in the TRP channel field during the past decade, only a limited number of reports have dealt with functional characterization of pore properties, biophysical aspects of cation permeation, or description of pore structures of TRP channels. This review gives an overview of available experimental and theoretical data and discusses the functional impact of pore-structure modifications on TRP channel properties.
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- Grzegorz Owsianik
- Laboratorium voor Fysiologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Clapham DE, Julius D, Montell C, Schultz G. International Union of Pharmacology. XLIX. Nomenclature and structure-function relationships of transient receptor potential channels. Pharmacol Rev 2006; 57:427-50. [PMID: 16382100 DOI: 10.1124/pr.57.4.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- David E Clapham
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Tong Q, Zhang W, Conrad K, Mostoller K, Cheung JY, Peterson BZ, Miller BA. Regulation of the transient receptor potential channel TRPM2 by the Ca2+ sensor calmodulin. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:9076-85. [PMID: 16461353 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m510422200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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TRPM2, a member of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily, is a Ca(2+)-permeable channel activated by oxidative stress or tumor necrosis factoralpha involved in susceptibility to cell death. TRPM2 activation is dependent on the level of intracellular Ca(2+). We explored whether calmodulin (CaM) is the Ca(2+) sensor for TRPM2. HEK 293T cells were transfected with TRPM2 and wild type CaM or mutant CaM (CaM(MUT)) with substitutions of all four EF hands. Treatment of cells expressing TRPM2 with H(2)O(2) or tumor necrosis factor alpha resulted in a significant increase in intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)). This was not affected by coexpression of CaM, suggesting that endogenous CaM levels are sufficient for maximal response. Cotransfection of CaM(MUT) with TRPM2 dramatically inhibited the increase in [Ca(2+)](i), demonstrating the requirement for CaM in TRPM2 activation. Immunoprecipitation confirmed direct interaction of CaM and CaM(MUT) with TRPM2, and the Ca(2+) dependence of this association. CaM bound strongly to the TRPM2 N terminus (amino acids 1-730), but weakly to the C terminus (amino acids 1060-1503). CaM binding to an IQ-like motif (amino acids 406-416) in the TRPM2 N terminus was demonstrated utilizing gel shift, immunoprecipitation, biotinylated CaM overlay, and pull-down assays. A substitution mutant of the IQ-like motif of TRPM2 (TRPM2-IQ(MUT1)) reduced but did not eliminate CaM binding to TRPM2, suggesting the presence of at least one other CaM binding site. The functional importance of the TRPM2 IQ-like motif was demonstrated by treatment of TRPM2-IQ(MUT1)-expressing cells with H(2)O(2). The increase in [Ca(2+)](i) observed with wild type TRPM2 was absent and cell viability was preserved. These data demonstrate the requirement for CaM in TRPM2 activation. They suggest that Ca(2+) entering through TRPM2 enhances interaction of CaM with TRPM2 at the IQ-like motif in the N terminus, providing crucial positive feedback for channel activation.
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- Qin Tong
- Department of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Chinopoulos C, Adam-Vizi V. Calcium, mitochondria and oxidative stress in neuronal pathology. Novel aspects of an enduring theme. FEBS J 2006; 273:433-50. [PMID: 16420469 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05103.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The interplay among reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, elevated intracellular calcium concentration and mitochondrial demise is a recurring theme in research focusing on brain pathology, both for acute and chronic neurodegenerative states. However, causality, extent of contribution or the sequence of these events prior to cell death is not yet firmly established. Here we review the role of the alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex as a newly identified source of mitochondrial ROS production. Furthermore, based on contemporary reports we examine novel concepts as potential mediators of neuronal injury connecting mitochondria, increased [Ca2+]c and ROS/reactive nitrogen species (RNS) formation; specifically: (a) the possibility that plasmalemmal nonselective cationic channels contribute to the latent [Ca2+]c rise in the context of glutamate-induced delayed calcium deregulation; (b) the likelihood of the involvement of the channels in the phenomenon of 'Ca2+ paradox' that might be implicated in ischemia/reperfusion injury; and (c) how ROS/RNS and mitochondrial status could influence the activity of these channels leading to loss of ionic homeostasis and cell death.
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- Christos Chinopoulos
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Semmelweis University, Neurobiochemical Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szentagothai Knowledge Center, Budapest, Hungary
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MacDonald JF, Xiong ZG, Jackson MF. Paradox of Ca2+ signaling, cell death and stroke. Trends Neurosci 2006; 29:75-81. [PMID: 16376999 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2005.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Revised: 10/14/2005] [Accepted: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Since the early 1960s it has been known that restoring extracellular Ca2+ following a period of low Ca2+ concentrations paradoxically causes an increase in intracellular Ca2+ levels that can lead to cell death. The mystery of this 'Ca2+ paradox' is made more intriguing by observations that lowering concentrations of extracellular Ca2+ and/or Mg2+ paradoxically enhances the entry of Ca2+ into hippocampal neurons. Until recently, the entry of Ca2+ through NMDA receptors was accepted as the major pathway leading to the excitotoxic, delayed cell death associated with the ischemic periods of stroke. Here, we discuss how several transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are likely to contribute to both the Ca2+ paradox and the delayed death of neurons following an ischemic stroke.
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- John F MacDonald
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Wang T, Jiao Y, Montell C. Dissecting independent channel and scaffolding roles of the Drosophila transient receptor potential channel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 171:685-94. [PMID: 16301334 PMCID: PMC2171549 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200508030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Drosophila transient receptor potential (TRP) serves dual roles as a cation channel and as a molecular anchor for the PDZ protein, INAD (inactivation no afterpotential D). Null mutations in trp cause impairment of visual transduction, mislocalization of INAD, and retinal degeneration. However, the impact of specifically altering TRP channel function is not known because existing loss-of-function alleles greatly reduce protein expression. In the current study we describe the isolation of a set of new trp alleles, including trp14 with an amino acid substitution juxtaposed to the TRP domain. The trp14 flies stably express TRP and display normal molecular anchoring, but defective channel function. Elimination of the anchoring function alone in trpΔ1272, had minor effects on retinal morphology whereas disruption of channel function caused profound light-induced cell death. This retinal degeneration was greatly suppressed by elimination of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, CalX, indicating that the cell death was due primarily to deficient Ca2+ entry rather than disruption of the TRP-anchoring function.
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MESH Headings
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Antiporters/genetics
- Antiporters/physiology
- Arrestins/genetics
- Arrestins/physiology
- Blotting, Western
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cations
- Drosophila Proteins/chemistry
- Drosophila Proteins/genetics
- Drosophila Proteins/metabolism
- Drosophila Proteins/physiology
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Electroretinography
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genes, Insect
- Immunoprecipitation
- Light
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Mutation, Missense
- Phenotype
- Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate/pathology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Retina/pathology
- Retinal Diseases/genetics
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Signal Transduction
- Sodium-Calcium Exchanger/chemistry
- Time Factors
- Transient Receptor Potential Channels/metabolism
- Transient Receptor Potential Channels/physiology
- Vision, Ocular
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- Tao Wang
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Yang XR, Lin MJ, McIntosh LS, Sham JSK. Functional expression of transient receptor potential melastatin- and vanilloid-related channels in pulmonary arterial and aortic smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; 290:L1267-76. [PMID: 16399784 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00515.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Transient receptor potential melastatin- (TRPM) and vanilloid-related (TRPV) channels are nonselective cation channels pertinent to diverse physiological functions. Multiple TRPM and TRPV channel subtypes have been identified and cloned in different tissues. However, their information in vascular tissue is scant. In this study, we sought to identify TRPM and TRPV channel subtypes expressed in rat deendothelialized intralobar pulmonary arteries (PAs) and aorta. With RT-PCR, mRNA of TRPM2, TRPM3, TRPM4, TRPM7, and TRPM8 of TRPM family and TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPV3, and TRPV4 of TRPV family were detected in both PAs and aorta. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR showed that TRPM8 and TRPV4 were the most abundantly expressed TRPM and TRPV subtypes, respectively. Moreover, Western blot analysis verified expression of TRPM2, TRPM8, TRPV1, and TRPV4 proteins in both types of vascular tissue. To examine the functional activities of these channels, we monitored intracellular Ca(2+) transients ([Ca(2+)](i)) in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and aortic smooth muscle cells (ASMCs). The TRPM8 agonist menthol (300 muM) and the TRPV4 agonist 4alpha-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate (1 muM) evoked significant increases in [Ca(2+)](i) in PASMCs and ASMCs. These Ca(2+) responses were abolished in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+) or the presence of 300 muM Ni(2+) but were unaffected by 1 muM nifedipine, suggesting Ca(2+) influx via nonselective cation channels. Hence, for the first time, our results indicate that multiple functional TRPM and TRPV channels are coexpressed in rat intralobar PAs and aorta. These novel Ca(2+) entry pathways may play important roles in the regulation of pulmonary and systemic circulation.
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- Xiao-Ru Yang
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Kaneko S, Kawakami S, Hara Y, Wakamori M, Itoh E, Minami T, Takada Y, Kume T, Katsuki H, Mori Y, Akaike A. A Critical Role of TRPM2 in Neuronal Cell Death by Hydrogen Peroxide. J Pharmacol Sci 2006; 101:66-76. [PMID: 16651700 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0060128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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A brief exposure to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induces severe deterioration of primary cultured neurons in vitro. We have investigated a link between the H2O2-induced neuronal death and Ca2+-permeable TRPM2 channels regulated by ADP-ribose (ADPR). In cultured cerebral cortical neurons from fetal rat, TRPM2 proteins were detected at cell bodies and neurite extensions. Application of H2O2 to the cultured neurons elicited an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) caused by Ca2+ influx and the Ca2+-dependent neuronal death in a similar concentration range. Molecular cloning of TRPM2 cDNA from rat brain revealed several differences in amino acid sequences within the Nudix box region as compared with those of human and mouse TRPM2. ADPR-induced current responses, H2O2-induced Ca2+ influx, and H2O2-induced cell death were induced in human embryonic kidney cells heterologously expressing rat TRPM2. Treatment of cultured neurons with small interfering RNA against rat TRPM2,which efficiently suppressed immunoreactive TRPM2 content and the H2O2-induced Ca2+ influx,significantly inhibited H2O2-induced neuronal death. These results suggest that TRPM2 plays a pivotal role in H2O2-induced neuronal death as redox-sensitive Ca2+-permeable channels expressed in neurons.
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- Shuji Kaneko
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
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Owsianik G, D'hoedt D, Voets T, Nilius B. Structure–function relationship of the TRP channel superfamily. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s10254-005-0006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Flemming PK, Dedman AM, Xu SZ, Li J, Zeng F, Naylor J, Benham CD, Bateson AN, Muraki K, Beech DJ. Sensing of lysophospholipids by TRPC5 calcium channel. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:4977-82. [PMID: 16368680 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m510301200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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TRPC calcium channels are emerging as a ubiquitous feature of vertebrate cells, but understanding of them is hampered by limited knowledge of the mechanisms of activation and identity of endogenous regulators. We have revealed that one of the TRPC channels, TRPC5, is strongly activated by common endogenous lysophospholipids including lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) but, by contrast, not arachidonic acid. Although TRPC5 was stimulated by agonists at G-protein-coupled receptors, TRPC5 activation by LPC occurred downstream and independently of G-protein signaling. The effect was not due to the generation of reactive oxygen species or because of a detergent effect of LPC. LPC activated TRPC5 when applied to excised membrane patches and thus has a relatively direct action on the channel structure, either because of a phospholipid binding site on the channel or because of sensitivity of the channel to perturbation of the bilayer by certain lipids. Activation showed dependence on side-chain length and the chemical head-group. The data revealed a previously unrecognized lysophospholipid-sensing capability of TRPC5 that confers the property of a lipid ionotropic receptor.
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- Philippa K Flemming
- Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Hong J, Ma H, Otaki M. Controlling algal growth in photo-dependent decolorant sludge by photocatalysis. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 99:592-7. [PMID: 16233836 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.99.592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 03/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the treatment of synthetic dye wastewater by photosynthetic bacteria under optical irradiation, excessive algal growth and adhesion on the walls of the reactor are serious problems. The adverse effects of excessive algal growth on photosynthetic bacterial activity are significantly greater than those of the decreased optical irradiation of the solution. In this report, we investigated the effects of photocatalysis on the growth of algae (Chroococcus sp.) and photosynthetic bacteria. The different sensitivities of Chroococcus sp. and photosynthetic bacteria to photocatalysis were observed by an ATP assay. Moreover, from microscopy findings, some algae were damaged by TiO2 with UV. We suggested that some algae suffered from membrane damage and consequently cell substances were released, resulting in the increase of dissolved material following treatment using TiO2 with UV.
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- Jinglan Hong
- Department of Human Environmental Sciences, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunky-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan.
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Among the 28 identified and unique mammalian TRP (transient receptor potential) channel isoforms, at least 19 are expressed in vascular endothelial cells. These channels appear to participate in a diverse range of vascular functions, including control of vascular tone, regulation of vascular permeability, mechanosensing, secretion, angiogenesis, endothelial cell proliferation, and endothelial cell apoptosis and death. Malfunction of these channels may result in disorders of the human cardiovascular system. All TRP channels, except for TRPM4 and TRPM5, are cation channels that allow Ca2+ influx. However, there is a daunting diversity in the mode of activation and regulation in each case. Specific TRP channels may be activated by different stimuli such as vasoactive agents, oxidative stress, mechanical stimuli, and heat. TRP channels may then transform these stimuli into changes in the cytosolic Ca2+, which are eventually coupled to various vascular responses. Evidence has been provided to suggest the involvement of at least the following TRP channels in vascular function: TRPC1, TRPC4, TRPC6, and TRPV1 in the control of vascular permeability; TRPC4, TRPV1, and TRPV4 in the regulation of vascular tone; TRPC4 in hypoxia-induced vascular remodeling; and TRPC3, TRPC4, and TRPM2 in oxidative stress-induced responses. However, in spite of the large body of data available, the functional role of many endothelial TRP channels is still poorly understood. Elucidating the mechanisms regulating the different endothelial TRP channels, and the associated development of drugs selectively to target the different isoforms, as a means to treat cardiovascular disease should, therefore, be a high priority.
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- Xiaoqiang Yao
- Department of Physiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
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Chubanov V, Mederos y Schnitzler M, Wäring J, Plank A, Gudermann T. Emerging roles of TRPM6/TRPM7 channel kinase signal transduction complexes. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2005; 371:334-41. [PMID: 15902429 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-1056-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Investigations into Drosophila mutants with impaired vision due to mutations in the transient receptor potential gene (trp) initiated a systematic search for TRP homologs in other species, finally leading to the discovery of a whole new family of plasma membrane cation channels involved in multiple physiological processes. Among the recently discovered TRP cation channels two homologous proteins, TRPM6 and TRPM7, display unique domain compositions and biophysical properties. These remarkable genes are vital for Mg(2+) homeostasis in vertebrates and, if disrupted, lead to cell death or human disease.
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- V Chubanov
- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Philipps-Universität-Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch Strasse 1, 35033, Marburg, Germany
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Heiner I, Radukina N, Eisfeld J, Kühn F, Lückhoff A. Regulation of TRPM2 channels in neutrophil granulocytes by ADP-ribose: a promising pharmacological target. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2005; 371:325-33. [PMID: 15841395 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-1033-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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TRPM2 channels play an important role in the activation process of neutrophil granulocytes. One mechanism of TRPM2 channel gating is the binding of intracellular ADP ribose (ADPR) to the Nudix box domain in the C-terminal tail of TRPM2. Intracellular Ca(2+), although not an activator of TRPM2 by its own, significantly enhances TRPM2 gating by ADPR. Stimulation of neutrophil granulocytes with the chemoattractant peptide N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) induces release of Ca(2+) ions from intracellular stores which in cooperation with endogenous ADPR levels enable Ca(2+) influx through TRPM2. Stimulation of the ectoenzyme CD38, a membrane-associated glycohydrolase with ADPR as main product, and uptake of ADPR into the cell may contribute to the effects of fMLP. Inhibition of ADPR production, of uptake and of binding to TRPM2 are all potential pharmacological principles by which a modulation of neutrophil function may become possible in future.
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- Inka Heiner
- Institut für Physiologie, Medizinische Fakultät der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule, 52057, Aachen, Germany
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Gosling M, Poll C, Li S. TRP channels in airway smooth muscle as therapeutic targets. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2005; 371:277-84. [PMID: 15917982 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-1058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cation channels are of fundamental importance in regulating the function of airway smooth cells especially bronchoconstriction in response to spasmogens, and are therefore key players in the pathogenesis of asthma. To date, the identity of these cation channels remains a mystery. However, the recently emerged transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channel family has provided several promising channel candidates. The identification of the key TRP channels involved in regulating airway smooth muscle contractility, and therefore airway tone, could provide new and exciting prospects for the development of novel therapies for the treatment of airway diseases such as asthma.
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- Martin Gosling
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Novartis Respiratory Research Centre, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 5AB, UK
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Gasser A, Glassmeier G, Fliegert R, Langhorst MF, Meinke S, Hein D, Krüger S, Weber K, Heiner I, Oppenheimer N, Schwarz JR, Guse AH. Activation of T cell calcium influx by the second messenger ADP-ribose. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:2489-96. [PMID: 16316998 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506525200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Stimulation of Jurkat T cells by high concentrations of concanavalin A (ConA) induced an elevation of the endogenous adenosine diphosphoribose (ADPR) concentration and an inward current significantly different from the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ current (I(CRAC)). Electrophysiological characterization and activation of a similar current by infusion of ADPR indicated that the ConA-induced current is carried by TRPM2. Expression of TRPM2 in the plasma membrane of Jurkat T cells was demonstrated by reverse transcription-PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence. Inhibition of ADPR formation reduced ConA-mediated, but not store-operated, Ca2+ entry and prevented ConA-induced cell death of Jurkat cells. Moreover, gene silencing of TRPM2 abolished the ADPR- and ConA-mediated inward current. Thus, ADPR is a novel second messenger significantly involved in ConA-mediated cell death in T cells.
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- Andreas Gasser
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I: Cellular Signal Transduction
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Zhang W, Hirschler-Laszkiewicz I, Tong Q, Conrad K, Sun SC, Penn L, Barber DL, Stahl R, Carey DJ, Cheung JY, Miller BA. TRPM2 is an ion channel that modulates hematopoietic cell death through activation of caspases and PARP cleavage. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2005; 290:C1146-59. [PMID: 16306129 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00205.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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TRPM2 is a Ca(2+)-permeable channel activated by oxidative stress or TNF-alpha, and TRPM2 activation confers susceptibility to cell death. The mechanisms were examined here in human monocytic U937-ecoR cells. This cell line expresses full-length TRPM2 (TRPM2-L) and several isoforms including a short splice variant lacking the Ca(2+)-permeable pore region (TRPM2-S), which functions as a dominant negative. Treatment with H(2)O(2), a model of oxidative stress, or TNF-alpha results in reduced cell viability. Expression of TRPM2-L and TRPM2-S was modulated by retroviral infection. U937-ecoR cells expressing increased levels of TRPM2-L were treated with H(2)O(2) or TNF-alpha, and these cells exhibited significantly increased intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)), decreased viability, and increased apoptosis. A dramatic increase in cleavage of caspases-8, -9, -3, and -7 and poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) was observed, demonstrating a downstream mechanism through which cell death is mediated. Bcl-2 levels were unchanged. Inhibition of the [Ca(2+)](i) rise with the intracellular Ca(2+) chelator BAPTA blocked caspase/PARP cleavage and cell death induced after activation of TRPM2-L, demonstrating the critical role of [Ca(2+)](i) in mediating these effects. Downregulation of endogenous TRPM2 by RNA interference or increased expression of TRPM2-S inhibited the rise in [Ca(2+)](i), enhanced cell viability, and reduced numbers of apoptotic cells after exposure to oxidative stress or TNF-alpha, demonstrating the physiological importance of TRPM2. Our data show that one mechanism through which oxidative stress or TNF-alpha mediates cell death is activation of TRPM2, resulting in increased [Ca(2+)](i), followed by caspase activation and PARP cleavage. Inhibition of TRPM2-L function by reduction in TRPM2 levels, interaction with TRPM2-S, or Ca(2+) chelation antagonizes this important cell death pathway.
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- Wenyi Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA
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Yang KT, Chang WL, Yang PC, Chien CL, Lai MS, Su MJ, Wu ML. Activation of the transient receptor potential M2 channel and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase is involved in oxidative stress-induced cardiomyocyte death. Cell Death Differ 2005; 13:1815-26. [PMID: 16294211 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Overproduction of reactive oxygen species is one of the major causes of cell death in ischemic-reperfusion (I/R) injury. In I/R animal models, electron microscopy (EM) has shown mixed apoptotic and necrotic characteristics in the same cardiomyocyte. The present study shows that H(2)O(2) activates both apoptotic and necrotic machineries in the same myocyte and that the ultrastructure seen using EM is very similar to that in I/R animal studies. The apoptotic component is caused by the activation of clotrimazole-sensitive, NAD(+)/ADP ribose/poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-dependent transient receptor potential M2 (TRPM2) channels, which induces mitochondrial [Na(+)](m) (and [Ca(2+)](m)) overload, resulting in mitochondrial membrane disruption, cytochrome c release, and caspase 3-dependent chromatin condensation/fragmentation. The necrotic component is caspase 3-independent and is caused by PARP-induced [ATP](i)/NAD(+) depletion, resulting in membrane permeabilization. Inhibition of either TRPM2 or PARP activity only partially inhibits cell death, while inhibition of both completely prevents the ultrastructural changes and myocyte death.
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- K-T Yang
- Institute of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Vorobjev AA, Smirnova EG, Bakeeva LE, Yaguzhinsky LS. Effect of "external" superoxide anion on apoptosis in coleoptiles of wheat seedlings. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2005; 70:1095-103. [PMID: 16271024 DOI: 10.1007/s10541-005-0230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A derivative of phthalic acid, dibutylphthalate (DBP), which has gametocidal effect at the concentration of approximately 10(-4) M, increased apoptosis in coleoptiles of wheat seedlings. This was associated with activation of chromatin margination and generation of mitochondria-containing vesicles. At the same concentration, DBP activated the release by the coleoptiles of superoxide anion into the environment. Lower (10(-5) M) and higher (10(-3) M) concentrations of DBP virtually had no effect on either process. A probable mechanism of effect of the "external" superoxide anion on apoptosis within the plant cell is discussed.
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- A A Vorobjev
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia
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Hill K, Tigue NJ, Kelsell RE, Benham CD, McNulty S, Schaefer M, Randall AD. Characterisation of recombinant rat TRPM2 and a TRPM2-like conductance in cultured rat striatal neurones. Neuropharmacology 2005; 50:89-97. [PMID: 16260005 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2005] [Revised: 08/23/2005] [Accepted: 08/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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TRPM2, a member of the TRP ion channel family, is expressed both in the brain and immune cells of the monocyte lineage. Functionally, it is unique in its activation by intracellular ADP-ribose and both oxidative and nitrosative stress. To date studies of this channel have concentrated on human recombinant channels and rodent native preparations. This provides the potential for cross-species complications in the interpretation of native tissue observations based on recombinant channel phenotype. Consequently, we have cloned and heterologously expressed rat TRPM2 (rTRPM2) in HEK293 cells. We find that, like hTRPM2, it responds to intracellular ADP-ribose in a manner dependent on extracellular Ca(2+). At the single channel level rTRPM2 is a slow gating, large conductance (84pS) channel that rapidly runs down in isolated membrane patches. Pharmacologically, rTRPM2 is rapidly and irreversibly blocked by clotrimazole (10muM), thus resembling hTRPM2 but not the TRPM2-like current of the rat-derived insulinoma CRI-G1, which exhibits reversible inhibition by this agent. We show that cultured rat striatal neurones exhibit an ADP-ribose-activated conductance at both the whole cell and single channel level. Pharmacologically this neuronal current can be irreversibly inhibited by clotrimazole. It is also sensitive to removal of extracellular Ca(2+), suggesting that it is mediated by TRPM2-containing channels. These data provide a functional characterisation of heterologously expressed rTRPM2 and demonstrate that, in addition to the previous descriptions in immune cells, microglia and insulinomas, a TRPM2-like conductance can be found in neurones derived from the rodent CNS.
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- Kerstin Hill
- Neurology, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd, New Frontiers Science Park (North), Harlow, Essex, UK
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Kiyonaka S, Mori Y. [TRP channels as targets for novel calcium antagonists]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2005; 126:317-20, 328. [PMID: 16394575 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.126.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Kaneko S. [Introduction: current status, characteristics, and problems of ion channel drug discovery]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2005; 126:306-10. [PMID: 16394573 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.126.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Su Z, Guo X, Barker DS, Shoemaker RL, Marchase RB, Blalock JE. A store-operated nonselective cation channel in human lymphocytes. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2005; 25:625-47. [PMID: 16075382 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-4005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 04/14/2004] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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1. Agonist interaction with phospholipase C-linked receptors at the plasma membrane can elicit both Ca2+ and Na+ influxes in lymphocytes. While Ca2+ influx is mediated by Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels, the pathway responsible for Na+ influx is largely unknown. 2. We show that thapsigargin, ionomycin, ADP-ribose and IP3 activated a nonselective cation channel in lymphocytes that had a slightly outwardly rectifying I-V relationship, and a single channel conductance of 23.1 pS. We termed this channel a Ca2+ release-activated nonselective cation (CRANC) channel. 3. On activation in cell-attached configuration, switching to an inside-out configuration abolished CRANC channel activity. 4. Transfection of Jurkat T cells with antisense oligonucleotides for LTRPC2 reduced capacitative Ca2+ entry. 5. These results suggest that CRANC channels are responsible for the Na+ influx as well as a portion of the Ca2+ influx in lymphocytes induced by store depletion, that sustained activation of CRANC channels requires some property of the environment of a cell depleted of its Ca2+ stores; and that LTRPC2 protein is a likely component of the CRANC channel.
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- Zhengchang Su
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Boulevard, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
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Mio K, Ogura T, Hara Y, Mori Y, Sato C. The non-selective cation-permeable channel TRPC3 is a tetrahedron with a cap on the large cytoplasmic end. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 333:768-77. [PMID: 15964551 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.05.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2005] [Accepted: 05/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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TRPC3 plays important roles in neuronal differentiation and immune cell maturation by mediating the cationic current in response to phospholipase C activation, Ca2+ depletion, and diacylglycerol stimulation. Here, we purified the TRPC3 channel using a glycosylated tetramer and observed the structure using electron microscopy. Negatively stained specimens demonstrate homogeneous protein particles containing an internal cavity-like structure. These particle images were picked up by automated pick-up programs, aligned, and classified by the growing neural gas network method. Similarly oriented projections were averaged to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio. The averaged images progress from the top view to the side views, which are representative of their raw images. The top view confirmed the hypothesis of a four-domain structure, and the side view demonstrates a large cytoplasmic domain with a capped structure at the bottom, which is near a predicted locus of ion release. The total image of the protein is a blunt-edged trapezoid of 200 x 200 x 235 A. This large dimension of TRPC3 is also supported by the Stokes radius (92 A) obtained from gel filtration chromatography.
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- Kazuhiro Mio
- Neuroscience Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Umezono 1-1-4, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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Plattner H, Kissmehl R. Molecular aspects of rapid, reversible, Ca2+-dependent de-phosphorylation of pp63/parafusin during stimulated exo-endocytosis in Paramecium cells. Cell Calcium 2005; 38:319-27. [PMID: 16102820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2005.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2005] [Accepted: 06/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ca2+ signalling governs stimulated exocytosis and exocytosis-coupled endocytosis also in Paramecium cells. Upon stimulation, the < or =10(3) dense-core exocytotic organelles (trichocysts) can be synchronously (80 ms) released, followed by endocytotic membrane resealing (350 ms) and retrieval. Paramecium is the most synchronous dense-core exocytotic system known, allowing to dissect rapidly reversible Ca2+-dependent phenomena. This holds for the reversible de-/re-phosphorylation cycle of a 63 kD phosphoprotein, pp63/parafusin (pf), which we have cloned, immuno-localised, and characterised as phosphoglucomutase, the enzyme funneling glucose into the glycolytic pathway. It was isolated ex vivo, followed by MALDI analysis, while X-ray structure analysis was performed after heterologous expression. We found multiple phosphorylation of superficial Ser/Thr residues. Although present also in exo(-) mutants, pp63/pf is selectively de-phosphorylated only in exo(+) strains during synchronous exocytosis (80 ms) and re-phosphorylated within approximately 20 s, i.e., the time required to re-establish [Ca2+] homeostasis. We have isolated relevant protein phosphatases and kinases and probed their activity on pp63/pf in vitro. We consider Ca2+/calmodulin-activated PP2B (calcineurin, whose subunits have been cloned) relevant for de-phosphorylation. Re-phosphorylation can be achieved by two protein kinases that also have been cloned. One is activated by cGMP (PKG) which in turn is formed by Ca2+-activated guanylate cyclase. Another kinase, casein kinase 2, is inhibited by Ca2+ and, hence, activated with some delay in parallel to decreasing [Ca2+] after exocytosis. In total, several Ca2+-sensitive cycles cooperate whose protein components have been localised to the cell cortex. Regulation of the phosphorylation degree of pp63/pf may affect structure binding on a microscale and/or its enzymatic activity. All this may serve fueling substrate into glycolysis with increased ATP re-formation (compromised in exo(-) mutants) and NADH formation, with effects on Ca2+ signalling including mobilisation from cortical stores (alveolar sacs) and overall effects on ATP and Ca2+ dynamics during synchronous exo- and endocytosis.
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- Helmut Plattner
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box 5560, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Fonfria E, Marshall ICB, Boyfield I, Skaper SD, Hughes JP, Owen DE, Zhang W, Miller BA, Benham CD, McNulty S. Amyloid beta-peptide(1-42) and hydrogen peroxide-induced toxicity are mediated by TRPM2 in rat primary striatal cultures. J Neurochem 2005; 95:715-23. [PMID: 16104849 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03396.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) is the main component of senile plaques which characterize Alzheimer's disease and may induce neuronal death through mechanisms which include oxidative stress. To date, the signalling pathways linking oxidant stress, a component of several neurodegenerative diseases, to cell death in the CNS are poorly understood. Melastatin-like transient receptor potential 2 (TRPM2) is a Ca(2+)-permeant non-selective cation channel, which responds to increases in oxidative stress levels in the cell and is activated by oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide. We demonstrate here that Abeta and hydrogen peroxide both induce death in cultured rat striatal cells which express TRPM2 endogenously. Transfection with a splice variant that acts as a dominant negative blocker of TRPM2 function (TRPM2-S) inhibited both hydrogen peroxide- and Abeta-induced increases in intracellular-free Ca(2+) and cell death. Functional inhibition of TRPM2 activation by the poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase inhibitor SB-750139, a modulator of intracellular pathways activating TRPM2, attenuated hydrogen peroxide- and Abeta-induced cell death. Furthermore, a small interfering RNA which targets TRPM2, reduced TRPM2 mRNA levels and the toxicity induced by hydrogen peroxide and Abeta. These data demonstrate that activation of TRPM2, functionally expressed in primary cultures of rat striatum, contributes to Abeta- and oxidative stress-induced striatal cell death.
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- E Fonfria
- Neurology and GI CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Limited, Harlow, UK
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Zhiqi S, Soltani MH, Bhat KMR, Sangha N, Fang D, Hunter JJ, Setaluri V. Human melastatin 1 (TRPM1) is regulated by MITF and produces multiple polypeptide isoforms in melanocytes and melanoma. Melanoma Res 2005; 14:509-16. [PMID: 15577322 DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200412000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Melastatin 1 (MLSN1), originally identified as melanoma metastasis suppressor, represents a TRPM subfamily of transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins which serve diverse biological roles in a wide variety of cell types. Down-regulation of MLSN1 expression in human cutaneous melanoma, as indicated by in situ hybridization, appears to be a prognostic marker for melanoma metastasis. However, the exact physiological function(s) of MLSN1, the mechanism(s) involved in the regulation of its expression and its role in melanoma tumour progression are not yet clear. In this study, we identified a 654 bp upstream sequence of MLSN1, containing four E boxes (E1-E4), including an 11 bp M box (E4), that is sufficient for melanocyte-specific transcription and activation by the melanocyte transcription factor MITF (a bHLH-zip factor). Deletion analysis showed that the two distal E boxes (E3 and E4) in the MLSN1 promoter are required for both its activation by MITF and its constitutive activity in melanoma cells. Western blot analysis using polyclonal rabbit anti-human MLSN1 antibodies identified several polypeptides, presumably generated by both alternative splicing of MLSN1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and proteolytic cleavage, in both melanocytes and metastatic melanoma cells. Thus, multiple mechanisms appear to regulate MLSN1 expression in melanocytes and melanoma cells.
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- Song Zhiqi
- Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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The mammalian TRP (transient receptor potential) family consists of six main subfamilies termed the TRPC (canonical), TRPV (vanilloid), TRPM (melastatin), TRPP (polycystin), TRPML (mucolipin), and TRPA (ankyrin) groups. These subfamilies encompass 28 ion channels that function as diverse cellular sensors. All of the channels are permeable to monovalent cations, and most are also permeable to Ca(2+). There are strong indications that TRP channels are involved in many diseases. At this point, four channelopathies have been identified in which a defect in a TRP channel-encoding gene is the direct cause of disease. TRPs are also involved in some systemic diseases because of their role as receptors for irritants, inflammation products, and xenobiotic toxins. Other indications of the involvement of TRPs in several diseases come from correlations between the levels of channel expression and disease symptoms or from the mapping of TRP-encoding genes to susceptible chromosome regions. Finally, the phenotypes of TRP knockout mice and other transgenic models allow a degree of extrapolation to human diseases. We present an overview of current knowledge about the role of TRP channels in human disease and highlight some TRP "suspects" for which a role in disease can be anticipated. An understanding of the genetics of disease may lead to the development of targeted new therapies.
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- Bernd Nilius
- Department of Physiology, Campus Gasthuisberg Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.
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Aarts MM, Tymianski M. TRPMs and neuronal cell death. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:243-9. [PMID: 16044308 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1439-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2005] [Accepted: 04/09/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Death of CNS neurons during acute injury occurs as a result of a complex combination of excitotoxicity, necrosis, apoptosis, oedema and inflammatory reactions. Neuroprotection via glutamate receptor blockade or antioxidant or anti-inflammatory therapy have not proven effective in the clinical treatment of brain damage due to narrow therapeutic windows, poor pharmacokinetics or blockade of the signalling essential for normal excitatory neurotransmission and neuronal survival. Recent work in neuronal biochemistry, genomics and proteomics has increased understanding of the molecular organization of the excitatory synapse and the neuronal postsynaptic density. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are an exciting new family of cation channels that are highly expressed in the brain. Several members can be induced by oxidative stress and oxygen free radicals, both of which play important roles in neurodegeneration. Recent work has indicated that members of the melastatin subfamily (TRPM) of TRP proteins, particularly TRPM7 and TRPM2, may play key roles in neuronal death that is activated by oxidative stress and downstream from excitotoxic signal pathways. This discovery provides an exiting new avenue for research into the pathophysiology and treatment of acute neurodegeneration.
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- Michelle M Aarts
- Applied and Interventional Research and Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Research Institute, W4-325, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada
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McNulty S, Fonfria E. The role of TRPM channels in cell death. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:235-42. [PMID: 16025303 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1440-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels of the melastatin-like family (TRPM) play critical roles in mediating cellular responses to a wide range of physiological stimuli that, under certain situations, can induce cell death. To date, two TRPM family members, TRPM2 and TRPM7, have been implicated directly as central components of cell death pathways. TRPM2, a Ca(2+)-permeant, non-selective cation channel, senses and responds to oxidative stress levels in the cell. TRPM7 is required for cell viability and has been proposed recently to mediate stress-induced cell death in the central nervous system. We review here the evidence for the involvement of these TRPM channels in cell death processes and discuss the mechanisms by which TRPM channel activation occurs. The ability to attenuate expression levels and functionality of these channels is necessary to understand the involvement of TRPM in cell death and we evaluate current approaches for modulation of TRPM channel function. Finally, we discuss the possibility that TRPM channels may provide therapeutic targets for degenerative diseases involving oxidative stress-related pathologies including diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
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- S McNulty
- Neurology and GI CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Limited, New Frontiers Science Park, Third Avenue, Harlow, CM19 5AW, UK.
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Nilius B, Voets T. TRP channels: a TR(I)P through a world of multifunctional cation channels. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:1-10. [PMID: 16012814 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1462-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2005] [Accepted: 04/29/2005] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The "transient receptor potential" (TRP) family of ion channels comprises more than 50 cation-permeable channels expressed from yeast to man. On the basis of structural homology, the TRP family can be subdivided in to seven main subfamilies: the TRPC ('Canonical') group, the TRPV ('Vanilloid') group, the TRPM ('Melastatin') group, the TRPP ('Polycystin'), the TRPML ('Mucolipin'), the TRPA ('Ankyrin') and the TRPN ('NOMP') family. The cloning and characterization of members of this cation channel family has exploded during recent years, leading to a plethora of data concerning TRPs in a variety of cell types, tissues and species. This paper briefly reviews the TRP superfamily and the basic properties of its many members as a reader's guide in this Special Issue. Hopefully, a better understanding of TRP channel physiology will provide important insight into the relationship between TRP channel dysfunction and human diseases.
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- Bernd Nilius
- Laboratorium voor Fysiologie, Department of Physiology, Campus Gasthuisberg, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
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Scharenberg AM. TRPM2 and TRPM7: channel/enzyme fusions to generate novel intracellular sensors. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:220-7. [PMID: 16001276 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1444-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2005] [Accepted: 04/15/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Within the transient receptor potential (Trp) superfamily of ion channels, three members of the Trp (melastatin) (TRPM) subfamily stand out as their amino acid sequences indicate that they possess both ion channel and enzymatic functions. Recently, progress has been made in understanding the relationships between these disparate functionalities for two of these proteins, TRPM2 and TRPM7. TRPM2 appears to have adapted an ADP-ribose hydrolase (ADPRibase) enzyme's structure as a means of binding ADP-ribose and conveying information about the accumulation of ADP-ribose to the cell via the activation of Na(+)/Ca(2+) entry through the channel domain. While the ADPRibase activity of TRPM2's enzymatic domain is not required for channel gating, whether a converse relationship exists, wherein channel gating or ion flow modulates the enzymatic domain's ADPRibase activity, is not known. In contrast, TRPM7 appears to have evolved to place a Mg(2+)-regulated protein kinase domain in close proximity to a Mg(2+)-permeant ion channel, such that the kinase domain's phosphotransferase activity is able respond to local changes in free Mg(2+) occurring as the result of the flux of Mg(2+) through the channel. As with TRPM2, the activity of TRPM7's enzymatic domain is not required for gating of its channel domain, although evidence exists that it may have an alternative means of influencing channel gating. These insights into the functional relationships between the channel and enzymatic domains of TRPM2 and TRPM7 suggest informative models for their roles in vertebrate cell physiology.
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- Andrew M Scharenberg
- Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Suite 300, 307 Westlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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Walz G. Slit or pore? A mutation of the ion channel TRPC6 causes FSGS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005; 20:1777-9. [PMID: 15998650 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Matsushita K, Morrell CN, Mason RJA, Yamakuchi M, Khanday FA, Irani K, Lowenstein CJ. Hydrogen peroxide regulation of endothelial exocytosis by inhibition of N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor. J Cell Biol 2005; 170:73-9. [PMID: 15998800 PMCID: PMC2171382 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200502031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Accepted: 06/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can damage the vasculature, low concentrations of ROS mediate intracellular signal transduction pathways. We hypothesized that hydrogen peroxide plays a beneficial role in the vasculature by inhibiting endothelial exocytosis that would otherwise induce vascular inflammation and thrombosis. We now show that endogenous H(2)O(2) inhibits thrombin-induced exocytosis of granules from endothelial cells. H(2)O(2) regulates exocytosis by inhibiting N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor (NSF), a protein that regulates membrane fusion events necessary for exocytosis. H(2)O(2) decreases the ability of NSF to hydrolyze adenosine triphosphate and to disassemble the soluble NSF attachment protein receptor complex. Mutation of NSF cysteine residue C264T eliminates the sensitivity of NSF to H(2)O(2), suggesting that this cysteine residue is a redox sensor for NSF. Increasing endogenous H(2)O(2) levels in mice decreases exocytosis and platelet rolling on venules in vivo. By inhibiting endothelial cell exocytosis, endogenous H(2)O(2) may protect the vasculature from inflammation and thrombosis.
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- Kenji Matsushita
- Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Ahmmed GU, Malik AB. Functional role of TRPC channels in the regulation of endothelial permeability. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:131-42. [PMID: 15988589 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1461-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2005] [Accepted: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The endothelial cells (ECs) form a semipermeable barrier between the blood and the tissue. An important function of the endothelium is to maintain the integrity of the barrier function of the vessel wall. Ca(2+) signaling in ECs plays a key role in maintaining the barrier integrity. Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels are mammalian homologs of Drosophila TRP Ca(2+)-permeable channels expressed in EC. TRPC channels are thought to function as a Ca(2+) entry channel operated by store-depletion as well as receptor-activated channels in a variety of cell types, including ECs. Inflammatory mediators such as thrombin, histamine, bradykinin, and others increase endothelial permeability by actin polymerization-dependent EC rounding and formation of inter-endothelial gaps, a process critically dependent on the increase in EC cytosolic [Ca(2+)] ([Ca(2+)](i)). Increase in endothelial permeability depends on both intracellular Ca(2+) release and extracellular Ca(2+) entry through TRPC channels. This review summarizes recent findings on the role of TRPC channels in the mechanism of Ca(2+) entry in ECs, and, in particular, the role of TRPC channels in regulating endothelial barrier function.
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- Gias U Ahmmed
- Department of Pharmacology and the Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, The University of Illinois, College of Medicine, 835 S Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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TRP cation channels are conserved throughout animal phylogeny and include many members that function in sensory physiology. The founding TRP is required for Drosophila phototransduction and has served as a paradigm for unravelling the roles and macromolecular organizations of TRP channels in native tissues. Two other TRPC channels, TRPL and TRPgamma, are expressed in photoreceptor cells and form heteromultimers with TRP and with each other. TRP is a member of a supramolecular signalling complex, the signalplex, which includes the PDZ scaffold protein, INAD, and two other core members that remain bound and depend on INAD for localization. Other INAD binding proteins are proposed to interact dynamically with INAD, one of which, TRPL, undergoes light-dependent translocation in photoreceptor cells. Surprisingly, TRP has non-channel functions, including an anchoring role necessary for retaining INAD in the rhabdomeres. Loss of TRP function or constitutive TRP activity results in retinal degeneration, which can be suppressed by disruption or overexpression of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, CalX, respectively. Given that hypoxia-induced constitutive activity of some mammalian TRPs leads to neuronal cell death, interventions that increase Na+/Ca2+ exchanger or decrease TRP function have the potential to reduce the severity of cell death due to ischaemia.
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- Craig Montell
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Kühn FJP, Heiner I, Lückhoff A. TRPM2: a calcium influx pathway regulated by oxidative stress and the novel second messenger ADP-ribose. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:212-9. [PMID: 15952035 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1446-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A unique functional property within the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of cation channels is the gating of TRP (melastatin) 2 (TRPM2) channels by ADP-ribose (ADPR). ADPR binds to the intracellular C-terminal tail of TRPM2, a domain that shows homology to enzymes with pyrophosphatase activity. Cytosolic Ca(2+) enhances TRPM2 gating by ADPR; ADPR and Ca(2+) in concert may be an important messenger system mediating Ca(2+) influx. Other stimuli of TRPM2 include NAD and H(2)O(2) and cyclic ADPR, which may act synergistically with ADPR. H(2)O(2), an experimental paradigm of oxidative stress, may also induce the formation of ADPR in the nucleus or mitochondria. In this review, we summarize the gating properties of TRPM2 and the proposed pathways of channel activation in vivo. TRPM2 is likely to be a key player in several signalling pathways, mediating cell death in response to oxidative stress or in reperfusion injury. Moreover, it plays a decisive role in experimentally induced diabetes mellitus and in the activation of leukocytes.
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- Frank J P Kühn
- Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen, Institute of Physiology, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany
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Kraft R, Harteneck C. The mammalian melastatin-related transient receptor potential cation channels: an overview. Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:204-11. [PMID: 15895246 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1428-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2005] [Accepted: 03/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The mammalian melastatin-related transient receptor potential (TRPM) subfamily contains eight members. TRPM proteins, consisting of six putative transmembrane domains and intracellular N and C termini, form monovalent-permeable cation channels with variable selectivity for Ca(2+), Mg(2+) and other divalent cations. Some functions are linked to their individual cation selectivity: the highly divalent-permeable cation channels TRPM6 and TRPM7 are involved in the control of Mg(2+) influx, whereas the Ca(2+)-impermeable channels TRPM4 and TRPM5 modulate cellular Ca(2+) entry by determining the membrane potential. TRPM2, TRPM3 and TRPM8 mediate a direct influx of Ca(2+) in response to specific stimuli. Electrophysiological properties of the founding member, melastatin (TRPM1), are unexplored. The individual TRPM members are activated by different stimuli, including voltage, Ca(2+), temperature, cell swelling, lipid compounds and other endogenous or exogenous ligands. This review summarizes molecular features, activation mechanisms, biophysical properties and modulators of TRPM channels.
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- Robert Kraft
- Carl-Ludwig-Institut für Physiologie, Universität Leipzig, Liebigstr. 27, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Kolisek M, Beck A, Fleig A, Penner R. Cyclic ADP-ribose and hydrogen peroxide synergize with ADP-ribose in the activation of TRPM2 channels. Mol Cell 2005; 18:61-9. [PMID: 15808509 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 02/01/2005] [Accepted: 02/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The melastatin-related transient receptor potential channel TRPM2 is a plasma membrane Ca2+-permeable cation channel that is activated by intracellular adenosine diphosphoribose (ADPR) binding to the channel's enzymatic Nudix domain. Channel activity is also seen with nicotinamide dinucleotide (NAD+) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), but their mechanisms of action remain unknown. Here, we identify cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose (cADPR) as an agonist of TRPM2 with dual activity: at concentrations above 100 microM, cADPR can gate the channel by itself, whereas lower concentrations of 10 microM have a potentiating effect that enables ADPR to gate the channel at nanomolar concentrations. ADPR's breakdown product adenosine monophosphate (AMP) specifically inhibits ADPR, but not cADPR-mediated gating of TRPM2, whereas the cADPR antagonist 8-Br-cADPR exhibits the reverse block specificity. Our results establish TRPM2 as a coincidence detector for ADPR and cADPR signaling and provide a functional context for cADPR as a second messenger for Ca2+ influx.
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- Martin Kolisek
- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Signaling, Center for Biomedical Research, The Queen's Medical Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA
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Winn MP, Conlon PJ, Lynn KL, Farrington MK, Creazzo T, Hawkins AF, Daskalakis N, Kwan SY, Ebersviller S, Burchette JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Howell DN, Vance JM, Rosenberg PB. A mutation in the TRPC6 cation channel causes familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Science 2005; 308:1801-4. [PMID: 15879175 DOI: 10.1126/science.1106215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 799] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disorder of unknown etiology, and up to 20% of patients on dialysis have been diagnosed with it. Here we show that a large family with hereditary FSGS carries a missense mutation in the TRPC6 gene on chromosome 11q, encoding the ion-channel protein transient receptor potential cation channel 6 (TRPC6). The proline-to-glutamine substitution at position 112, which occurs in a highly conserved region of the protein, enhances TRPC6-mediated calcium signals in response to agonists such as angiotensin II and appears to alter the intracellular distribution of TRPC6 protein. Previous work has emphasized the importance of cytoskeletal and structural proteins in proteinuric kidney diseases. Our findings suggest an alternative mechanism for the pathogenesis of glomerular disease.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels/chemistry
- Calcium Channels/genetics
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling
- Carbachol/pharmacology
- Cell Line
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Exons
- Female
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11/metabolism
- Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/genetics
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Kidney/metabolism
- Kidney Glomerulus/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules/metabolism
- Male
- Mutation, Missense
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Pedigree
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/metabolism
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sodium/metabolism
- TRPC Cation Channels
- TRPC6 Cation Channel
- Transfection
- Uridine Triphosphate/metabolism
- Uridine Triphosphate/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Michelle P Winn
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Miller BA. Inhibition of TRPM2 function by PARP inhibitors protects cells from oxidative stress-induced death. Br J Pharmacol 2005; 143:515-6. [PMID: 15514246 PMCID: PMC1575424 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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TRPM2 is a member of the transient receptor potential (TRP) protein superfamily of calcium-permeable, voltage-independent ion channels expressed in nonexcitable cells. Activation of TRPM2 by oxidative stress results in calcium influx and susceptibility to cell death, whereas inhibition of TRPM2 function enhances cell survival. In the present edition of this journal, Fonfria et al. demonstrate a role for poly(ADP ribose) polymerase (PARP) as a mediator between oxidative stress and TRPM2 activation. They present evidence that inhibition of either PARP or TRPM2 protects cells from plasma membrane damage and cell death. The therapeutic implications of this important observation are discussed.
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- Barbara A Miller
- Henry Hood Research Program, Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA 17822, USA.
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Lis A, Wissenbach U, Philipp SE. Transcriptional regulation and processing increase the functional variability of TRPM channels. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2005; 371:315-24. [PMID: 15856355 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-005-1050-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 02/19/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mammalian TRP channels display heterogenous biophysical properties and are involved in a variety of signal transduction pathways. To carry out their diverse biological functions and to adapt these functions to changes of the environment, mechanisms to regulate their molecular structure are required. Transcriptional regulation and post-transcriptional RNA processing represent essential instruments to generate TRP channel variants with modified properties. TRP variants are expressed depending on the tissue and developmental state. They can show distinct biophysical properties and mechanisms of activation, and thereby determine channel function and malfunction in certain human diseases. In this review, we give an overview of the variants of a given TRP gene, with the focus on the TRPM subfamily, and discuss their relevance with respect to their function under physiological and pathological conditions.
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- Annette Lis
- Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität des Saarlandes, 66421, Homburg, Germany
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The physiological function and cellular role of some members of the TRPM family are poorly understood and still mysterious. Melastatin, the founding member of the TRPM group, is the most prominent example of the mysteries involved in understanding TRP channel function. Melastatin or TRPM1 was first cloned in 1998 and since then it has been suggested that it functions as a tumor suppressor protein in melanocytes. On the other hand, TRPM8 and TRPA1 have been described as cold receptors, TRPM4 and TRPM5 as calcium-activated nonselective cation channels, TRPM6 and TRPM7 as magnesium-permeable and magnesium-modulated cation channels, TRPM2 as an ADP-ribose-activated channel of macrophages, and TRPM3 as a hypo-osmolarity- and sphingosine-activated channel. There are many unsolved questions and many studies have to be performed to understand the overall function of the TRPM family. In addition to electrophysiological recordings and biochemical characterization, the use of compounds modulating TRPM channel function has often been helpful to study TRPM channels in a cellular context. Therefore, the review will summarize the known functions, activation mechanisms, and pharmacological modulations of the TRPM channels.
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- Christian Harteneck
- Institut für Pharmakologie, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Thielallee 69-73, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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Shimizu S, Ishii M, Miyasaka Y, Wajima T, Negoro T, Hagiwara T, Kiuchi Y. Possible involvement of hydroxyl radical on the stimulation of tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis by hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite in vascular endothelial cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 37:864-75. [PMID: 15694845 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2004] [Revised: 10/22/2004] [Accepted: 11/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We recently described that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stimulates the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) through the induction of the rate-limiting enzyme GTP-cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH), and increases tetrahydrobiopterin content in vascular endothelial cells. Tetrahydrobiopterin is easily oxidized by peroxynitrite (ONOO-), but not by hydrogen peroxide. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hydroxyl radical and peroxynitrite, which are both toxic biological oxidants, on tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis and the regulation of its content in vascular endothelial cells. In the cell-free assay system, tetrahydrobiopterin was rapidly oxidized by the hydroxyl radical and peroxynitrite, but not by hydrogen peroxide. However, the addition of not only hydrogen peroxide but also the hydroxyl radical and peroxynitrite to vascular endothelial cells transiently decreased tetrahydrobiopterin content, and then markedly increased its content. Interestingly, total biopterin content was also decreased by early treatment with oxidants. Moreover, oxidants induced the expression of GTP-cyclohydrolase I, and the increase of the tetrahydrobiopterin content was blocked by the treatment with GTP-cyclohydrolase I inhibitor. Both the hydrogen peroxide- and peroxynitrite-induced increases in tetrahydrobiopterin content and findings suggest that not only hydrogen peroxide but also the hydroxyl radical and peroxynitrite stimulates tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis through GTP-cyclohydrolase I expression, and that the hydroxyl radical plays a central role in the stimulation of tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis. Moreover, the transient decrease in BH4 to tetrahydrobiopterin.
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- Shunichi Shimizu
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
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Andreopoulos S, Wasserman M, Woo K, Li PP, Warsh JJ. Chronic lithium treatment of B lymphoblasts from bipolar disorder patients reduces transient receptor potential channel 3 levels. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2005; 4:365-73. [PMID: 15354175 DOI: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chronic lithium treatment of B-lymphoblast cell lines (BLCLs) from bipolar-I disorder (BD-I) patients and healthy subjects ex vivo attenuates agonist- and thapsigargin-stimulated intracellular calcium (Ca(2+)) responses. As these findings suggest that chronic lithium treatment modifies receptor (ROCE) and/or store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) mechanisms, we determined whether chronic lithium treatment of BLCLs modified the expression of two members of the transient receptor potential channels (TRPC1 & 3), which participate in ROCE/SOCE. Chronic lithium treatment significantly reduced BLCL TRPC3 immunoreactivity (repeated-measures ANOVA, P=0.00005), with interaction effects of diagnosis (P=0.037) and sex (P=0.040). The lithium-induced decrease was greatest in BLCLs from female BD-I patients compared with those from healthy females (-27%) and with vehicle-treated BLCLs from female BD-I patients (-33%). However, lithium treatment did not affect TRPC1 and 3 mRNA levels, and TRPC1 immunoreactivity. Downregulation of TRPC3 may be an important mechanism by which lithium ameliorates pathophysiological Ca(2+) disturbances as observed in BD.
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- S Andreopoulos
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Uemura T, Kudoh J, Noda S, Kanba S, Shimizu N. Characterization of human and mouse TRPM2 genes: Identification of a novel N-terminal truncated protein specifically expressed in human striatum. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 328:1232-43. [PMID: 15708008 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) is a calcium-permeable cation channel activated by ADP-ribose or reactive oxygen species. In human, a major transcript of 6.5 kb is expressed in various tissues, whereas a minor transcript of 5.5 kb is detected only in striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen). We found that the 5.5-kb shorter transcript is transcribed from the intron 4 of the TRPM2 gene and encodes the striatum short form protein (SSF-TRPM2) with 1289 amino acid residues as compared to the long form protein (LF-TRPM2), in which the N-terminal 214 amino acid residues are removed. The SSF-TRPM2 protein still maintained H2(O2)-induced Ca2+ influx activity. In addition, we found that the major transcripts in human and mouse start from a novel 5' non-coding exon; however, we could not detect any striatum short transcript in mouse brain. These new findings are invaluable to further study the regulation of TRPM2 gene expression and to examine the possible involvement of the TRPM2 gene in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.
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- Takuji Uemura
- Department of Molecular Biology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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The transient receptor potential (TRP) protein superfamily consists of a diverse group of cation channels that bear structural similarities to Drosophila TRP. TRP channels play important roles in nonexcitable cells; however, an emerging theme is that many TRP-related proteins are expressed predominantly in the nervous system and function in sensory physiology. The TRP superfamily is divided into seven subfamilies, the first of which is composed of the "classical" TRPs" (TRPC subfamily). Some TRPCs may be store-operated channels, whereas others appear to be activated by production of diacylglycerol or regulated through an exocytotic mechanism. Many members of a second subfamily (TRPV) function in sensory physiology and respond to heat, changes in osmolarity, odorants, and mechanical stimuli. Two members of the TRPM family function in sensory perception and three TRPM proteins are chanzymes, which contain C-terminal enzyme domains. The fourth and fifth subfamilies, TRPN and TRPA, include proteins with many ankyrin repeats. TRPN proteins function in mechanotransduction, whereas TRPA1 is activated by noxious cold and is also required for the auditory response. In addition to these five closely related TRP subfamilies, which comprise the Group 1 TRPs, members of the two Group 2 TRP subfamilies, TRPP and TRPML, are distantly related to the group 1 TRPs. Mutations in the founding members of these latter subfamilies are responsible for human diseases. Each of the TRP subfamilies are represented by members in worms and flies, providing the potential for using genetic approaches to characterize the normal functions and activation mechanisms of these channels.
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Waring P. Redox active calcium ion channels and cell death. Arch Biochem Biophys 2005; 434:33-42. [PMID: 15629106 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2004] [Revised: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Calcium plays a key role in both apoptotic and necrotic cell death. Emptying of intracellular calcium stores and/or alteration in intracellular calcium levels can modulate cell death in almost all cell types. These calcium fluxes are determined by the activity of membrane channels normally under tight control. The channels may be ligand activated or voltage dependent as well as being under the control of affector molecules such as calmodulin. It has become increasingly apparent that many calcium channels are affected by reactive oxygen or reactive nitrogen species; ROS/RNS. This may be part of the normal signaling pathways in the cell or by the action of exogenously generated ROS or RNS often by toxins. This review covers the recent literature on the activity of these redox active channels as related to cell death.
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- Paul Waring
- Department of Chemistry, Centre for the Study of Bioactive Molecules, The Faculties, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Fleig A, Penner R. The TRPM ion channel subfamily: molecular, biophysical and functional features. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2005; 25:633-9. [PMID: 15530641 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2004.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Significant progress in the molecular and functional characterization of a subfamily of genes that encode melastatin-related transient receptor potential (TRPM) cation channels has been made during the past few years. This subgroup of the TRP superfamily of ion channels contains eight mammalian members and has isoforms in most eukaryotic organisms. The individual members of the TRPM subfamily have specific expression patterns and ion selectivity, and their specific gating and regulatory mechanisms are tailored to integrate multiple signaling pathways. The diverse functional properties of these channels have a profound effect on the regulation of ion homoeostasis by mediating direct influx of Ca2+, controlling Mg2+ entry, and determining the potential of the cell membrane. TRPM channels are involved in several physiological and pathological conditions in electrically excitable and non-excitable cells, which make them exciting targets for drug discovery.
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- Andrea Fleig
- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Signaling, Center for Biomedical Research, The Queen's Medical Center and Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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