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Xu K, Zhao S, Ren Y, Zhong Q, Feng J, Tu D, Wu W, Wang J, Chen J, Xie P. Elevated SCN11A concentrations associated with lower serum lipid levels in patients with major depressive disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2024; 14:202. [PMID: 38734669 PMCID: PMC11088647 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02916-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
The pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD) involves lipid metabolism. Our earlier research also revealed that MDD patients had much lower total cholesterol (TC) concentrations than healthy controls (HCs). However, it is still unclear why TC decreased in MDD. Here, based on the Ingenuity Knowledge Base's ingenuity pathway analysis, we found that sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 11A (SCN11A) might serve as a link between low lipid levels and MDD. We analyzed the TC levels and used ELISA kits to measure the levels of SCN11A in the serum from 139 MDD patients, and 65 HCs to confirm this theory and explore the potential involvement of SCN11A in MDD. The findings revealed that TC levels were considerably lower and SCN11A levels were remarkably increased in MDD patients than those in HCs, while they were significantly reversed in drug-treatment MDD patients than in drug-naïve MDD patients. There was no significant difference in SCN11A levels among MDD patients who used single or multiple antidepressants, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or other antidepressants. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the levels of TC and SCN11A were linked with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scales score. A substantial association was also found between TC and SCN11A. Moreover, a discriminative model made up of SCN11A was discovered, which produced an area under a curve of 0.9571 in the training set and 0.9357 in the testing set. Taken together, our findings indicated that SCN11A may serve as a link between low lipid levels and MDD, and showed promise as a candidate biomarker for MDD.
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- Ke Xu
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Institute for Viral Hepatitis, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Lab of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Cole BA, Becker EBE. Modulation and Regulation of Canonical Transient Receptor Potential 3 (TRPC3) Channels. Cells 2023; 12:2215. [PMID: 37759438 PMCID: PMC10526463 DOI: 10.3390/cells12182215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Canonical transient receptor potential 3 (TRPC3) channel is a non-selective cation permeable channel that plays an essential role in calcium signalling. TRPC3 is highly expressed in the brain and also found in endocrine tissues and smooth muscle cells. The channel is activated directly by binding of diacylglycerol downstream of G-protein coupled receptor activation. In addition, TRPC3 is regulated by endogenous factors including Ca2+ ions, other endogenous lipids, and interacting proteins. The molecular and structural mechanisms underlying activation and regulation of TRPC3 are incompletely understood. Recently, several high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy structures of TRPC3 and the closely related channel TRPC6 have been resolved in different functional states and in the presence of modulators, coupled with mutagenesis studies and electrophysiological characterisation. Here, we review the recent literature which has advanced our understanding of the complex mechanisms underlying modulation of TRPC3 by both endogenous and exogenous factors. TRPC3 plays an important role in Ca2+ homeostasis and entry into cells throughout the body, and both pathological variants and downstream dysregulation of TRPC3 channels have been associated with a number of diseases. As such, TRPC3 may be a valuable therapeutic target, and understanding its regulatory mechanisms will aid future development of pharmacological modulators of the channel.
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- Bethan A. Cole
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
- Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
- Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Piciu F, Balas M, Badea MA, Cucu D. TRP Channels in Tumoral Processes Mediated by Oxidative Stress and Inflammation. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1327. [PMID: 37507867 PMCID: PMC10376197 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12071327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The channels from the superfamily of transient receptor potential (TRP) activated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be defined as redox channels. Those with the best exposure of the cysteine residues and, hence, the most sensitive to oxidative stress are TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPV1, TRPV4, and TRPA1, while others, such as TRPC3, TRPM2, and TRPM7, are indirectly activated by ROS. Furthermore, activation by ROS has different effects on the tumorigenic process: some TRP channels may, upon activation, stimulate proliferation, apoptosis, or migration of cancer cells, while others inhibit these processes, depending on the cancer type, tumoral microenvironment, and, finally, on the methods used for evaluation. Therefore, using these polymodal proteins as therapeutic targets is still an unmet need, despite their draggability and modulation by simple and mostly unharmful compounds. This review intended to create some cellular models of the interaction between oxidative stress, TRP channels, and inflammation. Although somewhat crosstalk between the three actors was rather theoretical, we intended to gather the recently published data and proposed pathways of cancer inhibition using modulators of TRP proteins, hoping that the experimental data corroborated clinical information may finally bring the results from the bench to the bedside.
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- Florentina Piciu
- Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics (DAFAB), Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
- Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90-92 Sos. Panduri, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics (DAFAB), Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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Curcic S, Erkan-Candag H, Pilic J, Malli R, Wiedner P, Tiapko O, Groschner K. TRPC3 governs the spatiotemporal organization of cellular Ca 2+ signatures by functional coupling to IP 3 receptors. Cell Calcium 2022; 108:102670. [PMID: 36375273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2022.102670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Communication between TRPC channels and IP3 receptors (IP3R) is considered pivotal in the generation of spatiotemporal Ca2+signaling patterns. Here we revisited the role of TRPC3-IP3R coupling for local Ca2+ signaling within TRPC3-harbouring micro/nanodomains using R-GECO as a reporter, fused to the channel´s C-terminus. Cytoplasmic Ca2+ changes at TRPC3 originated from both the entry of Ca2+ through the TRPC channel and Ca2+ mobilization via IP3R. Local Ca2+ changes at TRPC3 channels expressed in HEK293 cells were predominantly biphasic with IP3R-dependent initial Ca2+ transients, while exclusively monophasic signals were recorded when all three IP3R isoforms were lacking. Abrogation of Ca2+ entry through TRPC3 by point mutations, which impair Ca2+ permeability (E630Q), cation permeation (E630K), or DAG sensitivity (G652A), promoted microdomain Ca2+ oscillations. Ca2+ signals at E630Q, E630K, and G652A channels featured initial Ca2+ transients along with oscillatory activity. Similarly, when extracellular Ca2+ was omitted, IP3R-mediated Ca2+ transients and Ca2+ oscillations were promoted at the cytoplasmic face of wild-type TRPC3 channels. By contrast, oscillations, as well as initial Ca2+ transients, were virtually lacking, when the TRPC3 channels were sensitized by preexposure to low-level PLC activity. TIRF imaging provided evidence for dynamic colocalization of TRPC3 and IP3R. We suggest that TRPC3-mediated Ca2+ entry controls IP3R activity at ER-PM junctions to determine Ca2+ signaling signatures and enable specificity of downstream signaling.
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- Sanja Curcic
- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Biophysics), Medical University of Graz, Austria.
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- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Biophysics), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Biophysics), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Biophysics), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried-Schatz Research Center (Biophysics), Medical University of Graz, Austria.
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Clarke A, Groschner K, Stockner T. Exploring TRPC3 Interaction with Cholesterol through Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12070890. [PMID: 35883446 PMCID: PMC9313397 DOI: 10.3390/biom12070890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3) channel belongs to the superfamily of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels which mediate Ca2+ influx into the cell. These channels constitute essential elements of cellular signalling and have been implicated in a wide range of diseases. TRPC3 is primarily gated by lipids and its surface expression has been shown to be dependent on cholesterol, yet a comprehensive exploration of its interaction with this lipid has thus far not emerged. Here, through 80 µs of coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we show that cholesterol interacts with multiple elements of the transmembrane machinery of TRPC3. Through our approach, we identify an annular binding site for cholesterol on the pre-S1 helix and a non-annular site at the interface between the voltage-sensor-like domain and pore domains. Here, cholesterol interacts with exposed polar residues and possibly acts to stabilise the domain interface.
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- Amy Clarke
- Institute of Pharmacology, Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerstr., 13A, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Division of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerstr., 13A, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
- Correspondence:
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Bobkov D, Semenova S. Impact of lipid rafts on transient receptor potential channel activities. J Cell Physiol 2022; 237:2034-2044. [PMID: 35014032 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily are cation channels that are expressed in nearly every mammalian cell type and respond as cellular sensors to various environmental stimuli. Light, pressure, osmolarity, temperature, and other stimuli can induce TRP calcium conductivity and correspondingly trigger many signaling processes in cells. Disruption of TRP channel activity, as a rule, harms cellular function. Despite numerous studies, the mechanisms of TRP channel regulation are not yet sufficiently clear, in part, because TRP channels are regulated by a broad set of ligands having diverse physical and chemical features. It is now known that some TRP members are located in membrane microdomains termed lipid rafts. Moreover, interaction between specific raft-associated lipids with channels may be a key regulation mechanism. This review examines recent findings related to the roles of lipid rafts in regulation of TRP channel activity. The mechanistic events of channel interactions with the main lipid raft constituent, cholesterol, are being clarified. Better understanding of mechanisms behind such interactions would help establish the key elements of TRP channel regulation and hence allow control of cellular responses to environmental stimuli.
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- Danila Bobkov
- Laboratory of Ionic Mechanisms of Cell Signaling, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Ionic Mechanisms of Cell Signaling, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Bobkov D, Yudintceva N, Lomert E, Shatrova A, Kever L, Semenova S. Lipid raft integrity is required for human leukemia Jurkat T-cell migratory activity. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2021; 1866:158917. [PMID: 33662545 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2021.158917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains featuring high cholesterol, sphingolipid, and protein content. These microdomains recruit various receptors, ion channels, and signaling molecules for coordination of various cellular functions, including synaptic transmission, immune response, cytoskeletal organization, adhesion, and migration. Many of these processes also depend on Ca2+ intake. We have previously shown in Jurkat cells that activity of transient receptor potential vanilloid, type 6 (TRPV6) calcium channel, and TRPV6-mediated Ca2+ influx, depend on lipid raft integrity. In this study, using the transwell cell migration assay and time-lapse video microscopy with Jurkat cells, we found that lipid raft destruction was associated with: inhibited cell adhesion and migration; and decreased mean speed, maximum speed, and trajectory length. Using String Server, we constructed a Protein Interaction Network (PIN). The network indicated that TRPV6 proteins interact with the highest probability (0.9) with Src family kinase members (SFKs) involved in processes related to cell migration. Analysis of detergent-resistant membrane fractions and immunoelectron microscopy data confirmed an association in lipid rafts between TRPV6 and Lck kinase, an SFKs member. Destruction of lipid rafts led to uncoupling of TRPV6 clusters with Lck and their departure from the plasma membrane into the cytosol of the cells. Src family kinases are generally associated with their roles in tumor invasion and progression, epithelial-mesenchymal transitions, angiogenesis, and metastatic development. We suggest that a functional interaction between TRPV6 calcium channels and SFKs members in lipid rafts is one of necessary elements of migration and oncogenic signaling in leukemia cells.
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- Danila Bobkov
- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia.
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Horváth Á, Payrits M, Steib A, Kántás B, Biró-Süt T, Erostyák J, Makkai G, Sághy É, Helyes Z, Szőke É. Analgesic Effects of Lipid Raft Disruption by Sphingomyelinase and Myriocin via Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 and Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 Ion Channel Modulation. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:593319. [PMID: 33584270 PMCID: PMC7873636 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.593319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Vanilloid 1 and Ankyrin 1 (TRPV1, TRPA1) cation channels are expressed in nociceptive primary sensory neurons, and integratively regulate nociceptor and inflammatory functions. Lipid rafts are liquid-ordered plasma membrane microdomains rich in cholesterol, sphingomyelin and gangliosides. We earlier showed that lipid raft disruption inhibits TRPV1 and TRPA1 functions in primary sensory neuronal cultures. Here we investigated the effects of sphingomyelinase (SMase) cleaving membrane sphingomyelin and myriocin (Myr) prohibiting sphingolipid synthesis in mouse pain models of different mechanisms. SMase (50 mU) or Myr (1 mM) pretreatment significantly decreased TRPV1 activation (capsaicin)-induced nocifensive eye-wiping movements by 37 and 41%, respectively. Intraplantar pretreatment by both compounds significantly diminished TRPV1 stimulation (resiniferatoxin)-evoked thermal allodynia developing mainly by peripheral sensitization. SMase (50 mU) also decreased mechanical hyperalgesia related to both peripheral and central sensitizations. SMase (50 mU) significantly reduced TRPA1 activation (formalin)-induced acute nocifensive behaviors by 64% in the second, neurogenic inflammatory phase. Myr, but not SMase altered the plasma membrane polarity related to the cholesterol composition as shown by fluorescence spectroscopy. These are the first in vivo results showing that sphingolipids play a key role in lipid raft integrity around nociceptive TRP channels, their activation and pain sensation. It is concluded that local SMase administration might open novel perspective for analgesic therapy.
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- Ádám Horváth
- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Deparment of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Medical School, Pécs, Hungary.,János Szentágothai Research Centre and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Norton CE, Weise-Cross L, Ahmadian R, Yan S, Jernigan NL, Paffett ML, Naik JS, Walker BR, Resta TC. Altered Lipid Domains Facilitate Enhanced Pulmonary Vasoconstriction after Chronic Hypoxia. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2020; 62:709-718. [PMID: 31945301 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0318oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic hypoxia (CH) augments depolarization-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction through superoxide-dependent, Rho kinase-mediated Ca2+ sensitization. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase and EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) signaling contributes to this response. Caveolin-1 regulates the activity of a variety of proteins, including EGFR and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase, and membrane cholesterol is an important regulator of caveolin-1 protein interactions. We hypothesized that derangement of these membrane lipid domain components augments depolarization-induced Ca2+ sensitization and resultant vasoconstriction after CH. Although exposure of rats to CH (4 wk, ∼380 mm Hg) did not alter caveolin-1 expression in intrapulmonary arteries or the incidence of caveolae in arterial smooth muscle, CH markedly reduced smooth muscle membrane cholesterol content as assessed by filipin fluorescence. Effects of CH on vasoreactivity and superoxide generation were examined using pressurized, Ca2+-permeabilized, endothelium-disrupted pulmonary arteries (∼150 μm inner diameter) from CH and control rats. Depolarizing concentrations of KCl evoked greater constriction in arteries from CH rats than in those obtained from control rats, and increased superoxide production as assessed by dihydroethidium fluorescence only in arteries from CH rats. Both cholesterol supplementation and the caveolin-1 scaffolding domain peptide antennapedia-Cav prevented these effects of CH, with each treatment restoring membrane cholesterol in CH arteries to control levels. Enhanced EGF-dependent vasoconstriction after CH similarly required reduced membrane cholesterol. However, these responses to CH were not associated with changes in EGFR expression or activity, suggesting that cholesterol regulates this signaling pathway downstream of EGFR. We conclude that alterations in membrane lipid domain signaling resulting from reduced cholesterol content facilitate enhanced depolarization- and EGF-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction after CH.
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- Charles E Norton
- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Gutorov R, Peters M, Katz B, Brandwine T, Barbera NA, Levitan I, Minke B. Modulation of Transient Receptor Potential C Channel Activity by Cholesterol. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1487. [PMID: 31920669 PMCID: PMC6923273 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Changes of cholesterol level in the plasma membrane of cells have been shown to modulate ion channel function. The proposed mechanisms underlying these modulations include association of cholesterol to a single binding site at a single channel conformation, association to a highly flexible cholesterol binding site adopting multiple poses, and perturbation of lipid rafts. These perturbations have been shown to induce reversible targeting of mammalian transient receptor potential C (TRPC) channels to the cholesterol-rich membrane environment of lipid rafts. Thus, the observed inhibition of TRPC channels by methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD), which induces cholesterol efflux from the plasma membrane, may result from disruption of lipid rafts. This perturbation was also shown to disrupt multimolecular signaling complexes containing TRPC channels. The Drosophila TRP and TRP-like (TRPL) channels belong to the TRPC channel subfamily. When the Drosophila TRPL channel was expressed in S2 or HEK293 cells and perfused with MβCD, the TRPL current was abolished in less than 100 s, fitting well the fast kinetic phase of cholesterol sequestration experiments in cells. It was thus suggested that the fast kinetics of TRPL channel suppression by MβCD arise from disruption of lipid rafts. Accordingly, lipid raft perturbation by cholesterol sequestration could give clues to the function of lipid environment in TRPC channel activity and its mechanism.
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- Rita Gutorov
- Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Startek JB, Boonen B, López-Requena A, Talavera A, Alpizar YA, Ghosh D, Van Ranst N, Nilius B, Voets T, Talavera K. Mouse TRPA1 function and membrane localization are modulated by direct interactions with cholesterol. eLife 2019; 8:e46084. [PMID: 31184584 PMCID: PMC6590989 DOI: 10.7554/elife.46084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The cation channel TRPA1 transduces a myriad of noxious chemical stimuli into nociceptor electrical excitation and neuropeptide release, leading to pain and neurogenic inflammation. Despite emergent evidence that TRPA1 is regulated by the membrane environment, it remains unknown whether this channel localizes in membrane microdomains or whether it interacts with cholesterol. Using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and density gradient centrifugation we found that mouse TRPA1 localizes preferably into cholesterol-rich domains and functional experiments revealed that cholesterol depletion decreases channel sensitivity to chemical agonists. Moreover, we identified two structural motifs in transmembrane segments 2 and 4 involved in mTRPA1-cholesterol interactions that are necessary for normal agonist sensitivity and plasma membrane localization. We discuss the impact of such interactions on TRPA1 gating mechanisms, regulation by the lipid environment, and role of this channel in sensory membrane microdomains, all of which helps to understand the puzzling pharmacology and pathophysiology of this channel.
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- Justyna B Startek
- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Laboratory of MicroscopyUniversité Libre de BruxellesGosseliesBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- VIB Center for Brain & Disease ResearchLeuvenBelgium
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Startek JB, Boonen B, Talavera K, Meseguer V. TRP Channels as Sensors of Chemically-Induced Changes in Cell Membrane Mechanical Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E371. [PMID: 30654572 PMCID: PMC6359677 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Transient Receptor Potential ion channels (TRPs) have been described as polymodal sensors, being responsible for transducing a wide variety of stimuli, and being involved in sensory functions such as chemosensation, thermosensation, mechanosensation, and photosensation. Mechanical and chemical stresses exerted on the membrane can be transduced by specialized proteins into meaningful intracellular biochemical signaling, resulting in physiological changes. Of particular interest are compounds that can change the local physical properties of the membrane, thereby affecting nearby proteins, such as TRP channels, which are highly sensitive to the membrane environment. In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge of TRP channel activation as a result of changes in the membrane properties induced by amphipathic structural lipidic components such as cholesterol and diacylglycerol, and by exogenous amphipathic bacterial endotoxins.
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- Justyna B Startek
- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven; VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Herestraat 49, Campus Gasthuisberg O&N1 bus 802, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven; VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Herestraat 49, Campus Gasthuisberg O&N1 bus 802, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven; VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, Herestraat 49, Campus Gasthuisberg O&N1 bus 802, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández y CSIC, E-03550 Alicante , Spain.
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Sághy É, Payrits M, Bíró-Sütő T, Skoda-Földes R, Szánti-Pintér E, Erostyák J, Makkai G, Sétáló G, Kollár L, Kőszegi T, Csepregi R, Szolcsányi J, Helyes Z, Szőke É. Carboxamido steroids inhibit the opening properties of transient receptor potential ion channels by lipid raft modulation. J Lipid Res 2018; 59:1851-1863. [PMID: 30093524 PMCID: PMC6168298 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m084723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) cation channels, like the TRP Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) and TRP Ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), are expressed on primary sensory neurons. These thermosensor channels play a role in pain processing. We have provided evidence previously that lipid raft disruption influenced the TRP channel activation, and a carboxamido-steroid compound (C1) inhibited TRPV1 activation. Therefore, our aim was to investigate whether this compound exerts its effect through lipid raft disruption and the steroid backbone (C3) or whether altered position of the carboxamido group (C2) influences the inhibitory action by measuring Ca2+ transients on isolated neurons and calcium-uptake on receptor-expressing CHO cells. Membrane cholesterol content was measured by filipin staining and membrane polarization by fluorescence spectroscopy. Both the percentage of responsive cells and the magnitude of the intracellular Ca2+ enhancement evoked by the TRPV1 agonist capsaicin were significantly inhibited after C1 and C2 incubation, but not after C3 administration. C1 was able to reduce other TRP channel activation as well. The compounds induced cholesterol depletion in CHO cells, but only C1 induced changes in membrane polarization. The inhibitory action of the compounds on TRP channel activation develops by lipid raft disruption, and the presence and the position of the carboxamido group is essential.
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- Éva Sághy
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Experimental Physics, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Experimental Physics, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and MTA-PTE Research Group for Selective Chemical Syntheses, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary.,Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,National Brain Research Program-2 Chronic Pain Research Group, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Pécs, Hungary .,Medical School, János Szentágothai Research Center and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Pécs, Hungary.,National Brain Research Program-2 Chronic Pain Research Group, Pécs, Hungary
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Tiapko O, Groschner K. TRPC3 as a Target of Novel Therapeutic Interventions. Cells 2018; 7:cells7070083. [PMID: 30037143 PMCID: PMC6071100 DOI: 10.3390/cells7070083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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TRPC3 is one of the classical members of the mammalian transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily of ion channels. TRPC3 is a molecule with intriguing sensory features including the direct recognition of and activation by diacylglycerols (DAG). Although TRPC3 channels are ubiquitously expressed, they appear to control functions of the cardiovascular system and the brain in a highly specific manner. Moreover, a role of TRPC3 in immunity, cancer, and tissue remodeling has been proposed, generating much interest in TRPC3 as a target for pharmacological intervention. Advances in the understanding of molecular architecture and structure-function relations of TRPC3 have been the foundations for novel therapeutic approaches, such as photopharmacology and optochemical genetics of TRPC3. This review provides an account of advances in therapeutic targeting of TRPC3 channels.
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- Oleksandra Tiapko
- Gottfried-Schatz-Research-Center-Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/D04, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Gottfried-Schatz-Research-Center-Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/D04, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Amsalem M, Poilbout C, Ferracci G, Delmas P, Padilla F. Membrane cholesterol depletion as a trigger of Nav1.9 channel-mediated inflammatory pain. EMBO J 2018; 37:embj.201797349. [PMID: 29459435 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201797349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cholesterol is a major lipid component of the mammalian plasma membrane. While much is known about its metabolism, its transport, and its role in atherosclerotic vascular disease, less is known about its role in neuronal pathophysiology. This study reveals an unexpected function of cholesterol in controlling pain transmission. We show that inflammation lowers cholesterol content in skin tissue and sensory DRG culture. Pharmacological depletion of cellular cholesterol entails sensitization of nociceptive neurons and promotes mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia through the activation of voltage-gated Nav1.9 channels. Inflammatory mediators enhance the production of reactive oxygen species and induce partitioning of Nav1.9 channels from cholesterol-rich lipid rafts to cholesterol-poor non-raft regions of the membrane. Low-cholesterol environment enhances voltage-dependent activation of Nav1.9 channels leading to enhanced neuronal excitability, whereas cholesterol replenishment reversed these effects. Consistently, we show that transcutaneous delivery of cholesterol alleviates hypersensitivity in animal models of acute and chronic inflammatory pain. In conclusion, our data establish that membrane cholesterol is a modulator of pain transmission and shed a new light on the relationship between cholesterol homeostasis, inflammation, and pain.
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- Muriel Amsalem
- CNRS, Laboratoire de Neuroscience Cognitive (LNC) UMR 7291, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille Cedex 3, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Neuroscience Cognitive (LNC) UMR 7291, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille Cedex 3, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Neuroscience Cognitive (LNC) UMR 7291, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille Cedex 3, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Neuroscience Cognitive (LNC) UMR 7291, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille Cedex 3, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Neuroscience Cognitive (LNC) UMR 7291, Aix-Marseille-Université, Marseille Cedex 3, France
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Transient receptor potential canonical type 3 channels: Interactions, role and relevance - A vascular focus. Pharmacol Ther 2017; 174:79-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Morales-Lázaro SL, Rosenbaum T. Multiple Mechanisms of Regulation of Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channels by Cholesterol. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2017; 80:139-161. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctm.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Svobodova B, Groschner K. Reprint of "Mechanisms of lipid regulation and lipid gating in TRPC channels". Cell Calcium 2016; 60:133-41. [PMID: 27431463 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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TRPC proteins form cation channels that integrate and relay cellular signals by mechanisms involving lipid recognition and lipid-dependent gating. The lipohilic/amphiphilic molecules that function as cellular activators or modulators of TRPC proteins span a wide range of chemical structures. In this context, cellular redox balance is likely linked to the lipid recognition/gating features of TRPC channels. Both classical ligand-protein interactions as well as indirect and promiscuous sensory mechanisms have been proposed. Some of the recognition processes are suggested to involve ancillary lipid-binding scaffolds or regulators as well as dynamic protein-protein interactions determined by bilayer architecture. A complex interplay of protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions is likely to govern the gating and/or plasma membrane recruitment of TRPC channels, thereby providing a distinguished platform for signal integration and coincident signal detection. Both the primary molecular event(s) of lipid recognition by TRPC channels as well as the transformation of these events into distinct gating movements is poorly understood at the molecular level, and it remains elusive whether lipid sensing in TRPCs is conferred to a distinct sensor domain. Recent structural information on the molecular action of lipophilic activators in distantly related members of the TRP superfamily encourages speculations on TRPC gating mechanisms involved in lipid recognition/gating. This review aims to provide an update on the current understanding of the lipid-dependent control of TRPC channels with focus on the TRPC lipid sensing, signal-integration hub and a short discussion of potential links to redox signaling.
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- Barbora Svobodova
- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
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Mechanisms of lipid regulation and lipid gating in TRPC channels. Cell Calcium 2016; 59:271-9. [PMID: 27125985 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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TRPC proteins form cation channels that integrate and relay cellular signals by mechanisms involving lipid recognition and lipid-dependent gating. The lipohilic/amphiphilic molecules that function as cellular activators or modulators of TRPC proteins span a wide range of chemical structures. In this context, cellular redox balance is likely linked to the lipid recognition/gating features of TRPC channels. Both classical ligand-protein interactions as well as indirect and promiscuous sensory mechanisms have been proposed. Some of the recognition processes are suggested to involve ancillary lipid-binding scaffolds or regulators as well as dynamic protein-protein interactions determined by bilayer architecture. A complex interplay of protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions is likely to govern the gating and/or plasma membrane recruitment of TRPC channels, thereby providing a distinguished platform for signal integration and coincident signal detection. Both the primary molecular event(s) of lipid recognition by TRPC channels as well as the transformation of these events into distinct gating movements is poorly understood at the molecular level, and it remains elusive whether lipid sensing in TRPCs is conferred to a distinct sensor domain. Recent structural information on the molecular action of lipophilic activators in distantly related members of the TRP superfamily encourages speculations on TRPC gating mechanisms involved in lipid recognition/gating. This review aims to provide an update on the current understanding of the lipid-dependent control of TRPC channels with focus on the TRPC lipid sensing, signal-integration hub and a short discussion of potential links to redox signaling.
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"TRP inflammation" relationship in cardiovascular system. Semin Immunopathol 2015; 38:339-56. [PMID: 26482920 PMCID: PMC4851701 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-015-0536-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Despite considerable advances in the research and treatment, the precise relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular (CV) disease remains incompletely understood. Therefore, understanding the immunoinflammatory processes underlying the initiation, progression, and exacerbation of many cardiovascular diseases is of prime importance. The innate immune system has an ancient origin and is well conserved across species. Its activation occurs in response to pathogens or tissue injury. Recent studies suggest that altered ionic balance, and production of noxious gaseous mediators link to immune and inflammatory responses with altered ion channel expression and function. Among plausible candidates for this are transient receptor potential (TRP) channels that function as polymodal sensors and scaffolding proteins involved in many physiological and pathological processes. In this review, we will first focus on the relevance of TRP channel to both exogenous and endogenous factors related to innate immune response and transcription factors related to sustained inflammatory status. The emerging role of inflammasome to regulate innate immunity and its possible connection to TRP channels will also be discussed. Secondly, we will discuss about the linkage of TRP channels to inflammatory CV diseases, from a viewpoint of inflammation in a general sense which is not restricted to the innate immunity. These knowledge may serve to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of various inflammatory CV diseases and their novel therapeutic strategies.
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Sághy É, Szőke É, Payrits M, Helyes Z, Börzsei R, Erostyák J, Jánosi TZ, Sétáló Jr G, Szolcsányi J. Evidence for the role of lipid rafts and sphingomyelin in Ca2+-gating of Transient Receptor Potential channels in trigeminal sensory neurons and peripheral nerve terminals. Pharmacol Res 2015; 100:101-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Roy B, Das T, Mishra D, Maiti TK, Chakraborty S. Oscillatory shear stress induced calcium flickers in osteoblast cells. Integr Biol (Camb) 2014; 6:289-99. [PMID: 24445362 DOI: 10.1039/c3ib40174j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The dynamic physical microenvironment of bone affects the activity of osteoblast cells, yet little is known about how osteoblast mechanotransduction depends on different features of a dynamic stimulus. Here we investigated the effect of physiologically relevant oscillatory flow shear stress on the calcium mobility in osteoblast cells within a microfluidic platform that mimics the confined environment of bone matrix. We characterized the spatiotemporal evolution of intracellular calcium 'flickers', an important signature of cell activation, in response to steady, pulsatile, and oscillatory shear stress. We found that oscillatory flow induces surprisingly higher flicker activity than other flow types. We could further attribute this phenomenon to the opening of a stretch activated ion channel, namely TRPM7. We also found that localization of TRPM7 within the cholesterol-enriched lipid raft domains of plasma membranes is essential for its activity. Collectively our findings elucidated a candidate mechanism for the flow mediated stimulation of osteoblast cells. They therefore have implications towards unveiling various facets of bone formation and remodelling in healthy and diseased conditions, including bone-metastasis of various cancer types, diabetes, and inflammatory autoimmune diseases.
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- Bibhas Roy
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute for Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur - 721302, India
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TRPC3 represents one of the first identified mammalian relative of the Drosophila trp gene product. Despite extensive biochemical and biophysical characterization as well as ambitious attempts to uncover its physiological role in native cell systems, the channel protein still represents a rather enigmatic member of the TRP superfamily. TRPC3 is significantly expressed in the brain and heart and appears of (patho)physiological importance in both non-excitable and excitable cells, being potentially involved in a wide spectrum of Ca(2+) signaling mechanisms. TRPC3 cation channels display unique gating and regulatory properties that allow for recognition and integration of multiple input stimuli including lipid mediators, cellular Ca(2+) gradients, as well as redox signals. Physiological/pathophysiological functions of this highly versatile cation channel protein are as yet incompletely understood. Its ability to associate in a dynamic manner with a variety of partner proteins enables TRPC3 to serve coordination of multiple downstream signaling pathways and control of divergent cellular functions. Here, we summarize current knowledge on ion channel features as well as possible signaling functions of TRPC3 and discuss the potential biological relevance of this signaling molecule.
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- Michaela Lichtenegger
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz, A-8010, Graz, Austria
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Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels are the canonical (C) subset of the TRP proteins, which are widely expressed in mammalian cells. They are thought to be primarily involved in determining calcium and sodium entry and have wide-ranging functions that include regulation of cell proliferation, motility and contraction. The channels are modulated by a multiplicity of factors, putatively existing as integrators in the plasma membrane. This review considers the sensitivities of TRPC channels to lipids that include diacylglycerols, phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate, lysophospholipids, oxidized phospholipids, arachidonic acid and its metabolites, sphingosine-1-phosphate, cholesterol and some steroidal derivatives and other lipid factors such as gangliosides. Promiscuous and selective lipid sensing have been detected. There appear to be close working relationships with lipids of the phospholipase C and A2 enzyme systems, which may enable integration with receptor signalling and membrane stretch. There are differences in the properties of each TRPC channel that are further complicated by TRPC heteromultimerization. The lipids modulate activity of the channels or insertion in the plasma membrane. Lipid microenvironments and intermediate sensing proteins have been described that include caveolae, G protein signalling, SEC14-like and spectrin-type domains 1 (SESTD1) and podocin. The data suggest that lipid sensing is an important aspect of TRPC channel biology enabling integration with other signalling systems.
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- D. J. Beech
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Rosenhouse‐Dantsker A, Mehta D, Levitan I. Regulation of Ion Channels by Membrane Lipids. Compr Physiol 2012; 2:31-68. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c110001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Paffett ML, Naik JS, Riddle MA, Menicucci SD, Gonzales AJ, Resta TC, Walker BR. Altered membrane lipid domains limit pulmonary endothelial calcium entry following chronic hypoxia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 301:H1331-40. [PMID: 21841016 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00980.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Agonist-induced Ca(2+) entry into the pulmonary endothelium depends on activation of both store-operated Ca(2+) (SOC) entry and receptor-operated Ca(2+) (ROC) entry. We previously reported that pulmonary endothelial cell SOC entry and ROC entry are reduced in chronic hypoxia (CH)-induced pulmonary hypertension. We hypothesized that diminished endothelial Ca(2+) entry following CH is due to derangement of caveolin-1 (cav-1) containing cholesterol-enriched membrane domains important in agonist-induced Ca(2+) entry. To test this hypothesis, we measured Ca(2+) influx by fura-2 fluorescence following application of ATP (20 μM) in freshly isolated endothelial cells pretreated with the caveolar-disrupting agent methyl-β-cyclodextrin (mβCD; 10 mM). Cholesterol depletion with mβCD attenuated agonist-induced Ca(2+) entry in control endothelial cells to the level of that from CH rats. Interestingly, endothelial membrane cholesterol was lower in cells isolated from CH rats compared with controls although the density of caveolae did not differ between groups. Cholesterol repletion with a cholesterol:mβCD mixture or the introduction of the cav-1 scaffolding peptide (AP-cav; 10 μM) rescued ATP-induced Ca(2+) entry in endothelia from CH arteries. Agonist-induced Ca(2+) entry assessed by Mn(2+) quenching of fura-2 fluorescence was also significantly elevated by luminal AP-cav in pressurized intrapulmonary arteries from CH rats to levels of controls. Similarly, patch-clamp experiments revealed diminished inward current in response to ATP in cells from CH rats compared with controls that was restored by AP-cav. These data suggest that CH-induced pulmonary hypertension leads to reduced membrane cholesterol that limits the activity of ion channels necessary for agonist-activated Ca(2+) entry.
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- Michael L Paffett
- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Huang JH, He GW, Xue HM, Yao XQ, Liu XC, Underwood MJ, Yang Q. TRPC3 channel contributes to nitric oxide release: significance during normoxia and hypoxia–reoxygenation. Cardiovasc Res 2011; 91:472-82. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvr102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kumar PG, Shoeb M. The Role of TRP Ion Channels in Testicular Function. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 704:881-908. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0265-3_46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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TRP channels and their implications in metabolic diseases. Pflugers Arch 2010; 461:211-23. [PMID: 21110037 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0902-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Revised: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The transient receptor potential (TRP) channel superfamily is composed of 28 nonselective cation channels that are ubiquitously expressed in many cell types and have considerable functional diversity. Although changes in TRP channel expression and function have been reported in cardiovascular disease and renal disorders, the pathogenic roles of TRP channels in metabolic diseases have not been systemically reviewed. In this review, we summarised the distribution of TRP channels in several metabolic tissues and discussed their roles in mediating and regulating various physiological and pathophysiological metabolic processes and diseases including diabetes, obesity, dyslipidaemia, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, metabolic bone diseases and electrolyte disturbances. This review provides new insight into the involvement of TRP channels in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders and implicates these channels as potential therapeutic targets for the management of metabolic diseases.
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A variety of ion channels, including members of all major ion channel families, have been shown to be regulated by changes in the level of membrane cholesterol and partition into cholesterol-rich membrane domains. In general, several types of cholesterol effects have been described. The most common effect is suppression of channel activity by an increase in membrane cholesterol, an effect that was described for several types of inwardly-rectifying K(+) channels, voltage-gated K(+) channels, Ca(+2) sensitive K(+) channels, voltage-gated Na(+) channels, N-type voltage-gated Ca(+2) channels and volume-regulated anion channels. In contrast, several types of ion channels, such as epithelial amiloride-sensitive Na(+) channels and Transient Receptor Potential channels, as well as some of the types of inwardly-rectifying and voltage-gated K(+) channels were shown to be inhibited by cholesterol depletion. Cholesterol was also shown to alter the kinetic properties and current-voltage dependence of several voltage-gated channels. Finally, maintaining membrane cholesterol level is required for coupling ion channels to signalling cascades. In terms of the mechanisms, three general mechanisms have been proposed: (i) specific interactions between cholesterol and the channel protein, (ii) changes in the physical properties of the membrane bilayer and (iii) maintaining the scaffolds for protein-protein interactions. The goal of this review is to describe systematically the role of cholesterol in regulation of the major types of ion channels and to discuss these effects in the context of the models proposed.
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- Irena Levitan
- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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The versatility of Ca(2+) as an intracellular messenger derives largely from the spatial organization of cytosolic Ca(2+) signals, most of which are generated by regulated openings of Ca(2+)-permeable channels. Most Ca(2+) channels are expressed in the plasma membrane (PM). Others, including the almost ubiquitous inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP(3)R) and their relatives, the ryanodine receptors (RyR), are predominantly expressed in membranes of the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Targeting of these channels to appropriate destinations underpins their ability to generate spatially organized Ca(2+) signals. All Ca(2+) channels begin life in the cytosol, and the vast majority are then functionally assembled in the ER, where they may either remain or be dispatched to other membranes. Here, by means of selective examples, we review two issues related to this trafficking of Ca(2+) channels via the ER. How do cells avoid wayward activity of Ca(2+) channels in transit as they pass from the ER via other membranes to their final destination? How and why do some cells express small numbers of the archetypal intracellular Ca(2+) channels, IP(3)R and RyR, in the PM?
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- Colin W Taylor
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, UK.
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Chun YS, Shin S, Kim Y, Cho H, Park MK, Kim TW, Voronov SV, Di Paolo G, Suh BC, Chung S. Cholesterol modulates ion channels via down-regulation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. J Neurochem 2009; 112:1286-94. [PMID: 20015154 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ubiquitously expressed Mg(2+)-inhibitory cation (MIC) channels are permeable to Ca2+ and Mg2+ and are essential for cell viability. When membrane cholesterol level was increased by pre-incubating cells with a water-soluble form of cholesterol, the endogenous MIC current in HEK293 cells was negatively regulated. The application of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) recovered MIC current from cholesterol effect. As PIP2 is the direct modulator for MIC channels, high cholesterol content may cause down-regulation of PIP2. To test this possibility, we examined the effect of cholesterol on two exogenously expressed PIP2-sensitive K+ channels: human Ether-a-go-go related gene (HERG) and KCNQ. Enrichment with cholesterol inhibited HERG currents, while inclusion of PIP2 in the pipette solution blocked the cholesterol effect. KCNQ channel was also inhibited by cholesterol. The effects of cholesterol on these channels were blocked by pre-incubating cells with inhibitors for phospholipase C, which may indicate that cholesterol enrichment induces the depletion of PIP2 via phospholipase C activation. Lipid analysis showed that cholesterol enrichment reduced gamma-(32)P incorporation into PIP2 by approximately 35%. Our results suggest that cholesterol may modulate ion channels by changing the levels of PIP2. Thus, an important cross-talk exists among two plasma membrane-enriched lipids, cholesterol and PIP2.
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- Yoon Sun Chun
- Department of Physiology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Organ LE, Raphael RM. Lipid lateral mobility in cochlear outer hair cells: regional differences and regulation by cholesterol. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2009; 10:383-96. [PMID: 19517190 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-009-0171-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Accepted: 04/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The outer hair cell (OHC) lateral plasma membrane houses the transmembrane protein prestin, a necessary component of the yet unknown molecular mechanism(s) underlying electromotility and the exquisite sensitivity and frequency selectivity of mammalian hearing. The importance of the plasma membrane environment in modulating OHC electromotility has been substantiated by recent studies demonstrating that membrane cholesterol alters prestin activity in a manner consistent with cholesterol-induced changes in auditory function. Cholesterol is known to affect membrane material properties, and measurements of lipid lateral mobility provide a method to asses these changes in living OHCs. Using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), we characterized regional differences in the lateral diffusion of the lipid analog di-8-ANEPPS in OHCs and investigated whether lipid mobility, which reflects membrane fluidity, is sensitive to membrane cholesterol. FRAP experiments revealed quantitative differences in lipid lateral mobility among the apical, lateral, and basal regions of the OHC and demonstrated that diffusion in individual regions is uniquely sensitive to cholesterol manipulations. Interestingly, in the lateral region, both cholesterol depletion and loading significantly reduced the effective diffusion coefficient from control values. Thus, the fluidity of the OHC lateral plasma membrane is regulated by cholesterol levels in a non-monotonic manner, suggesting that the overall material properties of the lateral plasma membrane are optimally tuned for OHC function in the native state. These results support the idea that the cholesterol-dependent regulation of prestin function and electromotility correlates with changes in the properties of the lipid environment that surrounds and supports prestin.
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- Louise E Organ
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, MS-142, Houston, TX 77251-1892, USA
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DeHaven WI, Jones BF, Petranka JG, Smyth JT, Tomita T, Bird GS, Putney JW. TRPC channels function independently of STIM1 and Orai1. J Physiol 2009; 587:2275-98. [PMID: 19332491 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.170431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Recent studies have defined roles for STIM1 and Orai1 as calcium sensor and calcium channel, respectively, for Ca(2+)-release activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels, channels underlying store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE). In addition, these proteins have been suggested to function in signalling and constructing other channels with biophysical properties distinct from the CRAC channels. Using the human kidney cell line, HEK293, we examined the hypothesis that STIM1 can interact with and regulate members of a family of non-selective cation channels (TRPC) which have been suggested to also function in SOCE pathways under certain conditions. Our data reveal no role for either STIM1 or Orai1 in signalling of TRPC channels. Specifically, Ca(2+) entry seen after carbachol treatment in cells transiently expressing TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC5 or TRPC6 was not enhanced by the co-expression of STIM1. Further, knockdown of STIM1 in cells expressing TRPC5 did not reduce TRPC5 activity, in contrast to one published report. We previously reported in stable TRPC7 cells a Ca(2+) entry which was dependent on TRPC7 and appeared store-operated. However, we show here that this TRPC7-mediated entry was also not dependent on either STIM1 or Orai1, as determined by RNA interference (RNAi) and expression of a constitutively active mutant of STIM1. Further, we determined that this entry was not actually store-operated, but instead TRPC7 activity which appears to be regulated by SERCA. Importantly, endogenous TRPC activity was also not regulated by STIM1. In vascular smooth muscle cells, arginine-vasopressin (AVP) activated non-selective cation currents associated with TRPC6 activity were not affected by RNAi knockdown of STIM1, while SOCE was largely inhibited. Finally, disruption of lipid rafts significantly attenuated TRPC3 activity, while having no effect on STIM1 localization or the development of I(CRAC). Also, STIM1 punctae were found to localize in regions distinct from lipid rafts. This suggests that TRPC signalling and STIM1/Orai1 signalling occur in distinct plasma membrane domains. Thus, TRPC channels appear to be activated by mechanisms dependent on phospholipase C which do not involve the Ca(2+) sensor, STIM1.
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- Wayne I DeHaven
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences-NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Beech DJ, Bahnasi YM, Dedman AM, Al-Shawaf E. TRPC channel lipid specificity and mechanisms of lipid regulation. Cell Calcium 2009; 45:583-8. [PMID: 19324410 PMCID: PMC3878645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2009.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 02/17/2009] [Accepted: 02/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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TRPC channels are a subset of the transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins widely expressed in mammalian cells. They are thought to be primarily involved in determining calcium or sodium entry and have broad-ranging functions that include regulation of cell proliferation, motility and contraction. The channels do not respond to a single stimulator but rather are activated or modulated by a multiplicity of factors, potentially existing as integrators at the plasma membrane. This review considers the sensitivity of TRPCs to lipid factors, with focus on sensitivities to diacylglycerols, lysophospholipids, arachidonic acid and its metabolites, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), cholesterol and derivatives, and other lipid factors such as gangliosides. Promiscuous and selective lipid-sensing are apparent. In many cases the lipids stimulate channel function or increase insertion of channels in the membrane. Both direct and indirect (receptor-dependent) lipid effects are evident. Although information is limited, the lipid profiles are consistent with TRPCs having close working relationships with phospholipase C and A2 enzymes. We need much more information about lipid-sensing by TRPCs if we are to fully appreciate its significance, but the available data suggest that lipid-sensing is a key, but not exclusive, aspect of TRPC biology.
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- David J Beech
- Institute of Membrane & Systems Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, and Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Furber KL, Churchward MA, Rogasevskaia TP, Coorssen JR. Identifying critical components of native Ca2+-triggered membrane fusion. Integrating studies of proteins and lipids. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1152:121-34. [PMID: 19161383 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03993.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ca(2+)-triggered membrane fusion is the defining step of exocytosis. Despite realization that the fusion machinery must include lipids and proteins working in concert, only of late has work in the field focused more equally on both these components. Here we use isolated sea urchin egg cortical vesicles (CV), a stage-specific preparation of Ca(2+)-sensitive release-ready vesicles that enables the tight coupling of molecular and functional analyses necessary to dissect molecular mechanisms. The stalk-pore hypothesis proposes that bilayer merger proceeds rapidly via transient, high-negative curvature, intermediate membrane structures. Consistent with this, cholesterol, a major component of the CV membrane, contributes to a critical local negative curvature that supports formation of lipidic fusion intermediates. Following cholesterol depletion, structurally dissimilar lipids having intrinsic negative curvature greater than or equal to cholesterol recover the ability of CV to fuse but do not recover fusion efficiency (Ca(2+) sensitivity and kinetics). Conversely, cholesterol- and sphingomyelin-enriched microdomains regulate the efficiency of the fusion mechanism, presumably by contributing spatial and functional organization of other critical lipids and proteins at the fusion site. Critical proteins are thought to participate in Ca(2+) sensing, initiating membrane deformations, and facilitating fusion pore expansion. Capitalizing on a novel effect of the thiol-reactive reagent iodoacetamide (IA), potentiation of the Ca(2+) sensitivity and kinetics, a fluorescently tagged IA has been used to enhance fusion efficiency and simultaneously label the proteins involved. Isolation of cholesterol-enriched CV membrane fractions, using density gradient centrifugation, is being used to narrow the list of protein candidates potentially critical to the mechanism of fast Ca(2+)-triggered membrane fusion.
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- Kendra L Furber
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Canada
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Morenilla-Palao C, Pertusa M, Meseguer V, Cabedo H, Viana F. Lipid raft segregation modulates TRPM8 channel activity. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:9215-24. [PMID: 19176480 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m807228200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential channels are a family of cation channels involved in diverse cellular functions. Most of these channels are expressed in the nervous system and play a key role in sensory physiology. TRPM8 (transient receptor potential melastatine 8), a member of this family, is activated by cold, cooling substances such menthol and icilin and voltage. Although TRPM8 is a thermosensitive channel highly expressed in cold sensory neurons, the mechanisms underlying its temperature sensitivity are still poorly understood. Here we show that, in sensory neurons, TRPM8 channel is localized in cholesterol-rich specialized membrane domains known as lipid rafts. We also show that, in heterologous expression systems, lipid raft segregation of TRPM8 is favored by glycosylation at the Asn(934) residue of the polypeptide. In electrophysiological and imaging experiments, using cold and menthol as agonists, we also demonstrate that lipid raft association modulates TRPM8 channel activity. We found that menthol- and cold-mediated responses of TRPM8 are potentiated when the lipid raft association of the channel is prevented. In addition, lipid raft disruption shifts the threshold for TRPM8 activation to a warmer temperature. In view of these data, we suggest a role for lipid rafts in the activity and temperature sensitivity of TRPM8. We propose a model wherein different lipid membrane environments affect the cold sensing properties of TRPM8, modulating the response of cold thermoreceptors.
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- Cruz Morenilla-Palao
- Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante-UMH-CSIC and Unidad de Investigación del Hospital de San Juan de Alicante, San Juan de Alicante 03550, Spain.
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Fedida-Metula S, Elhyany S, Tsory S, Segal S, Hershfinkel M, Sekler I, Fishman D. Targeting lipid rafts inhibits protein kinase B by disrupting calcium homeostasis and attenuates malignant properties of melanoma cells. Carcinogenesis 2008; 29:1546-54. [PMID: 18579561 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgn146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Failure of current therapeutic modalities to treat melanoma remains a challenge for clinical and experimental oncology. The aggressive growth and apoptotic resistance of this tumor are mediated, in part, by aberrantly activated protein kinase B/Akt (PKB). In many cells, PKB signaling depends on integrity of cholesterol-enriched membrane microdomains (rafts). However, it is still unclear if rafts support deregulated PKB activity in melanoma. In this study, ablation of rafts in murine (B16BL6-8, JB/RH1) and human (GA) melanoma lines by cholesterol-chelating methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD) reduced levels of constitutively active PKB in a dose- and time-dependent manner, while reconstitution of microdomains restored PKB activity. PKB was sensitive to the membrane-permeable Ca2+ chelator 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N'N'-tetraacetic acid tetra (acetocymethyl) ester and to the calmodulin antagonist N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphtalenesulfonamide (W7) implying the contribution of Ca2+ signaling to PKB deregulation. Indeed, malignant and apoptosis-resistant clone of B16BL6 melanoma (B16BL6-8) displayed significantly higher [Ca2+](i) and store-operated Ca2+ influx (SOC) relative to non-malignant apoptosis-sensitive B16BL6 clone (Kb30) expressing barely detectable basal levels of active PKB. Raft ablation in B16BL6-8 cells robustly inhibited SOC and decreased [Ca2+](i) to levels comparable with those detected in Kb30 cells. Treating cells by PKB-inhibiting doses of M beta CD dramatically impaired their apoptotic resistance and capacity to generate tumors. Furthermore, weekly intraperitoneal injections of M beta CD to mice grafted with melanoma cells at doses of 300 and 800 mg/kg significantly attenuated tumor development. Our data implicate membrane rafts in enhancing the resistance of melanoma to apoptosis and indicate that targeting raft microdomains is a potentially effective strategy to cure this frequently fatal form of cancer.
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- Shlomit Fedida-Metula
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Ben-Gurion University Cancer Research Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in response to a number of physiologic or pathologic conditions. In addition to ROS produced extrinsically, a cell may produce ROS as a result of normal metabolism and signaling processes. When sufficient quantities of ROS are present within the cell, this oxidative stress may have profound effects on the cell, including the induction of cell death. Various signaling pathways are initiated in response to oxidative stress, through which the cell's demise is assured. Many of these signaling pathways involve cholesterol-enriched domains of the cell membrane known as lipid rafts. These lipid rafts are platforms for initiation or transduction of the signal and may modulate protein activity through a direct change in local membrane structure or by allowing protein-protein interactions to occur with higher affinity/specificity or both. Among the examples discussed in this review are death-receptor signaling, induction of membrane-associated tyrosine kinase activation, and activation of transient receptor protein (TRP) channels. Special attention also is given to the RIP1/TRAF2 pathway, which involves the downstream activation of the stress-activated protein kinase JNK. The activation of the JNK pathway plays a key role in the induction of cellular death in response to ROS.
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- Michael J Morgan
- Cell and Cancer Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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TRPC3 represents one of the first identified mammalian relatives of the Drosophila trp gene product. Despite intensive biochemical and biophysical characterization as well as numerous attempts to uncover its physiological role in native cell systems, this channel protein still represents one of the most enigmatic members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily. TRPC3 is significantly expressed in brain and heart and likely to play a role in both non-excitable as well as excitable cells, being potentially involved in a wide spectrum of Ca2+ signalling mechanisms. Its ability to associate with a variety of partner proteins apparently enables TRPC3 to form different cation channels in native cells. TRPC3 cation channels display unique gating and regulatory properties that allow for recognition and integration of multiple input stimuli including lipid mediators and cellular Ca2+ gradients as well as redox signals. The physiological/pathophysiological functions of this highly versatile cation channel protein are as yet barely delineated. Here we summarize current knowledge on properties and possible signalling functions of TRPC3 and discuss the potential biological relevance of this signalling molecule.
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- P Eder
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Universitaetsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Rogasevskaia T, Coorssen JR. Sphingomyelin-enriched microdomains define the efficiency of native Ca(2+)-triggered membrane fusion. J Cell Sci 2006; 119:2688-94. [PMID: 16757517 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Membrane microdomains or ;rafts' are suggested to act as regulators of the exocytotic process and also appear to be the sites of Ca(2+)-triggered membrane fusion. Microdomains are postulated to maintain the localization of ;efficiency' factors, including Ca(2+) sensors and other protein and lipid components. Separation of the fundamental ability to fuse from the efficiency of the process has suggested dependence of efficiency factors on microdomain organization. Cholesterol, a key component of membrane microdomains, contributes to both the efficiency and the fundamental ability to fuse. However, testing for a selective effect of native microdomains on the efficiency of fusion, without affecting membrane cholesterol density, has not been assessed. Hydrolysis of sphingomyelin disrupts native raft domains on secretory vesicles. Disruption of microdomains enriched in sphingomyelin-cholesterol by treatment with sphingomyelinase selectively and dose dependently inhibited the Ca(2+) sensitivity and late kinetics of secretory vesicle fusion. As a native microdomain constituent, sphingomyelin is associated with Ca(2+) sensing through its interaction with other raft-bound lipid and/or protein factors, thereby supporting the physiological Ca(2+) sensitivity of membrane fusion. Furthermore, the sphingomyelinase-driven generation of ceramide, contributing to the total membrane negative curvature, preserves the ability to fuse despite extensive cholesterol removal. Membrane microdomain integrity thus underlies the efficiency of fusion but not the fundamental ability of native vesicles to undergo Ca(2+)-triggered membrane merger. The results are consistent with a fundamental fusion machine of intrinsically low Ca(2+) sensitivity that, supported by accessory ;efficiency' components, facilitates Ca(2+)-triggered bilayer merger under physiological conditions.
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- Tatiana Rogasevskaia
- Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology and Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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