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Puskarjov M, Seja P, Heron SE, Williams TC, Ahmad F, Iona X, Oliver KL, Grinton BE, Vutskits L, Scheffer IE, Petrou S, Blaesse P, Dibbens LM, Berkovic SF, Kaila K. A variant of KCC2 from patients with febrile seizures impairs neuronal Cl- extrusion and dendritic spine formation. EMBO Rep 2014; 15:723-9. [PMID: 24668262 PMCID: PMC4197883 DOI: 10.1002/embr.201438749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Genetic variation in SLC12A5 which encodes KCC2, the neuron-specific cation-chloride cotransporter that is essential for hyperpolarizing GABAergic signaling and formation of cortical dendritic spines, has not been reported in human disease. Screening of SLC12A5 revealed a co-segregating variant (KCC2-R952H) in an Australian family with febrile seizures. We show that KCC2-R952H reduces neuronal Cl(-) extrusion and has a compromised ability to induce dendritic spines in vivo and in vitro. Biochemical analyses indicate a reduced surface expression of KCC2-R952H which likely contributes to the functional deficits. Our data suggest that KCC2-R952H is a bona fide susceptibility variant for febrile seizures.
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- Martin Puskarjov
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Epilepsy Research Program, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA, Australia
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- Epilepsy Research Program, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Epilepsy Research Program, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Epilepsy Research Center, The University of Melbourne Austin Health, Melbourne Vic., Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Florey Institute, Royal Children's Hospital The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Epilepsy Research Center, The University of Melbourne Austin Health, Melbourne Vic., Australia Department of Paediatrics, Florey Institute, Royal Children's Hospital The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and the Center for Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Institute of Physiology I, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Epilepsy Research Program, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide SA, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Epilepsy Research Center, The University of Melbourne Austin Health, Melbourne Vic., Australia
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Markkanen M, Karhunen T, Llano O, Ludwig A, Rivera C, Uvarov P, Airaksinen MS. Distribution of neuronal KCC2a and KCC2b isoforms in mouse CNS. J Comp Neurol 2014; 522:1897-914. [PMID: 24639001 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The neuronal K-Cl cotransporter KCC2 maintains the low intracellular chloride concentration required for the fast hyperpolarizing actions of inhibitory neurotransmitters in mature central nervous system (CNS). The KCC2 gene produces two isoforms, KCC2a and KCC2b, that differ in their N-termini. Increase of KCC2b in the cortex underlies the developmental shift in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic responses, whereas the physiological role of KCC2a is still poorly characterized. The two KCC2 isoforms show equal distribution in mouse brainstem neurons at birth; however their postnatal expression patterns, and the subcellular localization of KCC2a, have not yet been described. Here, we compared the pattern of KCC2a and KCC2b expression in different regions of postnatal mouse CNS by immunohistochemistry by using isoform-specific antibodies. Tissue from KCC2a isoform-specific knockout mice was used as a negative control. KCC2b expression increased postnatally and was widely expressed in adult brain. KCC2a immunoreactivity was low or absent in most parts of the adult cortex, hippocampus, thalamus, and cerebellar cortex. Both isoforms were widely present in the developing and mature hypothalamus, a large part of the brainstem, and the spinal cord. A notable exception was the lack of KCC2a staining in the brainstem auditory system. At the subcellular level, the isoforms were only partially colocalized. In neuronal somas, KCC2b immunoreactivity was concentrated at the plasma membrane, whereas KCC2a signal was not. Moreover, although both isoforms were expressed in microtubule-associated protein (MAP)2-positive dendrites, they appeared in non-overlapping dendritic compartments. The results, together with those of previous studies, suggest that KCC2a and KCC2b have overlapping roles in neonatal neurons but presumably different roles in mature neurons.
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- Marika Markkanen
- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, FI-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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Medina I, Friedel P, Rivera C, Kahle KT, Kourdougli N, Uvarov P, Pellegrino C. Current view on the functional regulation of the neuronal K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter KCC2. Front Cell Neurosci 2014; 8:27. [PMID: 24567703 PMCID: PMC3915100 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), the inhibitory strength of chloride (Cl(-))-permeable GABAA and glycine receptors (GABAAR and GlyR) depends on the intracellular Cl(-) concentration ([Cl(-)]i). Lowering [Cl(-)]i enhances inhibition, whereas raising [Cl(-)]i facilitates neuronal activity. A neuron's basal level of [Cl(-)]i, as well as its Cl(-) extrusion capacity, is critically dependent on the activity of the electroneutral K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter KCC2, a member of the SLC12 cation-Cl(-) cotransporter (CCC) family. KCC2 deficiency compromises neuronal migration, formation and the maturation of GABAergic and glutamatergic synaptic connections, and results in network hyperexcitability and seizure activity. Several neurological disorders including multiple epilepsy subtypes, neuropathic pain, and schizophrenia, as well as various insults such as trauma and ischemia, are associated with significant decreases in the Cl(-) extrusion capacity of KCC2 that result in increases of [Cl(-)]i and the subsequent hyperexcitability of neuronal networks. Accordingly, identifying the key upstream molecular mediators governing the functional regulation of KCC2, and modifying these signaling pathways with small molecules, might constitute a novel neurotherapeutic strategy for multiple diseases. Here, we discuss recent advances in the understanding of the mechanisms regulating KCC2 activity, and of the role these mechanisms play in neuronal Cl(-) homeostasis and GABAergic neurotransmission. As KCC2 mediates electroneutral transport, the experimental recording of its activity constitutes an important research challenge; we therefore also, provide an overview of the different methodological approaches utilized to monitor function of KCC2 in both physiological and pathological conditions.
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- Igor Medina
- INSERM, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée (INMED)Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR901Marseille, France
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- INSERM, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée (INMED)Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR901Marseille, France
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- INSERM, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée (INMED)Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR901Marseille, France
- Neuroscience Center, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cardiology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
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- INSERM, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée (INMED)Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR901Marseille, France
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Anatomy, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- INSERM, Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée (INMED)Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille Université, UMR901Marseille, France
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Kahle KT, Deeb TZ, Puskarjov M, Silayeva L, Liang B, Kaila K, Moss SJ. Modulation of neuronal activity by phosphorylation of the K-Cl cotransporter KCC2. Trends Neurosci 2013; 36:726-737. [PMID: 24139641 PMCID: PMC4381966 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The K-Cl cotransporter KCC2 establishes the low intraneuronal Cl- levels required for the hyperpolarizing inhibitory postsynaptic potentials mediated by ionotropic γ-aminobutyric acid receptors (GABAARs) and glycine receptors (GlyRs). Decreased KCC2-mediated Cl- extrusion and impaired hyperpolarizing GABAAR- and/or GlyR-mediated currents have been implicated in epilepsy, neuropathic pain, and spasticity. Recent evidence suggests that the intrinsic ion transport rate, cell surface stability, and plasmalemmal trafficking of KCC2 are rapidly and reversibly modulated by the (de)phosphorylation of critical serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues in the C terminus of this protein. Alterations in KCC2 phosphorylation have been associated with impaired KCC2 function in several neurological diseases. Targeting KCC2 phosphorylation directly or indirectly via upstream regulatory kinases might be a novel strategy to modulate GABA- and/or glycinergic signaling for therapeutic benefit.
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- Kristopher T Kahle
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cardiology, Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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Activity-dependent regulation of the K/Cl transporter KCC2 membrane diffusion, clustering, and function in hippocampal neurons. J Neurosci 2013; 33:15488-503. [PMID: 24068817 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5889-12.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The neuronal K/Cl transporter KCC2 exports chloride ions and thereby influences the efficacy and polarity of GABA signaling in the brain. KCC2 is also critical for dendritic spine morphogenesis and the maintenance of glutamatergic transmission in cortical neurons. Because KCC2 plays a pivotal role in the function of central synapses, it is of particular importance to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying its regulation. Here, we studied the impact of membrane diffusion and clustering on KCC2 function. KCC2 forms clusters in the vicinity of both excitatory and inhibitory synapses. Using quantum-dot-based single-particle tracking on rat primary hippocampal neurons, we show that KCC2 is slowed down and confined at excitatory and inhibitory synapses compared with extrasynaptic regions. However, KCC2 escapes inhibitory synapses faster than excitatory synapses, reflecting stronger molecular constraints at the latter. Interfering with KCC2-actin interactions or inhibiting F-actin polymerization releases diffusion constraints on KCC2 at excitatory but not inhibitory synapses. Thus, F-actin constrains KCC2 diffusion at excitatory synapses, whereas KCC2 is confined at inhibitory synapses by a distinct mechanism. Finally, increased neuronal activity rapidly increases the diffusion coefficient and decreases the dwell time of KCC2 at excitatory synapses. This effect involves NMDAR activation, Ca(2+) influx, KCC2 S940 dephosphorylation and calpain protease cleavage of KCC2 and is accompanied by reduced KCC2 clustering and ion transport function. Thus, activity-dependent regulation of KCC2 lateral diffusion and clustering allows for a rapid regulation of chloride homeostasis in neurons.
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Löscher W, Puskarjov M, Kaila K. Cation-chloride cotransporters NKCC1 and KCC2 as potential targets for novel antiepileptic and antiepileptogenic treatments. Neuropharmacology 2013; 69:62-74. [PMID: 22705273 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In cortical and hippocampal neurons, cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs) control the reversal potential (EGABA) of GABAA receptor-mediated current and voltage responses and, consequently, they modulate the efficacy of GABAergic inhibition. Two members of the CCC family, KCC2 (the major neuron-specific K-Cl cotransporter; KCC isoform 2) and NKCC1 (the Na-K-2Cl cotransporter isoform 1 which is expressed in both neurons and glial cells) have attracted much interest in studies on GABAergic signaling under both normal and pathophysiological conditions, such as epilepsy. There is tentative evidence that loop diuretic compounds such as furosemide and bumetanide may have clinically relevant antiepileptic actions, especially when administered in combination with conventional GABA-mimetic drugs such as phenobarbital. Furosemide is a non-selective inhibitor of CCCs while at low concentrations bumetanide is selective for NKCCs. Search for novel antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is highly motivated especially for the treatment of neonatal seizures which are often resistant to, or even aggravated by conventional AEDs. This review shows that the antiepileptic effects of loop diuretics described in the pertinent literature are based on widely heterogeneous mechanisms ranging from actions on both neuronal NKCC1 and KCC2 to modulation of the brain extracellular volume fraction. A promising strategy for the development of novel CCC-blocking AEDs is based on prodrugs that are activated following their passage across the blood-brain barrier. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'New Targets and Approaches to the Treatment of Epilepsy'.
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- Wolfgang Löscher
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Ivakine EA, Acton BA, Mahadevan V, Ormond J, Tang M, Pressey JC, Huang MY, Ng D, Delpire E, Salter MW, Woodin MA, McInnes RR. Neto2 is a KCC2 interacting protein required for neuronal Cl- regulation in hippocampal neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:3561-6. [PMID: 23401525 PMCID: PMC3587235 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212907110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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KCC2 is a neuron-specific K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter that is essential for Cl(-) homeostasis and fast inhibitory synaptic transmission in the mature CNS. Despite the critical role of KCC2 in neurons, the mechanisms regulating its function are not understood. Here, we show that KCC2 is critically regulated by the single-pass transmembrane protein neuropilin and tolloid like-2 (Neto2). Neto2 is required to maintain the normal abundance of KCC2 and specifically associates with the active oligomeric form of the transporter. Loss of the Neto2:KCC2 interaction reduced KCC2-mediated Cl(-) extrusion, resulting in decreased synaptic inhibition in hippocampal neurons.
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, and
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, and
- Departments of Molecular Genetics and
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, and
- Departments of Molecular Genetics and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232; and
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8
- Physiology, and
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A8
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, and
- Departments of Molecular Genetics and
- Department of Biochemistry, Lady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1E2
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Ben-Ari Y, Woodin MA, Sernagor E, Cancedda L, Vinay L, Rivera C, Legendre P, Luhmann HJ, Bordey A, Wenner P, Fukuda A, van den Pol AN, Gaiarsa JL, Cherubini E. Refuting the challenges of the developmental shift of polarity of GABA actions: GABA more exciting than ever! Front Cell Neurosci 2012; 6:35. [PMID: 22973192 PMCID: PMC3428604 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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During brain development, there is a progressive reduction of intracellular chloride associated with a shift in GABA polarity: GABA depolarizes and occasionally excites immature neurons, subsequently hyperpolarizing them at later stages of development. This sequence, which has been observed in a wide range of animal species, brain structures and preparations, is thought to play an important role in activity-dependent formation and modulation of functional circuits. This sequence has also been considerably reinforced recently with new data pointing to an evolutionary preserved rule. In a recent “Hypothesis and Theory Article,” the excitatory action of GABA in early brain development is suggested to be “an experimental artefact” (Bregestovski and Bernard, 2012). The authors suggest that the excitatory action of GABA is due to an inadequate/insufficient energy supply in glucose-perfused slices and/or to the damage produced by the slicing procedure. However, these observations have been repeatedly contradicted by many groups and are inconsistent with a large body of evidence including the fact that the developmental shift is neither restricted to slices nor to rodents. We summarize the overwhelming evidence in support of both excitatory GABA during development, and the implications this has in developmental neurobiology.
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- Yehezkel Ben-Ari
- INSERM Unité 901, Université de la Méditerranée, UMR S901 Aix-Marseille 2 and INMED Marseille, France
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Acton BA, Mahadevan V, Mercado A, Uvarov P, Ding Y, Pressey J, Airaksinen MS, Mount DB, Woodin MA. Hyperpolarizing GABAergic transmission requires the KCC2 C-terminal ISO domain. J Neurosci 2012; 32:8746-51. [PMID: 22723714 PMCID: PMC3395202 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6089-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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KCC2 is the neuron-specific member of the of K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter gene family. It is also the only member of its family that is active under physiologically normal conditions, in the absence of osmotic stress. By extruding Cl(-) from the neuron under isotonic conditions, this transporter maintains a low concentration of neuronal Cl(-), which is essential for fast inhibitory synaptic transmission by GABA and glycine in the mature nervous system. The other members of this K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter gene family are exclusively swelling-activated. Here we demonstrate that a 15 aa region near the end of the C terminus, unique to KCC2 (termed the ISO domain), is required for KCC2 to cotransport K(+) and Cl(-) out of the neuron under isotonic conditions. We made this discovery by overexpressing chimeric KCC2-KCC4 cDNA constructs in cultured hippocampal neurons prepared from Sprague Dawley rat embryos and assaying neuronal Cl(-) through gramicidin perforated patch-clamp recordings. We found that when neurons had been transfected with a chimeric KCC2 that lacked the unique ISO domain, hyperpolarizing responses to GABA were abolished. This finding indicates that the ISO domain is required for neuronal Cl(-) regulation. Furthermore, we discovered that when KCC2 lacks the ISO domain, it still retains swelling-activated transport, which demonstrates that there are exclusive molecular determinants of isotonic and swelling-induced K(+)-Cl(-) cotransport in neurons.
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- Brooke A. Acton
- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Departamento de Nefrología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, 14080 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neuroscience Center and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland, and
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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- Neuroscience Center and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland, and
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Renal Division, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G5
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Döding A, Hartmann AM, Beyer T, Nothwang HG. KCC2 transport activity requires the highly conserved L₆₇₅ in the C-terminal β1 strand. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 420:492-7. [PMID: 22414695 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The activity of the neuron-specific K(+), Cl(-) co-transporter 2 (KCC2) is required for hyperpolarizing action of GABA and glycine. KCC2-mediated transport therefore plays a pivotal role in neuronal inhibition. Few analyses have addressed the amino acid requirements for transport-competent conformation. KCC2 consists of 12 transmembrane domains flanked by two intracellular termini. Structural analyses of a related archaeal protein have identified an evolutionary extremely conserved β1 strand, which links the transmembrane domain to a C-terminal dimerization interface. Here, we focused on the sequence requirement of this linker. We mutated four highly conserved amino acids of the β1 strand ((673)QLLV(676)) to alanine and analyzed the functional consequences in mammalian cells. Flux measurements demonstrated that L(675A) significantly reduced KCC2 transport activity by 41%, whereas the other three mutants displayed normal activity. Immunocytochemistry and cell surface labeling revealed normal trafficking of all four mutants. Altogether, our results identify L(675) as a critical residue for KCC2 transport activity. Furthermore, in view of its evolutionary conservation, the data suggest a remarkable tolerance of the KCC2 transport activity to amino acid substitutions in the β1 strand.
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- Annika Döding
- Abteilung Neurogenetik, Institut für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Deutschland
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Chamma I, Chevy Q, Poncer JC, Lévi S. Role of the neuronal K-Cl co-transporter KCC2 in inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmission. Front Cell Neurosci 2012; 6:5. [PMID: 22363264 PMCID: PMC3282916 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The K-Cl co-transporter KCC2 plays multiple roles in the physiology of central neurons and alterations of its function and/or expression are associated with several neurological conditions. By regulating intraneuronal chloride homeostasis, KCC2 strongly influences the efficacy and polarity of the chloride-permeable γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type A and glycine receptor (GlyR) mediated synaptic transmission. This appears particularly critical for the development of neuronal circuits as well as for the dynamic control of GABA and glycine signaling in mature networks. The activity of the transporter is also associated with transmembrane water fluxes which compensate solute fluxes associated with synaptic activity. Finally, KCC2 interaction with the actin cytoskeleton appears critical both for dendritic spine morphogenesis and the maintenance of glutamatergic synapses. In light of the pivotal role of KCC2 in the maturation and function of central synapses, it is of particular importance to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying its regulation. These include development and activity-dependent modifications both at the transcriptional and post-translational levels. We emphasize the importance of post-translational mechanisms such as phosphorylation and dephosphorylation, oligomerization, cell surface stability, clustering and membrane diffusion for the rapid and dynamic regulation of KCC2 function.
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Hartmann AM, Nothwang HG. Opposite temperature effect on transport activity of KCC2/KCC4 and N(K)CCs in HEK-293 cells. BMC Res Notes 2011; 4:526. [PMID: 22152068 PMCID: PMC3251547 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Cation chloride cotransporters play essential roles in many physiological processes such as volume regulation, transepithelial salt transport and setting the intracellular chloride concentration in neurons. They consist mainly of the inward transporters NCC, NKCC1, and NKCC2, and the outward transporters KCC1 to KCC4. To gain insight into regulatory and structure-function relationships, precise determination of their activity is required. Frequently, these analyses are performed in HEK-293 cells. Recently the activity of the inward transporters NKCC1 and NCC was shown to increase with temperature in these cells. However, the temperature effect on KCCs remains largely unknown. Findings Here, we determined the temperature effect on KCC2 and KCC4 transport activity in HEK-293 cells. Both transporters demonstrated significantly higher transport activity (2.5 fold for KCC2 and 3.3 fold for KCC4) after pre-incubation at room temperature compared to 37°C. Conclusions These data identify a reciprocal temperature dependence of cation chloride inward and outward cotransporters in HEK-293 cells. Thus, lower temperature should be used for functional characterization of KCC2 and KCC4 and higher temperatures for N(K)CCs in heterologous mammalian expression systems. Furthermore, if this reciprocal effect also applies to neurons, the action of inhibitory neurotransmitters might be more affected by changes in temperature than previously thought.
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- Anna-Maria Hartmann
- Department of Neurogenetics, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University, Carl von Ossietzky Straße 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Parvin MN, Turner RJ. Identification of key residues involved in the dimerization of the secretory Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter NKCC1. Biochemistry 2011; 50:9857-64. [PMID: 21970294 DOI: 10.1021/bi201498y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The "secretory" Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter, NKCC1, belongs to the SLC12 gene family of electroneutral cation-chloride cotransporters. A number of these proteins, including NKCC1 itself, exist as homodimers in the membrane, suggesting that this may be a common feature of the SLC12 family. We have previously demonstrated that replacing the C-terminus of NKCC1 with that of its close homologue NKCC2 produced a fully functional chimeric protein that formed homodimers but did not dimerize with NKCC1. Here we employ a novel co-immunoprecipitation assay to study the dimerization interaction of NKCC1 using additional NKCC1/NKCC2 C-terminal chimeras and point mutants. Our results indicate that the substitution of a number of regions of the C-terminus of NKCC1 with the corresponding sequence from NKCC2 results in weakened dimerization with wild-type NKCC1, demonstrating that various residues play a role in this interaction. Most interestingly, however, we find that the replacement of a single NKCC1 residue, G812, with cysteine, the corresponding amino acid in NKCC2, results in a point mutant that displays no significant dimerization with the wild-type protein. In addition to this effect on heterodimer formation, we also find that G812 mutants can nevertheless form homodimers but that this interaction can be weaker than that observed for wild-type NKCC1. We demonstrate that our results are consistent with at least one established mechanism of protein dimer formation, that of "domain swapping", as well as with a recently reported crystal structure of the C-terminus of a bacterial SLC12 homologue.
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- Most Nahid Parvin
- Membrane Biology Section, Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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Doyon N, Prescott SA, Castonguay A, Godin AG, Kröger H, De Koninck Y. Efficacy of synaptic inhibition depends on multiple, dynamically interacting mechanisms implicated in chloride homeostasis. PLoS Comput Biol 2011; 7:e1002149. [PMID: 21931544 PMCID: PMC3169517 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chloride homeostasis is a critical determinant of the strength and robustness of inhibition mediated by GABA(A) receptors (GABA(A)Rs). The impact of changes in steady state Cl(-) gradient is relatively straightforward to understand, but how dynamic interplay between Cl(-) influx, diffusion, extrusion and interaction with other ion species affects synaptic signaling remains uncertain. Here we used electrodiffusion modeling to investigate the nonlinear interactions between these processes. Results demonstrate that diffusion is crucial for redistributing intracellular Cl(-) load on a fast time scale, whereas Cl(-)extrusion controls steady state levels. Interaction between diffusion and extrusion can result in a somato-dendritic Cl(-) gradient even when KCC2 is distributed uniformly across the cell. Reducing KCC2 activity led to decreased efficacy of GABA(A)R-mediated inhibition, but increasing GABA(A)R input failed to fully compensate for this form of disinhibition because of activity-dependent accumulation of Cl(-). Furthermore, if spiking persisted despite the presence of GABA(A)R input, Cl(-) accumulation became accelerated because of the large Cl(-) driving force that occurs during spikes. The resulting positive feedback loop caused catastrophic failure of inhibition. Simulations also revealed other feedback loops, such as competition between Cl(-) and pH regulation. Several model predictions were tested and confirmed by [Cl(-)](i) imaging experiments. Our study has thus uncovered how Cl(-) regulation depends on a multiplicity of dynamically interacting mechanisms. Furthermore, the model revealed that enhancing KCC2 activity beyond normal levels did not negatively impact firing frequency or cause overt extracellular K(-) accumulation, demonstrating that enhancing KCC2 activity is a valid strategy for therapeutic intervention.
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- Nicolas Doyon
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Neurobiology and Pittsburgh Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Ludwig A, Uvarov P, Soni S, Thomas-Crusells J, Airaksinen MS, Rivera C. Early growth response 4 mediates BDNF induction of potassium chloride cotransporter 2 transcription. J Neurosci 2011; 31:644-9. [PMID: 21228173 PMCID: PMC6623457 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2006-10.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2010] [Revised: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A major event in the maturation of CNS GABAergic transmission is the qualitative change in GABA(A)-mediated responses from depolarizing to hyperpolarizing. In cortical regions, this is attributed to the increased expression of potassium chloride cotransporter 2b (KCC2b), the main isoform of the neuron-specific K-Cl cotransporter KCC2. We have previously shown that transcription factor early growth response 4 (Egr4) can activate the KCC2b promoter. Here we demonstrate that in immature hippocampal neurons BDNF robustly induces ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2)-dependent Egr4 expression and rapid Egr4-dependent activation of the KCC2b promoter. The subsequent increase in KCC2b mRNA contributes to the expression of total KCC2 protein levels. These results indicate that Egr4 is an important component in the mechanism of BDNF-dependent KCC2 gene regulation via the ERK1/2 pathway in immature neurons.
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- Anastasia Ludwig
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland, and
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- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 4, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland, and
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland, and
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- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 4, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Viikki Biocenter, Viikinkaari 9, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland, and
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Khirug S, Ahmad F, Puskarjov M, Afzalov R, Kaila K, Blaesse P. A single seizure episode leads to rapid functional activation of KCC2 in the neonatal rat hippocampus. J Neurosci 2010; 30:12028-35. [PMID: 20826666 PMCID: PMC6633538 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3154-10.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Functional expression of the K-Cl cotransporter KCC2 in developing central neurons is crucial for the maturation of Cl(-)-dependent, GABA(A) receptor-mediated inhibitory responses. In pyramidal neurons of the rodent hippocampus, GABAergic postsynaptic responses are typically depolarizing and often excitatory during the first postnatal week. Here, we show that a single neonatal seizure episode induced by kainate injection during postnatal days 5-7 results in a fast increase in the Cl(-) extrusion capacity of rat hippocampal CA1 neurons, with a consequent hyperpolarizing shift of the reversal potential of GABA(A)-mediated currents (E(GABA)). A significant increase in the surface expression of KCC2 as well as the alpha2 subunit of the Na-K-ATPase parallels the seizure-induced increase in the Cl(-) extrusion capacity. Exposing hippocampal slices to kainate resulted in a similar increase in the neuronal Cl(-) extrusion and in the surface expression of KCC2. Both effects were blocked by the kinase inhibitor K252a. Hence, in the neonatal hippocampus the overall KCC2 expression level is high enough to promote a rapid functional activation of K-Cl cotransport and a consequent negative shift in E(GABA) close to the adult level. The activity-dependent regulation of KCC2 function and its effect on GABAergic transmission may represent an intrinsic antiepileptogenic mechanism.
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- Department of Biosciences and
- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Hartmann AM, Wenz M, Mercado A, Störger C, Mount DB, Friauf E, Nothwang HG. Differences in the large extracellular loop between the K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporters KCC2 and KCC4. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:23994-4002. [PMID: 20516068 PMCID: PMC2911324 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.144063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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K(+)Cl(-) cotransporters (KCCs) play fundamental physiological roles in processes such as inhibitory neurotransmission and cell volume regulation. Mammalian genomes encode four distinct KCC paralogs, which share basic transport characteristics but differ significantly in ion affinity, pharmacology, and relative sensitivity to cell volume. Studies to identify divergence in functional characteristics have thus far focused on the cytoplasmic termini. Here, we investigated sequence requirements of the large extracellular loop (LEL) for function in KCC2 and KCC4. Mutation of all four evolutionarily conserved cysteines abolished KCC2 transport activity. This behavior differs from that of its closest relative, KCC4, which is insensitive to this mutation. Chimeras supported the differences in the LEL of the two cotransporters, because swapping wild-type LEL resulted in functional KCC2 but rendered KCC4 inactive. Insertion of the quadruple cysteine substitution mutant of the KCC4 loop, which was functional in the parental isoform, abolished transport activity in KCC2. Dose-response curves of wild-type and chimeric KCCs revealed that the LEL contributes to the different sensitivity to loop diuretics; a KCC2 chimera containing the KCC4 LEL displayed an IC(50) of 396.5 mum for furosemide, which was closer to KCC4 (548.8 mum) than to KCC2 (184.4 mum). Cell surface labeling and immunocytochemistry indicated that mutations do not affect trafficking to the plasma membrane. Taken together, our results show a dramatic and unexpected difference in the sequence requirements of the LEL between the closely related KCC2 and KCC4. Furthermore, they demonstrate that evolutionarily highly conserved amino acids can have different functions within KCC members.
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- Anna-Maria Hartmann
- From the Department of Neurogenetics, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University, Carl von Ossietzky Strasse 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
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- the Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserlautern, Erwin-Schrödinger Strasse 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- the Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, and
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- the Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserlautern, Erwin-Schrödinger Strasse 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- the Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, and
- the Renal Division, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
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- the Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserlautern, Erwin-Schrödinger Strasse 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurogenetics, Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University, Carl von Ossietzky Strasse 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
- the Animal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserlautern, Erwin-Schrödinger Strasse 13, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Yeo M, Berglund K, Augustine G, Liedtke W. Novel repression of Kcc2 transcription by REST-RE-1 controls developmental switch in neuronal chloride. J Neurosci 2009; 29:14652-62. [PMID: 19923298 PMCID: PMC2833346 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2934-09.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Transcriptional upregulation of Kcc2b, the gene variant encoding the major isoform of the KCC2 chloride transporter, underlies a rapid perinatal decrease in intraneuronal chloride concentration (chloride shift), which is necessary for GABA to act inhibitory. Here we identify a novel repressor element-1 (RE-1) site in the 5' regulatory region of Kcc2b. In primary cortical neurons, which recapitulate the chloride shift in culture, the novel upstream RE-1 together with a known intronic RE-1 site function in concerted interaction to suppress Kcc2b transcription. With critical relevance for the chloride shift, only in the presence of the dual RE-1 site could inhibition of REST upregulate Kcc2b transcription. For this, we confirmed increased KCC2 protein expression and decreased intraneuronal chloride. Kcc2b developmental upregulation was potentiated by BDNF application, which was fully dependent on the presence of dual RE-1. In addition, the developmental chloride shift and GABA switch, from excitatory to inhibitory action, was accelerated by REST inhibition and slowed by REST overexpression. These results identify the REST-dual RE-1 interaction as a novel mechanism of transcriptional Kcc2b upregulation that significantly contributes to the ontogenetic shift in chloride concentration and GABA action in cortical neurons, which is fundamental for brain function in health and disease. Thus, we present here a new logic for the perinatal chloride shift, which is critical for establishment of GABAergic cortical inhibitory neurotransmission.
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- Departments of Medicine/Neurology and
- Neurobiology and
- Center for Translational Neuroscience and Duke Pain Clinics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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