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Dagnino-Acosta A, Guerrero-Hernandez A. PKC Inhibits Sec61 Translocon-Mediated Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Leak in Smooth Muscle Cells. Front Physiol 2022; 13:925023. [PMID: 35837019 PMCID: PMC9275787 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.925023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PKC inhibitors stimulate Ca2+ release from internal stores in diverse cell types. Our data indicate that this action cannot be explained by an increased agonist-induced IP3 production or an overloaded SR Ca2+ pool in smooth muscle cells from guinea pig urinary bladder. The incubation of these cells with three different PKC inhibitors, such as Go6976, Go6983, and BIM 1, resulted in a higher SR Ca2+ leak revealed by inhibition of the SERCA pump with thapsigargin. This SR Ca2+ leakage was sensitive to protein translocation inhibitors such as emetine and anisomycin. Since this increased SR Ca2+ leak did not result in a depleted SR Ca2+ store, we have inferred there was a compensatory increase in SERCA pump activity, resulting in a higher steady-state. This new steady-state increased the frequency of Spontaneous Transient Outward Currents (STOCs), which reflect the activation of high conductance, Ca2+-sensitive potassium channels in response to RyR-mediated Ca2+ sparks. This increased STOC frequency triggered by PKC inhibition was restored to normal by inhibiting translocon-mediated Ca2+ leak with emetine. These results suggest a critical role of PKC-mediated translocon phosphorylation in regulating SR Ca2+ steady-state, which, in turn, alters SR Ca2+ releasing activity.
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- Adan Dagnino-Acosta
- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, CONACYT-Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Agustín Guerrero-Hernandez,
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Buckley C, Zhang X, Wilson C, McCarron JG. Carbenoxolone and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid inhibit inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated endothelial cell calcium signalling and depolarise mitochondria. Br J Pharmacol 2021; 178:896-912. [PMID: 33269468 PMCID: PMC9328419 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Coordinated endothelial control of cardiovascular function is proposed to occur by endothelial cell communication via gap junctions and connexins. To study intercellular communication, the pharmacological agents carbenoxolone (CBX) and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (18βGA) are used widely as connexin inhibitors and gap junction blockers. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We investigated the effects of CBX and 18βGA on intercellular Ca2+ waves, evoked by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3 ) in the endothelium of intact mesenteric resistance arteries. KEY RESULTS Acetycholine-evoked IP3 -mediated Ca2+ release and propagated waves were inhibited by CBX (100 μM) and 18βGA (40 μM). Unexpectedly, the Ca2+ signals were inhibited uniformly in all cells, suggesting that CBX and 18βGA reduced Ca2+ release. Localised photolysis of caged IP3 (cIP3 ) was used to provide precise spatiotemporal control of site of cell activation. Local cIP3 photolysis generated reproducible Ca2+ increases and Ca2+ waves that propagated across cells distant to the photolysis site. CBX and 18βGA each blocked Ca2+ waves in a time-dependent manner by inhibiting the initiating IP3 -evoked Ca2+ release event rather than block of gap junctions. This effect was reversed on drug washout and was unaffected by small or intermediate K+ -channel blockers. Furthermore, CBX and 18βGA each rapidly and reversibly collapsed the mitochondrial membrane potential. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS CBX and 18βGA inhibit IP3 -mediated Ca2+ release and depolarise the mitochondrial membrane potential. These results suggest that CBX and 18βGA may block cell-cell communication by acting at sites that are unrelated to gap junctions.
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- Charlotte Buckley
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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Evans AM. On a Magical Mystery Tour with 8-Bromo-Cyclic ADP-Ribose: From All-or-None Block to Nanojunctions and the Cell-Wide Web. Molecules 2020; 25:E4768. [PMID: 33081414 PMCID: PMC7587525 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A plethora of cellular functions are controlled by calcium signals, that are greatly coordinated by calcium release from intracellular stores, the principal component of which is the sarco/endooplasmic reticulum (S/ER). In 1997 it was generally accepted that activation of various G protein-coupled receptors facilitated inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) production, activation of IP3 receptors and thus calcium release from S/ER. Adding to this, it was evident that S/ER resident ryanodine receptors (RyRs) could support two opposing cellular functions by delivering either highly localised calcium signals, such as calcium sparks, or by carrying propagating, global calcium waves. Coincidentally, it was reported that RyRs in mammalian cardiac myocytes might be regulated by a novel calcium mobilising messenger, cyclic adenosine diphosphate-ribose (cADPR), that had recently been discovered by HC Lee in sea urchin eggs. A reputedly selective and competitive cADPR antagonist, 8-bromo-cADPR, had been developed and was made available to us. We used 8-bromo-cADPR to further explore our observation that S/ER calcium release via RyRs could mediate two opposing functions, namely pulmonary artery dilation and constriction, in a manner seemingly independent of IP3Rs or calcium influx pathways. Importantly, the work of others had shown that, unlike skeletal and cardiac muscles, smooth muscles might express all three RyR subtypes. If this were the case in our experimental system and cADPR played a role, then 8-bromo-cADPR would surely block one of the opposing RyR-dependent functions identified, or the other, but certainly not both. The latter seemingly implausible scenario was confirmed. How could this be, do cells hold multiple, segregated SR stores that incorporate different RyR subtypes in receipt of spatially segregated signals carried by cADPR? The pharmacological profile of 8-bromo-cADPR action supported not only this, but also indicated that intracellular calcium signals were delivered across intracellular junctions formed by the S/ER. Not just one, at least two. This article retraces the steps along this journey, from the curious pharmacological profile of 8-bromo-cADPR to the discovery of the cell-wide web, a diverse network of cytoplasmic nanocourses demarcated by S/ER nanojunctions, which direct site-specific calcium flux and may thus coordinate the full panoply of cellular processes.
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Grants
- 01/A/S/07453 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- WT046374 , WT056423, WT070772, WT074434, WT081195AIA, WT212923, WT093147 Wellcome Trust
- PG/10/95/28657 British Heart Foundation
- FS/03/033/15432, FS/05/050, PG/05/128/19884, RG/12/14/29885, PG/10/95/28657 British Heart Foundation
- RG/12/14/29885 British Heart Foundation
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- A Mark Evans
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and Cardiovascular Science, Edinburgh Medical School, Hugh Robson Building, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
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Teng P, Xu X, Ni C, Yan H, Sun Q, Zhang E, Ni Y. Identification of key genes in calcific aortic valve disease by integrated bioinformatics analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21286. [PMID: 32702920 PMCID: PMC7373610 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is highly prevalent in our aging world and has no effective pharmaceutical treatment. Intense efforts have been made but the underlying molecular mechanisms of CAVD are still unclear.This study was designed to identify the critical genes and pathways in CAVD by bioinformatics analysis. Microarray datasets of GSE12644, GSE51472, and GSE83453 were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and functional and pathway enrichment analysis was performed. Subsequently, the protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was constructed with Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes and was visualized with Cytoscape to identify the most significant module. Hub genes were identified by Cytoscape plugin cytoHubba.A total of 179 DEGs, including 101 upregulated genes and 78 downregulated genes, were identified. The enriched functions and pathways of the DEGs include inflammatory and immune response, chemotaxis, extracellular matrix (ECM) organization, complement and coagulation cascades, ECM receptor interaction, and focal adhesion. The most significant module in the PPI network was analyzed and genes among it were mainly enriched in chemotaxis, locomotory behavior, immune response, chemokine signaling pathway, and extracellular space. In addition, DEGs, with degrees ≥ 10 and the top 10 highest Maximal Chique Centrality (MCC) score, were identified as hub genes. CCR1, MMP9, VCAM1, and ITGAX, which were of the highest degree or MCC score, were manually reviewed.The DEGs and hub genes identified in the present study help us understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of CAVD and might serve as candidate therapeutic targets for CAVD.
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- Peng Teng
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Importance of Altered Levels of SERCA, IP 3R, and RyR in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell. Biophys J 2017; 112:265-287. [PMID: 28122214 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.3206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Calcium cycling between the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and the cytosol via the sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase (SERCA) pump, inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R), and Ryanodine receptor (RyR), plays a major role in agonist-induced intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]cyt) dynamics in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Levels of these calcium handling proteins in SR get altered under disease conditions. We have developed a mathematical model to understand the significance of altered levels of SERCA, IP3R, and RyR on the intracellular calcium dynamics of VSMC and to understand how variation in protein levels that arise due to diabetes contribute to different VSMC behavior and thus vascular disease. SR is modeled as a single continuous entity with homogeneous intra-SR calcium. Model results show that agonist-induced intracellular calcium dynamics can be modified by changing the levels of SERCA, IP3R, and/or RyR. Lowering SERCA level will enable intracellular calcium oscillations at low agonist concentrations whereas lowered levels of IP3R and RyR need higher agonist concentration for intracellular calcium oscillations. This research suggests that reduced SERCA level is the main factor responsible for the reduced intracellular calcium transients and contractility in VSMCs.
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Evans AM. Nanojunctions of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Deliver Site- and Function-Specific Calcium Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscles. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2016; 78:1-47. [PMID: 28212795 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Vasoactive agents may induce myocyte contraction, dilation, and the switch from a contractile to a migratory-proliferative phenotype(s), which requires changes in gene expression. These processes are directed, in part, by Ca2+ signals, but how different Ca2+ signals are generated to select each function is enigmatic. We have previously proposed that the strategic positioning of Ca2+ pumps and release channels at membrane-membrane junctions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) demarcates cytoplasmic nanodomains, within which site- and function-specific Ca2+ signals arise. This chapter will describe how nanojunctions of the SR may: (1) define cytoplasmic nanospaces about the plasma membrane, mitochondria, contractile myofilaments, lysosomes, and the nucleus; (2) provide for functional segregation by restricting passive diffusion and by coordinating active ion transfer within a given nanospace via resident Ca2+ pumps and release channels; (3) select for contraction, relaxation, and/or changes in gene expression; and (4) facilitate the switch in myocyte phenotype through junctional reorganization. This should serve to highlight the need for further exploration of cellular nanojunctions and the mechanisms by which they operate, that will undoubtedly open up new therapeutic horizons.
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- A M Evans
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Drumm BT, Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, Thornbury KD, McHale NG, Harvey BJ. The role of cAMP dependent protein kinase in modulating spontaneous intracellular Ca²⁺ waves in interstitial cells of Cajal from the rabbit urethra. Cell Calcium 2014; 56:181-7. [PMID: 25063367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) serve as electrical pacemakers in the rabbit urethra. Pacemaking activity in ICC results from spontaneous intracellular Ca(2+) waves that rely on Ca(2+) release from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stores. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the action of protein kinase A (PKA) affected the generation of Ca(2+) waves in ICC. Intracellular [Ca(2+)] was measured in fluo-4 loaded ICC, freshly isolated from the rabbit urethra using a Nipkow spinning disc confocal microscope. Application of the PKA inhibitor H-89 (10 μM) significantly inhibited the generation of spontaneous Ca(2+) waves in ICC and this was associated with a significant decrease in the ER Ca(2+) load, measured with 10mM caffeine responses. Ca(2+) waves could be rescued in the presence of H-89 by stimulating ryanodine receptors (RyRs) with 1mM caffeine but not by activation of inositol 1,4,5 tri-phosphate receptors (IP3Rs) with 10 μM phenylephrine. Increasing intracellular PKA with the cAMP agonists forskolin and 8-bromo-cAMP failed to yield an increase in Ca(2+) wave activity. We conclude that PKA may be maximally active under basal conditions in ICC and that inhibition of PKA with H-89 leads to a decreased ER Ca(2+) load sufficient to inactivate IP3Rs but not RyRs.
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- Bernard T Drumm
- Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Co. Louth, Ireland; Molecular Medicine Laboratories, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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- Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Co. Louth, Ireland
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- Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Co. Louth, Ireland
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- Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Co. Louth, Ireland
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- Smooth Muscle Research Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Co. Louth, Ireland
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratories, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Kapoor N, Maxwell JT, Mignery GA, Will D, Blatter LA, Banach K. Spatially defined InsP3-mediated signaling in embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. PLoS One 2014; 9:e83715. [PMID: 24409283 PMCID: PMC3883750 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The functional role of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) signaling in cardiomyocytes is not entirely understood but it was linked to an increased propensity for triggered activity. The aim of this study was to determine how InsP3 receptors can translate Ca(2+) release into a depolarization of the plasma membrane and consequently arrhythmic activity. We used embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (ESdCs) as a model system since their spontaneous electrical activity depends on InsP3-mediated Ca(2+) release. [InsP3]i was monitored with the FRET-based InsP3-biosensor FIRE-1 (Fluorescent InsP3 Responsive Element) and heterogeneity in sub-cellular [InsP3]i was achieved by targeted expression of FIRE-1 in the nucleus (FIRE-1nuc) or expression of InsP3 5-phosphatase (m43) localized to the plasma membrane. Spontaneous activity of ESdCs was monitored simultaneously as cytosolic Ca(2+) transients (Fluo-4/AM) and action potentials (current clamp). During diastole, the diastolic depolarization was paralleled by an increase of [Ca(2+)]i and spontaneous activity was modulated by [InsP3]i. A 3.7% and 1.7% increase of FIRE-1 FRET ratio and 3.0 and 1.5 fold increase in beating frequency was recorded upon stimulation with endothelin-1 (ET-1, 100 nmol/L) or phenylephrine (PE, 10 µmol/L), respectively. Buffering of InsP3 by FIRE-1nuc had no effect on the basal frequency while attenuation of InsP3 signaling throughout the cell (FIRE-1), or at the plasma membrane (m43) resulted in a 53.7% and 54.0% decrease in beating frequency. In m43 expressing cells the response to ET-1 was completely suppressed. Ca(2+) released from InsP3Rs is more effective than Ca(2+) released from RyRs to enhance INCX. The results support the hypothesis that in ESdCs InsP3Rs form a functional signaling domain with NCX that translates Ca(2+) release efficiently into a depolarization of the membrane potential.
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- Nidhi Kapoor
- Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, Dept. of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research, Dept. of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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McCarron JG, Olson ML, Wilson C, Sandison ME, Chalmers S. Examining the role of mitochondria in Ca²⁺ signaling in native vascular smooth muscle. Microcirculation 2013; 20:317-29. [PMID: 23305516 PMCID: PMC3708117 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake contributes important feedback controls to limit the time course of Ca2+signals. Mitochondria regulate cytosolic [Ca2+] over an exceptional breath of concentrations (∼200 nM to >10 μM) to provide a wide dynamic range in the control of Ca2+ signals. Ca2+ uptake is achieved by passing the ion down the electrochemical gradient, across the inner mitochondria membrane, which itself arises from the export of protons. The proton export process is efficient and on average there are less than three protons free within the mitochondrial matrix. To study mitochondrial function, the most common approaches are to alter the proton gradient and to measure the electrochemical gradient. However, drugs which alter the mitochondrial proton gradient may have substantial off target effects that necessitate careful consideration when interpreting their effect on Ca2+ signals. Measurement of the mitochondrial electrochemical gradient is most often performed using membrane potential sensitive fluorophores. However, the signals arising from these fluorophores have a complex relationship with the electrochemical gradient and are altered by changes in plasma membrane potential. Care is again needed in interpreting results. This review provides a brief description of some of the methods commonly used to alter and measure mitochondrial contribution to Ca2+ signaling in native smooth muscle.
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- John G McCarron
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
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Plattner H. Calcium regulation in the protozoan model, Paramecium tetraurelia. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2013; 61:95-114. [PMID: 24001309 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Early in eukaryotic evolution, the cell has evolved a considerable inventory of proteins engaged in the regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations, not only to avoid toxic effects but beyond that to exploit the signaling capacity of Ca(2+) by small changes in local concentration. Among protozoa, the ciliate Paramecium may now be one of the best analyzed models. Ciliary activity and exo-/endocytosis are governed by Ca(2+) , the latter by Ca(2+) mobilization from alveolar sacs and a superimposed store-operated Ca(2+) -influx. Paramecium cells possess plasma membrane- and endoplasmic reticulum-resident Ca(2+) -ATPases/pumps (PMCA, SERCA), a variety of Ca(2+) influx channels, including mechanosensitive and voltage-dependent channels in the plasma membrane, furthermore a plethora of Ca(2+) -release channels (CRC) of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and ryanodine receptor type in different compartments, notably the contractile vacuole complex and the alveolar sacs, as well as in vesicles participating in vesicular trafficking. Additional types of CRC probably also occur but they have not been identified at a molecular level as yet, as is the equivalent of synaptotagmin as a Ca(2+) sensor for exocytosis. Among established targets and sensors of Ca(2+) in Paramecium are calmodulin, calcineurin, as well as Ca(2+) /calmodulin-dependent protein kinases, all with multiple functions. Thus, basic elements of Ca(2+) signaling are available for Paramecium.
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- Helmut Plattner
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box 5544, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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McCarron JG, Wilson C, Sandison ME, Olson ML, Girkin JM, Saunter C, Chalmers S. From structure to function: mitochondrial morphology, motion and shaping in vascular smooth muscle. J Vasc Res 2013; 50:357-71. [PMID: 23887139 PMCID: PMC3884171 DOI: 10.1159/000353883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The diversity of mitochondrial arrangements, which arise from the organelle being static or moving, or fusing and dividing in a dynamically reshaping network, is only beginning to be appreciated. While significant progress has been made in understanding the proteins that reorganise mitochondria, the physiological significance of the various arrangements is poorly understood. The lack of understanding may occur partly because mitochondrial morphology is studied most often in cultured cells. The simple anatomy of cultured cells presents an attractive model for visualizing mitochondrial behaviour but contrasts with the complexity of native cells in which elaborate mitochondrial movements and morphologies may not occur. Mitochondrial changes may take place in native cells (in response to stress and proliferation), but over a slow time-course and the cellular function contributed is unclear. To determine the role mitochondrial arrangements play in cell function, a crucial first step is characterisation of the interactions among mitochondrial components. Three aspects of mitochondrial behaviour are described in this review: (1) morphology, (2) motion and (3) rapid shape changes. The proposed physiological roles to which various mitochondrial arrangements contribute and difficulties in interpreting some of the physiological conclusions are also outlined.
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- John G. McCarron
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde Wolfson Centre, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK
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Early in evolution, Ca(2+) emerged as the most important second messenger for regulating widely different cellular functions. In eukaryotic cells Ca(2+) signals originate from several sources, i.e. influx from the outside medium, release from internal stores or from both. In mammalian cells, Ca(2+)-release channels represented by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors and ryanodine receptors (InsP3R and RyR, respectively) are the most important. In unicellular organisms and plants, these channels are characterised with much less precision. In the ciliated protozoan, Paramecium tetraurelia, 34 molecularly distinct Ca(2+)-release channels that can be grouped in six subfamilies, based on criteria such as domain structure, pore, selectivity filter and activation mechanism have been identified. Some of these channels are genuine InsP3Rs and some are related to RyRs. Others show some--but not all--features that are characteristic for one or the other type of release channel. Localisation and gene silencing experiments revealed widely different--yet distinct--localisation, activation and functional engagement of the different Ca(2+)-release channels. Here, we shall discuss early evolutionary routes of Ca(2+)-release machinery in protozoa and demonstrate that detailed domain analyses and scrutinised functional analyses are instrumental for in-depth evolutionary mapping of Ca(2+)-release channels in unicellular organisms.
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- Helmut Plattner
- Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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van Breemen C, Fameli N, Evans AM. Pan-junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum in vascular smooth muscle: nanospace Ca2+ transport for site- and function-specific Ca2+ signalling. J Physiol 2013; 591:2043-54. [PMID: 23339179 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.246348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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This review focuses on how smooth muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), the major releasable Ca(2+) store in these cells, performs its many functions by communicating with the plasma membrane (PM) and other organelles across cytoplasmic nanospaces, defined by membrane-membrane junctions less than 50 nm across. In spite of accumulating evidence in favour of the view that cytoplasmic nanospaces are a prerequisite for effective control of diverse cellular functions, our current understanding of how smooth muscle cells accomplish site- and function-specific Ca(2+) signalling remains in its infancy. We first present evidence in support of the view that effective Ca(2+) signalling depends on the restricted diffusion of Ca(2+) within cytoplasmic nanospaces. We then develop an evidence-based model of the smooth muscle SR - the 'pan-junctional SR' model - that incorporates a network of tubules and quilts that are capable of auto-regulating their Ca(2+) content and determining junctional [Ca(2+)]i through loading and unloading at membrane-membrane nanojunctions. Thereby, we provide a novel working hypothesis in order to inform future investigation into the control of a variety of cellular functions by local Ca(2+) signals at junctional nanospaces, from contraction and energy metabolism to nuclear transcription. Based on the current literature, we discuss the molecular mechanisms whereby the SR mediates these multiple functions through the interaction of ion channels and pumps embedded in apposing membranes within inter-organellar junctions. We finally highlight the fact that although most current hypotheses are qualitatively supported by experimental data, solid quantitative simulations are seriously lacking. Considering that at physiological concentrations the number of calcium ions in a typical junctional nanospace between the PM and SR is of the order of 1, ion concentration variability plays a major role as the currency of information transfer and stochastic quantitative modelling will be required to both test and develop working hypotheses.
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McCarron JG, Olson ML, Chalmers S, Girkin JM. Single cell and subcellular measurements of intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 937:239-251. [PMID: 23007591 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-086-1_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Increases in bulk average cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](c)) are derived from the combined activities of many Ca(2+) channels. Near (<100 nm) the mouth of each of these channels the local [Ca(2+)](c) rises and falls more quickly and reaches much greater values than occurs in the bulk cytoplasm. Even during apparently uniform, steady-state [Ca(2+)] increases large local inhomogeneities exist near channels. These local increases modulate processes that are sensitive to rapid and large changes in [Ca(2+)] but they cannot easily be visualized with conventional imaging approaches. The [Ca(2+)] changes near channels can be examined using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF) to excite fluorophores that lie within 100 nm of the plasma membrane. TIRF is particularly powerful when combined with electrophysiology so that ion channel activity can be related simultaneously to the local subplasma membrane and bulk average [Ca(2+)](c). Together these techniques provide a better understanding of the local modulation and control of Ca(2+) signals.
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- John G McCarron
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
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Combined calcium fluorescence recording with ionic currents in contractile cells. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 937:149-60. [PMID: 23007584 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-086-1_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Measurement of calcium (Ca(2+)) fluorescence in conjunction with ionic currents is of particular importance in contractile cells, such as cardiac ventricular myocytes and vascular smooth muscle. The interplay between membrane potential and intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) is fundamental to the regulation of contractile function and cell signalling. Here the loading of cells either with an esterified fluorescence indicator prior to patch clamp recording, or dye loading via the patch pipette with "free" indicator, is described to allow simultaneous measurement of fluorescence and electrical signals.
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Olson ML, Sandison ME, Chalmers S, McCarron JG. Microdomains of muscarinic acetylcholine and Ins(1,4,5)P₃ receptors create 'Ins(1,4,5)P₃ junctions' and sites of Ca²+ wave initiation in smooth muscle. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:5315-28. [PMID: 22946060 PMCID: PMC3561854 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.105163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Increases in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) mediated by inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3, hereafter InsP3] regulate activities that include division, contraction and cell death. InsP3-evoked Ca2+ release often begins at a single site, then regeneratively propagates through the cell as a Ca2+ wave. The Ca2+ wave consistently begins at the same site on successive activations. Here, we address the mechanisms that determine the Ca2+ wave initiation site in intestinal smooth muscle cells. Neither an increased sensitivity of InsP3 receptors (InsP3R) to InsP3 nor regional clustering of muscarinic receptors (mAChR3) or InsP3R1 explained the selection of an initiation site. However, examination of the overlap of mAChR3 and InsP3R1 localisation, by centre of mass analysis, revealed that there was a small percentage (∼10%) of sites that showed colocalisation. Indeed, the extent of colocalisation was greatest at the Ca2+ wave initiation site. The initiation site might arise from a selective delivery of InsP3 from mAChR3 activity to particular InsP3Rs to generate faster local [Ca2+]c increases at sites of colocalisation. In support of this hypothesis, a localised subthreshold ‘priming’ InsP3 concentration applied rapidly, but at regions distant from the initiation site, shifted the wave to the site of the priming. Conversely, when the Ca2+ rise at the initiation site was rapidly and selectively attenuated, the Ca2+ wave again shifted and initiated at a new site. These results indicate that Ca2+ waves initiate where there is a structural and functional coupling of mAChR3 and InsP3R1, which generates junctions in which InsP3 acts as a highly localised signal by being rapidly and selectively delivered to InsP3R1.
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- Marnie L Olson
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, The Arbuthnott Building, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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MacMillan D, Kennedy C, McCarron JG. ATP inhibits Ins(1,4,5)P3-evoked Ca2+ release in smooth muscle via P2Y1 receptors. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:5151-8. [PMID: 22899721 PMCID: PMC5704898 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) mediates a variety of biological functions following nerve-evoked release, via activation of either G-protein-coupled P2Y- or ligand-gated P2X receptors. In smooth muscle, ATP, acting via P2Y receptors (P2YR), may act as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The underlying mechanism(s) remain unclear, but have been proposed to involve the production of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] by phospholipase C (PLC), to evoke Ca2+ release from the internal store and stimulation of Ca2+-activated potassium (KCa) channels to cause membrane hyperpolarization. This mechanism requires Ca2+ release from the store. However, in the present study, ATP evoked transient Ca2+ increases in only ~10% of voltage-clamped single smooth muscle cells. These results do not support activation of KCa as the major mechanism underlying inhibition of smooth muscle activity. Interestingly, ATP inhibited Ins(1,4,5)P3-evoked Ca2+ release in cells that did not show a Ca2+ rise in response to purinergic activation. The reduction in Ins(1,4,5)P3-evoked Ca2+ release was not mimicked by adenosine and therefore, cannot be explained by hydrolysis of ATP to adenosine. The reduction in Ins(1,4,5)P3-evoked Ca2+ release was, however, also observed with its primary metabolite, ADP, and blocked by the P2Y1R antagonist, MRS2179, and the G protein inhibitor, GDPβS, but not by PLC inhibition. The present study demonstrates a novel inhibitory effect of P2Y1R activation on Ins(1,4,5)P3-evoked Ca2+ release, such that purinergic stimulation acts to prevent Ins(1,4,5)P3-mediated increases in excitability in smooth muscle and promote relaxation.
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- D MacMillan
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
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Plattner H, Sehring IM, Mohamed IK, Miranda K, De Souza W, Billington R, Genazzani A, Ladenburger EM. Calcium signaling in closely related protozoan groups (Alveolata): non-parasitic ciliates (Paramecium, Tetrahymena) vs. parasitic Apicomplexa (Plasmodium, Toxoplasma). Cell Calcium 2012; 51:351-82. [PMID: 22387010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The importance of Ca2+-signaling for many subcellular processes is well established in higher eukaryotes, whereas information about protozoa is restricted. Recent genome analyses have stimulated such work also with Alveolates, such as ciliates (Paramecium, Tetrahymena) and their pathogenic close relatives, the Apicomplexa (Plasmodium, Toxoplasma). Here we compare Ca2+ signaling in the two closely related groups. Acidic Ca2+ stores have been characterized in detail in Apicomplexa, but hardly in ciliates. Two-pore channels engaged in Ca2+-release from acidic stores in higher eukaryotes have not been stingently characterized in either group. Both groups are endowed with plasma membrane- and endoplasmic reticulum-type Ca2+-ATPases (PMCA, SERCA), respectively. Only recently was it possible to identify in Paramecium a number of homologs of ryanodine and inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate receptors (RyR, IP3R) and to localize them to widely different organelles participating in vesicle trafficking. For Apicomplexa, physiological experiments suggest the presence of related channels although their identity remains elusive. In Paramecium, IP3Rs are constitutively active in the contractile vacuole complex; RyR-related channels in alveolar sacs are activated during exocytosis stimulation, whereas in the parasites the homologous structure (inner membrane complex) may no longer function as a Ca2+ store. Scrutinized comparison of the two closely related protozoan phyla may stimulate further work and elucidate adaptation to parasitic life. See also "Conclusions" section.
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- H Plattner
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, P.O. Box 5560, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Takeda Y, Nystoriak MA, Nieves-Cintrón M, Santana LF, Navedo MF. Relationship between Ca2+ sparklets and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ load and release in rat cerebral arterial smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 301:H2285-94. [PMID: 21984539 PMCID: PMC3233819 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00488.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ca(+) sparklets are subcellular Ca(2+) signals produced by the opening of sarcolemmal L-type Ca(2+) channels. Ca(2+) sparklet activity varies within the sarcolemma of arterial myocytes. In this study, we examined the relationship between Ca(2+) sparklet activity and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) accumulation and release in cerebral arterial myocytes. Our data indicate that the SR is a vast organelle with multiple regions near the sarcolemma of these cells. Ca(2+) sparklet sites were located at or <0.2 μm from SR-sarcolemmal junctions. We found that while Ca(2+) sparklets increase the rate of SR Ca(2+) refilling in arterial myocytes, their activity did not induce regional variations in SR Ca(2+) content or Ca(2+) spark activity. In arterial myocytes, L-type Ca(2+) channel activity was independent of SR Ca(2+) load. This ruled out a potential feedback mechanism whereby SR Ca(2+) load regulates the activity of these channels. Together, our data suggest a model in which Ca(2+) sparklets contribute Ca(2+) influx into a cytosolic Ca(2+) pool from which sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase pumps Ca(2+) into the SR, indirectly regulating SR function.
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- Yukari Takeda
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA
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Calcium-release channels in paramecium. Genomic expansion, differential positioning and partial transcriptional elimination. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27111. [PMID: 22102876 PMCID: PMC3213138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The release of Ca2+ from internal stores is a major source of signal Ca2+ in almost all cell types. The internal Ca2+ pools are activated via two main families of intracellular Ca2+-release channels, the ryanodine and the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) receptors. Among multicellular organisms these channel types are ubiquitous, whereas in most unicellular eukaryotes the identification of orthologs is impaired probably due to evolutionary sequence divergence. However, the ciliated protozoan Paramecium allowed us to prognosticate six groups, with a total of 34 genes, encoding proteins with characteristics typical of InsP3 and ryanodine receptors by BLAST search of the Paramecium database. We here report that these Ca2+-release channels may display all or only some of the characteristics of canonical InsP3 and ryanodine receptors. In all cases, prediction methods indicate the presence of six trans-membrane regions in the C-terminal domains, thus corresponding to canonical InsP3 receptors, while a sequence homologous to the InsP3-binding domain is present only in some types. Only two types have been analyzed in detail previously. We now show, by using antibodies and eventually by green fluorescent protein labeling, that the members of all six groups localize to distinct organelles known to participate in vesicle trafficking and, thus, may provide Ca2+ for local membrane-membrane interactions. Whole genome duplication can explain radiation within the six groups. Comparative and evolutionary evaluation suggests derivation from a common ancestor of canonical InsP3 and ryanodine receptors. With one group we could ascertain, to our knowledge for the first time, aberrant splicing in one thoroughly analyzed Paramecium gene. This yields truncated forms and, thus, may indicate a way to pseudogene formation. No comparable analysis is available for any other, free-living or parasitic/pathogenic protozoan.
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Westcott EB, Jackson WF. Heterogeneous function of ryanodine receptors, but not IP3 receptors, in hamster cremaster muscle feed arteries and arterioles. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 300:H1616-30. [PMID: 21357503 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00728.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The roles played by ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP₃Rs) in vascular smooth muscle in the microcirculation remain unclear. Therefore, the function of both RyRs and IP₃Rs in Ca(²+) signals and myogenic tone in hamster cremaster muscle feed arteries and downstream arterioles were assessed using confocal imaging and pressure myography. Feed artery vascular smooth muscle displayed Ca(²+) sparks and Ca(²+) waves, which were inhibited by the RyR antagonists ryanodine (10 μM) or tetracaine (100 μM). Despite the inhibition of sparks and waves, ryanodine or tetracaine increased global intracellular Ca(²+) and constricted the arteries. The blockade of IP₃Rs with xestospongin D (5 μM) or 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (100 μM) or the inhibition of phospholipase C using U-73122 (10 μM) also attenuated Ca(2+) waves without affecting Ca(²+) sparks. Importantly, the IP₃Rs and phospholipase C antagonists decreased global intracellular Ca(2+) and dilated the arteries. In contrast, cremaster arterioles displayed only Ca(²+) waves: Ca(²+) sparks were not observed, and neither ryanodine (10-50 μM) nor tetracaine (100 μM) affected either Ca(²+) signals or arteriolar tone despite the presence of functional RyRs as assessed by responses to the RyR agonist caffeine (10 mM). As in feed arteries, arteriolar Ca(²+) waves were attenuated by xestospongin D (5 μM), 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (100 μM), and U-73122 (10 μM), accompanied by decreased global intracellular Ca(²+) and vasodilation. These findings highlight the contrasting roles played by RyRs and IP₃Rs in Ca(²+) signals and myogenic tone in feed arteries and demonstrate important differences in the function of RyRs between feed arteries and downstream arterioles.
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- Erika B Westcott
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
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Macmillan D, McCarron JG. The phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 inhibits Ca(2+) release from the intracellular sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) store by inhibiting Ca(2+) pumps in smooth muscle. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 160:1295-301. [PMID: 20590621 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00771.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) releases Ca(2+) via inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP(3)R) in response to IP(3)-generating agonists. Ca(2+) release subsequently propagates as Ca(2+) waves. To clarify the role of IP(3) production in wave generation, the contribution of a key enzyme in the production of IP(3) was examined using a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) inhibitor, U-73122. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Single colonic myocytes were voltage-clamped in whole-cell configuration and cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](cyto)) measured using fluo-3. SR Ca(2+) release was evoked either by activation of IP(3)Rs (by carbachol or photolysis of caged IP(3)) or ryanodine receptors (RyRs; by caffeine). KEY RESULTS U-73122 inhibited carbachol-evoked [Ca(2+)](cyto) transients. The drug also inhibited [Ca(2+)](cyto) increases, evoked by direct IP(3)R activation (by photolysis of caged IP(3)) and RyR activation (by caffeine), which do not require PI-PLC activation. U-73122 also increased steady-state [Ca(2+)](cyto) and slowed the rate of Ca(2+) removal from the cytoplasm. An inactive analogue of U-73122, U-73343, was without effect on either IP(3)R- or RyR-mediated Ca(2+) release. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS U-73122 inhibited carbachol-evoked [Ca(2+)](cyto) increases. However, the drug also reduced Ca(2+) release when evoked by direct activation of IP(3)R or RyR, slowed Ca(2+) removal and increased steady-state [Ca(2+)](cyto). These results suggest U-73122 reduces IP(3)-evoked Ca(2+) transients by inhibiting the SR Ca(2+) pump to deplete the SR of Ca(2+) rather than by inhibiting PI-PLC.
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- D Macmillan
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
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McCarron JG, Chalmers S, MacMillan D, Olson ML. Agonist-evoked Ca(2+) wave progression requires Ca(2+) and IP(3). J Cell Physiol 2010; 224:334-44. [PMID: 20432430 PMCID: PMC3947531 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Smooth muscle responds to IP(3)-generating agonists by producing Ca(2+) waves. Here, the mechanism of wave progression has been investigated in voltage-clamped single smooth muscle cells using localized photolysis of caged IP(3) and the caged Ca(2+) buffer diazo-2. Waves, evoked by the IP(3)-generating agonist carbachol (CCh), initiated as a uniform rise in cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](c)) over a single though substantial length (approximately 30 microm) of the cell. During regenerative propagation, the wave-front was about 1/3 the length (approximately 9 microm) of the initiation site. The wave-front progressed at a relatively constant velocity although amplitude varied through the cell; differences in sensitivity to IP(3) may explain the amplitude changes. Ca(2+) was required for IP(3)-mediated wave progression to occur. Increasing the Ca(2+) buffer capacity in a small (2 microm) region immediately in front of a CCh-evoked Ca(2+) wave halted progression at the site. However, the wave front does not progress by Ca(2+)-dependent positive feedback alone. In support, colliding [Ca(2+)](c) increases from locally released IP(3) did not annihilate but approximately doubled in amplitude. This result suggests that local IP(3)-evoked [Ca(2+)](c) increases diffused passively. Failure of local increases in IP(3) to evoke waves appears to arise from the restricted nature of the IP(3) increase. When IP(3) was elevated throughout the cell, a localized increase in Ca(2+) now propagated as a wave. Together, these results suggest that waves initiate over a surprisingly large length of the cell and that both IP(3) and Ca(2+) are required for active propagation of the wave front to occur.
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- John G McCarron
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, John Arbuthnott Building, Glasgow, UK.
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Clark JH, Kinnear NP, Kalujnaia S, Cramb G, Fleischer S, Jeyakumar LH, Wuytack F, Evans AM. Identification of functionally segregated sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium stores in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:13542-9. [PMID: 20177054 PMCID: PMC2859515 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.101485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In pulmonary arterial smooth muscle, Ca(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via ryanodine receptors (RyRs) may induce constriction and dilation in a manner that is not mutually exclusive. We show here that the targeting of different sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPases (SERCA) and RyR subtypes to discrete SR regions explains this paradox. Western blots identified protein bands for SERCA2a and SERCA2b, whereas immunofluorescence labeling of isolated pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells revealed striking differences in the spatial distribution of SERCA2a and SERCA2b and RyR1, RyR2, and RyR3, respectively. Almost all SERCA2a and RyR3 labeling was restricted to a region within 1.5 microm of the nucleus. In marked contrast, SERCA2b labeling was primarily found within 1.5 microm of the plasma membrane, where labeling for RyR1 was maximal. The majority of labeling for RyR2 lay in between these two regions of the cell. Application of the vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 induced global Ca(2+) waves in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells, which were markedly attenuated upon depletion of SR Ca(2+) stores by preincubation of cells with the SERCA inhibitor thapsigargin but remained unaffected after preincubation of cells with a second SERCA antagonist, cyclopiazonic acid. We conclude that functionally segregated SR Ca(2+) stores exist within pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. One sits proximal to the plasma membrane, receives Ca(2+) via SERCA2b, and likely releases Ca(2+) via RyR1 to mediate vasodilation. The other is located centrally, receives Ca(2+) via SERCA2a, and likely releases Ca(2+) via RyR3 and RyR2 to initiate vasoconstriction.
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- Jill H Clark
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, United Kingdom
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of smooth muscles presents many intriguing facets and questions concerning its roles, especially as these change with development, disease, and modulation of physiological activity. The SR's function was originally perceived to be synthetic and then that of a Ca store for the contractile proteins, acting as a Ca amplification mechanism as it does in striated muscles. Gradually, as investigators have struggled to find a convincing role for Ca-induced Ca release in many smooth muscles, a role in controlling excitability has emerged. This is the Ca spark/spontaneous transient outward current coupling mechanism which reduces excitability and limits contraction. Release of SR Ca occurs in response to inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, Ca, and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, and depletion of SR Ca can initiate Ca entry, the mechanism of which is being investigated but seems to involve Stim and Orai as found in nonexcitable cells. The contribution of the elemental Ca signals from the SR, sparks and puffs, to global Ca signals, i.e., Ca waves and oscillations, is becoming clearer but is far from established. The dynamics of SR Ca release and uptake mechanisms are reviewed along with the control of luminal Ca. We review the growing list of the SR's functions that still includes Ca storage, contraction, and relaxation but has been expanded to encompass Ca homeostasis, generating local and global Ca signals, and contributing to cellular microdomains and signaling in other organelles, including mitochondria, lysosomes, and the nucleus. For an integrated approach, a review of aspects of the SR in health and disease and during development and aging are also included. While the sheer versatility of smooth muscle makes it foolish to have a "one model fits all" approach to this subject, we have tried to synthesize conclusions wherever possible.
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- Susan Wray
- Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside L69 3BX, United Kingdom.
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Olson ML, Chalmers S, McCarron JG. Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake increases Ca2+ release from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor clusters in smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:2040-50. [PMID: 19889626 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.027094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Smooth muscle activities are regulated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP(3))-mediated increases in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](c)). Local Ca2+ release from an InsP(3) receptor (InsP(3)R) cluster present on the sarcoplasmic reticulum is termed a Ca2+ puff. Ca2+ released via InsP(3)R may diffuse to adjacent clusters to trigger further release and generate a cell-wide (global) Ca2+ rise. In smooth muscle, mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake maintains global InsP(3)-mediated Ca2+ release by preventing a negative feedback effect of high [Ca2+] on InsP(3)R. Mitochondria may regulate InsP(3)-mediated Ca2+ signals by operating between or within InsP(3)R clusters. In the former mitochondria could regulate only global Ca2+ signals, whereas in the latter both local and global signals would be affected. Here whether mitochondria maintain InsP(3)-mediated Ca2+ release by operating within (local) or between (global) InsP(3)R clusters has been addressed. Ca2+ puffs evoked by localized photolysis of InsP(3) in single voltage-clamped colonic smooth muscle cells had amplitudes of 0.5-4.0 F/F(0), durations of approximately 112 ms at half-maximum amplitude, and were abolished by the InsP(3)R inhibitor 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate. The protonophore carbonyl cyanide 3-chloropheylhydrazone and complex I inhibitor rotenone each depolarized DeltaPsi(M) to prevent mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and attenuated Ca2+ puffs by approximately 66 or approximately 60%, respectively. The mitochondrial uniporter inhibitor, RU360, attenuated Ca2+ puffs by approximately 62%. The "fast" Ca2+ chelator 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid acted like mitochondria to prolong InsP(3)-mediated Ca2+ release suggesting that mitochondrial influence is via their Ca2+ uptake facility. These results indicate Ca2+ uptake occurs quickly enough to influence InsP(3)R communication at the intra-cluster level and that mitochondria regulate both local and global InsP(3)-mediated Ca2+ signals.
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- Marnie L Olson
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, John Arbuthnott Building, Glasgow G40NR, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ store arrangement in vascular smooth muscle. Cell Calcium 2009; 46:313-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2009.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Revised: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dagnino-Acosta A, Guerrero-Hernández A. Variable luminal sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ buffer capacity in smooth muscle cells. Cell Calcium 2009; 46:188-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2009.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2008] [Revised: 07/12/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chalmers S, McCarron JG. Inhibition of mitochondrial calcium uptake rather than efflux impedes calcium release by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-sensitive receptors. Cell Calcium 2009; 46:107-13. [PMID: 19577805 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2009.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2008] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/31/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mitochondria modulate cellular Ca2+ signals by accumulating the ion via a uniporter and releasing it via Na+- or H+-exchange. In smooth muscle, inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake inhibits Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-sensitive receptors (IP(3)R). At least two mechanisms may explain this effect. First, localised uptake of Ca2+ by mitochondria may prevent negative feedback by cytosolic Ca2+ on IP(3)R activity, or secondly localised provision of Ca2+ by mitochondrial efflux may maintain IP(3)R function or SR Ca2+ content. To distinguish between these possibilities the role of mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux on IP(3)R function was examined. IP(3) was liberated in freshly isolated single colonic smooth muscle cells and mitochondrial Na+-Ca2+ exchanger inhibited with CGP-37157 (10microM). Mitochondria accumulated Ca2+ during IP(3)-evoked [Ca2+](c) rises and released the ion back to the cytosol (within approximately 15s) when mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux was active. When mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux was inhibited by CGP-37157, an extensive and sustained loading of mitochondria with Ca2+ occurred after IP(3)-evoked Ca2+ release. IP(3)-evoked [Ca2+](c) rises were initially unaffected, then only slowly inhibited by CGP-37157. IP(3)R activity was required for inhibition to occur; incubation with CGP-37157 for the same duration without IP(3) release did not inhibit IP(3)R. CGP-37157 directly inhibited voltage-gated Ca2+ channel activity, however SR Ca2+ content was unaltered by the drug. Thus, the gradual decline of IP(3)R function that followed mitochondrial Na+-Ca2+ exchanger inhibition resulted from a gradual overload of mitochondria with Ca2+, leading to a reduced capacity for Ca2+ uptake. Localised uptake of Ca2+ by mitochondria, rather than mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux, appears critical for maintaining IP(3)R activity.
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- Susan Chalmers
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, John Arbuthnott Building, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, UK
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Hill MA, Meininger GA, Davis MJ, Laher I. Therapeutic potential of pharmacologically targeting arteriolar myogenic tone. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2009; 30:363-74. [PMID: 19541373 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2009.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Revised: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The arteriolar myogenic response, which is defined as vasoconstriction to increases in intraluminal pressure and, conversely, dilation to a reduction in pressure, is key in the setting of vascular resistance, local control of microvascular blood flow through autoregulation, and in the control of capillary hydrostatic pressure. Although considerable progress has been made in the quest for understanding the underlying sensory apparatus and cellular mechanisms, fundamental questions remain - particularly if this pathway is to be considered as a target for novel strategies of pharmacological intervention. We propose that an ability to 're-set' myogenic tone would enable modification of systemic vascular resistance and pressure while at the same time preserving existing interactions with neurohumoral regulatory mechanisms. The challenge, therefore, is to identify steps unique to the myogenic signaling pathway to enable specific pharmacological targeting.
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- Michael A Hill
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
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Syyong HT, Yang HHC, Trinh G, Cheung C, Kuo KH, van Breemen C. Mechanism of asynchronous Ca(2+) waves underlying agonist-induced contraction in the rat basilar artery. Br J Pharmacol 2009; 156:587-600. [PMID: 19154440 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2008.00063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Uridine 5'-triphosphate (UTP) is a potent vasoconstrictor of cerebral arteries and induces Ca(2+) waves in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). This study aimed to determine the mechanisms underlying UTP-induced Ca(2+) waves in VSMCs of the rat basilar artery. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Isometric force and intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) were measured in endothelium-denuded rat basilar artery using wire myography and confocal microscopy respectively. KEY RESULTS Uridine 5'-triphosphate (0.1-1000 micromol.L(-1)) concentration-dependently induced tonic contraction (pEC(50) = 4.34 +/- 0.13), associated with sustained repetitive oscillations in [Ca(2+)](i) propagating along the length of the VSMCs as asynchronized Ca(2+) waves. Inhibition of Ca(2+) reuptake in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by cyclopiazonic acid abolished the Ca(2+) waves and resulted in a dramatic drop in tonic contraction. Nifedipine reduced the frequency of Ca(2+) waves by 40% and tonic contraction by 52%, and the nifedipine-insensitive component was abolished by SKF-96365, an inhibitor of receptor- and store-operated channels, and KB-R7943, an inhibitor of reverse-mode Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange. Ongoing Ca(2+) waves and tonic contraction were also abolished after blockade of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate-sensitive receptors by 2-aminoethoxydiphenylborate, but not by high concentrations of ryanodine or tetracaine. However, depletion of ryanodine-sensitive SR Ca(2+) stores prior to UTP stimulation prevented Ca(2+) waves. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Uridine 5'-triphosphate-induced Ca(2+) waves may underlie tonic contraction and appear to be produced by repetitive cycles of regenerative Ca(2+) release from the SR through inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate-sensitive receptors. Maintenance of Ca(2+) waves requires SR Ca(2+) reuptake from Ca(2+) entry across the plasma membrane via L-type Ca(2+) channels, receptor- and store-operated channels, and reverse-mode Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange.
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- H T Syyong
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Plattner H, Sehring IM, Schilde C, Ladenburger E. Chapter 5 Pharmacology of Ciliated Protozoa—Drug (In)Sensitivity and Experimental Drug (Ab)Use. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 273:163-218. [DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)01805-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Caffeine induces Ca2+ release by reducing the threshold for luminal Ca2+ activation of the ryanodine receptor. Biochem J 2008; 414:441-52. [PMID: 18518861 DOI: 10.1042/bj20080489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Caffeine has long been used as a pharmacological probe for studying RyR (ryanodine receptor)-mediated Ca(2+) release and cardiac arrhythmias. However, the precise mechanism by which caffeine activates RyRs is elusive. In the present study, we investigated the effects of caffeine on spontaneous Ca(2+) release and on the response of single RyR2 (cardiac RyR) channels to luminal or cytosolic Ca(2+). We found that HEK-293 cells (human embryonic kidney cells) expressing RyR2 displayed partial or 'quantal' Ca(2+) release in response to repetitive additions of submaximal concentrations of caffeine. This quantal Ca(2+) release was abolished by ryanodine. Monitoring of endoplasmic reticulum luminal Ca(2+) revealed that caffeine reduced the luminal Ca(2+) threshold at which spontaneous Ca(2+) release occurs. Interestingly, spontaneous Ca(2+) release in the form of Ca(2+) oscillations persisted in the presence of 10 mM caffeine, and was diminished by ryanodine, demonstrating that unlike ryanodine, caffeine, even at high concentrations, does not hold the channel open. At the single-channel level, caffeine markedly reduced the threshold for luminal Ca(2+) activation, but had little effect on the threshold for cytosolic Ca(2+) activation, indicating that the major action of caffeine is to reduce the luminal, but not the cytosolic, Ca(2+) activation threshold. Furthermore, as with caffeine, the clinically relevant, pro-arrhythmic methylxanthines aminophylline and theophylline potentiated luminal Ca(2+) activation of RyR2, and increased the propensity for spontaneous Ca(2+) release, mimicking the effects of disease-linked RyR2 mutations. Collectively, our results demonstrate that caffeine triggers Ca(2+) release by reducing the threshold for luminal Ca(2+) activation of RyR2, and suggest that disease-linked RyR2 mutations and RyR2-interacting pro-arrhythmic agents may share the same arrhythmogenic mechanism.
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Berra-Romani R, Mazzocco-Spezzia A, Pulina MV, Golovina VA. Ca2+ handling is altered when arterial myocytes progress from a contractile to a proliferative phenotype in culture. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C779-90. [PMID: 18596214 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00173.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Phenotypic modulation of vascular myocytes is important for vascular development and adaptation. A characteristic feature of this process is alteration in intracellular Ca(2+) handling, which is not completely understood. We studied mechanisms involved in functional changes of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3))- and ryanodine (Ry)-sensitive Ca(2+) stores, store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), and receptor-operated Ca(2+) entry (ROCE) associated with arterial myocyte modulation from a contractile to a proliferative phenotype in culture. Proliferating, cultured myocytes from rat mesenteric artery have elevated resting cytosolic Ca(2+) levels and increased IP(3)-sensitive Ca(2+) store content. ATP- and cyclopiazonic acid [CPA; a sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) inhibitor]-induced Ca(2+) transients in Ca(2+)-free medium are significantly larger in proliferating arterial smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) than in freshly dissociated myocytes, whereas caffeine (Caf)-induced Ca(2+) release is much smaller. Moreover, the Caf/Ry-sensitive store gradually loses sensitivity to Caf activation during cell culture. These changes can be explained by increased expression of all three IP(3) receptors and a switch from Ry receptor type II to type III expression during proliferation. SOCE, activated by depletion of the IP(3)/CPA-sensitive store, is greatly increased in proliferating ASMCs. Augmented SOCE and ROCE (activated by the diacylglycerol analog 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol) in proliferating myocytes can be attributed to upregulated expression of, respectively, transient receptor potential proteins TRPC1/4/5 and TRPC3/6. Moreover, stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1) and Orai proteins are upregulated in proliferating cells. Increased expression of IP(3) receptors, SERCA2b, TRPCs, Orai(s), and STIM1 in proliferating ASMCs suggests that these proteins play a critical role in an altered Ca(2+) handling that occurs during vascular growth and remodeling.
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- Roberto Berra-Romani
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Oloizia B, Paul RJ. Ca2+ clearance and contractility in vascular smooth muscle: evidence from gene-altered murine models. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2008; 45:347-62. [PMID: 18598701 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2008] [Revised: 05/17/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The central importance of calcium clearance proteins, and their regulators, in the modulation of myocardial contractility and intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) has long been established. Key players identified include the Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchanger, the Na(+)-K(+) ATPase, the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase and associated phospholamban. Gene-targeted and transgenic murine models have been critical in the elucidation of their function. The study of these proteins in the regulation of contractile parameters in vascular smooth muscle, on the other hand, is less well studied. More recently, gene-targeted and transgenic models have expanded our knowledge of Ca(2+) clearance proteins and their role in both tonic and phasic smooth muscle contractility. In this review, we will briefly treat the mechanisms which underlie Ca(2+) clearance in smooth muscle. These will be addressed in light of studies using gene-modified mouse models, the results of which will be compared and contrasted with those in the cardiomyocyte. The recently identified human mutations in phospholamban, which lead to dilated cardiomyopathy, are also present in vascular and other smooth muscle. Given the importance of these Ca(2+) clearance systems to modulation of smooth muscle, it is likely that mutations will also lead to smooth muscle pathology.
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- Brian Oloizia
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0576, USA
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