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Tanaka R, Muraki K, Ohya S, Yamamura H, Hatano N, Itoh Y, Imaizumi Y. TRPV4-Like Non-selective Cation Currents in Cultured Aortic Myocytes. J Pharmacol Sci 2008; 108:179-89. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08133fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Zhang H, Inoue R, Shi J, Jin XH, Li YQ. Synergistic actions of diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate for Ca2+-dependent inactivation of TRPC7 channel. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2008; 29:90-7. [PMID: 18158870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2008.00721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIM The aim of the present study was to explore the mechanism for the Ca2+- dependent inactivation of the canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) 7 channel expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. METHOD The whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used in the study. RESULTS With Ca2+-free external solution, the perfusion of 100 micromol/L carbachol to, or dialysis of the cell with 100 micromol/L guanosine 5'-3-O-(thio)triphosphate (GTPgammaS), induced large inward currents, respectively. These currents were rapidly inhibited by the addition of 1 mmol/L Ca2+ into the bath, and recovery from this inhibition was only partial after the Ca2+ removal, unless vigorous intracellular Ca2+ buffering with 10 mmol/L 1,2 bis(2- aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,No,No-tetraacetic acid (BAPTA) (plus 4 mmol/L Ca2+) was employed. In contrast, the current induced by a membrane-permeable analog of diacylglycerol (DAG), 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol (OAG; 100 micromol/L) did not undergo the inhibition persisting after Ca2+ removal. Interestingly, the inclusion of inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate (IP3; 100 micromol/L) in the patch pipette rendered the OAG-induced current susceptible to the persistent Ca2+-mediated inhibition independent of the IP3 receptor in the majority of the tested cells, as evidenced by the inability of heparin and thapsigargin in reversing the effect of IP3. CONCLUSION The present results suggest that Ca2+ entry via the activated TRPC7 channel plays a critical role in inactivating the channel where the cooperative actions of DAG and IP3 are essentially involved.
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- Department of Anatomy and KK Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Abed E, Moreau R. Importance of melastatin-like transient receptor potential 7 and cations (magnesium, calcium) in human osteoblast-like cell proliferation. Cell Prolif 2007; 40:849-65. [PMID: 18021175 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2007.00476.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Bone tissue in the adult is continuously being remodelled, and overall bone mass is maintained constant by the balance between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation. Adequate osteoblastic proliferation is essential for both appropriate formation and for regulation of resorption, and thereby the maintenance of bone remodelling equilibrium. OBJECTIVES Here, we have investigated the roles of melastatin-like transient receptor potential 6 and 7 (TRPM6, TRPM7), which are calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) conducting channels, during proliferation of human osteoblasts. RESULTS Genetic expression of TRPM6 and TRPM7 was shown in human osteoblast-like MG-63, SaOS and U2-OS cells, and reduction of extracellular Mg2+ or Ca2+ led to a decrease of cell proliferation. Concomitant reduction of both ions further accentuated reduction of cell proliferation. Expression of TRPM7 channels was increased under conditions of reduced extracellular Mg2+ and Ca2+ levels whereas expression of TRPM6 was not modified, suggesting compensatory mechanisms afforded by TRPM7 in order to maintain intracellular ion homeostasis. Pre-incubation of cells in reduced extracellular Mg2+ conditions led to activation of Ca2+ and Mg2+ influx. Reduction of TRPM7 expression by specific siRNA prevented latter influx and inhibited cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that extracellular Mg2+ and Ca2+ deficiency reduces the proliferation of human osteoblastic cells. Expression and activity of TRPM7 is modulated by extracellular Mg2+ and Ca2+ availability, indicating that TRPM7 channels are involved in intracellular ion homeostasis and proliferation of osteoblasts.
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- E Abed
- Laboratoire du Métabolisme Osseux, Centre BioMed, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Hovater MB, Olteanu D, Hanson EL, Cheng NL, Siroky B, Fintha A, Komlosi P, Liu W, Satlin LM, Bell PD, Yoder BK, Schwiebert EM. Loss of apical monocilia on collecting duct principal cells impairs ATP secretion across the apical cell surface and ATP-dependent and flow-induced calcium signals. Purinergic Signal 2007; 4:155-70. [PMID: 18368523 PMCID: PMC2377318 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-007-9072-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2006] [Revised: 09/25/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Renal epithelial cells release ATP constitutively under basal conditions and release higher quantities of purine nucleotide in response to stimuli. ATP filtered at the glomerulus, secreted by epithelial cells along the nephron, and released serosally by macula densa cells for feedback signaling to afferent arterioles within the glomerulus has important physiological signaling roles within kidneys. In autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) mice and humans, collecting duct epithelial cells lack an apical central cilium or express dysfunctional proteins within that monocilium. Collecting duct principal cells derived from an Oak Ridge polycystic kidney (orpk ( Tg737 ) ) mouse model of ARPKD lack a well-formed apical central cilium, thought to be a sensory organelle. We compared these cells grown as polarized cell monolayers on permeable supports to the same cells where the apical monocilium was genetically rescued with the wild-type Tg737 gene that encodes Polaris, a protein essential to cilia formation. Constitutive ATP release under basal conditions was low and not different in mutant versus rescued monolayers. However, genetically rescued principal cell monolayers released ATP three- to fivefold more robustly in response to ionomycin. Principal cell monolayers with fully formed apical monocilia responded three- to fivefold greater to hypotonicity than mutant monolayers lacking monocilia. In support of the idea that monocilia are sensory organelles, intentionally harsh pipetting of medium directly onto the center of the monolayer induced ATP release in genetically rescued monolayers that possessed apical monocilia. Mechanical stimulation was much less effective, however, on mutant orpk collecting duct principal cell monolayers that lacked apical central monocilia. Our data also show that an increase in cytosolic free Ca(2+) primes the ATP pool that is released in response to mechanical stimuli. It also appears that hypotonic cell swelling and mechanical pipetting stimuli trigger release of a common ATP pool. Cilium-competent monolayers responded to flow with an increase in cell Ca(2+) derived from both extracellular and intracellular stores. This flow-induced Ca(2+) signal was less robust in cilium-deficient monolayers. Flow-induced Ca(2+) signals in both preparations were attenuated by extracellular gadolinium and by extracellular apyrase, an ATPase/ADPase. Taken together, these data suggest that apical monocilia are sensory organelles and that their presence in the apical membrane facilitates the formation of a mature ATP secretion apparatus responsive to chemical, osmotic, and mechanical stimuli. The cilium and autocrine ATP signaling appear to work in concert to control cell Ca(2+). Loss of a cilium-dedicated autocrine purinergic signaling system may be a critical underlying etiology for ARPKD and may lead to disinhibition and/or upregulation of multiple sodium (Na(+)) absorptive mechanisms and a resultant severe hypertensive phenotype in ARPKD and, possibly, other diseases.
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- Michael B Hovater
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL, 35294-0005, USA
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Whitaker RD, Walt DR. Multianalyte Single-Cell Analysis with Multiple Cell Lines Using a Fiber-Optic Array. Anal Chem 2007; 79:9045-53. [DOI: 10.1021/ac701744x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ragnhild D. Whitaker
- Chemistry Department, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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- Chemistry Department, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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Forces are increasingly recognized as major regulators of cell structure and function, and the mechanical properties of cells are essential to the mechanisms by which cells sense forces, transmit them to the cell interior or to other cells, and transduce them into chemical signals that impact a spectrum of cellular responses. Comparison of the mechanical properties of intact cells with those of the purified cytoskeletal biopolymers that are thought to dominate their elasticity reveal the extent to which the studies of purified systems can account for the mechanical properties of the much more heterogeneous and complex cell. This review summarizes selected aspects of current work on cell mechanics with an emphasis on the structures that are activated in cell-cell contacts, that regulate ion flow across the plasma membrane, and that may sense fluid flow that produces low levels of shear stress.
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- Paul A Janmey
- Department of Physiology, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Maruyama Y, Ogura T, Mio K, Kiyonaka S, Kato K, Mori Y, Sato C. Three-dimensional reconstruction using transmission electron microscopy reveals a swollen, bell-shaped structure of transient receptor potential melastatin type 2 cation channel. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:36961-70. [PMID: 17940282 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m705694200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential melastatin type 2 (TRPM2) is a redox-sensitive, calcium-permeable cation channel activated by various signals, such as adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR) acting on the ADPR pyrophosphatase (ADPRase) domain, and cyclic ADPR. Here, we purified the FLAG-tagged tetrameric TRPM2 channel, analyzed it using negatively stained electron microscopy, and reconstructed the three-dimensional structure at 2.8-nm resolution. This multimodal sensor molecule has a bell-like shape of 18 nm in width and 25 nm in height. The overall structure is similar to another multimodal sensor channel, TRP canonical type 3 (TRPC3). In both structures, the small extracellular domain is a dense half-dome, whereas the large cytoplasmic domain has a sparse, double-layered structure with multiple internal cavities. However, a unique square prism protuberance was observed under the cytoplasmic domain of TRPM2. The FLAG epitope, fused at the C terminus of the ADPRase domain, was assigned by the antibody to a position close to the protuberance. This indicates that the agonist-binding ADPRase domain and the ion gate in the transmembrane region are separately located in the molecule.
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- Yuusuke Maruyama
- 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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Malchow D, Lusche DF, De Lozanne A, Schlatterer C. A fast Ca2+-induced Ca2+-release mechanism in Dictyostelium discoideum. Cell Calcium 2007; 43:521-30. [PMID: 17854889 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2007.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Revised: 07/16/2007] [Accepted: 08/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In vertebrate cells calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) is thought to be responsible for rapid cytosolic Ca(2+) elevations despite the occurrence of strong Ca(2+) buffering within the cytosol. In Dictyostelium, a CICR mechanism has not been reported. While analyzing Ca(2+) regulation in a vesicular fraction of Dictyostelium rich in Ca(2+)-flux activity, containing contractile vacuoles (CV) as the main component of acidic Ca(2+) stores and ER, we detected a rapid Ca(2+) change upon addition of Ca(2+) (CIC). CIC was three times larger in active stores accumulating Ca(2+) than before Ca(2+) uptake and in inactivated stores. Ca(2+) release was demonstrated with the calmodulin antagonist W7 that inhibits the V-type H(+)ATPase activity and Ca(2+) uptake of acidic Ca(2+) stores. W7 caused a rapid and large increase of extravesicular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](e)), much faster and larger than thapsigargin (Tg), a Ca(2+)-uptake inhibitor of the ER. W7 treatment blocked CIC indicating that a large part of CIC is due to Ca(2+) release. The height of CIC depended on the filling state of the Ca(2+) stores. CIC was virtually unchanged in the iplA(-) strain that lacks a putative IP(3) or ryanodine receptor thought to be located at the endoplasmic reticulum. By contrast, CIC was reduced in two mutants, HGR8 and lvsA(-), that are impaired in acidic Ca(2+)-store function. Purified Ca(2+) stores enriched in CV still displayed CIC, indicating that CV are a source of Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release. CIC-defective mutants were altered in their oscillatory properties. The irregularity of the HGR8 oscillation suggests that the principal oscillator is affected in this mutant.
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- Dieter Malchow
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box 5560, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Shi J, Takahashi S, Jin XH, Li YQ, Ito Y, Mori Y, Inoue R. Myosin light chain kinase-independent inhibition by ML-9 of murine TRPC6 channels expressed in HEK293 cells. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 152:122-31. [PMID: 17603544 PMCID: PMC1978268 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) plays a pivotal role in regulation of cellular functions, the evidence often relying on the effects of extracelluarly administered drugs such as ML-9. Here we report that this compound exerts non-specific inhibitory actions on the TRPC6 channel, a transient receptor potential (TRP) protein. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Macroscopic and single channel currents were recorded from transfected HEK293 cells by patch-clamp techniques. KEY RESULTS Cationic currents elicited by carbachol (CCh; 100 microM) in HEK293 cells overexpressing murine TRPC6 (I(TRPC6)) were dose-dependently inhibited by externally applied ML-9 (IC(50)=7.8 microM). This inhibition was voltage-dependent and occurred as fast as external Na(+) removal. Another MLCK inhibitor, wortmannin (3 microM), and MLCK inhibitory peptides MLCK-IP(11-19) (10 microM) and -IP(480-501) (1 microM) showed little effects on I(TRPC6) density and the inhibitory efficacy of ML-9. The extent of the inhibition also unchanged with co-expression of wild-type or a dominant negative mutant of MLCK. Inhibitory effects of ML-9 on I(TRPC6) remained unaffected whether TRPC6 was activated constitutively or by a diacylglycerol analogue OAG (100 microM). Similar rapid inhibition was also observed with a ML-9 relative, ML-7. Intracellular perfusion of ML-9 via patch pipette, dose-dependently suppressed I(TRPC6). In inside-out patch configuration, bath application of ML-9 (and ML-7) rapidly diminished approximately 35pS single TRPC6 channel activities. Contrarily, currents due to TRPC7 expression were rapidly enhanced by externally applied ML-9 and ML-7, which was not prevented by MLCK inhibitory peptides. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS These results strongly suggest that ML compounds inhibit TRPC6 channels via a mechanism independent of inhibition of MLCK activity.
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- J Shi
- Department of Anatomy and K.K Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an, China
- Department of Physiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, The Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anatomy and K.K Leung Brain Research Centre, The Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine Fukuoka, Japan
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Cheng W, Yang F, Takanishi CL, Zheng J. Thermosensitive TRPV channel subunits coassemble into heteromeric channels with intermediate conductance and gating properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 129:191-207. [PMID: 17325193 PMCID: PMC2151614 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200709731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Heat-sensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) channels (TRPV1–4) form the major cellular sensors for detecting temperature increases. Homomeric channels formed by thermosensitive TRPV subunits exhibit distinct temperature thresholds. While these subunits do share significant sequence similarity, whether they can coassemble into heteromeric channels has been controversial. In the present study we investigated the coassembly of TRPV subunits using both spectroscopy-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and single-channel recordings. Fluorescent protein–tagged TRPV subunits were coexpressed in HEK 293 cells; FRET between different subunits was measured as an indication of the formation of heteromeric channels. We observed strong FRET when fluorescence signals were collected selectively from the plasma membrane using a “spectra FRET” approach but much weaker or no FRET from intracellular fluorescence. In addition, no FRET was detected when TRPV subunits were coexpressed with members of the TRPM subfamily or CLC-0 chloride channel subunits. These results indicate that a substantial fraction of TRP channels in the plasma membrane of cotransfected cells were heteromeric. Single-channel recordings confirmed the existence of multiple heteromeric channel forms. Interestingly, heteromeric TRPV channels exhibit intermediate conductance levels and gating kinetic properties. As these subunits coexpress both in sensory neurons and in other tissues, including heart and brain, coassembly between TRPV subunits may contribute to greater functional diversity.
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- Wei Cheng
- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, School of Medcine, Davis, CA 95616
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Ambudkar IS, Ong HL. Organization and function of TRPC channelosomes. Pflugers Arch 2007; 455:187-200. [PMID: 17486362 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2007] [Accepted: 03/10/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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TRPC proteins constitute a family of conserved Ca2+-permeable cation channels which are activated in response to agonist-stimulated PIP2 hydrolysis. These channels were initially proposed to be components of the store-operated calcium entry channel (SOC). Subsequent studies have provided substantial evidence that some TRPCs contribute to SOC activity. TRPC proteins have also been shown to form agonist-stimulated calcium entry channels that are not store-operated but are likely regulated by PIP2 or diacylglycerol. Further, and consistent with the presently available data, selective homomeric or heteromeric interactions between TRPC monomers generate distinct agonist-stimulated cation permeable channels. We suggest that interaction between TRPC monomers, as well as the association of these channels with accessory proteins, determines their mode of regulation as well as their cellular localization and function. Currently identified accessory proteins include key Ca2+ signaling proteins as well as proteins involved in vesicle trafficking, cytoskeletal interactions, and scaffolding. Studies reported until now demonstrate that TRPC proteins are segregated into specific Ca2+ signaling complexes which can generate spatially and temporally controlled [Ca2+]i signals. Thus, the functional organization of TRPC channelosomes dictates not only their regulation by extracellular stimuli but also serves as a platform to coordinate specific downstream cellular functions that are regulated as a consequence of Ca2+ entry. This review will focus on the accessory proteins of TRPC channels and discuss the functional implications of TRPC channelosomes and their assembly in microdomains.
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- Indu S Ambudkar
- Secretory Physiology Section, Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Sakamoto T, Unno T, Kitazawa T, Taneike T, Yamada M, Wess J, Nishimura M, Komori S. Three distinct muscarinic signalling pathways for cationic channel activation in mouse gut smooth muscle cells. J Physiol 2007; 582:41-61. [PMID: 17463038 PMCID: PMC2075272 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.133165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Using mutant mice genetically lacking certain subtypes of muscarinic receptor, we have studied muscarinic signal pathways mediating cationic channel activation in intestinal smooth muscle cells. In cells from M2 subtype-knockout (M2-KO) or M3-KO mice, carbachol (100 microM) evoked a muscarinic cationic current (mI(Cat)) as small as approximately 10% of mI(Cat) in wild-type (WT) cells. No appreciable current was evoked in M2/M3 double-KO cells. All mutant type cells preserved normal G-protein-cationic channel coupling. The M3-KO and WT mI(Cat) each showed a U-shaped current-voltage (I-V) relationship, whereas the M2-KO mI(Cat) displayed a linear I-V relationship. Channel analysis in outside-out patches recognized 70-pS and 120-pS channels as the major muscarinic cationic channels. Active patches of M2-KO cells exhibited both 70-pS and 120-pS channel activity usually together, either of which consisted of brief openings (the respective mean open times O(tau) = 0.55 and 0.23 ms). In contrast, active M3-KO patches showed only 70-pS channel activity, which had three open states (O(tau) = 0.55, 3.1 and 17.4 ms). In WT patches, besides the M2-KO and M3-KO types, another type of channel activity was also observed that consisted of 70-pS channel openings with four open states (O(tau) = 0.62, 2.7, 16.9 and 121.1 ms), and patch current of this channel activity showed a U-shaped I-V curve similar to the WT mI(Cat). The present results demonstrate that intestinal myocytes are endowed with three distinct muscarinic pathways mediating cationic channel activation and that the M2/M3 pathway targeting 70-pS channels, serves as the major contributor to mI(Cat) generation. The delineation of this pathway is consistent with the formation of a functional unit by the M2-Go protein and the M3-PLC systems predicted to control cationic channels.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Carbachol/pharmacology
- Cations/metabolism
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go/metabolism
- Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)/pharmacology
- Ileum/cytology
- Ileum/drug effects
- Ileum/metabolism
- In Vitro Techniques
- Ion Channel Gating
- Ion Channels/chemistry
- Ion Channels/metabolism
- Jejunum/cytology
- Jejunum/drug effects
- Jejunum/metabolism
- Kinetics
- Membrane Potentials
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Models, Molecular
- Muscarinic Agonists/pharmacology
- Muscle, Smooth/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Protein Conformation
- Receptor, Muscarinic M2/agonists
- Receptor, Muscarinic M2/deficiency
- Receptor, Muscarinic M2/genetics
- Receptor, Muscarinic M2/metabolism
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/agonists
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/deficiency
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/genetics
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Type C Phospholipases/metabolism
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- Takashi Sakamoto
- Department of Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Cantiello HF, Montalbetti N, Li Q, Chen XZ. The Cytoskeletal Connection to Ion Channels as a Potential Mechanosensory Mechanism: Lessons from Polycystin-2 (TRPP2). CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2007; 59:233-96. [PMID: 25168140 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(06)59010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Mechanosensitivity of ion channels, or the ability to transfer mechanical forces into a gating mechanism of channel regulation, is split into two main working (not mutually exclusive) hypotheses. One is that elastic and/or structural changes in membrane properties act as a transducing mechanism of channel regulation. The other hypothesis involves tertiary elements, such as the cytoskeleton which, itself by dynamic interactions with the ion channel, may convey conformational changes, including those ascribed to mechanical forces. This hypothesis is supported by numerous instances of regulatory changes in channel behavior by alterations in cytoskeletal structures/interactions. However, only recently, the molecular nature of these interactions has slowly emerged. Recently, a surge of evidence has emerged to indicate that transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are key elements in the transduction of a variety of environmental signals. This chapter describes the molecular linkage and regulatory elements of polycystin-2 (PC2), a TRP-type (TRPP2) nonselective cation channel whose mutations cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The chapter focuses on the involvement of cytoskeletal structures in the regulation of PC2 and discusses how these connections are the transducing mechanism of environmental signals to its channel function.
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- Horacio F Cantiello
- Renal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital East, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Departamento de Fisicoquímica y Química Analítica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires 1113, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Departamento de Fisicoquímica y Química Analítica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires 1113, Argentina
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2H7, Canada
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Pellegrino M, Pellegrini M. Mechanosensitive channels in neurite outgrowth. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2007; 59:111-25. [PMID: 25168135 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(06)59005-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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This chapter focuses on the convergence of two areas of investigation in the past: the first is the study of the molecular basis for Ca(2+)-dependent axon pathfinding, and the second is the molecular and the functional characterization of mechanosensitive Ca(2+)-permeant cation channels (MscCa). The convergence of these two fields has reached a pivotal point when some ion channels belonging to the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily of proteins play essential roles in the growth cone guidance, and, independently, some of these channels are found to form MscCa of vertebrate cells. Various lines of evidence taken together make likely the idea that MscCa can substantially contribute to the spatial and temporal shaping of Ca(2+) responses in growing neurites. These findings are described and the possible contributions of MscCa to the neurite outgrowth are also discussed in the chapter.
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- Mario Pellegrino
- Dipartimento di Fisiologia Umana "G. Moruzzi," Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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This chapter reviews recent evidence indicating that canonical or classical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels are directly or indirectly mechanosensitive (MS) and can therefore be designated as mechano-operated channels (MOCs). The MS functions of TRPCs may be mechanistically related to their better known functions as store-operated and receptor-operated channels (SOCs and ROCs). Mechanical forces may be conveyed to TRPC channels through the "conformational coupling" mechanism that transmits information regarding the status of internal Ca(2+) stores. All TRPCs are regulated by receptors coupled to phospholipases that are themselves MS and can regulate channels via lipidic second messengers. Accordingly, there may be several nonexclusive mechanisms by which mechanical forces may regulate TRPC channels, including direct sensitivity to bilayer mechanics, physical coupling to internal membranes and/or cytoskeletal proteins, and sensitivity to lipidic second messengers generated by MS enzymes. Various strategies that can be used for separating out different MS-gating mechanisms and their possible role in specific TRPCs are discussed.
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- Owen P Hamill
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555
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Ene FA, Kalmbach A, Kandler K. Metabotropic glutamate receptors in the lateral superior olive activate TRP-like channels: age- and experience-dependent regulation. J Neurophysiol 2007; 97:3365-75. [PMID: 17376850 PMCID: PMC2322859 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00686.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The lateral superior olive (LSO) is the primary auditory nucleus for processing of interaural sound level differences, which is one of the major cues for sound localization. During development, survival and maturation of LSO neurons critically depend on synaptic activity and intracellular calcium signaling. Before hearing onset, glutamatergic synaptic inputs from the cochlear nucleus (CN) to the LSO activate group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), which leads to calcium release from intracellular stores and large calcium influx from the extracellular milieu. Here, we investigated the nature of the mGluR-activated membrane channel that mediates the influx of extracellular calcium. Using Fura-2 calcium imaging in brain stem slices of neonatal and juvenile mice, we found that this calcium channel is blocked by Ni(2+), La(3+), and 2-aminoethoxydiphenylborane (2-APB), known antagonists of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. During postnatal development, the contribution of extracellular calcium influx to mGluR-mediated Ca(2+) responses gradually decreased and was almost abolished by the end of the third postnatal week. Over this period, the contribution of Ca(2+) release from internal stores remained unchanged. The developmental decrease of TRP-like channel-mediated calcium influx was significantly less in congenitally deaf waltzer mice, suggesting that early auditory experience is necessary for the normal age-dependent downregulation of functional TRP channels.
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- F Aura Ene
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Fujita F, Moriyama T, Higashi T, Shima A, Tominaga M. Methyl p-hydroxybenzoate causes pain sensation through activation of TRPA1 channels. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 151:153-60. [PMID: 17351650 PMCID: PMC2012982 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Parabens are commonly added in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food products because of their wide antibacterial properties, low toxicity, inertness and chemical stability, although the molecular mechanism of their antibacterial effect is not fully understood. Some agonists of the transient receptor potential (TRP) A1 channels are known to have strong antibacterial activities. Therefore, a series of experiments was conducted to find out the effects of parabens on TRP channels expressed in sensory neurons, particularly the TRPA1 channels. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Effects of parabens, especially of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (methyl paraben) on TRP channel activities were examined using Ca(2+)-imaging and patch-clamp methods. In addition, an involvement of methyl paraben in the development of pain-related behavior in mice was investigated. KEY RESULTS Methyl paraben specifically activated TRPA1 in both HEK293 cells expressing TRPA1 and in mouse sensory neurons with an EC(50) value of 4.4 mM, an attainable concentration in methyl paraben-containing products. Methyl paraben caused pain-related behavior in mice similar to that caused by allyl isothiocyanate, which was blocked by the TRP channel blocker, ruthenium red. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Our data indicate that methyl paraben is able to activate TRPA1 channels and can cause pain sensation. As such, methyl paraben provides a useful tool for investigating TRPA1 function and development of antinociceptive agents acting on TRPA1 channels.
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- F Fujita
- Section of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences Okazaki, Japan
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- Rehabilitation Medicine, Institute of Brain Science, Hirosaki University School of Medicine Hirosaki, Japan
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- Section of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Dentistry, Nihon University Tokyo, Japan
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- Section of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies Okazaki, Japan
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Parnas M, Katz B, Minke B. Open channel block by Ca2+ underlies the voltage dependence of drosophila TRPL channel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 129:17-28. [PMID: 17190901 PMCID: PMC1999407 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200609659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The light-activated channels of Drosophila photoreceptors transient receptor potential (TRP) and TRP-like (TRPL) show voltage-dependent conductance during illumination. Recent studies implied that mammalian members of the TRP family, which belong to the TRPV and TRPM subfamilies, are intrinsically voltage-gated channels. However, it is unclear whether the Drosophila TRPs, which belong to the TRPC subfamily, share the same voltage-dependent gating mechanism. Exploring the voltage dependence of Drosophila TRPL expressed in S2 cells, we found that the voltage dependence of this channel is not an intrinsic property since it became linear upon removal of divalent cations. We further found that Ca(2+) blocked TRPL in a voltage-dependent manner by an open channel block mechanism, which determines the frequency of channel openings and constitutes the sole parameter that underlies its voltage dependence. Whole cell recordings from a Drosophila mutant expressing only TRPL indicated that Ca(2+) block also accounts for the voltage dependence of the native TRPL channels. The open channel block by Ca(2+) that we characterized is a useful mechanism to improve the signal to noise ratio of the response to intense light when virtually all the large conductance TRPL channels are blocked and only the low conductance TRP channels with lower Ca(2+) affinity are active.
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- Moshe Parnas
- Department of Physiology and the Kühne Minerva Center for Studies of Visual Transduction, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Hsu YJ, Hoenderop JGJ, Bindels RJM. TRP channels in kidney disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2007; 1772:928-36. [PMID: 17346947 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2007.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mammalian TRP channel proteins form six-transmembrane cation-permeable channels that may be grouped into six subfamilies on the basis of amino acid sequence homology (TRPC, TRPV, TRPM, TRPA, TRPP, and TRPML). Recent studies of TRP channels indicate that they are involved in numerous fundamental cell functions and are considered to play an important role in the pathophysiology of many diseases. Many TRPs are expressed in kidney along different parts of the nephron and growing evidence suggest that these channels are involved in hereditary, as well as acquired kidney disorders. TRPC6, TRPM6, and TRPP2 have been implicated in hereditary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia (HSH), and polycystic kidney disease (PKD), respectively. In addition, the highly Ca(2+)-selective channel, TRPV5, contributes to several acquired mineral (dys)regulation, such as diabetes mellitus (DM), acid-base disorders, diuretics, immunosuppressant agents, and vitamin D analogues-associated Ca(2+) imbalance whereas TRPV4 may function as an osmoreceptor in kidney and participate in the regulation of sodium and water balance. This review presents an overview of the current knowledge concerning the distribution of TRP channels in kidney and their possible roles in renal physiology and kidney diseases.
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- Yu-Juei Hsu
- Department of Physiology, 286 Physiology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, NL-6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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The rhodopsin crystal structure provides a structural basis for understanding the function of this and other G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The major structural motifs observed for rhodopsin are expected to carry over to other GPCRs, and the mechanism of transformation of the receptor from inactive to active forms is thus likely conserved. Moreover, the high expression level of rhodopsin in the retina, its specific localization in the internal disks of the photoreceptor structures [termed rod outer segments (ROS)], and the lack of other highly abundant membrane proteins allow rhodopsin to be examined in the native disk membranes by a number of methods. The results of these investigations provide evidence of the propensity of rhodopsin and, most likely, other GPCRs to dimerize, a property that may be pertinent to their function.
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- Krzysztof Palczewski
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4965, USA.
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Kloda A, Lua L, Hall R, Adams DJ, Martinac B. Liposome reconstitution and modulation of recombinant N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor channels by membrane stretch. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:1540-5. [PMID: 17242368 PMCID: PMC1780071 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0609649104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this study, the heteromeric N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor channels composed of NR1a and NR2A subunits were expressed, purified, reconstituted into liposomes, and characterized by using the patch clamp technique. The protein exhibited the expected electrophysiological profile of activation by glutamate and glycine and internal Mg2+ blockade. We demonstrated that the mechanical energy transmitted to membrane-bound NMDA receptor channels can be exerted directly by tension developed in the lipid bilayer. Membrane stretch and application of arachidonic acid potentiated currents through NMDA receptor channels in the presence of intracellular Mg2+. The correlation of membrane tension induced by either mechanical or chemical stimuli with the physiological Mg2+ block of the channel suggests that the synaptic transmission can be altered if NMDA receptor complexes experience local changes in bilayer thickness caused by dynamic targeting to lipid microdomains, electrocompression, or chemical modification of the cell membranes. The ability to study gating properties of NMDA receptor channels in artificial bilayers should prove useful in further study of structure-function relationships and facilitate discoveries of new therapeutic agents for treatment of glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity or analgesic therapies.
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- SRC Protein Expression Facility, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- SRC Protein Expression Facility, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Inui T, Mori Y, Watanabe M, Takamaki A, Yamaji J, Sohma Y, Yoshida R, Takenaka H, Kubota T. Physiological Role of L-Type Ca2+ Channels in Marginal Cells in the Stria Vascularis of Guinea Pigs. J Physiol Sci 2007; 57:287-98. [DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.rp006807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Numata T, Shimizu T, Okada Y. TRPM7 is a stretch- and swelling-activated cation channel involved in volume regulation in human epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 292:C460-7. [PMID: 16943238 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00367.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Stretch- and swelling-activated cation (SSAC) channels play essential roles not only in sensing and transducing external mechanical stresses but also in regulating cell volume in living cells. However, the molecular nature of the SSAC channel has not been clarified. In human epithelial HeLa cells, single-channel recordings in cell-attached and inside-out patches revealed expression of a Mg2+- and Gd3+-sensitive nonselective cation channel that is exquisitely sensitive to membrane stretch. Whole cell recordings revealed that the macroscopic cationic currents exhibit transient receptor potential (TRP) melastatin (TRPM)7-like properties such as outward rectification and sensitivity to Mg2+ and Gd3+. The whole cell cation current was augmented by osmotic cell swelling. RT-PCR and Western blotting demonstrated molecular expression of TRPM7 in HeLa cells. Treatment with small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeted against TRPM7 led to abolition of single stretch-activated cation channel currents and of swelling-activated, whole cell cation currents in HeLa cells. The silencing of TRPM7 by siRNA reduced the rate of cell volume recovery after osmotic swelling. A similar inhibition of regulatory volume decrease was also observed when extracellular Ca2+ was removed or Gd3+ was applied. It is thus concluded that TRPM7 represents the SSAC channel endogenously expressed in HeLa cells and that, by serving as a swelling-induced Ca2+ influx pathway, it plays an important role in cell volume regulation.
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- Tomohiro Numata
- Department of Cell Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are members of a relatively newly described family of cation channels that display a wide range of properties and mechanisms of activation. The exact physiological function and regulation of most of these channels have not yet been conclusively determined. Studies over the past decade have revealed important features of the channels that contribute to their function. These include homomeric interactions between TRP monomers, selective heteromeric interactions within members of the same subfamily, interactions of TRPs with accessory proteins and assembly into macromolecular signaling complexes, and regulation within functionally distinct cellular microdomains. Further, distinct constitutive and regulated vesicular trafficking mechanisms have a critical role not only in controlling the surface expression of TRP channels but also their activation in response to stimuli. A number of cellular components such as cytoskeletal and scaffolding proteins also contribute to TRP channel trafficking. Thus, mechanisms involved in the assembly and trafficking of TRP channels control their plasma membrane expression and critically impact their function and regulation.
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- I S Ambudkar
- Secretory Physiology Section, NIH, Building 10, Room 1N-113, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Morita H, Honda A, Inoue R, Ito Y, Abe K, Nelson MT, Brayden JE. Membrane Stretch-Induced Activation of a TRPM4-Like Nonselective Cation Channel in Cerebral Artery Myocytes. J Pharmacol Sci 2007; 103:417-26. [PMID: 17420615 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0061332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Stretch-activated cation channels (SACs) have been observed in many types of smooth muscle cells. However, the molecular identity and activation mechanisms of SACs remain poorly understood. We report that TRPM4-like cation channels are activated by membrane stretch in rat cerebral artery myocytes (CAMs). Negative pressure (> or =20 mmHg, cell-attached mode) activated single channels (approximately 20 pS) in isolated CAMs. These channels were permeable to Na(+) and Cs(+) and inhibited by Gd(3+) (30 microM) and DIDS (100 microM). The effect of negative pressure was abolished by membrane excision, but subsequent application of Ca(2+) (>100 nM) to the intracellular side of the membrane restored single channel activity that was indistinguishable from SACs. Caffeine (5 mM), which depletes SR Ca(2+)-stores, first activated and then abolished SACs. Tetracaine (100 microM), a ryanodine receptor antagonist, inhibited SACs. Overexpression of hTRPM4B in HEK293 cells resulted in the appearance of cation channels that were activated by both negative pressure and Ca(2+) and which had very similar biophysical and pharmacological properties as compared with SACs in CAMs. These studies indicate that TRPM4-like channels in CAMs can be activated by membrane stretch, possibly through ryanodine receptor activation, and this may contribute to the depolarization and concomitant vasoconstriction of intact cerebral arteries following mechanical stimulation.
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MESH Headings
- 4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Boron Compounds/pharmacology
- Calcium Channels/genetics
- Calcium Channels/physiology
- Cell Line
- Cell Membrane/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Cerebral Arteries/cytology
- Cerebral Arteries/metabolism
- Cerebral Arteries/physiology
- Female
- Gadolinium/pharmacology
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Potentials/drug effects
- Membrane Potentials/physiology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/physiology
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stress, Mechanical
- TRPC Cation Channels/genetics
- TRPC Cation Channels/physiology
- TRPM Cation Channels/genetics
- TRPM Cation Channels/physiology
- TRPV Cation Channels/genetics
- TRPV Cation Channels/physiology
- Transient Receptor Potential Channels/genetics
- Transient Receptor Potential Channels/physiology
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- Hiromitsu Morita
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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Ca2+, nitric oxide (NO), and protein kinase G (PKG) are important signaling molecules that play pivotal roles in many physiological processes such as vascular tone control, platelet activation, and synaptic plasticity. TRPC channels allow Ca2+ influx, thus contributing to the production of NO, which subsequently stimulates PKG. It has been demonstrated that PKG can phosphorylate human TRPC3 at Thr-11 and Ser-263 and that this phosphorylation inactivates TRPC3. These two PKG phosphorylation sites, Thr-11 and Ser-263 in human TRPC3, are conserved in other members of the TRPC3/6/7 subfamily, suggesting that PKG may also phosphorylate TRPC6 and TRPC7. In addition, protein kinase C (PKC) also inactivates TRPC3, partly through activating PKG. The PKG-mediated inhibition of TRPC channels may provide a feedback control for the fine tuning of [Ca2+]i levels and protect the cells from the detrimental effects of excessive [Ca2+]i and/or NO.
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- X Yao
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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French AS, Torkkeli PH. Mechanosensitive ion channels of spiders: mechanical coupling, electrophysiology, and synaptic modulation. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2007; 59:1-20. [PMID: 25168131 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(06)59001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Arthropods have provided several important mechanoreceptor models because of the relatively large size and accessibility of their primary sensory neurons. Three types of spider receptors- tactile hairs, trichobothria, and slit sensilla-have given important information about the coupling of external mechanical stimuli to the neuronal membrane, transduction of mechanical force into receptor current, encoding of afferent action potentials, and efferent modulation of peripheral sensory receptors. Slit sensilla, found only in spiders, are particularly important because they allow intracellular recording from sensory neurons during mechanical stimulation. Experiments on slit sensilla have shown that their mechanosensitive ion channels are sodium selective, blocked by amiloride, and open more at low pH. This evidence suggests that the channels are members of the same molecular family as degenerins, acid-sensitive ion channels, and epithelial sodium channels. Slit sensilla have also yielded evidence about the location, density, single-channel conductance, and dynamic properties of the mechanosensitive channels. Spider mechanoreceptors are modulated in the periphery by efferent neurons and possibly by circulating chemicals. Mechanisms of modulation, intracellular signaling, and role of intracellular calcium are areas of active investigation.
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- Andrew S French
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1X5, Canada
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Nimura Y, Mori Y, Inui T, Sohma Y, Takenaka H, Kubota T. Effects of CO2/HCO3− in Perilymph on the Endocochlear Potential in Guinea Pigs. J Physiol Sci 2007; 57:15-22. [PMID: 17169167 DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.rp012006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The effect of CO(2)/HCO(3)(-) on the endocochlear potential (EP) was examined by using both ion-selective and conventional microelectrodes and the endolymphatic or perilymphatic perfusion technique. The main findings were as follows: (i) A decrease in the EP from approximately +75 to approximately +35 mV was produced by perilymphatic perfusion with CO(2)/HCO(3)(-)-free solution, which decrease was accompanied by an increase in the endolymphatic pH (DeltapH(e), approximately 0.4). (ii) Perilymphatic perfusion with a solution containing 20 mM NH(4)Cl produced a decrease in the EP (DeltaEP, approximately 20 mV) with an increase in the pH(e) (DeltapH(e), approximately 0.2), whereas switching the perfusion solution from the NH(4)Cl solution to a 5% CO(2)/25 mM HCO(3)(-) solution produced a gradual increase in the EP to the control level with the concomitant recovery of the pH(e). (iii) The perfusion with a solution of high or low HCO(3)(-) with a constant CO(2) level within 10 min produced no significant changes in the EP. (iv) Perfusion of the perilymph with 10 microg/ml nifedipine suppressed the transient asphyxia-induced decrease in EP slightly, but not significantly. (v) By contrast, the administration of 1 microg/ml nifedipine via the endolymph inhibited significantly the reduction in the EP induced by transient asphyxia or perilymphatic perfusion with CO(2)/HCO(3)(-)-free or 20 mM NH(4)Cl solution. These findings suggest that the effect of CO(2) removal from perilymphatic perfusion solution on the EP may be mediated by an increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration induced by an elevation of cytosolic pH in endolymphatic surface cells.
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- Yoshitsugu Nimura
- Department of Physiology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan
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Trebak M, Lemonnier L, Smyth JT, Vazquez G, Putney JW. Phospholipase C-coupled receptors and activation of TRPC channels. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2007:593-614. [PMID: 17217081 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-34891-7_35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) cation channels are mammalian homologs of the photoreceptor channel TRP in Drosophila melanogaster. All seven TRPCs (TRPC1 through TRPC7) can be activated through Gq/11 receptors or receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) by mechanisms downstream of phospholipase C. The last decade saw a rapidly growing interest in understanding the role of TRPC channels in calcium entry pathways as well as in understanding the signal(s) responsible for TRPC activation. TRPC channels have been proposed to be activated by a variety of signals including store depletion, membrane lipids, and vesicular insertion into the plasma membrane. Here we discuss recent developments in the mode of activation as well as the pharmacological and electrophysiological properties of this important and ubiquitous family of cation channels.
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- M Trebak
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences-NIH, Research Triangle Park, PO Box 12233, NC 27709, USA
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Matthews BD, Thodeti CK, Ingber DE. Activation of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels by Forces Transmitted Through Integrins and the Cytoskeleton. MECHANOSENSITIVE ION CHANNELS, PART A 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(06)58003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Gu Q, Lin YS, Lee LY. Epinephrine enhances the sensitivity of rat vagal chemosensitive neurons: role of beta3-adrenoceptor. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 102:1545-55. [PMID: 17170206 PMCID: PMC1850626 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01010.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study was carried out to determine whether epinephrine alters the sensitivity of rat vagal sensory neurons. In anesthetized rats, inhalation of epinephrine aerosol (1 and 5 mg/ml, 3 min) induced an elevated baseline activity of pulmonary C fibers and enhanced their responses to lung inflation (20 cm H(2)O, 10 s) and right atrial injection of capsaicin (0.5 microg/kg). In isolated rat nodose and jugular ganglion neurons, perfusion of epinephrine (3 microM, 5 min) alone did not produce any detectable change of the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration. However, immediately after the pretreatment with epinephrine, the Ca(2+) transients evoked by chemical stimulants (capsaicin, KCl, and ATP) were markedly potentiated; for example, capsaicin (50 nM, 15 s)-evoked Ca(2+) transient was increased by 106% after epinephrine (P < 0.05; n = 11). The effect of epinephrine was mimicked by either BRL 37344 (5 microM, 5 min) or ICI 215,001 (5 microM, 5 min), two selective beta(3)-adrenoceptor agonists, and blocked by SR 59230A (5 microM, 10 min), a selective beta(3)-adrenoceptor antagonist, whereas pretreatment with phenylephrine (alpha(1)-adenoceptor agonist), guanabenz (alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist), dobutamine (beta(1)-adrenoceptor agonist), or salbutamol (beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist) had no significant effect on capsaicin-evoked Ca(2+) transient. Furthermore, pretreatment with SQ 22536 (100-300 microM, 15 min), an adenylate cyclase inhibitor, and H89 (3 microM, 15 min), a PKA inhibitor, completely abolished the potentiating effect of epinephrine. Our results suggest that epinephrine enhances the excitability of rat vagal chemosensitive neurons. This sensitizing effect of epinephrine is likely mediated through the activation of beta(3)-adrenoceptor and intracellular cAMP-PKA signaling cascade.
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- Qihai Gu
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0298, USA
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Grus WE, Zhang J. Origin and evolution of the vertebrate vomeronasal system viewed through system-specific genes. Bioessays 2006; 28:709-18. [PMID: 16850401 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tetrapods have two distinct nasal chemosensory systems, the main olfactory system and the vomeronasal system (VNS). Defined by certain morphological components, the main olfactory system is present in all groups of vertebrates, while the VNS is found only in tetrapods. Previous attempts to identify a VNS precursor in teleost fish were limited by functional and morphological characters that could not clearly distinguish between homologous and analogous systems. In the past decade, several genes that specifically function in the VNS have been discovered. Here we first describe recent evolutionary studies of mammalian VNS-specific genes. We then review evidence showing the presence and tissue-specific expression of the VNS-specific genes in teleosts, as well as co-expression patterns of these genes in specific regions of the teleost olfactory epithelium. We propose that a VNS precursor exists in teleosts and that its evolutionary origin predated the separation between teleosts and tetrapods.
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- Wendy E Grus
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Näsman J, Bart G, Larsson K, Louhivuori L, Peltonen H, Akerman KEO. The orexin OX1 receptor regulates Ca2+ entry via diacylglycerol-activated channels in differentiated neuroblastoma cells. J Neurosci 2006; 26:10658-66. [PMID: 17050705 PMCID: PMC6674737 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2609-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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We studied the cellular response to orexin type 1 receptor (OX1R) stimulation in differentiated IMR-32 neuroblastoma cells. In vitro differentiation of IMR-32 cells with 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine leads to a neuronal phenotype with long neurite extensions and an upregulation of mainly N-type voltage-gated calcium channels. Transduction of differentiated IMR-32 cells with baculovirus harboring an OX1R-green fluorescent protein cDNA fusion construct resulted in appearance of fluorescence that was confined mainly to the plasma membrane in the cell body and to neurites. Application of orexin-A to fluorescent cells led to an increase in intracellular free Ca2+ concentration, [Ca2+]i. At low nanomolar concentrations of orexin-A, the response was reversibly attenuated by removal of extracellular Ca2+, by application of a high concentration (10 mM) of Mg2+, and by the pharmacological channel blocker dextromethorphan. A diacylglycerol, dioctanoylglycerol, but not thapsigargin or depolarization with potassium, mimicked the OX1R response with regard to Mg2+ sensitivity. A reverse transcription-PCR screening identified mRNAs for all transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels, including TRPC3, TRPC6, and TRPC7, which are known to be activated by diacylglycerol. Expression of a dominant-negative TRPC6 channel subunit blunted the responses to both dioctanoylglycerol and OX1R stimulation. The results suggest that the OX1R activates a Ca2+ entry pathway that involves diacylglycerol-activated TRPC channels in neuronal cells.
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- Johnny Näsman
- A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Department of Neurobiology, University of Kuopio, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Kuwahara K, Wang Y, McAnally J, Richardson JA, Bassel-Duby R, Hill JA, Olson EN. TRPC6 fulfills a calcineurin signaling circuit during pathologic cardiac remodeling. J Clin Invest 2006; 116:3114-26. [PMID: 17099778 PMCID: PMC1635163 DOI: 10.1172/jci27702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 427] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The heart responds to injury and chronic pressure overload by pathologic growth and remodeling, which frequently result in heart failure and sudden death. Calcium-dependent signaling pathways promote cardiac growth and associated changes in gene expression in response to stress. The calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphatase calcineurin, which signals to nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) transcription factors, serves as a transducer of calcium signals and is sufficient and necessary for pathologic cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. Transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins regulate cation entry into cells in response to a variety of signals, and in skeletal muscle, expression of TRP cation channel, subfamily C, member 3 (TRPC3) is increased in response to neurostimulation and calcineurin signaling. Here we show that TRPC6 was upregulated in mouse hearts in response to activated calcineurin and pressure overload, as well as in failing human hearts. Two conserved NFAT consensus sites in the promoter of the TRPC6 gene conferred responsiveness to cardiac stress. Cardiac-specific overexpression of TRPC6 in transgenic mice resulted in heightened sensitivity to stress, a propensity for lethal cardiac growth and heart failure, and an increase in NFAT-dependent expression of beta-myosin heavy chain, a sensitive marker for pathologic hypertrophy. These findings implicate TRPC6 as a positive regulator of calcineurin-NFAT signaling and a key component of a calcium-dependent regulatory loop that drives pathologic cardiac remodeling.
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- Koichiro Kuwahara
- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology,
Department of Internal Medicine, and
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Fatherazi S, Presland RB, Belton CM, Goodwin P, Al-Qutub M, Trbic Z, Macdonald G, Schubert MM, Izutsu KT. Evidence that TRPC4 supports the calcium selective I(CRAC)-like current in human gingival keratinocytes. Pflugers Arch 2006; 453:879-89. [PMID: 17031666 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-006-0156-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2006] [Revised: 08/09/2006] [Accepted: 08/14/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that high external [Ca(2+)] activated two Ca(2+) currents in human gingival keratinocytes (HGKs): an initial small I(CRAC)-like current and a second large nonspecific cation current (Fatherazi S, Belton CM, Cai S, Zarif S, Goodwin PC, Lamont RJ, Izutsu KT; Pflugers Arch 448:93-104, 2004). It was recently shown that TRPC1, a member of the transient receptor potential protein family, is a component of the store-operated calcium entry mechanism in keratinocytes. To further elucidate the molecular identity of these channels, we investigated the expression of TRPC4 in gingival tissue and in cultured keratinocytes, and the effect of knockdown of TRPC4 expression on the Ca(2+) currents and influx. Immunohistochemistry showed TRPC4 was present in gingival epithelium as well as in HGKs cultured in different [Ca(2+)]s. Results from tissue and cultured HGKs demonstrated TRPC4 expression decreased with differentiation. Knockdown of TRPC4 in proliferating HGKs with antisense oligonucleotides significantly reduced the intracellular [Ca(2+)] increase obtained upon exposure to high external [Ca(2+)]. Antisense knockdown of TRPC4 expression was confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunofluorescence microscopy of transfected HGKs. Immunofluorescence microscopy and patch clamp measurements in Lucifer-yellow-tagged, antisense-treated HGKs showed attenuation of TRPC4 expression levels as well as attenuation of the I(CRAC)-like current in the same cell, whereas the large nonspecific cation current was unchanged but significantly delayed. Cells transfected with a scrambled TRPC4 oligonucleotide showed no change in either the I(CRAC)-like or nonspecific currents. The results indicate that TRPC4 is an important component of the I(CRAC)-like channel in HGKs.
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- Sahba Fatherazi
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7132, USA.
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Ambudkar IS, Bandyopadhyay BC, Liu X, Lockwich TP, Paria B, Ong HL. Functional organization of TRPC-Ca2+ channels and regulation of calcium microdomains. Cell Calcium 2006; 40:495-504. [PMID: 17030060 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2006.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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TRP family of proteins are components of unique cation channels that are activated in response to diverse stimuli ranging from growth factor and neurotransmitter stimulation of plasma membrane receptors to a variety of chemical and sensory signals. This review will focus on members of the TRPC sub-family (TRPC1-TRPC7) which currently appear to be the strongest candidates for the enigmatic Ca(2+) influx channels that are activated in response to stimulation of plasma membrane receptors which result in phosphatidyl inositol-(4,5)-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) hydrolysis, generation of IP(3) and DAG, and IP(3)-induced Ca(2+) release from the intracellular Ca(2+) store via inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R). Homomeric or selective heteromeric interactions between TRPC monomers generate distinct channels that contribute to store-operated as well as store-independent Ca(2+) entry mechanisms. The former is regulated by the emptying/refilling of internal Ca(2+) store(s) while the latter depends on PIP(2) hydrolysis (due to changes in PIP(2) per se or an increase in diacylglycerol, DAG). Although the exact physiological function of TRPC channels and how they are regulated has not yet been conclusively established, it is clear that a variety of cellular functions are controlled by Ca(2+) entry via these channels. Thus, it is critical to understand how cells coordinate the regulation of diverse TRPC channels to elicit specific physiological functions. It is now well established that segregation of TRPC channels mediated by interactions with signaling and scaffolding proteins, determines their localization and regulation in functionally distinct cellular domains. Furthermore, both protein and lipid components of intracellular and plasma membranes contribute to the organization of these microdomains. Such organization serves as a platform for the generation of spatially and temporally dictated [Ca(2+)](i) signals which are critical for precise control of downstream cellular functions.
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- Indu S Ambudkar
- Secretory Physiology Section, Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Warren EJ, Allen CN, Brown RL, Robinson DW. The light-activated signaling pathway in SCN-projecting rat retinal ganglion cells. Eur J Neurosci 2006; 23:2477-87. [PMID: 16706854 PMCID: PMC2435203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In mammals, the master circadian clock resides in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. The period and phase of the circadian pacemaker are calibrated by direct photic input from retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). SCN-projecting RGCs respond to light in the absence of rod- and cone-driven synaptic input, a property for which they are termed intrinsically photosensitive. In SCN-projecting RGCs, light activates a nonselective cationic current that displays inward and outward rectification. The goal of the present study was to investigate the identity of the light-activated ion channel and the intracellular signaling pathway leading to its activation. We considered two candidate channels, cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels and transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, which mediate vertebrate and invertebrate phototransduction, respectively. We report that the intrinsic light response relies upon a G-protein-dependent process. Although our data indicate that cyclic nucleotides modulate the signaling pathway, CNG channels do not appear to conduct the light-activated current because (i) cyclic nucleotides in the pipette solution do not activate a conductance or completely block the light response, (ii) CNG channel blockers fail to inhibit the light response, (iii) the effects of internal and external divalent cations are inconsistent with their effects on CNG channels, and (iv) immunohistochemistry reveals no CNG channels in SCN-projecting RGCs. Finally, we show that the pharmacology of the light-activated channel resembles that of some TRPC channel family members; the response is blocked by lanthanides and ruthenium red and SK&F 96365, and is enhanced by flufenamic acid and 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol. Furthermore, immunohistochemical experiments reveal that TRPC6 is expressed in many RGCs, including those that express melanopsin.
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- Erin J Warren
- Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, L606, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Metal complexation is a key mediator or modifier of enzyme structure and function. In addition to divalent and polyvalent metals, group IA metals Na+and K+play important and specific roles that assist function of biological macromolecules. We examine the diversity of monovalent cation (M+)-activated enzymes by first comparing coordination in small molecules followed by a discussion of theoretical and practical aspects. Select examples of enzymes that utilize M+as a cofactor (type I) or allosteric effector (type II) illustrate the structural basis of activation by Na+and K+, along with unexpected connections with ion transporters. Kinetic expressions are derived for the analysis of type I and type II activation. In conclusion, we address evolutionary implications of Na+binding in the trypsin-like proteases of vertebrate blood coagulation. From this analysis, M+complexation has the potential to be an efficient regulator of enzyme catalysis and stability and offers novel strategies for protein engineering to improve enzyme function.
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- Michael J Page
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Al Malyan M, Becchi C, Nikkola L, Viitanen P, Boncinelli S, Chiellini F, Ashammakhi N. Polymer-based biodegradable drug delivery systems in pain management. J Craniofac Surg 2006; 17:302-13. [PMID: 16633180 DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200603000-00018] [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] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Pain is an unpleasant sensory experience commonly produced by damage to bodily tissues and it is one of the most significant public health problems, because 21.5% of the world population is estimated to suffer from pain. It results in a total loss of more than 165 billion US dollars each year in the United States alone. Pain reflects a mixture of various pathophysiologic, psychologic, and genetic contributions. When undertreated, pain usually results in serious immune and metabolic upset. Therefore, it requires wide understanding and intensive effort for a better management. Currently, pain control is limited by the modest efficiency of the used drugs, the serious side effects of these drugs, and the inefficacy of conventional drug administration. By the introduction of the technology of biodegradable controlled-release devices into clinical practice, pain control not only benefits from these novel methods for a better delivery of various drugs, but the side effects of the drugs are reduced because use of the devices improves patient compliance. Biodegradable controlled-release devices are polymer-based devices that are designed to deliver drugs locally in a predesigned manner. Recently, there was a high interest in developing these devices for the delivery of different drugs used for pain control. This paper first highlights the dimensions and basics of the problem of pain. Then, it presents an overview of the biodegradable polymers that are used in drug delivery systems and summarizes the studies carried out on these systems in the field of pain management. We refer to our experience in developing a device for multimodal drug delivery, including the use of nanotechnology. Future perspectives are also presented.
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- Mohamed Al Malyan
- Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Florence University, Florence, Italy
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Trebak M. Canonical transient receptor potential channels in disease: targets for novel drug therapy? Drug Discov Today 2006; 11:924-30. [PMID: 16997143 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Revised: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 08/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels constitute one of the three major families within the large transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily. TRPC channels are the closest mammalian homologues of Drosophila TRP, the light-activated channel in Drosophila photoreceptor cells. All TRPC channels (TRPC1-7) are activated via phospholipase-C-coupled receptors and were, therefore, proposed to encode elusive native receptor-activated cation channels in many cell types. A physiological role has been established for all of the known TRPC channels, including the control of vascular tone (TRPC1, TRPC4 and TRPC6) or lymphocyte activation, which is essential for immune competence (TRPC1 and TRPC3). The emergence of TRPC channels in controlling a variety of biological functions offers new and promising targets for drug development.
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- Mohamed Trebak
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Cancer is the second most common cause of death in western countries. It is therefore of fundamental importance to improve the treatment of patients with malignant tumors. This goal can only be achieved if we get closer insight in the various mechanisms leading to tumor formation. Significant progress in the understanding of carcinogenesis has been made during the last couple of years. Ion channels contribute to the regulation of cell proliferation which has initially been shown for K+ channels. Meanwhile, other ion channels such as Cl-, Na+ and Ca2+ channels seem to influence cellular function like growth, migration and invasion. In addition, cation channels of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily are implicated in cancer formation. Most recent data concerning TRP vanilloid (TRPV) type 6, TRP melastatin (TRPM) type 1 and 8 channels and their relevance for common human cancer types will be highlighted in this review. Furthermore, TRP channel structure and function will be discussed in the light of their possible importance as prognostic markers and targets for drug discovery.
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- Matthias Bödding
- Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universität des Saarlandes, D-66421 Homburg, Germany.
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Simon E. Ion channel proteins in neuronal temperature transduction: from inferences to testable theories of deep-body thermosensitivity. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 291:R515-7. [PMID: 16614053 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00239.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Yao X, Kwan HY, Huang Y. Regulation of TRP channels by phosphorylation. Neurosignals 2006; 14:273-80. [PMID: 16772730 DOI: 10.1159/000093042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a group of Ca2+-permeable cation channels (except TRPM4 and TRPM5) that function as cellular sensors of various internal and external stimuli. Most of these channels are expressed in the nervous system and they play a key role in sensory physiology. They may respond to temperature, pressure, inflammatory agents, pain, osmolarity, taste and many other stimuli. Recent development indicates that the activity of these channels is regulated by protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues. In this review, we present a comprehensive summary of the literature regarding the TRP channel regulation by different protein kinases.
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- Xiaoqiang Yao
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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Brann JH, Fadool DA. Vomeronasal sensory neurons from Sternotherus odoratus (stinkpot/musk turtle) respond to chemosignals via the phospholipase C system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 209:1914-27. [PMID: 16651557 PMCID: PMC2779218 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The mammalian signal transduction apparatus utilized by vomeronasal sensory neurons (VSNs) in the vomeronasal organ (VNO) has been richly explored, while that of reptiles, and in particular, the stinkpot or musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus, is less understood. Given that the turtle's well-known reproductive and mating behaviors are governed by chemical communication, 247 patch-clamp recordings were made from male and female S. odoratus VSNs to study the chemosignal-activated properties as well as the second-messenger system underlying the receptor potential. Of the total neurons tested, 88 (35%) were responsive to at least one of five complex natural chemicals, some of which demonstrated a degree of sexual dimorphism in response selectivity. Most notably, male VSNs responded to male urine with solely outward currents. Ruthenium Red, an IP3 receptor (IP3R) antagonist, failed to block chemosignal-activated currents, while the phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor, U73122, abolished the chemosignal-activated current within 2 min, implicating the PLC system in the generation of a receptor potential in the VNO of musk turtles. Dialysis of several second messengers or their analogues failed to elicit currents in the whole-cell patch-clamp configuration, negating a direct gating of the transduction channel by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3), arachidonic acid (AA), or diacylglycerol (DAG). Reversal potential analysis of chemosignal-evoked currents demonstrated that inward currents reversed at -5.7+/-7.8 mV (mean +/- s.e.m.; N=10), while outward currents reversed at -28.2+/-2.4 mV (N=30). Measurements of conductance changes associated with outward currents indicated that the outward current represents a reduction of a steady state inward current by the closure of an ion channel when the VSN is exposed to a chemical stimulus such as male urine. Chemosignal-activated currents were significantly reduced when a peptide mimicking a domain on canonical transient receptor potential 2 (TRPC2), to which type 3 IP3 receptor (IP3R3) binds, was included in the recording pipette. Collectively these data suggest that there are multiple transduction cascades operational in the VSNs of S. odoratus, one of which may be mediated by a non-selective cation conductance that is not gated by IP3 but may be modulated by the interaction of its receptor with the TRPC2 channel.
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- Jessica H. Brann
- The Florida State University, Department of Biological Science, Program in Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Facility, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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- The Florida State University, Department of Biological Science, Program in Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Facility, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
- The Florida State University, Department of Biological Science, Program in Molecular Biophysics, Biomedical Research Facility, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
- Author for correspondence (e-mail: )
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Pani B, Cornatzer E, Cornatzer W, Shin DM, Pittelkow MR, Hovnanian A, Ambudkar IS, Singh BB. Up-regulation of transient receptor potential canonical 1 (TRPC1) following sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase 2 gene silencing promotes cell survival: a potential role for TRPC1 in Darier's disease. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:4446-58. [PMID: 16899508 PMCID: PMC1635355 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-03-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The mechanism(s) involved in regulation of store operated calcium entry in Darier's disease (DD) is not known. We investigated the distribution and function of transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) in epidermal skin cells. DD patients demonstrated up-regulation of TRPC1, but not TRPC3, in the squamous layers. Ca2+ influx was significantly higher in keratinocytes obtained from DD patients and showed enhanced proliferation compared with normal keratinocytes. Similar up-regulation of TRPC1 was also detected in epidermal layers of SERCA2+/- mice. HaCaT cells expressed TRPC1 in the plasma membrane. Expression of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA)2 small interfering RNA (siRNA) in HaCaT cells increased TRPC1 levels and thapsigargin-stimulated Ca2+ influx, which was blocked by store-operated calcium entry inhibitors. Thapsigargin-stimulated intracellular Ca2+ release was decreased in DD cells. DD keratinocytes exhibited increased cell survival upon thapsigargin treatment. Alternatively, overexpression of TRPC1 or SERCA2-siRNA in HaCaT cells demonstrated resistance to thapsigargin-induced apoptosis. These effects were dependent on external Ca2+ and activation of nuclear factor-kappaB. Isotretinoin reduced Ca2+ entry in HaCaT cells and decreased survival of HaCaT and DD keratinocytes. These findings put forward a novel consequence of compromised SERCA2 function in DD wherein up-regulation of TRPC1 augments cell proliferation and restrict apoptosis. We suggest that the anti-apoptotic effect of TRPC1 could potentially contribute to abnormal keratosis in DD.
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- Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202
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- Department of Oral Biology, Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Department of Functional Genetics of Epithelial Diseases, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U563, 31024 Toulouse Cedex 3, France; and
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- Secretory Physiology Section, Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Departments of *Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
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Champattanachai V, Marchase RB, Chatham JC. Glucosamine protects neonatal cardiomyocytes from ischemia-reperfusion injury via increased protein-associated O-GlcNAc. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 292:C178-87. [PMID: 16899550 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00162.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increased levels of protein O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) have been shown to increase cell survival following stress. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine whether in isolated neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) an increase in protein O-GlcNAcylation resulted in improved survival and viability following ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). NRVMs were exposed to 4 h of ischemia and 16 h of reperfusion, and cell viability, necrosis, apoptosis, and O-GlcNAc levels were assessed. Treatment of cells with glucosamine, hyperglycemia, or O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranosylidene)-amino-N-phenylcarbamate(PUGNAc), an inhibitor of O-GlcNAcase, significantly increased O-GlcNAc levels and improved cell viability, as well as reducing both necrosis and apoptosis compared with untreated cells following I/R. Alloxan, an inhibitor of O-GlcNAc transferase, markedly reduced O-GlcNAc levels and exacerbated I/R injury. The improved survival with hyperglycemia was attenuated by azaserine, which inhibits glucose metabolism via the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway. Reperfusion in the absence of glucose reduced O-GlcNAc levels on reperfusion compared with normal glucose conditions and decreased cell viability. O-GlcNAc levels significantly correlated with cell viability during reperfusion. The effects of glucosamine and PUGNAc on cellular viability were associated with reduced calcineurin activation as measured by translocation of nuclear factor of activated T cells, suggesting that increased O-GlcNAc levels may attenuate I/R induced increase in cytosolic Ca(2+). These data support the concept that activation of metabolic pathways leading to an increase in O-GlcNAc levels is an endogenous stress-activated response and that augmentation of this response improves cell survival. Thus strategies designed to activate these pathways may represent novel interventions for inducing cardioprotection.
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- Voraratt Champattanachai
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, MCLM 684, Birmingham, AL 35294-0005, USA
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Ducret T, Vandebrouck C, Cao ML, Lebacq J, Gailly P. Functional role of store-operated and stretch-activated channels in murine adult skeletal muscle fibres. J Physiol 2006; 575:913-24. [PMID: 16825296 PMCID: PMC1995676 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.115154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In skeletal muscle, Ca(2+) is implicated in contraction, and in regulation of gene expression. An alteration of [Ca(2+)](i) homeostasis is responsible, at least partially, for the muscle degeneration that occurs after eccentric contractions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease characterized by the loss of the cytoskeletal protein dystrophin. Using patch clamp in the cell-attached configuration, we characterized the store-operated channels (SOCs) and the stretch-activated channels (SACs) present in isolated mouse skeletal muscle. SOCs were voltage independent, had a unitary conductance between 7 and 8 pS (110 mm Ca(2+) in the pipette), and their open probability increased when the sarcoplasmic reticulum was depleted by thapsigargin. These SOCs were identical to those previously described in the pathophysiology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Under the same experimental conditions, we detected a channel activity that was increased by applying a negative pressure to the patch electrode. The SACs responsible for this current had the same unitary conductance and current-voltage relationship as those observed for SOCs. SOCs and SACs had a similar sensitivity to pharmacological agents such as Gd(3+), SKF-96365, 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate and GsMTx4 toxin. Moreover, stimulation with IGF-1 increased the occurrence of the activity of both channel types. Together, these observations suggest that SOCs and SACs might belong to the same population or share common constituents. From a functional point of view, treatment of soleus muscle with SKF-96365 or GsMTx4 toxin increased its sensitivity to a fatigue protocol, suggesting that the influx of Ca(2+) that occurs through these channels during contraction is also involved in force maintaining during repeated stimulations.
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- Thomas Ducret
- Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Université catholique de Louvain, UCL/FYCL 5540 av. Hippocrate, 55, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Unno T, Matsuyama H, Okamoto H, Sakamoto T, Yamamoto M, Tanahashi Y, Yan HD, Komori S. Muscarinic cationic current in gastrointestinal smooth muscles: signal transduction and role in contraction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 26:203-17. [PMID: 16879487 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2006.00366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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1 The muscarinic receptor plays a key role in the parasympathetic nervous control of various peripheral tissues including gastrointestinal tract. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine, via activating muscarinic receptors that exist in smooth muscle, produces its contraction. 2 There is the opening of cationic channels as an underlying mechanism. The opening of cationic channels results in influxes of Ca2+ via the channels into the cell and also via voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels which secondarily opened in response to the depolarization, providing an amount of Ca2+ for activation of the contractile proteins. 3 Electrophysiological and pharmacological studies have shown that the cationic channels as well as muscarinic receptors exist in many visceral smooth muscle cells. However, the activation mechanisms of the cationic channels are still unclear. 4 In this article, we summarize the current knowledge of the muscarinic receptor-operated cationic channels, focusing on the receptor subtype, G protein and other signalling molecules that are involved in activation of these channels and on the molecular characteristics of the channel. This will improve strategies aimed at developing new selective pharmacological agents and understanding the activation mechanism and functions of these channels in physiological systems.
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- T Unno
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Marasa B, Rao J, Zou T, Liu L, Keledjian K, Zhang AH, Xiao L, Chen J, Turner D, Wang JY. Induced TRPC1 expression sensitizes intestinal epithelial cells to apoptosis by inhibiting NF-kappaB activation through Ca2+ influx. Biochem J 2006; 397:77-87. [PMID: 16551274 PMCID: PMC1479765 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Revised: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Apoptosis occurs within crypts and at the intestinal luminal surface and plays a critical role in mucosal homoeostasis. NF-kappaB (nuclear factor-kappaB) is the central regulator of the transcription of genes involved in apoptosis, and its activity is highly regulated in the intestinal mucosa. We have recently demonstrated that TRPC1 (transient receptor potential canonical-1) is expressed in IECs (intestinal epithelial cells) and functions as a Ca2+ permeable channel activated by Ca2+ store depletion. The present study tests the hypothesis that TRPC1 channels are implicated in the regulation of apoptosis by inhibiting NF-kappaB through the induction of TRPC1-mediated Ca2+ influx in the IEC-6 line. The expression of TRPC1 induced by stable transfection of IEC-6 cells with the wild-type TRPC1 gene (IEC-TRPC1 cells) increased Ca2+ influx after Ca2+ store depletion and repressed NF-kappaB transactivation, which was associated with an increase in susceptibility to apoptosis induced by exposure to TNFalpha (tumour necrosis factor-alpha) plus CHX (cycloheximide) (TNF-alpha/CHX), or STS (staurosporine). By contrast, the induction of endogenous NF-kappaB activity, by the depletion of cellular polyamines, promoted resistance to apoptosis, which was prevented by the ectopic expression of the IkappaBalpha super-repressor. Furthermore, inhibition of TRPC1 expression by transfection with siRNA (small interfering RNA) targeting TRPC1 (siTRPC1) decreased Ca2+ influx, increased NF-kappaB transactivation, and prevented the increased susceptibility of IEC-TRPC1 cells to apoptosis. Decreasing Ca2+ influx by exposure to a Ca2+-free medium also induced NF-kappaB activity and blocked the increased susceptibility to apoptosis of stable IEC-TRPC1 cells. These results indicate that induced TRPC1 expression sensitizes IECs to apoptosis by inhibiting NF-kappaB activity as a result of the stimulation of Ca2+ influx.
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Key Words
- capacitative calcium entry (cce) mechanism
- iκb
- mucosal homoeostasis
- polyamine
- programmed cell death
- store-operated ca2+ channel (soc)
- [ca2+]cyt, cytosolic free ca2+ concentration
- cce, capacitative calcium entry
- chx, cycloheximide
- ciap, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein
- cpa, cyclopiazonic acid
- c-sirna, control sirna
- dfmo, α-difluoromethylornithine
- dtt, dithiothreitol
- emsa, electrophoretic mobility shift assay
- fbs, foetal bovine serum
- fura 2-am, fura 2 acetoxymethyl ester
- iap, inhibitor of apoptosis protein
- iec, intestinal epithelial cell
- isoc, store-operated ca2+ current
- iκbsr, iκbα super-repressor
- nf-κb, nuclear factor-κb
- p-na, p-nitroanilide
- sirna, small interfering rna
- soc, store-operated ca2+ channel
- sts, staurosporine
- tnf-α, tumour necrosis factor-α
- trpc1, transient receptor potential canonical 1
- xiap, x-chromosome-linked iap
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- Bernard S. Marasa
- *Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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- *Department of Pathology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- †Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
- ‡Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, U.S.A
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