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Nickerson AJ, Mutchler SM, Sheng S, Cox NA, Ray EC, Kashlan OB, Carattino MD, Marciszyn AL, Winfrey A, Gingras S, Kirabo A, Hughey RP, Kleyman TR. Mice lacking γENaC palmitoylation sites maintain benzamil-sensitive Na+ transport despite reduced channel activity. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e172051. [PMID: 37707951 PMCID: PMC10721255 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Epithelial Na+ channels (ENaCs) control extracellular fluid volume by facilitating Na+ absorption across transporting epithelia. In vitro studies showed that Cys-palmitoylation of the γENaC subunit is a major regulator of channel activity. We tested whether γ subunit palmitoylation sites are necessary for channel function in vivo by generating mice lacking the palmitoylated cysteines (γC33A,C41A) using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. ENaCs in dissected kidney tubules from γC33A,C41A mice had reduced open probability compared with wild-type (WT) littermates maintained on either standard or Na+-deficient diets. Male mutant mice also had higher aldosterone levels than WT littermates following Na+ restriction. However, γC33A,C41A mice did not have reduced amiloride-sensitive Na+ currents in the distal colon or benzamil-induced natriuresis compared to WT mice. We identified a second, larger conductance cation channel in the distal nephron with biophysical properties distinct from ENaC. The activity of this channel was higher in Na+-restricted γC33A,C41A versus WT mice and was blocked by benzamil, providing a possible compensatory mechanism for reduced prototypic ENaC function. We conclude that γ subunit palmitoylation sites are required for prototypic ENaC activity in vivo but are not necessary for amiloride/benzamil-sensitive Na+ transport in the distal nephron or colon.
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- Department of Medicine
- Department of Computational and Systems Biology
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medicine
- Department of Cell Biology, and
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sheikh ZP, Wulf M, Friis S, Althaus M, Lynagh T, Pless SA. The M1 and pre-M1 segments contribute differently to ion selectivity in ASICs and ENaCs. J Gen Physiol 2021; 153:212604. [PMID: 34436511 PMCID: PMC8404453 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202112899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ability to discriminate between different ionic species, termed ion selectivity, is a key feature of ion channels and forms the basis for their physiological function. Members of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel (DEG/ENaC) superfamily of trimeric ion channels are typically sodium selective, but to a surprisingly variable degree. While acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are weakly sodium selective (sodium:potassium ratio ∼10:1), ENaCs show a remarkably high preference for sodium over potassium (>500:1). This discrepancy may be expected to originate from differences in the pore-lining second transmembrane segment (M2). However, these show a relatively high degree of sequence conservation between ASICs and ENaCs, and previous functional and structural studies could not unequivocally establish that differences in M2 alone can account for the disparate degrees of ion selectivity. By contrast, surprisingly little is known about the contributions of the first transmembrane segment (M1) and the preceding pre-M1 region. In this study, we used conventional and noncanonical amino acid-based mutagenesis in combination with a variety of electrophysiological approaches to show that the pre-M1 and M1 regions of mASIC1a channels are major determinants of ion selectivity. Mutational investigations of the corresponding regions in hENaC show that these regions contribute less to ion selectivity, despite affecting ion conductance. In conclusion, our work suggests that the remarkably different degrees of sodium selectivity in ASICs and ENaCs are achieved through different mechanisms. These results further highlight how M1 and pre-M1 are likely to differentially affect pore structure in these related channels.
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- Zeshan P Sheikh
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Song C, Yue Q, Moseley A, Al-Khalili O, Wynne BM, Ma H, Wang L, Eaton DC. Myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate-like protein-1 regulates epithelial sodium channel activity in renal distal convoluted tubule cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2020; 319:C589-C604. [PMID: 32639874 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00218.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) regulates blood pressure by fine-tuning distal nephron sodium reabsorption. Our previous work has shown that ENaC gating is regulated by anionic phospholipid phosphates, including phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). The PIP2-dependent regulation of ENaC is mediated by the myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C substrate-like protein-1 (MLP-1). MLP-1 binds to and is a reversible source of PIP2 at the plasma membrane. We examined MLP-1 regulation of ENaC in distal convoluted tubule clonal cell line DCT-15 cells. Wild-type MLP-1 runs at an apparent molecular mass of 52 kDa despite having a predicted molecular mass of 21 kDa. Native MLP-1 consists of several distinct structural elements: an effector domain that is highly positively charged, sequesters PIP2, contains serines that are the target of PKC, and controls MLP-1 association with the membrane; a myristoylation domain that promotes association with the membrane; and a multiple homology 2 domain of previously unknown function. To further examine MLP-1 in DCT-15 cells, we constructed several MLP-1 mutants: WT, a full-length wild-type protein; S3A, three substitutions in the effector domain to prevent phosphorylation; S3D mimicked constitutive phosphorylation by replacing three serines with aspartates; and GA replaced the myristoylation site glycine with alanine, so GA could not be myristoylated. Each mutant was tagged with either NH2-terminal 3XFLAG or COOH-terminal mCherry or V5. Transfection with MLP mutants modified ENaC activity in DCT-15 cells: activity was highest in S3A and lowest in S3D, and the activity after transfection with either construct was significantly different from WT. In Western blots, when transfected with 3XFLAG-tagged MLP-1 mutants, the expression of the full length of MLP-1 at 52 kDa increased in mutant S3A-MLP-1-transfected DCT-15 cells and decreased in S3D-MLP-1-transfected DCT-15 cells. Several lower molecular mass bands were also detected that correspond to potential presumptive calpain cleavage products. Confocal imaging shows that the different mutants localize in different subcellular compartments consistent with their preferred location in the membrane or in the cytosol. Activation of protein kinase C increases phosphorylation of endogenous MLP-1 and reduces ENaC activity. Our results suggest a complicated role for proteolytic processing in MLP-1 regulation of ENaC.
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- Chang Song
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Yoder N, Gouaux E. The His-Gly motif of acid-sensing ion channels resides in a reentrant 'loop' implicated in gating and ion selectivity. eLife 2020; 9:e56527. [PMID: 32496192 PMCID: PMC7308080 DOI: 10.7554/elife.56527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated members of the epithelial sodium channel/degenerin (ENaC/DEG) superfamily of ion channels and are expressed throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. The homotrimeric splice variant ASIC1a has been implicated in nociception, fear memory, mood disorders and ischemia. Here, we extract full-length chicken ASIC1 (cASIC1) from cell membranes using styrene maleic acid (SMA) copolymer, elucidating structures of ASIC1 channels in both high pH resting and low pH desensitized conformations by single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The structures of resting and desensitized channels reveal a reentrant loop at the amino terminus of ASIC1 that includes the highly conserved 'His-Gly' (HG) motif. The reentrant loop lines the lower ion permeation pathway and buttresses the 'Gly-Ala-Ser' (GAS) constriction, thus providing a structural explanation for the role of the His-Gly dipeptide in the structure and function of ASICs.
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- Nate Yoder
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandUnited States
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Yin LP, Zhu H, Zhu RY, Huang L. A novel SCNN1G mutation in a PHA I infant patient correlates with nephropathy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 519:415-421. [PMID: 31522814 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Systematic form of pseudohypoaldosteronism Type I (PHA I) is a rare recessive homozygous inherited syndrome characterized by severe salt loss, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, metabolic acidosis, hyperaldosteronism and hyperreninemia. It is caused by mutations in one of the genes encoding the α, β and γ subunits of epithelial sodium channels (ENaC). In this study, we performed whole exome sequencing on an infant patient with PHA I as well as nephropathy. The result presented a novel homozygous six-base deletion in the γ subunit encoding gene SCNN1G. Then we correlated the mutant to kidney damage, along with transcriptional alterations of genes involved in inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis, via in vitro and in vivo tests. In addition, it was demonstrated that the SCNN1G defects triggered programmed cell death via inhibiting miR-21 and upregulating PTEN, which then orchestrated the key downstream regulators, including Bcl2, Bax2, and cleaved Caspse-3 in a way that favors cell apoptosis. The study enhances our understanding of the pathophysiology of the disorder of PHA I and the mechanisms of renal damage induced by the novel defect.
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- Li-Ping Yin
- Pediatric Department, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Pediatric Department, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Pediatric Department, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Pediatric Department, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Wynne BM, Zou L, Linck V, Hoover RS, Ma HP, Eaton DC. Regulation of Lung Epithelial Sodium Channels by Cytokines and Chemokines. Front Immunol 2017; 8:766. [PMID: 28791006 PMCID: PMC5524836 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury leading to acute respiratory distress (ARDS) is a global health concern. ARDS patients have significant pulmonary inflammation leading to flooding of the pulmonary alveoli. This prevents normal gas exchange with consequent hypoxemia and causes mortality. A thin fluid layer in the alveoli is normal. The maintenance of this thin layer results from fluid movement out of the pulmonary capillaries into the alveolar interstitium driven by vascular hydrostatic pressure and then through alveolar tight junctions. This is then balanced by fluid reabsorption from the alveolar space mediated by transepithelial salt and water transport through alveolar cells. Reabsorption is a two-step process: first, sodium enters via sodium-permeable channels in the apical membranes of alveolar type 1 and 2 cells followed by active extrusion of sodium into the interstitium by the basolateral Na+, K+-ATPase. Anions follow the cationic charge gradient and water follows the salt-induced osmotic gradient. The proximate cause of alveolar flooding is the result of a failure to reabsorb sufficient salt and water or a failure of the tight junctions to prevent excessive movement of fluid from the interstitium to alveolar lumen. Cytokine- and chemokine-induced inflammation can have a particularly profound effect on lung sodium transport since they can alter both ion channel and barrier function. Cytokines and chemokines affect alveolar amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channels (ENaCs), which play a crucial role in sodium transport and fluid reabsorption in the lung. This review discusses the regulation of ENaC via local and systemic cytokines during inflammatory disease and the effect on lung fluid balance.
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- Brandi M Wynne
- Department of Medicine, Nephrology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,The Center for Cell and Molecular Signaling, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Nephrology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,Research Service, Atlanta Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Decatur, GA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,The Center for Cell and Molecular Signaling, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.,The Center for Cell and Molecular Signaling, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Willam A, Aufy M, Tzotzos S, Evanzin H, Chytracek S, Geppert S, Fischer B, Fischer H, Pietschmann H, Czikora I, Lucas R, Lemmens-Gruber R, Shabbir W. Restoration of Epithelial Sodium Channel Function by Synthetic Peptides in Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1B Mutants. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:85. [PMID: 28286482 PMCID: PMC5323398 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The synthetically produced cyclic peptides solnatide (a.k.a. TIP or AP301) and its congener AP318, whose molecular structures mimic the lectin-like domain of human tumor necrosis factor (TNF), have been shown to activate the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in various cell- and animal-based studies. Loss-of-ENaC-function leads to a rare, life-threatening, salt-wasting syndrome, pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1B (PHA1B), which presents with failure to thrive, dehydration, low blood pressure, anorexia and vomiting; hyperkalemia, hyponatremia and metabolic acidosis suggest hypoaldosteronism, but plasma aldosterone and renin activity are high. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the ENaC-activating effect of solnatide and AP318 could rescue loss-of-function phenotype of ENaC carrying mutations at conserved amino acid positions observed to cause PHA1B. The macroscopic Na+ current of all investigated mutants was decreased compared to wild type ENaC when measured in whole-cell patch clamp experiments, and a great variation in the membrane abundance of different mutant ENaCs was observed with Western blotting experiments. However, whatever mechanism leads to loss-of-function of the studied ENaC mutations, the synthetic peptides solnatide and AP318 could restore ENaC function up to or even higher than current levels of wild type ENaC. As therapy of PHA1B is only symptomatic so far, the peptides solnatide and AP318, which directly target ENaC, are promising candidates for the treatment of the channelopathy-caused disease PHA1B.
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- Anita Willam
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Augusta, GA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Vienna Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of ViennaVienna, Austria; APEPTICO GmbHVienna, Austria
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Shobair M, Dagliyan O, Kota P, Dang YL, He H, Stutts MJ, Dokholyan NV. Gain-of-Function Mutation W493R in the Epithelial Sodium Channel Allosterically Reconfigures Intersubunit Coupling. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:3682-92. [PMID: 26668308 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.678052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Sodium absorption in epithelial cells is rate-limited by the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity in lung, kidney, and the distal colon. Pathophysiological conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and Liddle syndrome, result from water-electrolyte imbalance partly due to malfunction of ENaC regulation. Because the quaternary structure of ENaC is yet undetermined, the bases of pathologically linked mutations in ENaC subunits α, β, and γ are largely unknown. Here, we present a structural model of heterotetrameric ENaC α1βα2γ that is consistent with previous cross-linking results and site-directed mutagenesis experiments. By using this model, we show that the disease-causing mutation αW493R rewires structural dynamics of the intersubunit interfaces α1β and α2γ. Changes in dynamics can allosterically propagate to the channel gate. We demonstrate that cleavage of the γ-subunit, which is critical for full channel activation, does not mediate activation of ENaC by αW493R. Our molecular dynamics simulations led us to identify a channel-activating electrostatic interaction between α2Arg-493 and γGlu-348 at the α2γ interface. By neutralizing a sodium-binding acidic patch at the α1β interface, we reduced ENaC activation of αW493R by more than 2-fold. By combining homology modeling, molecular dynamics, cysteine cross-linking, and voltage clamp experiments, we propose a dynamics-driven model for the gain-of-function in ENaC by αW493R. Our integrated computational and experimental approach advances our understanding of structure, dynamics, and function of ENaC in its disease-causing state.
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- Mahmoud Shobair
- From the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and
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- From the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and
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- From the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and
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- Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- From the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Boiko N, Kucher V, Stockand JD. Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 and Liddle's syndrome mutations that affect the single-channel properties of the epithelial Na+ channel. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/11/e12600. [PMID: 26537344 PMCID: PMC4673630 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
These studies test whether three disease-causing mutations in genes (SCNN1A and SCNN1G) encoding subunits of the epithelial Na+ channel, ENaC, affect the biophysical and gating properties of this important renal ion channel. The S562P missense mutation in αENaC and the K106_S108delinsN mutation in γENaC are associated with pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1). The N530S missense mutation in γENaC causes Liddle’s syndrome. Incorporation of S562P into αENaC and K106_S108N into γENaC resulted in significant decreases in macroscopic ENaC currents. Conversely, incorporation of N530S into γENaC increased macroscopic ENaC current. The S562P substitution resulted in a nonfunctional channel. The K106_S108N mutation produced a functional channel having a normal macroscopic current–voltage relation, there was a slight but significant decrease in unitary conductance and a marked decrease in single-channel open probability. The N530S substitution increased single-channel open probability having no effect on the macroscopic current–voltage relation or unitary conductance of the channel. These findings are consistent with mutation of residues at 562 in αENaC and 530 in γENaC, and a 3′ splice site in SCNN1G (318-1 G→A; K106_108SdelinsN) resulting in aberrant ENaC activity due to changes in the biophysical and gating properties of the channel. Such changes likely contribute to the cellular mechanism underpinning the PHA1 and Liddle’s syndrome caused by these mutations in ENaC subunits.
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- Nina Boiko
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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Li H, Zhang X, Zeng S, Chen L, Li X, Lin C, Zhang M, Shu S, Xie S, He Y, Yang L, Tang S, Fu X. The cellular localization of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger 1, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, potassium channel, epithelial sodium channel γ and vacuolar-type H+-ATPase in human eccrine sweat glands. Acta Histochem 2014; 116:1237-43. [PMID: 25081942 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 07/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
The secretory portions of human eccrine sweat glands secrete isotonic fluid into the lumen and then the primary fluid is rendered hypotonic during its passage to the skin surface. During the processes of sweat secretion and absorption, many enzymes and proteins play important roles. In the study, the cellular localizations of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger 1 (NHE1), cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), potassium channel (KC), epithelial sodium channel γ (γENaC) and vacuolar-type H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) in human eccrine sweat glands and epidermis were detected using immunofluorescence labeling. The results revealed that in the secretory coils, the basolateral membranes showed evidence of CFTR, NHE1 and KC activities, the apical membranes showed the activities of KC and NHE1, and the nucleus showed γEaNC and V-ATPase activities; in the duct, the peripheral and luminal ductal cells showed evidence of CFTR, NHE1 and KC, the apical membranes showed the activities of CFTR and NHE1, and the nucleus showed γEaNC, V-ATPase and KC activities. The cellular localization of these proteins in eccrine sweat glands is helpful to better understand the mechanisms of sweat secretion and absorption.
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- Haihong Li
- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China; Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China.
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China; Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, North DongXia Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, PR China
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- Burns Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Trauma Center of Postgraduate Medical School, 51 Fu Cheng Road, Beijing 100037, PR China
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Boiko N, Kucher V, Eaton BA, Stockand JD. Inhibition of neuronal degenerin/epithelial Na+ channels by the multiple sclerosis drug 4-aminopyridine. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:9418-27. [PMID: 23404498 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.449413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) channel blocker 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) is used to target symptoms of the neuroinflammatory disease multiple sclerosis (MS). By blocking Kv channels, 4-AP facilitates action potential conduction and neurotransmitter release in presynaptic neurons, lessening the effects of demyelination. Because they conduct inward Na(+) and Ca(2+) currents that contribute to axonal degeneration in response to inflammatory conditions, acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) contribute to the pathology of MS. Consequently, ASICs are emerging as disease-modifying targets in MS. Surprisingly, as first demonstrated here, 4-AP inhibits neuronal degenerin/epithelial Na(+) (Deg/ENaC) channels, including ASIC and BLINaC. This effect is specific for 4-AP compared with its heterocyclic base, pyridine, and the related derivative, 4-methylpyridine; and akin to the actions of 4-AP on the structurally unrelated Kv channels, dose- and voltage-dependent. 4-AP has differential actions on distinct ASICs, strongly inhibiting ASIC1a channels expressed in central neurons but being without effect on ASIC3, which is enriched in peripheral sensory neurons. The voltage dependence of the 4-AP block and the single binding site for this inhibitor are consistent with 4-AP binding in the pore of Deg/ENaC channels as it does Kv channels, suggesting a similar mechanism of inhibition in these two classes of channels. These findings argue that effects on both Kv and Deg/ENaC channels should be considered when evaluating the actions of 4-AP. Importantly, the current results are consistent with 4-AP influencing the symptoms of MS as well as the course of the disease because of inhibitory actions on Kv and ASIC channels, respectively.
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- Nina Boiko
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Ivana Y Kuo
- Departments of †Pharmacology and ‡Cellular and Molecular Physiology School of Medicine, Yale University , 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Kostakis ID, Cholidou KG, Perrea D. Syndromes of impaired ion handling in the distal nephron: pseudohypoaldosteronism and familial hyperkalemic hypertension. Hormones (Athens) 2012; 11:31-53. [PMID: 22450343 DOI: 10.1007/bf03401536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The distal nephron, which is the site of the micro-regulation of water absorption and ion handling in the kidneys, is under the control of aldosterone. Impairment of the mineralocorticoid signal transduction pathway results in resistance to the action of aldosterone and of mineralocorticoids in general. Herein, we review two syndromes in which ion handling in the distal nephron is impaired: pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) and familial hyperkalemic hypertension (FHH). PHA is a rare inherited syndrome characterized by mineralocorticoid resistance, which leads to salt loss, hypotension, hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis. There are two types of this syndrome: a renal (autosomal dominant) type due to mutations of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and a systemic (autosomal recessive) type due to mutations of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). There is also a transient form of PHA, which may be due to urinary tract infections, obstructive uropathy or several medications. FHH is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome, characterized by salt retention, hypertension, hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis. In FHH, mutations of WNK (with-no-lysine kinase) 4 and 1 alter the activity of several ion transportation systems in the distal nephron. The study of the pathophysiology of PHA and FHH greatly elucidated our understanding of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system function and ion handling in the distal nephron. The physiological role of the distal nephron and the pathophysiology of diseases in which the renal tubule is implicated may hence be better understood and, based on this understanding, new drugs can be developed.
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- Ioannis D Kostakis
- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research N.S. Christeas, National and Kapodistrian University, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Kashlan OB, Kleyman TR. ENaC structure and function in the wake of a resolved structure of a family member. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 301:F684-96. [PMID: 21753073 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00259.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Our understanding of epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) structure and function has been profoundly impacted by the resolved structure of the homologous acid-sensing ion channel 1 (ASIC1). The structure of the extracellular and pore regions provide insight into channel assembly, processing, and the ability of these channels to sense the external environment. The absence of intracellular structures precludes insight into important interactions with intracellular factors that regulate trafficking and function. The primary sequences of ASIC1 and ENaC subunits are well conserved within the regions that are within or in close proximity to the plasma membrane, but poorly conserved in peripheral domains that may functionally differentiate family members. This review examines functional data, including ion selectivity, gating, and amiloride block, in light of the resolved ASIC1 structure.
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- Ossama B Kashlan
- Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
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