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Borroto-Escuela DO, Gonzalez-Cristo E, Ochoa-Torres V, Serra-Rojas EM, Ambrogini P, Arroyo-García LE, Fuxe K. Understanding electrical and chemical transmission in the brain. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 18:1398862. [PMID: 38988663 PMCID: PMC11233782 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1398862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
Abstract
The histochemical Falck-Hillarp method for the localization of dopamine (DA), noradrenaline (NA) and serotonin in the central nervous system (CNS) of rodents was introduced in the 1960s. It supported the existence of chemical neurotransmission in the CNS. The monoamine neurons in the lower brain stem formed monosynaptic ascending systems to the telencephalon and diencephalon and monoamine descending systems to the entire spinal cord. The monoamines were early on suggested to operate via synaptic chemical transmission in the CNS. This chemical transmission reduced the impact of electrical transmission. In 1969 and the 1970s indications were obtained that important modes of chemical monoamine communication in the CNS also took place through the extra-synaptic fluid, the extracellular fluid, and long-distance communication in the cerebrospinal fluid involving diffusion and flow of transmitters like DA, NA and serotonin. In 1986, this type of transmission was named volume transmission (VT) by Agnati and Fuxe and their colleagues, also characterized by transmitter varicosity and receptor mismatches. The short and long-distance VT pathways were characterized by volume fraction, tortuosity and clearance. Electrical transmission also exists in the mammalian CNS, but chemical transmission is in dominance. One electrical mode is represented by electrical synapses formed by gap junctions which represent low resistant passages between nerve cells. It allows for a more rapid passage of action potentials between nerve cells compared to chemical transmission. The second mode is based on the ability of synaptic currents to generate electrical fields to modulate chemical transmission. One aim is to understand how chemical transmission can be integrated with electrical transmission and how putative (aquaporin water channel, dopamine D2R and adenosine A2AR) complexes in astrocytes can significancy participate in the clearance of waste products from the glymphatic system. VT may also help accomplish the operation of the acupuncture meridians essential for Chinese medicine in view of the indicated existence of extracellular VT pathways.
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- Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Receptomics and Brain Disorders Lab, Department of Human Physiology Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Receptomics and Brain Disorders Lab, Department of Human Physiology Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Receptomics and Brain Disorders Lab, Department of Human Physiology Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
- Faculty of Engineering and Biotechnology, University OTR and the Regional Cooperative for Comprehensive Medical Assistance (CRAMI), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Receptomics and Brain Disorders Lab, Department of Human Physiology Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
- Cardiology Service, Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Università di Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Kirchhofer SB, Lim VJY, Ernst S, Karsai N, Ruland JG, Canals M, Kolb P, Bünemann M. Differential interaction patterns of opioid analgesics with µ opioid receptors correlate with ligand-specific voltage sensitivity. eLife 2023; 12:e91291. [PMID: 37983079 PMCID: PMC10849675 DOI: 10.7554/elife.91291] [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: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
Abstract
The µ opioid receptor (MOR) is the key target for analgesia, but the application of opioids is accompanied by several issues. There is a wide range of opioid analgesics, differing in their chemical structure and their properties of receptor activation and subsequent effects. A better understanding of ligand-receptor interactions and the resulting effects is important. Here, we calculated the respective binding poses for several opioids and analyzed interaction fingerprints between ligand and receptor. We further corroborated the interactions experimentally by cellular assays. As MOR was observed to display ligand-induced modulation of activity due to changes in membrane potential, we further analyzed the effects of voltage sensitivity on this receptor. Combining in silico and in vitro approaches, we defined discriminating interaction patterns responsible for ligand-specific voltage sensitivity and present new insights into their specific effects on activation of the MOR.
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- Sina B Kirchhofer
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of MarburgMarburgGermany
- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of NottinghamNottinghamUnited Kingdom
- Centre of Membrane Protein and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and NottinghamMidlandsUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of MarburgMarburgGermany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of MarburgMarburgGermany
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of NottinghamNottinghamUnited Kingdom
- Centre of Membrane Protein and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and NottinghamMidlandsUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of MarburgMarburgGermany
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- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of NottinghamNottinghamUnited Kingdom
- Centre of Membrane Protein and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and NottinghamMidlandsUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of MarburgMarburgGermany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of MarburgMarburgGermany
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Rozenfeld E, Tauber M, Ben-Chaim Y, Parnas M. GPCR voltage dependence controls neuronal plasticity and behavior. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7252. [PMID: 34903750 PMCID: PMC8668892 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27593-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a paramount role in diverse brain functions. Almost 20 years ago, GPCR activity was shown to be regulated by membrane potential in vitro, but whether the voltage dependence of GPCRs contributes to neuronal coding and behavioral output under physiological conditions in vivo has never been demonstrated. Here we show that muscarinic GPCR mediated neuronal potentiation in vivo is voltage dependent. This voltage dependent potentiation is abolished in mutant animals expressing a voltage independent receptor. Depolarization alone, without a muscarinic agonist, results in a nicotinic ionotropic receptor potentiation that is mediated by muscarinic receptor voltage dependency. Finally, muscarinic receptor voltage independence causes a strong behavioral effect of increased odor habituation. Together, this study identifies a physiological role for the voltage dependency of GPCRs by demonstrating crucial involvement of GPCR voltage dependence in neuronal plasticity and behavior. Thus, this study suggests that GPCR voltage dependency plays a role in many diverse neuronal functions including learning and memory.
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- Eyal Rozenfeld
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- Department of Natural and Life Sciences, The Open University of Israel, Ra'anana, 43107, Israel
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- Department of Natural and Life Sciences, The Open University of Israel, Ra'anana, 43107, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel.
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García-Carlos CA, Camargo-Loaiza JA, García-Villa D, López-Cervantes JG, Domínguez-Avila JA, González-Aguilar GA, Astiazaran-Garcia H, Montiel-Herrera M. Angiotensin II, ATP and high extracellular potassium induced intracellular calcium responses in primary rat brain endothelial cell cultures. Cell Biochem Funct 2021; 39:688-698. [PMID: 33821520 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The meninges shield the nervous system from diverse, rather harmful stimuli and pathogens from the periphery. This tissue is composed of brain endothelial cells (BECs) that express diverse ion channels and chemical-transmitter receptors also expressed by neurons and glial cells to communicate with each other. However, information about the effects of ATP and angiotensin II on BECs is scarce, despite their essential roles in blood physiology. This work investigated in vitro if BECs from the meninges from rat forebrain respond to ATP, angiotensin II and high extracellular potassium, with intracellular calcium mobilizations and its second messenger-associated pathways. We found that in primary BEC cultures, both ATP and angiotensin II produced intracellular calcium responses linked to the activation of inositol trisphosphate receptors and ryanodine receptors, which led to calcium release from intracellular stores. We also used RT-PCR to explore what potassium channel subunits are expressed by primary BEC cultures and freshly isolated meningeal tissue, and which might be linked to the observed effects. We found that BECs mainly expressed the inward rectifier potassium channel subunits Kir1.1, Kir3.3, Kir 4.1 and Kir6.2. This study contributes to the understanding of the functions elicited by ATP and angiotensin II in BECs from rat meninges. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: Brain endothelial cells (BECs) express diverse ion channels and membrane receptors, which they might use to communicate with neurons and glia. This work investigated in vitro, if BECs from the rat forebrain respond to angiotensin II and ATP with intracellular calcium mobilizations. We found that these cells did respond to said substances with intracellular calcium mobilizations linked to inositol trisphosphate and ryanodine receptor activation, which led to calcium release from intracellular stores. These findings are important because they might uncover routes of active communication between brain cells and endothelial cells.
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- Departamento de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Cátedras CONACYT-Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Antioxidantes y Alimentos Funcinales, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Patología Experimental, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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Regulating quantal size of neurotransmitter release through a GPCR voltage sensor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:26985-26995. [PMID: 33046653 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2005274117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Current models emphasize that membrane voltage (Vm) depolarization-induced Ca2+ influx triggers the fusion of vesicles to the plasma membrane. In sympathetic adrenal chromaffin cells, activation of a variety of G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) can inhibit quantal size (QS) through the direct interaction of G protein Giβγ subunits with exocytosis fusion proteins. Here we report that, independently from Ca2+, Vm (action potential) per se regulates the amount of catecholamine released from each vesicle, the QS. The Vm regulation of QS was through ATP-activated GPCR-P2Y12 receptors. D76 and D127 in P2Y12 were the voltage-sensing sites. Finally, we revealed the relevance of the Vm dependence of QS for tuning autoinhibition and target cell functions. Together, membrane voltage per se increases the quantal size of dense-core vesicle release of catecholamine via Vm → P2Y12(D76/D127) → Giβγ → QS → myocyte contractility, offering a universal Vm-GPCR signaling pathway for its functions in the nervous system and other systems containing GPCRs.
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Ruland JG, Kirchhofer SB, Klindert S, Bailey CP, Bünemann M. Voltage modulates the effect of μ-receptor activation in a ligand-dependent manner. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:3489-3504. [PMID: 32297669 PMCID: PMC7348086 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Various GPCRs have been described as being modulated in a voltage-dependent manner. Opioid analgesics act via activation of μ receptors in various neurons. As neurons are exposed to large changes in membrane potential, we were interested in studying the effects of depolarization on μ receptor signalling. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We investigated potential voltage sensitivity of μ receptors in heterologous expression systems (HEK293T cells) using electrophysiology in combination with Förster resonance energy transfer-based assays. Depolarization-induced changes in signalling were also tested in physiological rat tissue containing locus coeruleus neurons. We applied depolarization steps across the physiological range of membrane potentials. KEY RESULTS Studying μ receptor function and signalling in cells, we discovered that morphine-induced signalling was strongly dependent on the membrane potential (VM ). This became apparent at the level of G-protein activation, G-protein coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channel (Kir 3.X) currents and binding of GPCR kinases and arrestin3 to μ receptors by a robust increase in signalling upon membrane depolarization. The pronounced voltage sensitivity of morphine-induced μ receptor activation was also observed at the level of Kir 3.X currents in rat locus coeruleus neurons. The efficacy of peptide ligands to activate μ receptors was not (Met-enkephalin) or only moderately ([D-Ala2 , N-Me-Phe4 , Gly5 -ol]-enkephalin) enhanced upon depolarization. In contrast, depolarization reduced the ability of the analgesic fentanyl to activate μ receptors. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Our results indicate a strong ligand-dependent modulation of μ receptor activity by the membrane potential, suggesting preferential activity of morphine in neurons with high neuronal activity.
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- Julia G Ruland
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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Zhang J, Chen X, Xue Y, Gamper N, Zhang X. Beyond voltage-gated ion channels: Voltage-operated membrane proteins and cellular processes. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:6377-6385. [PMID: 29667735 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Voltage-gated ion channels were believed to be the only voltage-sensitive proteins in excitable (and some non-excitable) cells for a long time. Emerging evidence indicates that the voltage-operated model is shared by some other transmembrane proteins expressed in both excitable and non-excitable cells. In this review, we summarize current knowledge about voltage-operated proteins, which are not classic voltage-gated ion channels as well as the voltage-dependent processes in cells for which single voltage-sensitive proteins have yet to be identified. Particularly, we will focus on the following. (1) Voltage-sensitive phosphoinositide phosphatases (VSP) with four transmembrane segments homologous to the voltage sensor domain (VSD) of voltage-gated ion channels; VSPs are the first family of proteins, other than the voltage-gated ion channels, for which there is sufficient evidence for the existence of the VSD domain; (2) Voltage-gated proton channels comprising of a single voltage-sensing domain and lacking an identified pore domain; (3) G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) that mediate the depolarization-evoked potentiation of Ca2+ mobilization; (4) Plasma membrane (PM) depolarization-induced but Ca2+ -independent exocytosis in neurons. (5) Voltage-dependent metabolism of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns[4,5]P2 , PIP2 ) in the PM. These recent discoveries expand our understanding of voltage-operated processes within cellular membranes.
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- Jianping Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Diabetes Prevention and Research, Lu He Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, China
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Hoppe A, Marti-Solano M, Drabek M, Bünemann M, Kolb P, Rinne A. The allosteric site regulates the voltage sensitivity of muscarinic receptors. Cell Signal 2017; 42:114-126. [PMID: 29056499 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Muscarinic receptors (M-Rs) for acetylcholine (ACh) belong to the class A of G protein-coupled receptors. M-Rs are activated by orthosteric agonists that bind to a specific site buried in the M-R transmembrane helix bundle. In the active conformation, receptor function can be modulated either by allosteric modulators, which bind to the extracellular receptor surface or by the membrane potential via an unknown mechanism. Here, we compared the modulation of M1-Rs and M3-Rs induced by changes in voltage to their allosteric modulation by chemical compounds. We quantified changes in receptor signaling in single HEK 293 cells with a FRET biosensor for the Gq protein cycle. In the presence of ACh, M1-R signaling was potentiated by voltage, similarly to positive allosteric modulation by benzyl quinolone carboxylic acid. Conversely, signaling of M3-R was attenuated by voltage or the negative allosteric modulator gallamine. Because the orthosteric site is highly conserved among M-Rs, but allosteric sites vary, we constructed "allosteric site" M3/M1-R chimeras and analyzed their voltage dependencies. Exchanging the entire allosteric sites eliminated the voltage sensitivity of ACh responses for both receptors, but did not affect their modulation by allosteric compounds. Furthermore, a point mutation in M3-Rs caused functional uncoupling of the allosteric and orthosteric sites and abolished voltage dependence. Molecular dynamics simulations of the receptor variants indicated a subtype-specific crosstalk between both sites, involving the conserved tyrosine lid structure of the orthosteric site. This molecular crosstalk leads to receptor subtype-specific voltage effects.
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- Anika Hoppe
- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6-10, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6-10, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6-10, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
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Vickery ON, Machtens JP, Zachariae U. Membrane potentials regulating GPCRs: insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulations. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2016; 30:44-50. [PMID: 27474871 PMCID: PMC5080454 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2016.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) form the largest class of membrane proteins in humans and the targets of most present drugs. Membrane potential is one of the defining characteristics of living cells. Recent work has shown that the membrane voltage, and changes thereof, modulates signal transduction and ligand binding in GPCRs. As it may allow differential signalling patterns depending on tissue, cell type, and the excitation status of excitable cells, GPCR voltage sensitivity could have important implications for their pharmacology. This review summarises recent experimental insights on GPCR voltage regulation and the role of molecular dynamics simulations in identifying the structural basis of GPCR voltage-sensing. We discuss the potential significance for drug design on GPCR targets from excitable and non-excitable cells.
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- Owen N Vickery
- Physics, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Nethergate Dundee DD1 4NH, UK; Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Institute of Complex Systems, Zelluläre Biophysik (ICS-4), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Physics, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Nethergate Dundee DD1 4NH, UK; Computational Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
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Xing S, Grol MW, Grutter PH, Dixon SJ, Komarova SV. Modeling Interactions among Individual P2 Receptors to Explain Complex Response Patterns over a Wide Range of ATP Concentrations. Front Physiol 2016; 7:294. [PMID: 27468270 PMCID: PMC4942464 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular ATP acts on the P2X family of ligand-gated ion channels and several members of the P2Y family of G protein-coupled receptors to mediate intercellular communication among many cell types including bone-forming osteoblasts. It is known that multiple P2 receptors are expressed on osteoblasts (P2X2,5,6,7 and P2Y1,2,4,6). In the current study, we investigated complex interactions within the P2 receptor network using mathematical modeling. To characterize individual P2 receptors, we extracted data from published studies of overexpressed human and rodent (rat and mouse) receptors and fit their dependencies on ATP concentration using the Hill equation. Next, we examined responses induced by an ensemble of endogenously expressed P2 receptors. Murine osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1 cells) were loaded with fluo-4 and stimulated with varying concentrations of extracellular ATP. Elevations in the concentration of cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) were monitored by confocal microscopy. Dependence of the calcium response on ATP concentration exhibited a complex pattern that was not explained by the simple addition of individual receptor responses. Fitting the experimental data with a combination of Hill equations from individual receptors revealed that P2Y1 and P2X7 mediated the rise in [Ca2+]i at very low and high ATP concentrations, respectively. Interestingly, to describe responses at intermediate ATP concentrations, we had to assume that a receptor with a K1∕2 in that range (e.g. P2Y4 or P2X5) exerts an inhibitory effect. This study provides new insights into the interactions among individual P2 receptors in producing an ensemble response to extracellular ATP.
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- Shu Xing
- Department of Physics, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada; Shriners Hospital for Children-CanadaMontreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Bone and Joint Institute, University of Western Ontario London, ON, Canada
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- Shriners Hospital for Children-CanadaMontreal, QC, Canada; Faculty of Dentistry, McGill UniversityMontreal, QC, Canada
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Moreno-Galindo EG, Sanchez-Chapula JA, Tristani-Firouzi M, Navarro-Polanco RA. Pharmacological Conversion of a Cardiac Inward Rectifier into an Outward Rectifier Potassium Channel. Mol Pharmacol 2016; 90:334-40. [PMID: 27247338 DOI: 10.1124/mol.116.104950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Potassium (K(+)) channels are crucial for determining the shape, duration, and frequency of action-potential firing in excitable cells. Broadly speaking, K(+) channels can be classified based on whether their macroscopic current outwardly or inwardly rectifies, whereby rectification refers to a change in conductance with voltage. Outwardly rectifying K(+) channels conduct greater current at depolarized membrane potentials, whereas inward rectifier channels conduct greater current at hyperpolarized membrane potentials. Under most circumstances, outward currents through inwardly rectifying K(+) channels are reduced at more depolarized potentials. However, the acetylcholine-gated K(+) channel (KACh) conducts current that inwardly rectifies when activated by some ligands (such as acetylcholine), and yet conducts current that outwardly rectifies when activated by other ligands (for example, pilocarpine and choline). The perplexing and paradoxical behavior of KACh channels is due to the intrinsic voltage sensitivity of the receptor that activates KACh channels, the M2 muscarinic receptor (M2R). Emerging evidence reveals that the affinity of M2R for distinct ligands varies in a voltage-dependent and ligand-specific manner. These intrinsic receptor properties determine whether current conducted by KACh channels inwardly or outwardly rectifies. This review summarizes the most recent concepts regarding the intrinsic voltage sensitivity of muscarinic receptors and the consequences of this intriguing behavior on cardiac physiology and pharmacology of KACh channels.
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- Eloy G Moreno-Galindo
- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Colima, México (E.G.M.-G., J.A.S.-C., R.A.N.-P.); Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (M.T.-F.)
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Colima, México (E.G.M.-G., J.A.S.-C., R.A.N.-P.); Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (M.T.-F.)
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Colima, México (E.G.M.-G., J.A.S.-C., R.A.N.-P.); Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (M.T.-F.)
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Colima, México (E.G.M.-G., J.A.S.-C., R.A.N.-P.); Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (M.T.-F.)
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Zhang XC, Zhou Y, Cao C. Thermodynamics of GPCR activation. BIOPHYSICS REPORTS 2016; 1:115-119. [PMID: 27340689 PMCID: PMC4871901 DOI: 10.1007/s41048-016-0017-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Xuejun C Zhang
- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, National Center of Protein Science-Beijing, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, National Center of Protein Science-Beijing, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 China
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- National Laboratory of Macromolecules, National Center of Protein Science-Beijing, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 China
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Burnstock G. Blood cells: an historical account of the roles of purinergic signalling. Purinergic Signal 2015; 11:411-34. [PMID: 26260710 PMCID: PMC4648797 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-015-9462-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The involvement of purinergic signalling in the physiology of erythrocytes, platelets and leukocytes was recognised early. The release of ATP and the expression of purinoceptors and ectonucleotidases on erythrocytes in health and disease are reviewed. The release of ATP and ADP from platelets and the expression and roles of P1, P2Y(1), P2Y(12) and P2X1 receptors on platelets are described. P2Y(1) and P2X(1) receptors mediate changes in platelet shape, while P2Y(12) receptors mediate platelet aggregation. The changes in the role of purinergic signalling in a variety of disease conditions are considered. The successful use of P2Y(12) receptor antagonists, such as clopidogrel and ticagrelor, for the treatment of thrombosis, myocardial infarction and stroke is discussed.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Rinne A, Mobarec JC, Mahaut-Smith M, Kolb P, Bünemann M. The mode of agonist binding to a G protein-coupled receptor switches the effect that voltage changes have on signaling. Sci Signal 2015; 8:ra110. [PMID: 26535008 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aac7419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Signaling by many heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is either enhanced or attenuated by changes in plasma membrane potential. To identify structural correlates of the voltage sensitivity of GPCR signaling, we chose muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (the M1, M3, and M5 isoforms) as a model system. We combined molecular docking analysis with Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based assays that monitored receptor activity under voltage clamp conditions. When human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells expressing the individual receptors were stimulated with the agonist carbachol, membrane depolarization enhanced signaling by the M1 receptor but attenuated signaling by the M3 and M5 receptors. Furthermore, whether membrane depolarization enhanced or inhibited receptor signaling depended on the type of agonist. Membrane depolarization attenuated M3 receptor signaling when the receptor was bound to carbachol or acetylcholine, whereas depolarization enhanced signaling when the receptor was bound to either choline or pilocarpine. Docking calculations predicted that there were two distinct binding modes for these ligands, which were associated with the effect of depolarization on receptor function. From these calculations, we identified a residue in the M3 receptor that, when mutated, would alter the binding mode of carbachol to resemble that of pilocarpine in silico. Introduction of this mutated M3 receptor into cells confirmed that the membrane depolarization enhanced, rather than attenuated, signaling by the carbachol-bound receptor. Together, these data suggest that the directionality of the voltage sensitivity of GPCR signaling is defined by the specific binding mode of each ligand to the receptor.
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- Andreas Rinne
- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester, University Road, P. O. Box 138, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 1, D-35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Birk A, Rinne A, Bünemann M. Membrane Potential Controls the Efficacy of Catecholamine-induced β1-Adrenoceptor Activity. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:27311-27320. [PMID: 26408198 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.665000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane-located proteins and, therefore, are exposed to changes in membrane potential (V(M)) in excitable tissues. These changes have been shown to alter receptor activation of certain Gi-and Gq-coupled GPCRs. By means of a combination of whole-cell patch-clamp and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) in single cells, we demonstrate that the activation of the Gs-coupled β1-adrenoreceptor (β1-AR) by the catecholamines isoprenaline (Iso) and adrenaline (Adr) is regulated by V(M). This voltage-dependence is also transmitted to G protein and arrestin 3 signaling. Voltage-dependence of β2-AR activation, however, was weak compared with β1-AR voltage-dependence. Drug efficacy is a major target of β1-AR voltage-dependence as depolarization attenuated receptor activation, even under saturating concentrations of agonists, with significantly faster kinetics than the deactivation upon agonist withdrawal. Also the efficacy of the endogenous full agonist adrenaline was reduced by depolarization. This is a unique finding since reports of natural full agonists at other voltage-dependent GPCRs only show alterations in affinity during depolarization. Based on a Boltzmann function fit to the relationship of V(M) and receptor-arrestin 3 interaction we determined the voltage-dependence with highest sensitivity in the physiological range of membrane potential. Our data suggest that under physiological conditions voltage regulates the activity of agonist-occupied β1-adrenoceptors on a very fast time scale.
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- Alexandra Birk
- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Biochemical Pharmacological Center Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany and
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- Institute of Physiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Biochemical Pharmacological Center Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany and.
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Guzmán-Silva A, Vázquez de Lara LG, Torres-Jácome J, Vargaz-Guadarrama A, Flores-Flores M, Pezzat Said E, Lagunas-Martínez A, Mendoza-Milla C, Tanzi F, Moccia F, Berra-Romani R. Lung Beractant Increases Free Cytosolic Levels of Ca2+ in Human Lung Fibroblasts. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134564. [PMID: 26230503 PMCID: PMC4521834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Beractant, a natural surfactant, induces an antifibrogenic phenotype and apoptosis in normal human lung fibroblasts (NHLF). As intracellular Ca2+ signalling has been related to programmed cell death, we aimed to assess the effect of beractant on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in NHLF in vitro. Cultured NHLF were loaded with Fura-2 AM (3 μM) and Ca2+ signals were recorded by microfluorimetric techniques. Beractant causes a concentration-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i with a EC50 of 0.82 μg/ml. The application of beractant, at a concentration of 500 μg/ml, which has been shown to exert an apoptotic effect in human fibroblasts, elicited different patterns of Ca2+ signals in NHLF: a) a single Ca2+ spike which could be followed by b) Ca2+ oscillations, c) a sustained Ca2+ plateau or d) a sustained plateau overlapped by Ca2+ oscillations. The amplitude and pattern of Ca2+ transients evoked by beractant were dependent on the resting [Ca2+]i. Pharmacological manipulation revealed that beractant activates a Ca2+ signal through Ca2+ release from intracellular stores mediated by phospholipase Cβ (PLCβ), Ca2+ release from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) and Ca2+ influx via a store-operated pathway. Moreover, beractant-induced Ca2+ release was abolished by preventing membrane depolarization upon removal of extracellular Na+ and Ca2+. Finally, the inhibition of store-operated channels prevented beractant-induced NHLF apoptosis and downregulation of α1(I) procollagen expression. Therefore, beractant utilizes SOCE to exert its pro-apoptotic and antifibrinogenic effect on NHLF.
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- Alejandro Guzmán-Silva
- Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Experimental Medicine Laboratory, School of Medicine, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Physiology Institute, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Experimental Medicine Laboratory, School of Medicine, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación sobre Enfermedades Infecciosas, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, México City, México
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology ‘‘Lazzaro Spallanzani”, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology ‘‘Lazzaro Spallanzani”, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, México
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Kleinau G, Neumann S, Grüters A, Krude H, Biebermann H. Novel insights on thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor signal transduction. Endocr Rev 2013; 34:691-724. [PMID: 23645907 PMCID: PMC3785642 DOI: 10.1210/er.2012-1072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The TSH receptor (TSHR) is a member of the glycoprotein hormone receptors, a subfamily of family A G protein-coupled receptors. The TSHR is of great importance for the growth and function of the thyroid gland. The TSHR and its endogenous ligand TSH are pivotal proteins with respect to a variety of physiological functions and malfunctions. The molecular events of TSHR regulation can be summarized as a process of signal transduction, including signal reception, conversion, and amplification. The steps during signal transduction from the extra- to the intracellular sites of the cell are not yet comprehensively understood. However, essential new insights have been achieved in recent years on the interrelated mechanisms at the extracellular region, the transmembrane domain, and intracellular components. This review contains a critical summary of available knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of signal transduction at the TSHR, for example, the key amino acids involved in hormone binding or in the structural conformational changes that lead to G protein activation or signaling regulation. Aspects of TSHR oligomerization, signaling promiscuity, signaling selectivity, phenotypes of genetic variations, and potential extrathyroidal receptor activity are also considered, because these are relevant to an understanding of the overall function of the TSHR, including physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological perspectives. Directions for future research are discussed.
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- Gunnar Kleinau
- Institute of Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Ostring 3, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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The present study demonstrates that agonist-mediated activation of α2A adrenergic receptors (α(2A)AR) is voltage-dependent. By resolving the kinetics of conformational changes of α(2A)AR at defined membrane potentials, we show that negative membrane potentials in the physiological range promote agonist-mediated activation of α(2A)AR. We discovered that the conformational change of α(2A)AR by voltage is independent from receptor-G protein docking and regulates receptor signaling, including β-arrestin binding, activation of G proteins, and G protein-activated inwardly rectifying K(+) currents. Comparison of the dynamics of voltage-dependence of clonidine- vs. norepinephrine-activated receptors uncovers interesting mechanistic insights. For norepinephrine, the time course of voltage-dependent deactivation reflected the deactivation kinetics of the receptor after agonist withdrawal and was strongly attenuated at saturating concentrations. In contrast, clonidine-activated α(2A)AR were switched by voltage even under fully saturating concentrations, and the kinetics of this switch was notably faster than dissociation of clonidine from α(2A)AR, indicating voltage-dependent regulation of the efficacy. We conclude that adrenergic receptors exhibit a unique, agonist-dependent mechanism of voltage-sensitivity that modulates downstream receptor signaling.
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Maldonado C, Pushpakumar SB, Perez-Abadia G, Arumugam S, Lane AN. Administration of exogenous adenosine triphosphate to ischemic skeletal muscle induces an energy-sparing effect: role of adenosine receptors. J Surg Res 2012; 181:e15-22. [PMID: 22795271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a devastating complication that occurs in allotransplantation and replantation of limbs. Over the years, several preservation strategies have been used to conserve the critical levels of intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during ischemia to sustain the ion gradients across the membranes and thus the tissue viability. The administration of exogenous ATP to ischemic tissues is known to provide beneficial effects during reperfusion, but it is unclear whether it provides protection during ischemia. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of ATP administration on high-energy phosphate levels in ischemic skeletal muscle and to examine the role of purinergic and adenosine receptors in mediating the response to exogenous ATP. METHODS The extensor digitorum longus muscles of Fischer rats were subjected to ischemia and treated with different concentrations of ATP with or without purinergic and adenosine receptor blockers. Phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to measure the rate of decay of ATP, phosphocreatine (PCr), and the formation of adenosine monophosphate and acidification. Phosphorylated compounds were analyzed using a simple model of energy metabolism, and the PCr half-life was used as an index of internal depletion of ATP to distinguish between intracellular and extracellular ATP. RESULTS PCr decay was rapid in all muscle groups and was followed by gradual ATP decay. The half-life of PCr was significantly longer in the ATP-treated muscles than in the vehicle controls and was maximally prolonged by treating with slow hydrolyzing adenosine 5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate. Purinoceptor (P2X) blockade with ATP treatment significantly increased the half-life of PCr, and adenosine receptor blockers blunted the response. Administration of adenosine to ischemic muscles significantly increased the half-life of PCr compared with that in the vehicle controls. CONCLUSIONS Exogenous ATP administration to ischemic skeletal muscles appears to spare intracellular energy by acting primarily through adenosine receptors.
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- Claudio Maldonado
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Dekel N, Priest MF, Parnas H, Parnas I, Bezanilla F. Depolarization induces a conformational change in the binding site region of the M2 muscarinic receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:285-90. [PMID: 22184214 PMCID: PMC3252955 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1119424109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors play a central role in signal transduction and were only known to be activated by agonists. Recently it has been shown that membrane potential also affects the activity of G protein-coupled receptors. For the M(2) muscarinic receptor, it was further shown that depolarization induces charge movement. A tight correlation was found between the voltage-dependence of the charge movement and the voltage-dependence of the agonist binding. Here we examine whether depolarization-induced charge movement causes a conformational change in the M(2) receptor that may be responsible for the voltage-dependence of agonist binding. Using site-directed fluorescence labeling we show a voltage-dependent fluorescence signal, reflecting a conformational change, which correlates with the voltage-dependent charge movement. We further show that selected mutations in the orthosteric site abolish the fluorescence signal and concomitantly, the voltage-dependence of the agonist binding. Surprisingly, mutations in the allosteric site also abolished the voltage-dependence of agonist binding but did not reduce the fluorescence signal. Finally, we show that treatments, which reduced the charge movement or hindered the coupling between the charge movement and the voltage-dependent binding, also reduced the fluorescence signal. Our results demonstrate that depolarization-induced conformational changes in the orthosteric binding site underlie the voltage-dependence of agonist binding. Our results are also unique in suggesting that the allosteric site is also involved in controlling the voltage-dependent agonist binding.
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- Noa Dekel
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and
- Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637; and
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- Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
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Coppi E, Pedata F, Gibb AJ. P2Y1 receptor modulation of Ca2+-activated K+ currents in medium-sized neurons from neonatal rat striatal slices. J Neurophysiol 2011; 107:1009-21. [PMID: 22131374 PMCID: PMC3289470 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00816.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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ATP signaling to neurons and glia in the nervous system occurs via activation of both P2Y and P2X receptors. Here, we investigated the effects of P2Y1 receptor stimulation in developing striatal medium-sized neurons using patch-clamp recordings from acute brain slices of 7- and 28-day-old rats. Application of the selective P2Y1 receptor agonist 2-(Methylthio) ADP trisodium salt (2-MeSADP; 250 nM) increased outward K+ currents evoked by a ramp depolarization protocol in voltage-clamp recordings. This effect was observed in 59 out of 82 cells (72%) and was blocked completely by the P2Y1 antagonist, 2′-deoxy-N6-methyl adenosine 3′,5′-diphosphate. The averaged 2-MeSADP-sensitive conductance was fitted by the sum of a linear conductance and a Boltzmann relation, giving one-half activation voltage of −14.2 mV and an equivalent charge of 2.91. The 2MeSADP-mediated effect was sensitive to submillimolar concentrations of tetraethylammonium (TEA; 200 μM), to 200 nM iberiotoxin and to 100 nM apamin, suggesting the involvement of both big and small potassium (BK and SK, respectively) calcium-activated channels. In current-clamp experiments, 2-MeSADP decreased depolarization-evoked action potential (AP) firing in all 26 cells investigated, and this effect was reversed by TEA and by apamin but not by iberiotoxin. We conclude that the stimulation of P2Y1 receptors in developing striatal neurons leads to activation of calcium-activated potassium channels [IK(Ca)] of both BK and SK subtypes, the latter responsible for decreasing the frequency of AP firing in response to current injection. Therefore, P2Y1 signaling leading to activation of IK(Ca) may be important in regulating the activity of medium-sized neurons in the striatum.
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- E Coppi
- Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, United Kingdom
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Molnár T, Dobolyi A, Nyitrai G, Barabás P, Héja L, Emri Z, Palkovits M, Kardos J. Calcium signals in the nucleus accumbens: activation of astrocytes by ATP and succinate. BMC Neurosci 2011; 12:96. [PMID: 21967230 PMCID: PMC3199278 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-12-96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Accumulating evidence suggests that glial signalling is activated by different brain functions. However, knowledge regarding molecular mechanisms of activation or their relation to neuronal activity is limited. The purpose of the present study is to identify the characteristics of ATP-evoked glial signalling in the brain reward area, the nucleus accumbens (NAc), and thereby to explore the action of citric acid cycle intermediate succinate (SUC). Results We described the burst-like propagation of Ca2+ transients evoked by ATP in acute NAc slices from rat brain. Co-localization of the ATP-evoked Ca2+ signalling with immunoreactivities of the astroglia-specific gap junction forming channel protein connexin43 (Cx43) and the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) indicated that the responsive cells were a subpopulation of Cx43 and GFAP immunoreactive astrocytes. The ATP-evoked Ca2+ transients were present under the blockade of neuronal activity, but were inhibited by Ca2+ store depletion and antagonism of the G protein coupled purinergic P2Y1 receptor subtype-specific antagonist MRS2179. Similarly, Ca2+ transients evoked by the P2Y1 receptor subtype-specific agonist 2-(Methylthio)adenosine 5'-diphosphate were also blocked by MRS2179. These characteristics implied that intercellular Ca2+ signalling originated from the release of Ca2+ from internal stores, triggered by the activation of P2Y1 receptors. Inhibition by the gap junction blockers carbenoxolone and flufenamic acid and by an antibody raised against the gating-associated segment of Cx43 suggested that intercellular Ca2+ signalling proceeded through gap junctions. We demonstrated for the first time that extracellular SUC also evoked Ca2+ transients (EC50 = 50-60 μM) in about 15% of the ATP-responsive NAc astrocytes. By contrast to glial cells, electrophysiologically identified NAc neurons surrounded by ATP-responsive astrocytes were not activated simultaneously. Conclusions We concluded, therefore, that ATP- and SUC-sensitive Ca2+ transients appear to represent a signalling layer independent of NAc neurons. This previously unrecognised glial action of SUC, a major cellular energy metabolite, may play a role in linking metabolism to Ca2+ signalling in astrocytic networks under physiological and pathological conditions such as exercise and metabolic diseases.
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- Tünde Molnár
- Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pusztaszeriút 59-67, 1025 Budapest, Hungary
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Sahlholm K, Barchad-Avitzur O, Marcellino D, Gómez-Soler M, Fuxe K, Ciruela F, Arhem P. Agonist-specific voltage sensitivity at the dopamine D2S receptor--molecular determinants and relevance to therapeutic ligands. Neuropharmacology 2011; 61:937-49. [PMID: 21752340 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Voltage sensitivity has been demonstrated for some GPCRs. At the dopamine D(2S) receptor, this voltage sensitivity is agonist-specific; some agonists, including dopamine, exhibit decreased potency at depolarized potentials, whereas others are not significantly affected. In the present study, we examined some of the receptor-agonist interactions contributing to these differences, and investigated how dopamine D(2S) receptor voltage sensitivity affects clinically used dopamine agonists. GIRK channel activation in voltage-clamped Xenopus oocytes was used as readout of receptor activation. Structurally distinct agonists and complementary site-directed mutagenesis of the receptor's binding site were used to investigate the role of agonist-receptor interactions. We also confirmed that the depolarization-induced decrease of dopamine potency in GIRK activation is correlated by decreased binding of radiolabeled dopamine, and by decreased potency in G protein activation. In the mutagenesis experiments, a conserved serine residue as well as the conserved aspartate in the receptor's binding site were found to be important for voltage sensitive potency of dopamine. Furthermore, the voltage sensitivity of the receptor had distinct effects on different therapeutic D(2) agonists. Depolarization decreased the potency of several compounds, whereas for others, efficacy was reduced. For some agonists, both potency and efficacy were diminished, whereas for others still, neither parameter was significantly altered. The present work identifies some of the ligand-receptor interactions which determine agonist-specific effects of voltage at the dopamine D(2S) receptor. The observed differences between therapeutic agonists might be clinically relevant, and make them potential tools for investigating the roles of dopamine D(2) receptor voltage sensitivity in native tissue.
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Martinez-Pinna J, Gurung IS, Mahaut-Smith MP, Morales A. Direct voltage control of endogenous lysophosphatidic acid G-protein-coupled receptors in Xenopus oocytes. J Physiol 2010; 588:1683-93. [PMID: 20351041 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.183418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play important roles in a variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes, including cell proliferation, angiogenesis, central nervous system development and carcinogenesis. Whilst many ion channels and transporters are recognized to be controlled by a change in cell membrane potential, little is known about the voltage dependence of other proteins involved in cell signalling. Here, we show that the InsP(3)-mediated Ca(2+) response stimulated by the endogenous LPA GPCR in Xenopus oocytes is potentiated by membrane depolarization. Depolarization was able to repetitively stimulate transient [Ca(2+)](i) increases after the initial agonist-evoked response. In addition, the initial rate and amplitude of the LPA-dependent Ca(2+) response were significantly modulated by the steady holding potential over the physiological range, such that the response to LPA was potentiated at depolarized potentials and inhibited at hyperpolarized potentials. Enhancement of LPA receptor-evoked Ca(2+) mobilization by membrane depolarization was observed over a wide range of agonist concentrations. Importantly, the amplitude of the depolarization-evoked intracellular Ca(2+) increase displayed an inverse relationship with agonist concentration such that the greatest effect of voltage was observed at near-threshold levels of agonist. Voltage-dependent Ca(2+) release was not induced by direct elevation of InsP(3) or by activation of heterotrimeric G-proteins in the absence of agonist, indicating that the LPA GPCR itself represents the primary site of action of membrane voltage. This novel modulation of LPA signalling by membrane potential may have important consequences for control of Ca(2+) signals both in excitable and non-excitable tissues.
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- Juan Martinez-Pinna
- Departamento de Fisiología, Genética y Microbiología, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, E-03080, Spain.
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Broch-Lips M, Pedersen TH, Nielsen OB. Effect of purinergic receptor activation on Na+-K+ pump activity, excitability, and function in depolarized skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 298:C1438-44. [PMID: 20457838 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00361.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Activity-induced elevation of extracellular purines and pyrimidines has been associated with autocrine and paracrine signaling in many tissues. Here we investigate the effect of purinergic signaling for the excitability and contractility of depolarized skeletal muscle. Muscle excitability was experimentally depressed by elevating the extracellular K(+) from 4 to 10 mM, which reduced the tetanic force to 24 +/- 2% of the force at 4 mM K(+). Upon addition of 1 mM ATP, however, the force recovered to 65 +/- 8% of the control force (P < 0.001, n = 5). A similar recovery was seen with ADP, but not with UTP or adenosine. The ATP-induced force recovery could be inhibited by P2Y(1) receptor antagonists (3 muM SCH-202676 or 1 muM MRS-2500). A fourfold increase in M-wave area demonstrated that the ATP-induced force recovery was associated with restoration of muscle excitability (P < 0.05, n = 4). Experiments using (86)Rb(+) as a tracer for K(+) showed that ATP also induced a twofold increase in the activity of muscle Na(+)-K(+) pumps. The force recovery and the stimulation of the Na(+)-K(+) pump activity by ATP were inhibited by 50 muM of the phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122. It is concluded that purinergic signaling can increase the Na(+)-K(+) pump activity and improve force and excitability of depolarized skeletal muscles. This novel purinergic regulation may be important for the maintenance of muscle excitability during intense exercise, where the extracellular K(+) can increase substantially.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin Broch-Lips
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Aarhus University, Denmark.
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Mahaut-Smith MP, Martinez-Pinna J, Gurung IS. A role for membrane potential in regulating GPCRs? Trends Pharmacol Sci 2008; 29:421-9. [PMID: 18621424 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2008.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2007] [Revised: 05/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have ubiquitous roles in transducing extracellular signals into cellular responses. Therefore, the concept that members of this superfamily of surface proteins are directly modulated by changes in membrane voltage could have widespread consequences for cell signalling. Although several studies have indicated that GPCRs can be voltage dependent, particularly P2Y(1) receptors in the non-excitable megakaryocyte, the evidence has been mostly indirect. Recent work on muscarinic receptors has stimulated substantial interest in this field by reporting the first voltage-dependent charge movements for a GPCR. An underlying mechanism is proposed whereby a voltage-induced conformational change in the receptor alters its ability to couple to the G protein and thereby influences its affinity for an agonist. We discuss the strength of the evidence behind this hypothesis and include suggestions for future work. We also describe other examples in which direct voltage control of GPCRs can account for effects of membrane potential on downstream signals and highlight the possible physiological consequences of this phenomenon.
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- Martyn P Mahaut-Smith
- Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester, LE1 9HN, UK.
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