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Modelling altered signalling of G-protein coupled receptors in inflamed environment to advance drug design. Sci Rep 2023; 13:607. [PMID: 36635362 PMCID: PMC9837128 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27699-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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We previously reported the successful design, synthesis and testing of the prototype opioid painkiller NFEPP that does not elicit adverse side effects. The design process of NFEPP was based on mathematical modelling of extracellular interactions between G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ligands, recognizing that GPCRs function differently under pathological versus healthy conditions. We now present an additional and novel stochastic model of GPCR function that includes intracellular dissociation of G-protein subunits and modulation of plasma membrane calcium channels and their dependence on parameters of inflamed and healthy tissue (pH, radicals). The model is validated against in vitro experimental data for the ligands NFEPP and fentanyl at different pH values and radical concentrations. We observe markedly reduced binding affinity and calcium channel inhibition for NFEPP at normal pH compared to lower pH, in contrast to the effect of fentanyl. For increasing radical concentrations, we find enhanced constitutive G-protein activation but reduced ligand binding affinity. Assessing the different effects, the results suggest that, compared to radicals, low pH is a more important determinant of overall GPCR function in an inflamed environment. Future drug design efforts should take this into account.
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Lacinova L, Mallmann RT, Jurkovičová-Tarabová B, Klugbauer N. Modulation of voltage-gated Ca V2.2 Ca 2+ channels by newly identified interaction partners. Channels (Austin) 2020; 14:380-392. [PMID: 33006503 PMCID: PMC7567506 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2020.1831328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels are typically integrated in a complex network of protein-protein-interactions, also referred to as Ca2+ channel nanodomains. Amongst the neuronal CaV2 channel family, CaV2.2 is of particular importance due to its general role for signal transmission from the periphery to the central nervous system, but also due to its significance for pain perception. Thus, CaV2.2 is an ideal target candidate to search for pharmacological inhibitors but also for novel modulatory interactors. In this review we summarize the last years findings of our intense screenings and characterization of the six CaV2.2 interaction partners, tetraspanin-13 (TSPAN-13), reticulon 1 (RTN1), member 1 of solute carrier family 38 (SLC38), prostaglandin D2 synthase (PTGDS), transmembrane protein 223 (TMEM223), and transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif 3 (Grina/TMBIM3) containing protein. Each protein shows a unique way of channel modulation as shown by extensive electrophysiological studies. Amongst the newly identified interactors, Grina/TMBIM3 is most striking due to its modulatory effect which is rather comparable to G-protein regulation.
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- Lubica Lacinova
- Center of Bioscience, - Institute for Molecular Physiology and Genetics , Bratislava, Slovakia.,Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius , Trnava, Slovakia
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- Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Fakultät für Medizin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , Freiburg, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Fakultät für Medizin, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , Freiburg, Germany.,Center for Basics in NeuroModulation (Neuromodul Basics), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , Freiburg, Germany
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Targeting the CaVα-CaVβ interaction yields an antagonist of the N-type CaV2.2 channel with broad antinociceptive efficacy. Pain 2020; 160:1644-1661. [PMID: 30933958 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Inhibition of voltage-gated calcium (CaV) channels is a potential therapy for many neurological diseases including chronic pain. Neuronal CaV1/CaV2 channels are composed of α, β, γ and α2δ subunits. The β subunits of CaV channels are cytoplasmic proteins that increase the surface expression of the pore-forming α subunit of CaV. We targeted the high-affinity protein-protein interface of CaVβ's pocket within the CaVα subunit. Structure-based virtual screening of 50,000 small molecule library docked to the β subunit led to the identification of 2-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-N-((4-((3-phenylpropyl)amino)quinazolin-2-yl)methyl)acetamide (IPPQ). This small molecule bound to CaVβ and inhibited its coupling with N-type voltage-gated calcium (CaV2.2) channels, leading to a reduction in CaV2.2 currents in rat dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons, decreased presynaptic localization of CaV2.2 in vivo, decreased frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic potentials and miniature excitatory postsynaptic potentials, and inhibited release of the nociceptive neurotransmitter calcitonin gene-related peptide from spinal cord. IPPQ did not target opioid receptors nor did it engage inhibitory G protein-coupled receptor signaling. IPPQ was antinociceptive in naive animals and reversed allodynia and hyperalgesia in models of acute (postsurgical) and neuropathic (spinal nerve ligation, chemotherapy- and gp120-induced peripheral neuropathy, and genome-edited neuropathy) pain. IPPQ did not cause akinesia or motor impairment, a common adverse effect of CaV2.2 targeting drugs, when injected into the brain. IPPQ, a quinazoline analog, represents a novel class of CaV2.2-targeting compounds that may serve as probes to interrogate CaVα-CaVβ function and ultimately be developed as a nonopioid therapeutic for chronic pain.
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Dolphin AC, Lee A. Presynaptic calcium channels: specialized control of synaptic neurotransmitter release. Nat Rev Neurosci 2020; 21:213-229. [PMID: 32161339 PMCID: PMC7873717 DOI: 10.1038/s41583-020-0278-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chemical synapses are heterogeneous junctions formed between neurons that are specialized for the conversion of electrical impulses into the exocytotic release of neurotransmitters. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels play a pivotal role in this process as they are the major conduits for the Ca2+ ions that trigger the fusion of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles with the presynaptic membrane. Alterations in the intrinsic function of these channels and their positioning within the active zone can profoundly alter the timing and strength of synaptic output. Advances in optical and electron microscopic imaging, structural biology and molecular techniques have facilitated recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the properties of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels that support their presynaptic functions. Here we examine the nature of these channels, how they are trafficked to and anchored within presynaptic boutons, and the mechanisms that allow them to function optimally in shaping the flow of information through neural circuits.
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- Annette C Dolphin
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Park JY, Chae S, Kim CS, Kim YJ, Yi HJ, Han E, Joo Y, Hong S, Yun JW, Kim H, Shin KH. Role of nociceptin/orphanin FQ and nociceptin opioid peptide receptor in depression and antidepressant effects of nociceptin opioid peptide receptor antagonists. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 23:427-448. [PMID: 31680765 PMCID: PMC6819898 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2019.23.6.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) and its receptor, nociceptin opioid peptide (NOP) receptor, are localized in brain areas implicated in depression including the amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, habenula, and monoaminergic nuclei in the brain stem. N/OFQ inhibits neuronal excitability of monoaminergic neurons and monoamine release from their terminals by activation of G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying K+ channels and inhibition of voltage sensitive calcium channels, respectively. Therefore, NOP receptor antagonists have been proposed as a potential antidepressant. Indeed, mounting evidence shows that NOP receptor antagonists have antidepressant-like effects in various preclinical animal models of depression, and recent clinical studies again confirmed the idea that blockade of NOP receptor signaling could provide a novel strategy for the treatment of depression. In this review, we describe the pharmacological effects of N/OFQ in relation to depression and explore the possible mechanism of NOP receptor antagonists as potential antidepressants.
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- Jong Yung Park
- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 02841, Korea
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Dong N, Lee DWK, Sun HS, Feng ZP. Dopamine-mediated calcium channel regulation in synaptic suppression in L. stagnalis interneurons. Channels (Austin) 2019; 12:153-173. [PMID: 29589519 PMCID: PMC5972806 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2018.1457897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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D2 dopamine receptor-mediated suppression of synaptic transmission from interneurons plays a key role in neurobiological functions across species, ranging from respiration to memory formation. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of D2 receptor-dependent suppression using soma-soma synapse between respiratory interneuron VD4 and LPeD1 in the mollusk Lymnaea stagnalis (L. stagnalis). We studied the effects of dopamine on voltage-dependent Ca2+ current and synaptic vesicle release from the VD4. We report that dopamine inhibits voltage-dependent Ca2+ current in the VD4 by both voltage-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Dopamine also suppresses synaptic vesicle release downstream of activity-dependent Ca2+ influx. Our study demonstrated that dopamine acts through D2 receptors to inhibit interneuron synaptic transmission through both voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel-dependent and -independent pathways. Taken together, these findings expand our understanding of dopamine function and fundamental mechanisms that shape the dynamics of neural circuit.
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- Nancy Dong
- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada
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Gandini MA, Souza IA, Fan J, Li K, Wang D, Zamponi GW. Interactions of Rabconnectin-3 with Cav2 calcium channels. Mol Brain 2019; 12:62. [PMID: 31253182 PMCID: PMC6599304 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-019-0483-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This study describes the interaction between Cav2 calcium channels and Rabconnectin-3, a di-subunit protein that is associated with synaptic vesicles. Immunostaining reveals that both Rabconnectin-3α (RB-3α) and Rabconnectin-3β (RB-3β) are colocalized in mouse hippocampal neurons. Co-immunoprecipitations from brain tissue is consistent with the formation of a protein complex between RB-3α and RB-3β and both Cav2.2 and the related Cav2.1 calcium channel. The coexpression of either RB-3α or RB-3β with Cav2.2 calcium channels in tsA-201 cells led to a reduction in Cav2.2 current density without any effects on the voltage-dependence of activation or inactivation. Coexpression of both Rabconnectin-3 subunits did not cause an additive effect on current densities. Finally, the presence of Rabconnectin-3 did not interfere with μ-opioid receptor mediated Gβγ modulation of Cav2.2 channels. Altogether, our findings show that Rabconnectin-3 has the propensity to regulate calcium entry mediated by Cav2.2 channels.
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- Maria A Gandini
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Grina/TMBIM3 modulates voltage-gated Ca V2.2 Ca 2+ channels in a G-protein-like manner. Cell Calcium 2019; 80:71-78. [PMID: 30991297 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Grina/TMBIM3 is a poorly characterized transmembrane protein with a broad expression pattern in mammals and with a very ancient origin within eukaryotes. Although initially characterized as an NMDA-receptor associated subunit, there is increasing evidence that Grina/TMBIM3 is involved in the unfolded protein response and controls apoptosis via regulation of Ca2+ homeostasis. Here, we investigate a putative direct interaction of Grina/TMBIM3 with voltage gated Ca2+ channels, in particular with the CaV2.2 α1-subunit and describe its modulatory effects on the current through CaV2.2 N-type channels. Direct interaction was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation studies and membrane localization was proven. Co-expression of Grina/TMBIM3 with CaV2.2 channels resulted in a significant decrease of the current amplitude and in a slowing of the kinetics of current activation. This effect was accompanied by a significant shift of the voltage dependencies of activation time constants towards more depolarized voltages. Application of a stimulus protocol including a strong depolarizing pulse relieved inhibition of current amplitude by Grina/TMBIM3. When Grina/TMBIM3 was present, inactivation by an action potential-like train of pulses was diminished. Both observations resemble mechanisms that are well-studied modulatory effects of G-protein βγ subunits on CaV2 channels. The impact of Grina/TMBIM3 and G-protein βγ subunits are rather comparable with respect to suppression of current amplitude and slowing of activation kinetics. Furthermore, both modulators had the same effect on current inactivation when evoked by an action potential-like train of pulses.
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Nieto-Alamilla G, Escamilla-Sánchez J, López-Méndez MC, Molina-Hernández A, Guerrero-Hernández A, Arias-Montaño JA. Differential expression and signaling of the human histamine H 3 receptor isoforms of 445 and 365 amino acids expressed in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2018; 38:141-150. [PMID: 29557708 DOI: 10.1080/10799893.2018.1448995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In stably-transfected human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, we have compared the effect of activating two isoforms of 445 and 365 amino acids of the human histamine H3 receptor (hH3R445 and hH3R365) on [35S]-GTPγS binding, forskolin-induced cAMP formation, depolarization-induced increase in the intracellular concentration of Ca2+ ions ([Ca2+]i) and depolarization-evoked [3 H]-dopamine release. Maximal specific binding (Bmax) of [3 H]-N-methyl-histamine to cell membranes was 953 ± 204 and 555 ± 140 fmol/mg protein for SH-SY5Y-hH3R445 and SH-SY5Y-hH3R365 cells, respectively, with similar dissociation constants (Kd, 0.86 nM and 0.81 nM). The mRNA of the hH3R365 isoform was 40.9 ± 7.9% of the hH3R445 isoform. No differences in receptor affinity were found for the H3R ligands histamine, immepip, (R)(-)-α-methylhistamine (RAMH), A-331440, clobenpropit and ciproxifan. Both the stimulation of [35S]-GTPγS binding and the inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP accumulation by the agonist RAMH were significantly larger in SH-SY5Y-hH3R445 cells ([35S]-GTPγS binding, 158.1 ± 7.5% versus 136.5 ± 3.6% for SH-SY5Y-hH3R365 cells; cAMP accumulation, -74.0 ± 4.9% versus -43.5 ± 5.3%), with no significant effect on agonist potency. In contrast, there were no differences in the efficacy and potency of RAMH to inhibit [3 H]-dopamine release evoked by 100 mM K+ (-18.9 ± 3.0% and -20.5 ± 3.3%, for SH-SY5Y-hH3R445 and SH-SY5Y-hH3R365 cells), or the inhibition of depolarization-induced increase in [Ca2+]i (S2/S1 ratios: parental cells 0.967 ± 0.069, SH-SY5Y-hH3R445 cells 0.639 ± 0.049, SH-SY5Y-hH3R365 cells 0.737 ± 0.045). These results indicate that in SH-SY5Y cells, hH3R445 and hH3R365 isoforms regulate in a differential manner the signaling pathways triggered by receptor activation.
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- Gustavo Nieto-Alamilla
- a Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias , Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN , Ciudad de México , México
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- a Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias , Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN , Ciudad de México , México
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- b Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN , Ciudad de México , México
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- c Departamento de Biología Celular , Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes , Ciudad de México , México
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- b Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN , Ciudad de México , México
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- a Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias , Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN , Ciudad de México , México
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Circuit Analysis of a Drosophila Dopamine Type 2 Receptor That Supports Anesthesia-Resistant Memory. J Neurosci 2017; 36:7936-45. [PMID: 27466338 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4475-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Dopamine is central to reinforcement processing and exerts this function in species ranging from humans to fruit flies. It can do so via two different types of receptors (i.e., D1 or D2) that mediate either augmentation or abatement of cellular cAMP levels. Whereas D1 receptors are known to contribute to Drosophila aversive odor learning per se, we here show that D2 receptors are specific for support of a consolidated form of odor memory known as anesthesia-resistant memory. By means of genetic mosaicism, we localize this function to Kenyon cells, the mushroom body intrinsic neurons, as well as GABAergic APL neurons and local interneurons of the antennal lobes, suggesting that consolidated anesthesia-resistant memory requires widespread dopaminergic modulation within the olfactory circuit. Additionally, dopaminergic neurons themselves require D2R, suggesting a critical role in dopamine release via its recognized autoreceptor function. Considering the dual role of dopamine in balancing memory acquisition (proactive function of dopamine) and its "forgetting" (retroactive function of dopamine), our analysis suggests D2R as central player of either process. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Dopamine provides different information; while it mediates reinforcement during the learning act (proactive function), it balances memory performance between two antithetic processes thereafter (retroactive function) (i.e., forgetting and augmentation). Such bidirectional design can also be found at level of dopamine receptors, where augmenting D1 and abating D2 receptors are engaged to balance cellular cAMP levels. Here, we report that consolidated anesthesia-resistant memory (ARM), but not other concomitant memory phases, are sensitive to bidirectional dopaminergic signals. By means of genetic mosaicism, we identified widespread dopaminergic modulation within the olfactory circuit that suggests nonredundant and reiterating functions of D2R in support of ARM. Our results oppose ARM to its concomitant memory phases that localize to mushroom bodies and propose a decentralized organization of consolidated ARM.
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Liu X, Grove JCR, Hirano AA, Brecha NC, Barnes S. Dopamine D1 receptor modulation of calcium channel currents in horizontal cells of mouse retina. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:686-97. [PMID: 27193322 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00990.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Horizontal cells form the first laterally interacting network of inhibitory interneurons in the retina. Dopamine released onto horizontal cells under photic and circadian control modulates horizontal cell function. Using isolated, identified horizontal cells from a connexin-57-iCre × ROSA26-tdTomato transgenic mouse line, we investigated dopaminergic modulation of calcium channel currents (ICa) with whole cell patch-clamp techniques. Dopamine (10 μM) blocked 27% of steady-state ICa, an action blunted to 9% in the presence of the L-type Ca channel blocker verapamil (50 μM). The dopamine type 1 receptor (D1R) agonist SKF38393 (20 μM) inhibited ICa by 24%. The D1R antagonist SCH23390 (20 μM) reduced dopamine and SKF38393 inhibition. Dopamine slowed ICa activation, blocking ICa by 38% early in a voltage step. Enhanced early inhibition of ICa was eliminated by applying voltage prepulses to +120 mV for 100 ms, increasing ICa by 31% and 11% for early and steady-state currents, respectively. Voltage-dependent facilitation of ICa and block of dopamine inhibition after preincubation with a Gβγ-blocking peptide suggested involvement of Gβγ proteins in the D1R-mediated modulation. When the G protein activator guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTPγS) was added intracellularly, ICa was smaller and showed the same slowed kinetics seen during D1R activation. With GTPγS in the pipette, additional block of ICa by dopamine was only 6%. Strong depolarizing voltage prepulses restored the GTPγS-reduced early ICa amplitude by 36% and steady-state ICa amplitude by 3%. These results suggest that dopaminergic inhibition of ICa via D1Rs is primarily mediated through the action of Gβγ proteins in horizontal cells.
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- Xue Liu
- Biomaterials and Live Cell Imaging Institute, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China; Department of Neurobiology and Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurobiology and Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Neurobiology and Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Department of Neurobiology and Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Department of Neurobiology and Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California; Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California; and Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Farrell SR, Rankin DR, Brecha NC, Barnes S. Somatostatin receptor subtype 4 modulates L-type calcium channels via Gβγ and PKC signaling in rat retinal ganglion cells. Channels (Austin) 2015; 8:519-27. [PMID: 25483286 DOI: 10.4161/19336950.2014.967623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Somatostatin subtype-4 receptors (sst4) inhibit L-type calcium channel currents (ICa) in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Here we identify the signaling pathways involved in sst4 stimulation leading to suppression of ICa in RGCs. Whole cell patch clamp recordings were made on isolated immunopanned RGCs using barium as a charge carrier to isolate ICa. Application of the selective sst4 agonist, L-803 (10 nM), reduced ICa by 41.2%. Pretreatment of cells with pertussis toxin (Gi/o inhibitor) did not prevent the action of L-803, which reduced ICa by 34.7%. To determine the involvement of Gβγ subunits after sst4 activation, depolarizing pre-pulse facilitation paradigms were used to remove voltage-dependent inhibition of calcium channels. Pre-pulse facilitation did not reverse the inhibitory effects of L-803 on ICa (8.4 vs. 8.8% reductions, ctrl vs. L-803); however, pharmacologic inhibition of Gβγ reduced ICa suppression by L-803 (23.0%, P < 0.05). Inhibition of PKC (GF109203X; GFX) showed a concentration-dependent effect in preventing the action of L-803 on ICa (1 μM GFX, 34.3%; 5 μM GFX, 14.6%, P < 0.05). When both PKC and Gβγ were inhibited, the effects of L-803 on ICa were blocked (1.8%, P < 0.05). These results suggest that sst4 stimulation modulates RGC calcium channels via Gβγ and PKC activation. Since reducing intracellular Ca(2+) is known to be neuroprotective in RGCs, modulating these sst4 signaling pathways may provide insights to the discovery of unique therapeutic targets to reduce intracellular Ca(2+) levels in RGCs.
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- Spring R Farrell
- a Department of Physiology & Biophysics ; Dalhousie University ; Halifax , NS , Canada
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Ortinski PI, Briand LA, Pierce RC, Schmidt HD. Cocaine-seeking is associated with PKC-dependent reduction of excitatory signaling in accumbens shell D2 dopamine receptor-expressing neurons. Neuropharmacology 2015; 92:80-9. [PMID: 25596492 PMCID: PMC4346508 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Stimulation of D1-like dopamine receptors (D1DRs) or D2-like dopamine receptors (D2DRs) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell reinstates cocaine seeking in rats, an animal model of relapse. D2DRs and D1DRs activate protein kinase C (PKC) and recent studies indicate that activation of PKC in the NAc plays an important role in the reinstatement of drug seeking induced by a systemic cocaine priming injection. In the present study, pharmacological inhibition of PKC in the NAc shell attenuated cocaine seeking induced by intra-accumbens shell microinjection of a D2DR agonist, but not a D1DR agonist. D1DRs and D2DRs are primarily expressed on different accumbens medium spiny (MSN) neurons. Neuronal signaling and activity were assessed in these two populations of NAc neurons with transgenic mice expressing fluorescent labels under the control of D1DR and D2DR promoters. Following the extinction of cocaine self-administration, bath application of a PKC inhibitor produced similar effects on single evoked excitatory and inhibitory post-synaptic currents in D1DR- and D2DR-positive MSNs in the NAc shell. However, inhibition of PKC preferentially improved the ability of excitatory, but not inhibitory, synapses to sustain responding to brief train of stimuli specifically in D2DR-positive MSNs. This effect did not appear to involve modulation of presynaptic release mechanisms. Taken together, these findings indicate that the reinstatement of cocaine seeking is at least partially due to D2DR-dependent increases in PKC signaling in the NAc shell, which reduce excitatory synaptic efficacy in D2DR-expressing MSNs.
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- Pavel I Ortinski
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29209, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Hildebrand ME, Snutch TP. The unusual suspects: Regulation of retinal calcium channels by somatostatin. Channels (Austin) 2015; 9:61-2. [PMID: 25715059 PMCID: PMC4594440 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2015.1018000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Proft J, Weiss N. G protein regulation of neuronal calcium channels: back to the future. Mol Pharmacol 2014; 87:890-906. [PMID: 25549669 DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.096008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels have evolved as one of the most important players for calcium entry into presynaptic endings responsible for the release of neurotransmitters. In turn, and to fine-tune synaptic activity and neuronal communication, numerous neurotransmitters exert a potent negative feedback over the calcium signal provided by G protein-coupled receptors. This regulation pathway of physiologic importance is also extensively exploited for therapeutic purposes, for instance in the treatment of neuropathic pain by morphine and other μ-opioid receptor agonists. However, despite more than three decades of intensive research, important questions remain unsolved regarding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of direct G protein inhibition of voltage-gated calcium channels. In this study, we revisit this particular regulation and explore new considerations.
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- Juliane Proft
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Nasse JS, Travers JB. Adrenoreceptor modulation of oromotor pathways in the rat medulla. J Neurophysiol 2014; 112:580-93. [PMID: 24805080 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00091.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Regulation of feeding behavior involves the integration of multiple physiological and neurological pathways that control both nutrient-seeking and consummatory behaviors. The consummatory phase of ingestion includes stereotyped oromotor movements of the tongue and jaw that are controlled through brain stem pathways. These pathways encompass not only cranial nerve sensory and motor nuclei for processing feeding-related afferent signals and supplying the oromotor musculature but also reticular neurons for orchestrating ingestion and coordinating it with other behaviors that utilize the same musculature. Based on decerebrate studies, this circuit should be sensitive to satiety mechanisms mediated centrally by A2 noradrenergic neurons in the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNST) that are potently activated during satiety. Because the first observable phase of satiety is inhibition of oromotor movements, we hypothesized that norepinephrine (NE) would act to inhibit prehypoglossal neurons in the medullary reticular formation. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology of retrogradely labeled prehypoglossal neurons and calcium imaging to test this hypothesis, we demonstrate that norepinephrine can influence both pre- and postsynaptic properties of reticular neurons through both α1- and α2-adrenoreceptors. The α1-adrenoreceptor agonist phenylephrine (PE) activated an inward current in the presence of TTX and increased the frequency of both inhibitory and excitatory miniature postsynaptic currents. The α2-adrenoreceptor agonist dexmedetomidine (DMT) inhibited cNST-evoked excitatory currents as well as spontaneous and miniature excitatory currents through presynaptic mechanisms. The diversity of adrenoreceptor modulation of these prehypoglossal neurons may reflect their role in a multifunctional circuit coordinating both ingestive and respiratory lingual function.
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- Jason S Nasse
- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Biosciences, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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Tetraspanin-13 modulates voltage-gated CaV2.2 Ca2+ channels. Sci Rep 2014; 3:1777. [PMID: 23648579 PMCID: PMC3646272 DOI: 10.1038/srep01777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Integration of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels in a network of protein-interactions is a crucial requirement for proper regulation of channel activity. In this study, we took advantage of the specific properties of the yeast split-ubiquitin system to search for and characterize so far unknown interaction partners of CaV2 Ca(2+) channels. We identified tetraspanin-13 (TSPAN-13) as an interaction partner of the α1 subunit of N-type CaV2.2, but not of P/Q-type CaV2.1 or L- and T-type Ca(2+) channels. Interaction could be located between domain IV of CaV2.2 and transmembrane segments S1 and S2 of TSPAN-13. Electrophysiological analysis revealed that TSPAN-13 specifically modulates the efficiency of coupling between voltage sensor activation and pore opening of the channel and accelerates the voltage-dependent activation and inactivation of the Ba(2+) current through CaV2.2. These data indicate that TSPAN-13 might regulate CaV2.2 Ca(2+) channel activity in defined synaptic membrane compartments and thereby influences transmitter release.
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Bourinet E, Altier C, Hildebrand ME, Trang T, Salter MW, Zamponi GW. Calcium-permeable ion channels in pain signaling. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:81-140. [PMID: 24382884 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00023.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The detection and processing of painful stimuli in afferent sensory neurons is critically dependent on a wide range of different types of voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels, including sodium, calcium, and TRP channels, to name a few. The functions of these channels include the detection of mechanical and chemical insults, the generation of action potentials and regulation of neuronal firing patterns, the initiation of neurotransmitter release at dorsal horn synapses, and the ensuing activation of spinal cord neurons that project to pain centers in the brain. Long-term changes in ion channel expression and function are thought to contribute to chronic pain states. Many of the channels involved in the afferent pain pathway are permeable to calcium ions, suggesting a role in cell signaling beyond the mere generation of electrical activity. In this article, we provide a broad overview of different calcium-permeable ion channels in the afferent pain pathway and their role in pain pathophysiology.
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Ramachandra R, Hassan B, McGrew SG, Dompor J, Farrag M, Ruiz-Velasco V, Elmslie KS. Identification of CaV channel types expressed in muscle afferent neurons. J Neurophysiol 2013; 110:1535-43. [PMID: 23843437 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00069.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular adjustments to exercise are partially mediated by group III/IV (small to medium) muscle afferents comprising the exercise pressor reflex (EPR). However, this reflex can be inappropriately activated in disease states (e.g., peripheral vascular disease), leading to increased risk of myocardial infarction. Here we investigate the voltage-dependent calcium (CaV) channels expressed in small to medium muscle afferent neurons as a first step toward determining their potential role in controlling the EPR. Using specific blockers and 5 mM Ba(2+) as the charge carrier, we found the major calcium channel types to be CaV2.2 (N-type) > CaV2.1 (P/Q-type) > CaV1.2 (L-type). Surprisingly, the CaV2.3 channel (R-type) blocker SNX482 was without effect. However, R-type currents are more prominent when recorded in Ca(2+) (Liang and Elmslie 2001). We reexamined the channel types using 10 mM Ca(2+) as the charge carrier, but results were similar to those in Ba(2+). SNX482 was without effect even though ∼27% of the current was blocker insensitive. Using multiple methods, we demonstrate that CaV2.3 channels are functionally expressed in muscle afferent neurons. Finally, ATP is an important modulator of the EPR, and we examined the effect on CaV currents. ATP reduced CaV current primarily via G protein βγ-mediated inhibition of CaV2.2 channels. We conclude that small to medium muscle afferent neurons primarily express CaV2.2 > CaV2.1 ≥ CaV2.3 > CaV1.2 channels. As with chronic pain, CaV2.2 channel blockers may be useful in controlling inappropriate activation of the EPR.
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- Renuka Ramachandra
- The Baker Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, AT Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, Missouri
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Khan SM, Sleno R, Gora S, Zylbergold P, Laverdure JP, Labbé JC, Miller GJ, Hébert TE. The expanding roles of Gβγ subunits in G protein-coupled receptor signaling and drug action. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 65:545-77. [PMID: 23406670 DOI: 10.1124/pr.111.005603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Gβγ subunits from heterotrimeric G proteins perform a vast array of functions in cells with respect to signaling, often independently as well as in concert with Gα subunits. However, the eponymous term "Gβγ" does not do justice to the fact that 5 Gβ and 12 Gγ isoforms have evolved in mammals to serve much broader roles beyond their canonical roles in cellular signaling. We explore the phylogenetic diversity of Gβγ subunits with a view toward understanding these expanded roles in different cellular organelles. We suggest that the particular content of distinct Gβγ subunits regulates cellular activity, and that the granularity of individual Gβ and Gγ action is only beginning to be understood. Given the therapeutic potential of targeting Gβγ action, this larger view serves as a prelude to more specific development of drugs aimed at individual isoforms.
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- Shahriar M Khan
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Room 1303, Montréal, Québec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Ca²⁺-dependent regulation of Ca²⁺ currents in rat primary afferent neurons: role of CaMKII and the effect of injury. J Neurosci 2012; 32:11737-49. [PMID: 22915116 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0983-12.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Currents through voltage-gated Ca²⁺ channels (I(Ca)) may be regulated by cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ levels ([Ca²⁺](c)), producing Ca²⁺-dependent inactivation (CDI) or facilitation (CDF). Since I(Ca) regulates sensory neuron excitability, altered CDI or CDF could contribute to pain generation after peripheral nerve injury. We explored this by manipulating [Ca²⁺](c) while recording I(Ca) in rat sensory neurons. In uninjured neurons, elevating [Ca²⁺](c) with a conditioning prepulse (-15 mV, 2 s) inactivated I(Ca) measured during subsequent test pulses (-15 mV, 5 ms). This inactivation was Ca²⁺-dependent (CDI), since it was decreased with elimination of Ca²⁺ influx by depolarization to above the I(Ca) reversal potential, with high intracellular Ca²⁺ buffering (EGTA 10 mm or BAPTA 20 mm), and with substitution of Ba²⁺ for extracellular Ca²⁺, revealing a residual voltage-dependent inactivation. At longer latencies after conditioning (>6 s), I(Ca) recovered beyond baseline. This facilitation also proved to be Ca²⁺-dependent (CDF) using the protocols limiting cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ elevation. Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) blockers applied by bath (KN-93, myristoyl-AIP) or expressed selectively in the sensory neurons (AIP) reduced CDF, unlike their inactive analogues. Protein kinase C inhibition (chelerythrine) had no effect. Selective blockade of N-type Ca²⁺ channels eliminated CDF, whereas L-type channel blockade had no effect. Following nerve injury, CDI was unaffected, but CDF was eliminated in axotomized neurons. Excitability of sensory neurons in intact ganglia from control animals was diminished after a similar conditioning pulse, but this regulation was eliminated by injury. These findings indicate that I(Ca) in sensory neurons is subject to both CDI and CDF, and that hyperexcitability following injury-induced loss of CDF may result from diminished CaMKII activity.
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Kathryn ABELE, Jian YANG. Regulation of voltage-gated calcium channels by proteolysis. SHENG LI XUE BAO : [ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SINICA] 2012; 64:504-514. [PMID: 23090491 PMCID: PMC4355999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Voltage gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are multi-subunit membrane proteins present in a variety of tissues and control many essential physiological processes. Due to their vital importance, VGCCs are regulated by a myriad of proteins and signaling pathways. Here we review the literature on the regulation of VGCCs by proteolysis of the pore-forming α1 subunit, Ca(v)α(1). This form of regulation modulates channel function and degradation and affects cellular gene expression and excitability. L-type Ca(2+) channels are proteolyzed in two ways, depending on tissue localization. In the heart and skeletal muscle, the distal C-terminus of Ca(v)α(1) is cleaved and acts as an autoinhibitor when it reassociates with the proximal C-terminus. Relief of this autoinhibition underlies the β-adrenergic stimulation-induced enhancement of cardiac and skeletal muscle calcium currents, part of the "fight or flight" response. Proteolysis of the distal C-terminus of L-type channels also occurs in the brain and is probably catalyzed by a calpain-like protease. In some brain regions, the entire C-terminus of L-type Ca(2+) channels can be cleaved by an unknown protease and translocates to the nucleus acting as a transcription factor. The distal C-terminus of P/Q-channel Ca(v)α(1) is also proteolyzed and translocates to the nucleus. Truncated forms of the PQ-channel Ca(v)α(1) are produced by many disease-causing mutations and interfere with the function of full-length channels. Truncated forms of N-type channel Ca(v)α(1), generated by mutagenesis, affect the expression of full-length channels. New forms of proteolysis of VGCC subunits remain to be discovered and may represent a fruitful area of VGCC research.
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- Corresponding author: Tel: +1-212-854-6161; Fax: +1-212-531-0425;
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Vivas O, Arenas I, García DE. Voltage-independent inhibition of Ca(V)2.2 channels is delimited to a specific region of the membrane potential in rat SCG neurons. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2012; 44:544-9. [PMID: 22526399 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gms025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neurotransmitters and hormones regulate Ca(V)2.2 channels through a voltage-independent pathway which is not well understood. It has been suggested that this voltage-independent inhibition is constant at all membrane voltages. However, changes in the percent of voltage-independent inhibition of Ca(V)2.2 have not been tested within a physiological voltage range. Here, we used a double-pulse protocol to isolate the voltage-independent inhibition of Ca(V)2.2 channels induced by noradrenaline in rat superior cervical ganglion neurons. To assess changes in the percent of the voltage-independent inhibition, the activation voltage of the channels was tested between -40 and +40 mV. We found that the percent of voltage-independent inhibition induced by noradrenaline changed with the activation voltage used. In addition, voltage-independent inhibition induced by oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, exhibited the same dependence on activation voltage, which supports that this pattern is not exclusive for adrenergic activation. Our results suggested that voltage-independent inhibition of Ca(V)2.2 channels depends on the activation voltage of the channel in a physiological voltage range. This may have relevant implications in the understanding of the mechanism involved in voltage-independent inhibition.
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- Oscar Vivas
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM. Apartado Postal 70250, México D.F. C.P. 04510, México
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Phosphoinositides, especially phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P(2)] are required for the activity of many different ion channels. This chapter will highlight various aspects of this paradigm, by discussing current knowledge on four different ion channel families: inwardly rectifying K(+) (Kir) channels, KCNQ voltage gated K(+) channels, voltage gated Ca(2+) (VGCC) channels and Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels. Our main focus is to discuss functional aspects of this regulation, i.e. how changes in the concentration of PtdIns(4,5)P(2) in the plasma membrane upon phospholipase C activation may modulate the activity of ion channels, and what are the major determinants of this regulation. We also discuss how channels act as coincidence detectors sensing phosphoinositide levels and other signalling molecules. We also briefly discuss the available methods to study phosphoinositide regulation of ion channels, and structural aspects of interaction of ion channel proteins with these phospholipids. Finally, in several cases the effect of PtdIns(4,5)P(2) is more complex than a simple dependence of ion channel activity on the lipid, and we will discuss some these complexities.
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- Nikita Gamper
- Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK,
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All currently efficacious antipsychotic drugs have as part of their mechanism the ability to attenuate some or all of the signaling through the dopamine D(2) receptor. More recently, the dopamine D(1) receptor has been hypothesized to be a promising target for the treatment of negative and/or cognitive aspects of schizophrenia that are not improved by current antipsychotics. Although cAMP has been presumed to be the primary messenger for signaling through the dopamine receptors, the last decade has unveiled a complexity that has provided exciting avenues for the future discovery of antipsychotic drugs (APDs). We review the signaling mechanisms of currently approved APDs at dopamine D(2) receptors, and note that aripiprazole is a compound that is clearly differentiated from other approved drugs. Although aripiprazole has been postulated to cause dopamine stabilization due to its partial D(2) agonist properties, a body of literature suggests that an alternative mechanism, functional selectivity, is of primary importance. Finally, we review the signaling at dopamine D(1) receptors, and the idea that drugs that activate D(1) receptors may have use as APDs for improving negative and cognitive symptoms. We address the current state of drug discovery in the D(1) area and its relationship to novel signaling mechanisms. Our conclusion is that although the first APD targeting dopamine receptors was discovered more than a half-century ago, recent research advances offer the possibility that novel and/or improved drugs will emerge in the next decade.
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Calcium regulates a wide spectrum of physiological processes such as heartbeat, muscle contraction, neuronal communication, hormone release, cell division, and gene transcription. Major entryways for Ca(2+) in excitable cells are high-voltage activated (HVA) Ca(2+) channels. These are plasma membrane proteins composed of several subunits, including α(1), α(2)δ, β, and γ. Although the principal α(1) subunit (Ca(v)α(1)) contains the channel pore, gating machinery and most drug binding sites, the cytosolic auxiliary β subunit (Ca(v)β) plays an essential role in regulating the surface expression and gating properties of HVA Ca(2+) channels. Ca(v)β is also crucial for the modulation of HVA Ca(2+) channels by G proteins, kinases, and the Ras-related RGK GTPases. New proteins have emerged in recent years that modulate HVA Ca(2+) channels by binding to Ca(v)β. There are also indications that Ca(v)β may carry out Ca(2+) channel-independent functions, including directly regulating gene transcription. All four subtypes of Ca(v)β, encoded by different genes, have a modular organization, consisting of three variable regions, a conserved guanylate kinase (GK) domain, and a conserved Src-homology 3 (SH3) domain, placing them into the membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) protein family. Crystal structures of Ca(v)βs reveal how they interact with Ca(v)α(1), open new research avenues, and prompt new inquiries. In this article, we review the structure and various biological functions of Ca(v)β, with both a historical perspective as well as an emphasis on recent advances.
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- Zafir Buraei
- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Suh BC, Leal K, Hille B. Modulation of high-voltage activated Ca(2+) channels by membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Neuron 2010; 67:224-38. [PMID: 20670831 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Modulation of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels controls activities of excitable cells. We show that high-voltage activated Ca(2+) channels are regulated by membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) with different sensitivities. Plasma membrane PIP(2) depletion by rapamycin-induced translocation of an inositol lipid 5-phosphatase or by a voltage-sensitive 5-phosphatase (VSP) suppresses Ca(V)1.2 and Ca(V)1.3 channel currents by approximately 35% and Ca(V)2.1 and Ca(V)2.2 currents by 29% and 55%, respectively. Other Ca(V) channels are less sensitive. Inhibition is not relieved by strong depolarizing prepulses. It changes the voltage dependence of channel gating little. Recovery of currents from inhibition needs intracellular hydrolysable ATP, presumably for PIP(2) resynthesis. When PIP(2) is increased by overexpressing PIP 5-kinase, activation and inactivation of Ca(V)2.2 current slow and voltage-dependent gating shifts to slightly higher voltages. Thus, endogenous membrane PIP(2) supports high-voltage activated L-, N-, and P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels, and stimuli that activate phospholipase C deplete PIP(2) and reduce those Ca(2+) channel currents.
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- Byung-Chang Suh
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-7290, USA.
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Tedford HW, Kisilevsky AE, Vieira LB, Varela D, Chen L, Zamponi GW. Scanning mutagenesis of the I-II loop of the Cav2.2 calcium channel identifies residues Arginine 376 and Valine 416 as molecular determinants of voltage dependent G protein inhibition. Mol Brain 2010; 3:6. [PMID: 20181083 PMCID: PMC2829547 DOI: 10.1186/1756-6606-3-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Direct interaction with the beta subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein complex causes voltage-dependent inhibition of N-type calcium channels. To further characterize the molecular determinants of this interaction, we performed scanning mutagenesis of residues 372-387 and 410-428 of the N-type channel alpha1 subunit, in which individual residues were replaced by either alanine or cysteine. We coexpressed wild type Gbeta1gamma2 subunits with either wild type or point mutant N-type calcium channels, and voltage-dependent, G protein-mediated inhibition of the channels (VDI) was assessed using patch clamp recordings. The resulting data indicate that Arg376 and Val416 of the alpha1 subunit, residues which are surface-exposed in the presence of the calcium channel beta subunit, contribute significantly to the functional inhibition by Gbeta1. To further characterize the roles of Arg376 and Val416 in this interaction, we performed secondary mutagenesis of these residues, coexpressing the resulting mutants with wild type Gbeta1gamma2 subunits and with several isoforms of the auxiliary beta subunit of the N-type channel, again assessing VDI using patch clamp recordings. The results confirm the importance of Arg376 for G protein-mediated inhibition and show that a single amino acid substitution to phenylalanine drastically alters the abilities of auxiliary calcium channel subunits to regulate G protein inhibition of the channel.
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- Hugo W Tedford
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Canada
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Structure–activity relationships of diphenylpiperazine N-type calcium channel inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:1378-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2009] [Revised: 12/27/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Motagally MA, Lukewich MK, Chisholm SP, Neshat S, Lomax AE. Tumour necrosis factor alpha activates nuclear factor kappaB signalling to reduce N-type voltage-gated Ca2+ current in postganglionic sympathetic neurons. J Physiol 2009; 587:2623-34. [PMID: 19403618 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.172312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Inflammation has profound effects on the innervation of affected tissues, including altered neuronal excitability and neurotransmitter release. As Ca(2+) influx through voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels (VGCCs) is a critical determinant of excitation-secretion coupling in nerve terminals, the aim of this study was to characterize the effect of overnight incubation in the inflammatory mediator tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha; 1 nM) on VGCCs in dissociated neurons from mouse superior mesenteric ganglia (SMG). Voltage-gated Ca(2+) currents (I(Ca)) were measured using the perforated patch clamp technique and the VGCC subtypes present in SMG neurons were estimated based on inhibition by selective VGCC blockers: omega-conotoxin GVIA (300 nM; N-type), nifedipine (10 microM; L-type), and omega-conotoxin MVIIC (300 nM; N-, P/Q-type). We used intracellular Ca(2+) imaging with Fura-2 AM to compare Ca(2+) influx during depolarizations in control and TNFalpha-treated neurons. TNF receptor and VGCC mRNA expression were measured using PCR, and channel alpha subunit (CaV2.2) was localized with immunohistochemistry. Incubation in TNFalpha significantly decreased I(Ca) amplitude and depolarization-induced Ca(2+) influx. The reduction in I(Ca) was limited to omega-conotoxin GVIA-sensitive N-type Ca(2+) channels. Depletion of glial cells by incubation in cytosine arabinoside (5 microM) did not affect I(Ca) inhibition by TNFalpha. Preincubation of neurons with SC-514 (20 microM) or BAY 11-7082 (1 microM), which both inhibit nuclear factor kappaB signalling, prevented the reduction in I(Ca) by TNFalpha. Inhibition of N-type VGCCs following TNFalpha incubation was associated with a decrease in CaV2.2 mRNA and reduced membrane localization of CaV2.2 immunoreactivity. These data suggest that TNFalpha inhibits I(Ca) in SMG neurons and identify a novel role for NF-kappaB in the regulation of neurotransmitter release during inflammatory conditions with elevated circulating TNFalpha, such as Crohn's disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Characterization of voltage-gated Ca(2+) conductances in layer 5 neocortical pyramidal neurons from rats. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4841. [PMID: 19337371 PMCID: PMC2659773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neuronal voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels are involved in electrical signalling and in converting these signals into cytoplasmic calcium changes. One important function of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels is generating regenerative dendritic Ca(2+) spikes. However, the Ca(2+) dependent mechanisms used to create these spikes are only partially understood. To start investigating this mechanism, we set out to kinetically and pharmacologically identify the sub-types of somatic voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels in pyramidal neurons from layer 5 of rat somatosensory cortex, using the nucleated configuration of the patch-clamp technique. The activation kinetics of the total Ba(2+) current revealed conductance activation only at medium and high voltages suggesting that T-type calcium channels were not present in the patches. Steady-state inactivation protocols in combination with pharmacology revealed the expression of R-type channels. Furthermore, pharmacological experiments identified 5 voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel sub-types - L-, N-, R- and P/Q-type. Finally, the activation of the Ca(2+) conductances was examined using physiologically derived voltage-clamp protocols including a calcium spike protocol and a mock back-propagating action potential (mBPAP) protocol. These experiments enable us to suggest the possible contribution of the five Ca(2+) channel sub-types to Ca(2+) current flow during activation under physiological conditions.
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Zhang Y, Chen YH, Bangaru SD, He L, Abele K, Tanabe S, Kozasa T, Yang J. Origin of the voltage dependence of G-protein regulation of P/Q-type Ca2+ channels. J Neurosci 2008; 28:14176-88. [PMID: 19109500 PMCID: PMC2685181 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1350-08.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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G-protein (Gbetagamma)-mediated voltage-dependent inhibition of N- and P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels contributes to presynaptic inhibition and short-term synaptic plasticity. The voltage dependence derives from the dissociation of Gbetagamma from the inhibited channels, but the underlying molecular and biophysical mechanisms remain largely unclear. In this study we investigated the role in this process of Ca(2+) channel beta subunit (Ca(v)beta) and a rigid alpha-helical structure between the alpha-interacting domain (AID), the primary Ca(v)beta docking site on the channel alpha(1) subunit, and the pore-lining IS6 segment. Gbetagamma inhibition of P/Q-type channels was reconstituted in giant inside-out membrane patches from Xenopus oocytes. Large populations of channels devoid of Ca(v)beta were produced by washing out a mutant Ca(v)beta with a reduced affinity for the AID. These beta-less channels were still inhibited by Gbetagamma, but without any voltage dependence, indicating that Ca(v)beta is indispensable for voltage-dependent Gbetagamma inhibition. A truncated Ca(v)beta containing only the AID-binding guanylate kinase (GK) domain could fully confer voltage dependence to Gbetagamma inhibition. Gbetagamma did not alter inactivation properties, and channels recovered from Gbetagamma inhibition exhibited the same activation property as un-inhibited channels, indicating that Gbetagamma does not dislodge Ca(v)beta from the inhibited channel. Furthermore, voltage-dependent Gbetagamma inhibition was abolished when the rigid alpha-helix between the AID and IS6 was disrupted by insertion of multiple glycines, which also eliminated Ca(v)beta regulation of channel gating, revealing a pivotal role of this rigid alpha-helix in both processes. These results suggest that depolarization-triggered movement of IS6, coupled to the subsequent conformational change of the Gbetagamma-binding pocket through a rigid alpha-helix induced partly by the Ca(v)beta GK domain, causes the dissociation of Gbetagamma and is fundamental to voltage-dependent Gbetagamma inhibition.
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- Yun Zhang
- 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, and
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, and
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, and
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, and
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, and
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- 2Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- 2Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, and
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Zhang S, Su R, Zhang C, Liu X, Li J, Zheng J. C101, a novel 4-amino-piperidine derivative selectively blocks N-type calcium channels. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 587:42-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kisilevsky AE, Mulligan SJ, Altier C, Iftinca MC, Varela D, Tai C, Chen L, Hameed S, Hamid J, MacVicar BA, Zamponi GW. D1 Receptors Physically Interact with N-Type Calcium Channels to Regulate Channel Distribution and Dendritic Calcium Entry. Neuron 2008; 58:557-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Revised: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The central and peripheral nervous systems express multiple types of ligand and voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), each with specific physiological roles and pharmacological and electrophysiological properties. The members of the Ca(v)2 calcium channel family are located predominantly at presynaptic nerve terminals, where they are responsible for controlling evoked neurotransmitter release. The activity of these channels is subject to modulation by a number of different means, including alternate splicing, ancillary subunit associations, peptide and small organic blockers, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), protein kinases, synaptic proteins, and calcium-binding proteins. These multiple and complex modes of calcium channel regulation allow neurons to maintain the specific, physiological window of cytoplasmic calcium concentrations which is required for optimal neurotransmission and proper synaptic function. Moreover, these varying means of channel regulation provide insight into potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of pathological conditions that arise from disturbances in calcium channel signaling. Indeed, considerable efforts are presently underway to identify and develop specific presynaptic calcium channel blockers that can be used as analgesics.
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- Alexandra E Kisilevsky
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Ramanathan S, Tkatch T, Atherton JF, Wilson CJ, Bevan MD. D2-like dopamine receptors modulate SKCa channel function in subthalamic nucleus neurons through inhibition of Cav2.2 channels. J Neurophysiol 2007; 99:442-59. [PMID: 18094105 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00998.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The activity patterns of subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons are intimately related to motor function/dysfunction and modulated directly by dopaminergic neurons that degenerate in Parkinson's disease (PD). To understand how dopamine and dopamine depletion influence the activity of the STN, the functions/signaling pathways/substrates of D2-like dopamine receptors were studied using patch-clamp recording. In rat brain slices, D2-like dopamine receptor activation depolarized STN neurons, increased the frequency/irregularity of their autonomous activity, and linearized/enhanced their firing in response to current injection. Activation of D2-like receptors in acutely isolated neurons reduced transient outward currents evoked by suprathreshold voltage steps. Modulation was inhibited by a D2-like receptor antagonist and occluded by voltage-dependent Ca2+ (Cav) channel or small-conductance Ca2+-dependent K+ (SKCa) channel blockers or Ca2+-free media. Because Cav channels are targets of G(i/o)-linked receptors, actions on step- and action potential waveform-evoked Cav channel currents were studied. D2-like receptor activation reduced the conductance of Cav2.2 but not Cav1 channels. Modulation was mediated, in part, by direct binding of Gbetagamma subunits because it was attenuated by brief depolarization. D2 and/or D3 dopamine receptors may mediate modulation because a D4-selective agonist was ineffective and mRNA encoding D2 and D3 but not D4 dopamine receptors was detectable. Brain slice recordings confirmed that SKCa channel-mediated action potential afterhyperpolarization was attenuated by D2-like dopamine receptor activation. Together, these data suggest that D2-like dopamine receptors potently modulate the negative feedback control of firing that is mediated by the functional coupling of Cav2.2 and SKCa channels in STN neurons.
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- Sankari Ramanathan
- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Komai H, McDowell TS. Effects of local anesthetics on opioid inhibition of calcium current in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. Neurosci Lett 2007; 418:298-303. [PMID: 17412500 PMCID: PMC2046215 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2007] [Revised: 03/12/2007] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Neuraxial analgesia is often provided using a mixture of local anesthetics and opioids. This combination of agents provides better pain relief and is generally associated with fewer side effects than when either drug is given alone. Local anesthetics have been shown to alter signaling of other G protein-coupled receptors, but little is known about their effect on opioid receptor signaling. Because opioids produce analgesia at least in part by inhibiting presynaptic Ca channels, we have evaluated the effects of tetracaine and bupivacaine on opioid-mediated inhibition of Ca channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons. The mu-opioid specific agonist DAMGO (1microM) inhibited Ca channels in both the absence and presence of tetracaine (50 or 100muM). However, the extent of DAMGO inhibition in the presence of both concentrations of tetracaine was less than that observed in the absence of tetracaine. DAMGO inhibition decreased from 39.2+/-24.4% in control to 34.2+/-24.4% with 50microM tetracaine (n=16; p<0.05), and from 40.5+/-19.6% in control to 34.6+/-20.5% with 100microM tetracaine (n=10; p<0.05). Similar results were seen with bupivacaine. Tetracaine also decreased the voltage-dependent facilitation of Ca channel currents when G proteins were activated by either DAMGO or the non-hydrolyzable GTP analogue (GTPgammaS), suggesting that tetracaine weakens the interaction between G protein betagamma subunits and the Ca channel. Overall, these results suggest that local anesthetics decrease opioid inhibition of Ca channel activity by interfering with the GTP-mediated signal transduction between opioid receptors and Ca channels.
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- * Corresponding author at: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, B6/319 Clinical Sciences Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3272, United States. Tel.: +1 608 263 8698; fax: +1 608 263 0575. E-mail address: (T.S. McDowell)
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The regulation of presynaptic, voltage-gated calcium channels by activation of heptahelical G protein-coupled receptors exerts a crucial influence on presynaptic calcium entry and hence on neurotransmitter release. Receptor activation subjects presynaptic N- and P/Q-type calcium channels to a rapid, membrane-delimited inhibition-mediated by direct, voltage-dependent interactions between G protein betagamma subunits and the channels-and to a slower, voltage-independent modulation involving soluble second messenger molecules. In turn, the direct inhibition of the channels is regulated as a function of many factors, including channel subtype, ancillary calcium channel subunits, and the types of G proteins and G protein regulatory factors involved. Twenty-five years after this mode of physiological regulation was first described, we review the investigations that have led to our current understanding of its molecular mechanisms.
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- H William Tedford
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Han J, Mark MD, Li X, Xie M, Waka S, Rettig J, Herlitze S. RGS2 determines short-term synaptic plasticity in hippocampal neurons by regulating Gi/o-mediated inhibition of presynaptic Ca2+ channels. Neuron 2006; 51:575-86. [PMID: 16950156 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2006] [Revised: 06/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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RGS2, one of the small members of the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) family, is highly expressed in brain and regulates G(i/o) as well as G(q)-coupled receptor pathways. RGS2 modulates anxiety, aggression, and blood pressure in mice, suggesting that RGS2 regulates synaptic circuits underlying animal physiology and behavior. How RGS2 in brain influences synaptic activity is unknown. We therefore analyzed the synaptic function of RGS2 in hippocampal neurons by comparing electrophysiological recordings from RGS2 knockout and wild-type mice. Our study provides a general mechanism of the action of the RGS family containing RGS2 by demonstrating that RGS2 increases synaptic vesicle release by downregulating the G(i/o)-mediated presynaptic Ca(2+) channel inhibition and therefore provides an explanation of how regulation of RGS2 expression can modulate the function of neuronal circuits underlying behavior.
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- Jing Han
- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room E 604, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Ding J, Guzman JN, Tkatch T, Chen S, Goldberg JA, Ebert PJ, Levitt P, Wilson CJ, Hamm HE, Surmeier DJ. RGS4-dependent attenuation of M4 autoreceptor function in striatal cholinergic interneurons following dopamine depletion. Nat Neurosci 2006; 9:832-42. [PMID: 16699510 DOI: 10.1038/nn1700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative disorder whose symptoms are caused by the loss of dopaminergic neurons innervating the striatum. As striatal dopamine levels fall, striatal acetylcholine release rises, exacerbating motor symptoms. This adaptation is commonly attributed to the loss of interneuronal regulation by inhibitory D(2) dopamine receptors. Our results point to a completely different, new mechanism. After striatal dopamine depletion, D(2) dopamine receptor modulation of calcium (Ca(2+)) channels controlling vesicular acetylcholine release in interneurons was unchanged, but M(4) muscarinic autoreceptor coupling to these same channels was markedly attenuated. This adaptation was attributable to the upregulation of RGS4-an autoreceptor-associated, GTPase-accelerating protein. This specific signaling adaptation extended to a broader loss of autoreceptor control of interneuron spiking. These observations suggest that RGS4-dependent attenuation of interneuronal autoreceptor signaling is a major factor in the elevation of striatal acetylcholine release in Parkinson disease.
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- Jun Ding
- Department of Physiology and Institute for Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Butcher AJ, Leroy J, Richards MW, Pratt WS, Dolphin AC. The importance of occupancy rather than affinity of CaV(beta) subunits for the calcium channel I-II linker in relation to calcium channel function. J Physiol 2006; 574:387-98. [PMID: 16627564 PMCID: PMC1817768 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.109744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The Ca(V)beta subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels regulate the trafficking and biophysical properties of these channels. We have taken advantage of mutations in the tyrosine residue within the alpha interaction domain (AID) in the I-II linker of Ca(V)2.2 which reduce, but do not abolish, the binding of beta1b to the AID of Ca(V)2.2. We have found that the mutation Y388S decreased the affinity of Ca(V)beta1b binding to the Ca(V)2.2 I-II linker from 14 to 329 nm. However, the Y388S mutation had no effect on current density and cell surface expression of Ca(V)2.2/alpha2delta-2/beta1b channels expressed in human embryonic kidney tsA-201 cells, when equivalent proportions of cDNA were used. Furthermore, despite the 24-fold reduced affinity of Ca(V)beta1b for the Y388S I-II linker of Ca(V)2.2, all the key features of modulation as well as trafficking by Ca(V)beta subunits remained intact. This is in contrast to the much more marked effect of the W391A mutation, which abolished interaction with the Ca(V)2.2 I-II linker, and very markedly affected the trafficking of the channels. However, using the Xenopus oocyte expression system, where expression levels can be accurately titrated, when Ca(V)beta1b cDNA was diluted 50-fold, all evidence of interaction with Ca(V)2.2 Y388S was lost, although wild-type Ca(V)2.2 was still normally modulated by the reduced concentration of beta1b. These results indicate that high affinity interaction with the alpha1 subunit is not necessary for any of the modulatory effects of Ca(V)beta subunits, but occupancy of the interaction site is important, and this will occur, despite the reduced affinity, if the Ca(V)beta subunit is present in sufficient excess.
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- Adrian J Butcher
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Pharmacology, Andrew Huxley Building, University College London, UK
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The rapid entry of calcium into cells through activation of voltage-gated calcium channels directly affects membrane potential and contributes to electrical excitability, repetitive firing patterns, excitation-contraction coupling, and gene expression. At presynaptic nerve terminals, calcium entry is the initial trigger mediating the release of neurotransmitters via the calcium-dependent fusion of synaptic vesicles and involves interactions with the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor complex of synaptic release proteins. Physiological factors or drugs that affect either presynaptic calcium channel activity or the efficacy of calcium-dependent vesicle fusion have dramatic consequences on synaptic transmission, including that mediating pain signaling. The N-type calcium channel exhibits a number of characteristics that make it an attractive target for therapeutic intervention concerning chronic and neuropathic pain conditions. Within the past year, both U.S. and European regulatory agencies have approved the use of the cationic peptide Prialt for the treatment of intractable pain. Prialt is the first N-type calcium channel blocker approved for clinical use and represents the first new proven mechanism of action for chronic pain intervention in many years. The present review discusses the rationale behind targeting the N-type calcium channel, some of the limitations confronting the widespread clinical application of Prialt, and outlines possible strategies to improve upon Prialt's relatively narrow therapeutic window.
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- Terrance P Snutch
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4.
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Snutch TP, David LS. T-type calcium channels: an emerging therapeutic target for the treatment of pain. Drug Dev Res 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Agler HL, Evans J, Tay LH, Anderson MJ, Colecraft HM, Yue DT. G protein-gated inhibitory module of N-type (ca(v)2.2) ca2+ channels. Neuron 2005; 46:891-904. [PMID: 15953418 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2004] [Revised: 03/08/2005] [Accepted: 05/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Voltage-dependent G protein (Gbetagamma) inhibition of N-type (CaV2.2) channels supports presynaptic inhibition and represents a central paradigm of channel modulation. Still controversial are the proposed determinants for such modulation, which reside on the principal alpha1B channel subunit. These include the interdomain I-II loop (I-II), the carboxy tail (CT), and the amino terminus (NT). Here, we probed these determinants and related mechanisms, utilizing compound-state analysis with yeast two-hybrid and mammalian cell FRET assays of binding among channel segments and G proteins. Chimeric channels confirmed the unique importance of NT. Binding assays revealed selective interaction between NT and I-II elements. Coexpressing NT peptide with Gbetagamma induced constitutive channel inhibition, suggesting that the NT domain constitutes a G protein-gated inhibitory module. Such inhibition was limited to NT regions interacting with I-II, and G-protein inhibition was abolished within alpha1B channels lacking these NT regions. Thus, an NT module, acting via interactions with the I-II loop, appears fundamental to such modulation.
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- Heather L Agler
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Ca2+ Signals Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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De Waard M, Hering J, Weiss N, Feltz A. How do G proteins directly control neuronal Ca2+ channel function? Trends Pharmacol Sci 2005; 26:427-36. [PMID: 16009433 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2005.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2004] [Revised: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 06/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ca2+ entry into neuronal cells is modulated by the activation of numerous G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Much effort has been invested in studying direct G-protein-mediated inhibition of voltage-dependent CaV2 Ca2+ channels. This inhibition occurs through a series of convergent modifications in the biophysical properties of the channels. An integrated view of the structural organization of the Gbetagamma-dimer binding-site pocket within the channel is emerging. In this review, we discuss how variable geometry of the Gbetagamma binding pocket can yield distinct sets of channel inhibition. In addition, we propose specific mechanisms for the regulation of the channel by G proteins that take into account the regulatory input of each Gbetagamma binding element.
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- Michel De Waard
- Laboratoire Canaux Calciques, Fonctions et Pathologies, Inserm U607, CEA, DRDC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
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Scheuber A, Miles R, Poncer JC. Presynaptic Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 differentially influence release dynamics at hippocampal excitatory synapses. J Neurosci 2005; 24:10402-9. [PMID: 15548655 PMCID: PMC6730307 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1664-04.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Presynaptic calcium influx at most excitatory central synapses is carried by both Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 channels. The kinetics and modulation of Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 channels differ and may affect presynaptic calcium influx. We compared release dynamics at CA3/CA1 synapses in rat hippocampus after selective blockade of either channel subtype and subsequent quantal content restoration. Selective blockade of Cav2.1 channels enhanced paired-pulse facilitation, whereas blockade of Cav2.2 channels decreased it. This effect was observed at short (50 msec) but not longer (500 msec) intervals and was maintained during prolonged bursts of presynaptic activity. It did not reflect differences in the distance of the channels from the calcium sensor. The suppression of this effect by preincubation with the G(o/i)-protein inhibitor pertussis toxin suggests instead that high-frequency stimulation relieves inhibition of Cav2.2 by G(o/i), thereby increasing the number of available channels.
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- Anita Scheuber
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Equipe Mixte 224 Cortex et Epilepsie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
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Li X, Hümmer A, Han J, Xie M, Melnik-Martinez K, Moreno RL, Buck M, Mark MD, Herlitze S. G protein beta2 subunit-derived peptides for inhibition and induction of G protein pathways. Examination of voltage-gated Ca2+ and G protein inwardly rectifying K+ channels. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:23945-59. [PMID: 15824105 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m414078200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels of the N-, P/Q-, and R-type and G protein inwardly rectifying K+ channels (GIRK) are modulated via direct binding of G proteins. The modulation is mediated by G protein betagamma subunits. By using electrophysiological recordings and fluorescence resonance energy transfer, we characterized the modulatory domains of the G protein beta subunit on the recombinant P/Q-type channel and GIRK channel expressed in HEK293 cells and on native non-L-type Ca2+ currents of cultured hippocampal neurons. We found that Gbeta2 subunit-derived deletion constructs and synthesized peptides can either induce or inhibit G protein modulation of the examined ion channels. In particular, the 25-amino acid peptide derived from the Gbeta2 N terminus inhibits G protein modulation, whereas a 35-amino acid peptide derived from the Gbeta2 C terminus induced modulation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels and GIRK channels. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) analysis of the live action of these peptides revealed that the 25-amino acid peptide diminished the FRET signal between G protein beta2gamma3 subunits, indicating a reorientation between G protein beta2gamma3 subunits in the presence of the peptide. In contrast, the 35-amino acid peptide increased the FRET signal between GIRK1,2 channel subunits, similarly to the Gbetagamma-mediated FRET increase observed for this GIRK subunit combination. Circular dichroism spectra of the synthesized peptides suggest that the 25-amino acid peptide is structured. These results indicate that individual G protein beta subunit domains can act as independent, separate modulatory domains to either induce or inhibit G protein modulation for several effector proteins.
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- Xiang Li
- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Fisyunov A, Pluzhnikov K, Molyavka A, Grishin E, Lozovaya N, Krishtal O. Novel spider toxin slows down the activation kinetics of P-type Ca2+ channels in Purkinje neurons of rat. Toxicology 2005; 207:129-36. [PMID: 15590128 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Revised: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 09/10/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
We have identified a novel polypeptide toxin (Lsp-1) from the venom of the spider Lycosa (LS). Its effect has been examined on the P-type calcium channels in Purkinje neurons, using whole-cell patch-clamp. This toxin (at saturating concentration 7 nM) produces prominent (four-fold) deceleration of the activation kinetics and partial (71+/-6%) decrease of the amplitude of P-current without affecting either deactivation or inactivation kinetics. These effects are not use-dependent. They are partially reversible within a minute upon the wash-out of the toxin. Intracellular perfusion of Purkinje neurons with 100 microM of GDP or 2 microM of GTPgammaS, as well as strong depolarising pre-pulses (+100 mV), do not eliminate the action of Lsp-1 on P-channels indicating that down-modulation via guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G-proteins) is not involved in the observed phenomenon. In view of extremely high functional significance of P-channels, the toxin can be suggested as a useful pharmacological tool.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander Fisyunov
- Department of Cellular Membranology, A.A. Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Bogomoletz Street 4, Kiev 01024, Ukraine
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