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Paclitaxel Inhibits KCNQ Channels in Primary Sensory Neurons to Initiate the Development of Painful Peripheral Neuropathy. Cells 2022; 11:cells11244067. [PMID: 36552832 PMCID: PMC9776748 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244067] [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: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cancer patients undergoing paclitaxel infusion usually experience peripheral nerve degeneration and serious neuropathic pain termed paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN). However, alterations in the dose or treatment schedule for paclitaxel do not eliminate PIPN, and no therapies are available for PIPN, despite numerous studies to uncover the mechanisms underlying the development/maintenance of this condition. Therefore, we aimed to uncover a novel mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of PIPN. Clinical studies suggest that acute over excitation of primary sensory neurons is linked to the pathogenesis of PIPN. We found that paclitaxel-induced acute hyperexcitability of primary sensory neurons results from the paclitaxel-induced inhibition of KCNQ potassium channels (mainly KCNQ2), found abundantly in sensory neurons and axons. We found that repeated application of XE-991, a specific KCNQ channel blocker, induced PIPN-like alterations in rats, including mechanical hypersensitivity and degeneration of peripheral nerves, as detected by both morphological and behavioral assays. In contrast, genetic deletion of KCNQ2 from peripheral sensory neurons in mice significantly attenuated the development of paclitaxel-induced peripheral sensory fiber degeneration and chronic pain. These findings may lead to a better understanding of the causes of PIPN and provide an impetus for developing new classes of KCNQ activators for its therapeutic treatment.
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Varlamova EG, Plotnikov EY, Turovsky EA. Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 Protects Cortical Neurons from Hyperexcitation and Ca 2+ Overload during Ischemia by Protecting the Population of GABAergic Neurons. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415675. [PMID: 36555318 PMCID: PMC9778989 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A defection of blood circulation in the brain leads to ischemia, damage, and the death of nerve cells. It is known that individual populations of GABAergic neurons are the least resistant to the damaging factors of ischemia and therefore they die first of all, which leads to impaired inhibition in neuronal networks. To date, the neuroprotective properties of a number of calcium-binding proteins (calbindin, calretinin, and parvalbumin), which are markers of GABAergic neurons, are known. Neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) is a signaling protein that is expressed in all types of neurons and is involved in the regulation of neurotransmission. The role of NCS-1 in the protection of neurons and especially their individual populations from ischemia and hyperexcitation has not been practically studied. In this work, using the methods of fluorescence microscopy, vitality tests, immunocytochemistry, and PCR analysis, the molecular mechanisms of the protective action of NCS-1 in ischemia/reoxygenation and hyperammonemia were established. Since NCS-1 is most expressed in GABAergic neurons, the knockdown of this protein with siRNA led to the most pronounced consequences in GABAergic neurons. The knockdown of NCS-1 (NCS-1-KD) suppressed the basic expression of protective proteins without significantly reducing cell viability. However, ischemia-like conditions (oxygen-glucose deprivation, OGD) and subsequent 24-h reoxygenation led to a more massive activation of apoptosis and necrosis in neurons with NCS-1-KD, compared to control cells. The mass death of NCS-1-KD cells during OGD and hyperammonemia has been associated with the induction of a more pronounced network hyperexcitation symptom, especially in the population of GABAergic neurons, leading to a global increase in cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i). The symptom of hyperexcitation of neurons with NCS-1-KD correlated with a decrease in the level of expression of the calcium-binding protein-parvalbumin. This was accompanied by an increase in the expression of excitatory ionotropic glutamate receptors, N-methyl-D-aspartate and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors (NMDAR and AMPAR) against the background of suppression of the expression of glutamate decarboxylase (synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid).
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- Elena G. Varlamova
- Institute of Cell Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
- Correspondence: (E.G.V.); (E.A.T.)
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Moscow, Russia
- V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
- Correspondence: (E.G.V.); (E.A.T.)
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Yoon JY, Ho WK. Involvement of Ca2+ in Signaling Mechanisms Mediating Muscarinic Inhibition of M Currents in Sympathetic Neurons. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2022:10.1007/s10571-022-01303-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01303-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractAcetylcholine can excite neurons by suppressing M-type (KCNQ) potassium channels. This effect is mediated by M1 muscarinic receptors coupled to the Gq protein. Although PIP2 depletion and PKC activation have been strongly suggested to contribute to muscarinic inhibition of M currents (IM), direct evidence is lacking. We investigated the mechanism involved in muscarinic inhibition of IM with Ca2+ measurement and electrophysiological studies in both neuronal (rat sympathetic neurons) and heterologous (HEK cells expressing KCNQ2/KCNQ3) preparations. We found that muscarinic inhibition of IM was not blocked either by PIP2 or by calphostin C, a PKC inhibitor. We then examined whether muscarinic inhibition of IM uses multiple signaling pathways by blocking both PIP2 depletion and PKC activation. This maneuver, however, did not block muscarinic inhibition of IM. Additionally, muscarinic inhibition of IM was not prevented either by sequestering of G-protein βγ subunits from Gα-transducin or anti-Gβγ antibody or by preventing intracellular trafficking of channel proteins with blebbistatin, a class-II myosin inhibitor. Finally, we re-examined the role of Ca2+ signals in muscarinic inhibition of IM. Ca2+ measurements showed that muscarinic stimulation increased intracellular Ca2+ and was comparable to the Ca2+ mobilizing effect of bradykinin. Accordingly, 20-mM of BAPTA significantly suppressed muscarinic inhibition of IM. In contrast, muscarinic inhibition of IM was completely insensitive to 20-mM EGTA. Taken together, these data suggest a role of Ca2+ signaling in muscarinic modulation of IM. The differential effects of EGTA and BAPTA imply that Ca2+ microdomains or spatially local Ca2+ signals contribute to inhibition of IM.
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Disulfide Dimerization of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1: Implications for Zinc and Redox Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212602. [PMID: 34830487 PMCID: PMC8623652 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) is a four-EF-hand ubiquitous signaling protein modulating neuronal function and survival, which participates in neurodegeneration and carcinogenesis. NCS-1 recognizes specific sites on cellular membranes and regulates numerous targets, including G-protein coupled receptors and their kinases (GRKs). Here, with the use of cellular models and various biophysical and computational techniques, we demonstrate that NCS-1 is a redox-sensitive protein, which responds to oxidizing conditions by the formation of disulfide dimer (dNCS-1), involving its single, highly conservative cysteine C38. The dimer content is unaffected by the elevation of intracellular calcium levels but increases to 10–30% at high free zinc concentrations (characteristic of oxidative stress), which is accompanied by accumulation of the protein in punctual clusters in the perinuclear area. The formation of dNCS-1 represents a specific Zn2+-promoted process, requiring proper folding of the protein and occurring at redox potential values approaching apoptotic levels. The dimer binds Ca2+ only in one EF-hand per monomer, thereby representing a unique state, with decreased α-helicity and thermal stability, increased surface hydrophobicity, and markedly improved inhibitory activity against GRK1 due to 20-fold higher affinity towards the enzyme. Furthermore, dNCS-1 can coordinate zinc and, according to molecular modeling, has an asymmetrical structure and increased conformational flexibility of the subunits, which may underlie their enhanced target-binding properties. In HEK293 cells, dNCS-1 can be reduced by the thioredoxin system, otherwise accumulating as protein aggregates, which are degraded by the proteasome. Interestingly, NCS-1 silencing diminishes the susceptibility of Y79 cancer cells to oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, suggesting that NCS-1 may mediate redox-regulated pathways governing cell death/survival in response to oxidative conditions.
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Highland CM, Fromme JC. Arf1 directly recruits the Pik1-Frq1 PI4K complex to regulate the final stages of Golgi maturation. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 32:1064-1080. [PMID: 33788598 PMCID: PMC8101487 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e21-02-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Proper Golgi complex function depends on the activity of Arf1, a GTPase whose effectors assemble and transport outgoing vesicles. Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) generated at the Golgi by the conserved PI 4-kinase Pik1 (PI4KIIIβ) is also essential for Golgi function, although its precise roles in vesicle formation are less clear. Arf1 has been reported to regulate PI4P production, but whether Pik1 is a direct Arf1 effector is not established. Using a combination of live-cell time-lapse imaging analyses, acute PI4P depletion experiments, and in vitro protein-protein interaction assays on Golgi-mimetic membranes, we present evidence for a model in which Arf1 initiates the final stages of Golgi maturation by tightly controlling PI4P production through direct recruitment of the Pik1-Frq1 PI4-kinase complex. This PI4P serves as a critical signal for AP-1 and secretory vesicle formation, the final events at maturing Golgi compartments. This work therefore establishes the regulatory and temporal context surrounding Golgi PI4P production and its precise roles in Golgi maturation.
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- Carolyn M. Highland
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Pays E. The function of apolipoproteins L (APOLs): relevance for kidney disease, neurotransmission disorders, cancer and viral infection. FEBS J 2021; 288:360-381. [PMID: 32530132 PMCID: PMC7891394 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The discovery that apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) is the trypanolytic factor of human serum raised interest about the function of APOLs, especially following the unexpected finding that in addition to their protective action against sleeping sickness, APOL1 C-terminal variants also cause kidney disease. Based on the analysis of the structure and trypanolytic activity of APOL1, it was proposed that APOLs could function as ion channels of intracellular membranes and be involved in mechanisms triggering programmed cell death. In this review, the recent finding that APOL1 and APOL3 inversely control the synthesis of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI(4)P) by the Golgi PI(4)-kinase IIIB (PI4KB) is commented. APOL3 promotes Ca2+ -dependent activation of PI4KB, but due to their increased interaction with APOL3, APOL1 C-terminal variants can inactivate APOL3, leading to reduction of Golgi PI(4)P synthesis. The impact of APOLs on several pathological processes that depend on Golgi PI(4)P levels is discussed. I propose that through their effect on PI4KB activity, APOLs control not only actomyosin activities related to vesicular trafficking, but also the generation and elongation of autophagosomes induced by inflammation.
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- Etienne Pays
- Laboratory of Molecular ParasitologyIBMMUniversité Libre de BruxellesGosseliesBelgium
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Uzureau S, Lecordier L, Uzureau P, Hennig D, Graversen JH, Homblé F, Mfutu PE, Oliveira Arcolino F, Ramos AR, La Rovere RM, Luyten T, Vermeersch M, Tebabi P, Dieu M, Cuypers B, Deborggraeve S, Rabant M, Legendre C, Moestrup SK, Levtchenko E, Bultynck G, Erneux C, Pérez-Morga D, Pays E. APOL1 C-Terminal Variants May Trigger Kidney Disease through Interference with APOL3 Control of Actomyosin. Cell Rep 2020; 30:3821-3836.e13. [PMID: 32187552 PMCID: PMC7090385 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The C-terminal variants G1 and G2 of apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) confer human resistance to the sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma rhodesiense, but they also increase the risk of kidney disease. APOL1 and APOL3 are death-promoting proteins that are partially associated with the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi membranes. We report that in podocytes, either APOL1 C-terminal helix truncation (APOL1Δ) or APOL3 deletion (APOL3KO) induces similar actomyosin reorganization linked to the inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate [PI(4)P] synthesis by the Golgi PI(4)-kinase IIIB (PI4KB). Both APOL1 and APOL3 can form K+ channels, but only APOL3 exhibits Ca2+-dependent binding of high affinity to neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1), promoting NCS-1-PI4KB interaction and stimulating PI4KB activity. Alteration of the APOL1 C-terminal helix triggers APOL1 unfolding and increased binding to APOL3, affecting APOL3-NCS-1 interaction. Since the podocytes of G1 and G2 patients exhibit an APOL1Δ or APOL3KO-like phenotype, APOL1 C-terminal variants may induce kidney disease by preventing APOL3 from activating PI4KB, with consecutive actomyosin reorganization of podocytes.
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- Sophie Uzureau
- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine (ULB222), CHU Charleroi, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Montigny le Tilleul, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Structure and Function of Biological Membranes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Human and Molecular Biology, Campus Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signalling, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signalling, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- URBC-Narilis, University of Namur, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium; Adrem Data Lab, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Adult Nephrology-Transplantation Department, Paris Hospitals and Paris Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Pathology Department, Paris Hospitals and Paris Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Biomedicine, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signalling, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Human and Molecular Biology, Campus Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium; Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium.
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The Great Escape: how phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases and PI4P promote vesicle exit from the Golgi (and drive cancer). Biochem J 2019; 476:2321-2346. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) is a membrane glycerophospholipid and a major regulator of the characteristic appearance of the Golgi complex as well as its vesicular trafficking, signalling and metabolic functions. Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases, and in particular the PI4KIIIβ isoform, act in concert with PI4P to recruit macromolecular complexes to initiate the biogenesis of trafficking vesicles for several Golgi exit routes. Dysregulation of Golgi PI4P metabolism and the PI4P protein interactome features in many cancers and is often associated with tumour progression and a poor prognosis. Increased expression of PI4P-binding proteins, such as GOLPH3 or PITPNC1, induces a malignant secretory phenotype and the release of proteins that can remodel the extracellular matrix, promote angiogenesis and enhance cell motility. Aberrant Golgi PI4P metabolism can also result in the impaired post-translational modification of proteins required for focal adhesion formation and cell–matrix interactions, thereby potentiating the development of aggressive metastatic and invasive tumours. Altered expression of the Golgi-targeted PI 4-kinases, PI4KIIIβ, PI4KIIα and PI4KIIβ, or the PI4P phosphate Sac1, can also modulate oncogenic signalling through effects on TGN-endosomal trafficking. A Golgi trafficking role for a PIP 5-kinase has been recently described, which indicates that PI4P is not the only functionally important phosphoinositide at this subcellular location. This review charts new developments in our understanding of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase function at the Golgi and how PI4P-dependent trafficking can be deregulated in malignant disease.
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Burgoyne RD, Helassa N, McCue HV, Haynes LP. Calcium Sensors in Neuronal Function and Dysfunction. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2019; 11:cshperspect.a035154. [PMID: 30833454 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a035154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Calcium signaling in neurons as in other cell types can lead to varied changes in cellular function. Neuronal Ca2+ signaling processes have also become adapted to modulate the function of specific pathways over a wide variety of time domains and these can have effects on, for example, axon outgrowth, neuronal survival, and changes in synaptic strength. Ca2+ also plays a key role in synapses as the trigger for fast neurotransmitter release. Given its physiological importance, abnormalities in neuronal Ca2+ signaling potentially underlie many different neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. The mechanisms by which changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration in neurons can bring about diverse responses is underpinned by the roles of ubiquitous or specialized neuronal Ca2+ sensors. It has been established that synaptotagmins have key functions in neurotransmitter release, and, in addition to calmodulin, other families of EF-hand-containing neuronal Ca2+ sensors, including the neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) and the calcium-binding protein (CaBP) families, play important physiological roles in neuronal Ca2+ signaling. It has become increasingly apparent that these various Ca2+ sensors may also be crucial for aspects of neuronal dysfunction and disease either indirectly or directly as a direct consequence of genetic variation or mutations. An understanding of the molecular basis for the regulation of the targets of the Ca2+ sensors and the physiological roles of each protein in identified neurons may contribute to future approaches to the development of treatments for a variety of human neuronal disorders.
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- Robert D Burgoyne
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Nakamura TY, Nakao S, Wakabayashi S. Emerging Roles of Neuronal Ca 2+ Sensor-1 in Cardiac and Neuronal Tissues: A Mini Review. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:56. [PMID: 30886571 PMCID: PMC6409499 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The EF-hand calcium (Ca2+)-binding protein, neuronal Ca2+ sensor-1 (NCS-1/frequenin), is predominantly expressed in neuronal tissues and plays a crucial role in neuronal functions, including synaptic transmission and plasticity. NCS-1 has diverse functional roles, as elucidated in the past 15 years, which include the regulation of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ (PI-4K-β) and several ion channels such as voltage-gated K+ and Ca2+ channels, the D2 dopamine receptors, and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs). Functional analyses demonstrated that NCS-1 enhances exocytosis and neuronal survival after injury, as well as promotes learning and memory in mice. NCS-1 is also expressed in the heart including the Purkinje fibers (PFs) of the conduction system. NCS-1 interacts with KV4 K+ channels together with dipeptidyl peptidase-like protein-6 (DPP-6), and this macromolecule then composes the transient outward current in PFs and contributes to the repolarization of PF action potential, thus being responsible for idiopathic arrhythmia. Moreover, NCS-1 expression was reported to be significantly high at the immature stage and at hypertrophy in adults. That report demonstrated that NCS-1 positively regulates cardiac contraction in immature hearts by increasing intracellular Ca2+ signals through interaction with InsP3Rs. With the related signals, NCS-1 activates nuclear Ca2+ signals, which would be a mechanism underlying hormone-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Furthermore, NCS-1 contributes to stress tolerance in cardiomyocytes by activating mitochondrial detoxification pathways, with a key role in Ca2+-dependent pathways. In this review, we will discuss recent findings supporting the functional significance of NCS-1 in the brain and heart and will address possible underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Tomoe Y Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan.,Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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Moore LM, England A, Ehrlich BE, Rimm DL. Calcium Sensor, NCS-1, Promotes Tumor Aggressiveness and Predicts Patient Survival. Mol Cancer Res 2017; 15:942-952. [PMID: 28275088 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-16-0408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1 (NCS-1) is a multi-functional Ca2+-binding protein that affects a range of cellular processes beyond those related to neurons. Functional characterization of NCS-1 in neuronal model systems suggests that NCS-1 may influence oncogenic processes. To this end, the biological role of NCS-1 was investigated by altering its endogenous expression in MCF-7 and MB-231 breast cancer cells. Overexpression of NCS-1 resulted in a more aggressive tumor phenotype demonstrated by a marked increase in invasion and motility, and a decrease in cell-matrix adhesion to collagen IV. Overexpression of NCS-1 was also shown to increase the efficacy of paclitaxel-induced cell death in a manner that was independent of cellular proliferation. To determine the association between NCS-1 and clinical outcome, NCS-1 expression was measured in two independent breast cancer cohorts by the Automated Quantitative Analysis method of quantitative immunofluorescence. Elevated levels of NCS-1 were significantly correlated with shorter survival rates. Furthermore, multivariate analysis demonstrated that NCS-1 status was prognostic, independent of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2, and lymph node status. These findings indicate that NCS-1 plays a role in the aggressive behavior of a subset of breast cancers and has therapeutic or biomarker potential.Implications: NCS-1, a calcium-binding protein, is associated with clinicopathologic features of aggressiveness in breast cancer cells and worse outcome in two breast cancer patient cohorts. Mol Cancer Res; 15(7); 942-52. ©2017 AACR.
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- Lauren M Moore
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Nakamura TY, Nakao S, Wakabayashi S. Neuronal Ca 2+ sensor-1 contributes to stress tolerance in cardiomyocytes via activation of mitochondrial detoxification pathways. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2016; 99:23-34. [PMID: 27555477 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Identification of the molecules involved in cell death/survival pathways is important for understanding the mechanisms of cell loss in cardiac disease, and thus is clinically relevant. Ca2+-dependent signals are often involved in these pathways. Here, we found that neuronal Ca2+-sensor-1 (NCS-1), a Ca2+-binding protein, has an important role in cardiac survival during stress. Cardiomyocytes derived from NCS-1-deficient (Ncs1-/-) mice were more susceptible to oxidative and metabolic stress than wild-type (WT) myocytes. Cellular ATP levels and mitochondrial respiration rates, as well as the levels of mitochondrial marker proteins, were lower in Ncs1-/- myocytes. Although oxidative stress elevated mitochondrial proton leak, which exerts a protective effect by inhibiting the production of reactive oxygen species in WT myocytes, this response was considerably diminished in Ncs1-/- cardiomyocytes, and this would be a major reason for cell death. Consistently, H2O2-induced loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, a critical early event in cell death, was accelerated in Ncs1-/- myocytes. Furthermore, NCS-1 was upregulated in hearts subjected to ischemia-reperfusion, and ischemia-reperfusion injury was more severe in Ncs1-/- hearts. Activation of stress-induced Ca2+-dependent survival pathways, such as Akt and PGC-1α (which promotes mitochondrial biogenesis and function), was diminished in Ncs1-/- hearts. Overall, these data demonstrate that NCS-1 contributes to stress tolerance in cardiomyocytes at least in part by activating certain Ca2+-dependent survival pathways that promote mitochondrial biosynthesis/function and detoxification pathways.
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- Tomoe Y Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Fujishirodai 5-7-1, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Fujishirodai 5-7-1, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Fujishirodai 5-7-1, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan; Department of Cardiac Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Fujishirodai 5-7-1, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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Structural insights and in vitro reconstitution of membrane targeting and activation of human PI4KB by the ACBD3 protein. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23641. [PMID: 27009356 PMCID: PMC4806292 DOI: 10.1038/srep23641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta (PI4KB) is one of four human PI4K enzymes that generate phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P), a minor but essential regulatory lipid found in all eukaryotic cells. To convert their lipid substrates, PI4Ks must be recruited to the correct membrane compartment. PI4KB is critical for the maintenance of the Golgi and trans Golgi network (TGN) PI4P pools, however, the actual targeting mechanism of PI4KB to the Golgi and TGN membranes is unknown. Here, we present an NMR structure of the complex of PI4KB and its interacting partner, Golgi adaptor protein acyl-coenzyme A binding domain containing protein 3 (ACBD3). We show that ACBD3 is capable of recruiting PI4KB to membranes both in vitro and in vivo, and that membrane recruitment of PI4KB by ACBD3 increases its enzymatic activity and that the ACBD3:PI4KB complex formation is essential for proper function of the Golgi.
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Greninger AL. Picornavirus–Host Interactions to Construct Viral Secretory Membranes. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2015; 129:189-212. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Garcia-Rill E, Kezunovic N, D'Onofrio S, Luster B, Hyde J, Bisagno V, Urbano FJ. Gamma band activity in the RAS-intracellular mechanisms. Exp Brain Res 2014; 232:1509-22. [PMID: 24309750 PMCID: PMC4013218 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3794-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gamma band activity participates in sensory perception, problem solving, and memory. This review considers recent evidence showing that cells in the reticular activating system (RAS) exhibit gamma band activity, and describes the intrinsic membrane properties behind such manifestation. Specifically, we discuss how cells in the mesopontine pedunculopontine nucleus, intralaminar parafascicular nucleus, and pontine SubCoeruleus nucleus dorsalis all fire in the gamma band range when maximally activated, but no higher. The mechanisms involve high-threshold, voltage-dependent P/Q-type calcium channels, or sodium-dependent subthreshold oscillations. Rather than participating in the temporal binding of sensory events as in the cortex, gamma band activity in the RAS may participate in the processes of preconscious awareness and provide the essential stream of information for the formulation of many of our actions. We address three necessary next steps resulting from these discoveries: an intracellular mechanism responsible for maintaining gamma band activity based on persistent G-protein activation, separate intracellular pathways that differentiate between gamma band activity during waking versus during REM sleep, and an intracellular mechanism responsible for the dysregulation in gamma band activity in schizophrenia. These findings open several promising research avenues that have not been thoroughly explored. What are the effects of sleep or REM sleep deprivation on these RAS mechanisms? Are these mechanisms involved in memory processing during waking and/or during REM sleep? Does gamma band processing differ during waking versus REM sleep after sleep or REM sleep deprivation?
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- E Garcia-Rill
- Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, Center for Translational Neuroscience, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Slot 847, 4301 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA,
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Clayton EL, Minogue S, Waugh MG. Mammalian phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases as modulators of membrane trafficking and lipid signaling networks. Prog Lipid Res 2013; 52:294-304. [PMID: 23608234 PMCID: PMC3989048 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2013.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The four mammalian phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases modulate inter-organelle lipid trafficking, phosphoinositide signalling and intracellular vesicle trafficking. In addition to catalytic domains required for the synthesis of PI4P, the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases also contain isoform-specific structural motifs that mediate interactions with proteins such as AP-3 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase Itch, and such structural differences determine isoform-specific roles in membrane trafficking. Moreover, different permutations of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase isozymes may be required for a single cellular function such as occurs during distinct stages of GPCR signalling and in Golgi to lysosome trafficking. Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases have recently been implicated in human disease. Emerging paradigms include increased phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase expression in some cancers, impaired functioning associated with neurological pathologies, the subversion of PI4P trafficking functions in bacterial infection and the activation of lipid kinase activity in viral disease. We discuss how the diverse and sometimes overlapping functions of the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases present challenges for the design of isoform-specific inhibitors in a therapeutic context.
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- Emma L Clayton
- UCL Institute for Liver & Digestive Health, UCL Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
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McCue HV, Patel P, Herbert AP, Lian LY, Burgoyne RD, Haynes LP. Solution NMR structure of the Ca2+-bound N-terminal domain of CaBP7: a regulator of golgi trafficking. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:38231-43. [PMID: 22989873 PMCID: PMC3488092 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.402289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2012] [Revised: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Calcium-binding protein 7 (CaBP7) is a member of the calmodulin (CaM) superfamily that harbors two high affinity EF-hand motifs and a C-terminal transmembrane domain. CaBP7 has been previously shown to interact with and modulate phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase III-β (PI4KIIIβ) activity in in vitro assays and affects vesicle transport in neurons when overexpressed. Here we show that the N-terminal domain (NTD) of CaBP7 is sufficient to mediate the interaction of CaBP7 with PI4KIIIβ. CaBP7 NTD encompasses the two high affinity Ca(2+) binding sites, and structural characterization through multiangle light scattering, circular dichroism, and NMR reveals unique properties for this domain. CaBP7 NTD binds specifically to Ca(2+) but not Mg(2+) and undergoes significant conformational changes in both secondary and tertiary structure upon Ca(2+) binding. The Ca(2+)-bound form of CaBP7 NTD is monomeric and exhibits an open conformation similar to that of CaM. Ca(2+)-bound CaBP7 NTD has a solvent-exposed hydrophobic surface that is more expansive than observed in CaM or CaBP1. Within this hydrophobic pocket, there is a significant reduction in the number of methionine residues that are conserved in CaM and CaBP1 and shown to be important for target recognition. In CaBP7 NTD, these residues are replaced with isoleucine and leucine residues with branched side chains that are intrinsically more rigid than the flexible methionine side chain. We propose that these differences in surface hydrophobicity, charge, and methionine content may be important in determining highly specific interactions of CaBP7 with target proteins, such as PI4KIIIβ.
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- Hannah V. McCue
- From the Physiological Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, and
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- From the Physiological Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, and
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- From the Physiological Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, and
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- the NMR Centre for Structural Biology, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
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- From the Physiological Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, and
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- From the Physiological Laboratory, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, and
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinases and PI4P Metabolism in the Nervous System: Roles in Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases. Mol Neurobiol 2012; 47:361-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8358-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Waugh MG. Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases, phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and cancer. Cancer Lett 2012; 325:125-31. [PMID: 22750097 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This article focuses on the emerging roles for phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases in cancer. Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate is a common substrate for both the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and phospholipase C pathways, and has been implicated in the membrane targeting of proteins such as Girdin/GIV and OSBP. Alterations to phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase expression levels can modulate MAP kinase and Akt signalling, and are important for chemoresistance, tumour angiogenesis and the suppression of apoptosis and metastases. Recent improvements in high-throughput screening assays, and the discoveries that some anti-viral molecules are isoform selective phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase inhibitors have advanced the drugability of these enzymes.
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- Mark G Waugh
- UCL Institute of Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom.
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Dason JS, Romero-Pozuelo J, Atwood HL, Ferrús A. Multiple roles for frequenin/NCS-1 in synaptic function and development. Mol Neurobiol 2012; 45:388-402. [PMID: 22396213 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-012-8250-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The calcium-binding protein frequenin (Frq), discovered in the fruit fly Drosophila, and its mammalian homologue neuronal calcium sensor 1 (NCS-1) have been reported to affect several aspects of synaptic transmission, including basal levels of neurotransmission and short- and long-term synaptic plasticities. However, discrepant reports leave doubts about the functional roles of these conserved proteins. In this review, we attempt to resolve some of these seemingly contradictory reports. We discuss how stimulation protocols, sources of calcium (voltage-gated channels versus internal stores), and expression patterns (presynaptic versus postsynaptic) of Frq may result in the activation of various protein targets, leading to different synaptic effects. In addition, the potential interactions of Frq's C-terminal and N-terminal domains with other proteins are discussed. Frq also has a role in regulating neurite outgrowth, axonal regeneration, and synaptic development. We examine whether the effects of Frq on neurotransmitter release and neurite outgrowth are distinct or interrelated through homeostatic mechanisms. Learning and memory are affected by manipulations of Frq probably through changes in synaptic transmission and neurite outgrowth, raising the possibility that Frq may be implicated in human pathological conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and X-linked mental retardation.
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- Jeffrey S Dason
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A8.
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns4P) is a quantitatively minor membrane phospholipid which is the precursor of PtdIns(4,5)P (2) in the classical agonist-regulated phospholipase C signalling pathway. However, PtdIns4P also governs the recruitment and function of numerous trafficking molecules, principally in the Golgi complex. The majority of phosphoinositides (PIs) phosphorylated at the D4 position of the inositol headgroup are derived from PtdIns4P and play roles in a diverse array of fundamental cellular processes including secretion, cell migration, apoptosis and mitogenesis; therefore, PtdIns4P biosynthesis can be regarded as key point of regulation in many PI-dependent processes.Two structurally distinct sequence families, the type II and type III PtdIns 4-kinases, are responsible for PtdIns4P synthesis in eukaryotic organisms. These important proteins are differentially expressed, localised and regulated by distinct mechanisms, indicating that the enzymes perform non-redundant roles in trafficking and signalling. In recent years, major advances have been made in our understanding of PtdIns4K biology and here we summarise current knowledge of PtdIns4K structure, function and regulation.
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- Shane Minogue
- Centre for Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Inflammation, Division of Medicine, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, Hampstead, NW3 2PF, London, United Kingdom,
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McCue HV, Haynes LP, Burgoyne RD. The diversity of calcium sensor proteins in the regulation of neuronal function. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2010; 2:a004085. [PMID: 20668007 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a004085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Calcium signaling in neurons as in other cell types mediates changes in gene expression, cell growth, development, survival, and cell death. However, neuronal Ca(2+) signaling processes have become adapted to modulate the function of other important pathways including axon outgrowth and changes in synaptic strength. Ca(2+) plays a key role as the trigger for fast neurotransmitter release. The ubiquitous Ca(2+) sensor calmodulin is involved in various aspects of neuronal regulation. The mechanisms by which changes in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in neurons can bring about such diverse responses has, however, become a topic of widespread interest that has recently focused on the roles of specialized neuronal Ca(2+) sensors. In this article, we summarize synaptotagmins in neurotransmitter release, the neuronal roles of calmodulin, and the functional significance of the NCS and the CaBP/calneuron protein families of neuronal Ca(2+) sensors.
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- Hannah V McCue
- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
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Condliffe SB, Corradini I, Pozzi D, Verderio C, Matteoli M. Endogenous SNAP-25 regulates native voltage-gated calcium channels in glutamatergic neurons. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:24968-76. [PMID: 20522554 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.145813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In addition to its primary role as a fundamental component of the SNARE complex, SNAP-25 also modulates voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) in various overexpression systems. Although these studies suggest a potential negative regulatory role of SNAP-25 on VGCC activity, the effects of endogenous SNAP-25 on native VGCC function in neurons are unclear. In the present study, we investigated the VGCC properties of cultured glutamatergic and GABAergic rat hippocampal neurons. Glutamatergic currents were dominated by P/Q-type channels, whereas GABAergic cells had a dominant L-type component. Also, glutamatergic VGCC current densities were significantly lower with enhanced inactivation rates and shifts in the voltage dependence of activation and inactivation curves compared with GABAergic cells. Silencing endogenous SNAP-25 in glutamatergic neurons did not alter P/Q-type channel expression or localization but led to increased VGCC current density without changes in the VGCC subtype proportions. Isolation of the P/Q-type component indicated that increased current in the absence of SNAP-25 was correlated with a large depolarizing shift in the voltage dependence of inactivation. Overexpressing SNAP-25 in GABAergic neurons reduced current density without affecting the VGCC subtype proportion. Accordingly, VGCC current densities in glutamatergic neurons from Snap-25(+/-) mice were significantly elevated compared with wild type glutamatergic neurons. Overall, this study demonstrates that endogenous SNAP-25 negatively regulates native VGCCs in glutamatergic neurons which could have important implications for neurological diseases associated with altered SNAP-25 expression.
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- Steven B Condliffe
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milano, Via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milano, Italy.
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Handley MTW, Lian LY, Haynes LP, Burgoyne RD. Structural and functional deficits in a neuronal calcium sensor-1 mutant identified in a case of autistic spectrum disorder. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10534. [PMID: 20479890 PMCID: PMC2866544 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) is a Ca(2+) sensor protein that has been implicated in the regulation of various aspects of neuronal development and neurotransmission. It exerts its effects through interactions with a range of target proteins one of which is interleukin receptor accessory protein like-1 (IL1RAPL1) protein. Mutations in IL1RAPL1 have recently been associated with autism spectrum disorders and a missense mutation (R102Q) on NCS-1 has been found in one individual with autism. We have examined the effect of this mutation on the structure and function of NCS-1. From use of NMR spectroscopy, it appeared that the R102Q affected the structure of the protein particularly with an increase in the extent of conformational exchange in the C-terminus of the protein. Despite this change NCS-1(R102Q) did not show changes in its affinity for Ca(2+) or binding to IL1RAPL1 and its intracellular localisation was unaffected. Assessment of NCS-1 dynamics indicated that it could rapidly cycle between cytosolic and membrane pools and that the cycling onto the plasma membrane was specifically changed in NCS-1(R102Q) with the loss of a Ca(2+) -dependent component. From these data we speculate that impairment of the normal cycling of NCS-1 by the R102Q mutation could have subtle effects on neuronal signalling and physiology in the developing and adult brain.
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- Mark T. W. Handley
- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Role of neuronal Ca2+-sensor proteins in Golgi-cell-surface membrane traffic. Biochem Soc Trans 2010; 38:177-80. [PMID: 20074055 DOI: 10.1042/bst0380177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The regulated local synthesis of PtdIns4P and PtdIns(4,5)P(2) is crucial for TGN (trans-Golgi network)-plasma membrane trafficking. The activity of PI4Kbeta (phosphoinositide 4-kinase IIIbeta) at the Golgi membrane is a first mandatory step in this process. In addition to PI4Kbeta activity, elevated Ca(2+) levels are also needed for the exit of vesicles from the TGN. The reason for this Ca(2+) requirement is at present unclear. In the present review, we discuss the role of neuronal Ca(2+)-sensor proteins in the regulation of PI4Kbeta and suggest that this regulation might impose a need for elevated Ca(2+) levels for a late step of vesicle assembly.
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Dason JS, Romero-Pozuelo J, Marin L, Iyengar BG, Klose MK, Ferrús A, Atwood HL. Frequenin/NCS-1 and the Ca2+-channel alpha1-subunit co-regulate synaptic transmission and nerve-terminal growth. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:4109-21. [PMID: 19861494 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.055095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Drosophila Frequenin (Frq) and its mammalian and worm homologue, NCS-1, are Ca(2+)-binding proteins involved in neurotransmission. Using site-specific recombination in Drosophila, we created two deletions that removed the entire frq1 gene and part of the frq2 gene, resulting in no detectable Frq protein. Frq-null mutants were viable, but had defects in larval locomotion, deficient synaptic transmission, impaired Ca(2+) entry and enhanced nerve-terminal growth. The impaired Ca(2+) entry was sufficient to account for reduced neurotransmitter release. We hypothesized that Frq either modulates Ca(2+) channels, or that it regulates the PI4Kbeta pathway as described in other organisms. To determine whether Frq interacts with PI4Kbeta with consequent effects on Ca(2+) channels, we first characterized a PI4Kbeta-null mutant and found that PI4Kbeta was dispensable for synaptic transmission and nerve-terminal growth. Frq gain-of-function phenotypes remained present in a PI4Kbeta-null background. We conclude that the effects of Frq are not due to an interaction with PI4Kbeta. Using flies that were trans-heterozygous for a null frq allele and a null cacophony (encoding the alpha(1)-subunit of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels) allele, we show a synergistic effect between these proteins in neurotransmitter release. Gain-of-function Frq phenotypes were rescued by a hypomorphic cacophony mutation. Overall, Frq modulates Ca(2+) entry through a functional interaction with the alpha(1) voltage-gated Ca(2+)-channel subunit; this interaction regulates neurotransmission and nerve-terminal growth.
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- Jeffrey S Dason
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Calneurons provide a calcium threshold for trans-Golgi network to plasma membrane trafficking. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:9093-8. [PMID: 19458041 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903001106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-OH kinase IIIbeta (PI-4Kbeta) is involved in the regulated local synthesis of phospholipids that are crucial for trans-Golgi network (TGN)-to-plasma membrane trafficking. In this study, we show that the calcium sensor proteins calneuron-1 and calneuron-2 physically associate with PI-4Kbeta, inhibit the enzyme profoundly at resting and low calcium levels, and negatively interfere with Golgi-to-plasma membrane trafficking. At high calcium levels this inhibition is released and PI-4Kbeta is activated via a preferential association with neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1). In accord to its supposed function as a filter for subthreshold Golgi calcium transients, neuronal overexpression of calneuron-1 enlarges the size of the TGN caused by a build-up of vesicle proteins and reduces the number of axonal Piccolo-Bassoon transport vesicles, large dense core vesicles that carry a set of essential proteins for the formation of the presynaptic active zone during development. A corresponding protein knockdown has the opposite effect. The opposing roles of calneurons and NCS-1 provide a molecular switch to decode local calcium transients at the Golgi and impose a calcium threshold for PI-4Kbeta activity and vesicle trafficking.
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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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Mota Júnior AO, Malavazi I, Soriani FM, Heinekamp T, Jacobsen I, Brakhage AA, Savoldi M, Goldman MHS, da Silva Ferreira ME, Goldman GH. Molecular characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus NCS-1 homologue, NcsA. Mol Genet Genomics 2008; 280:483-95. [PMID: 18830711 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-008-0381-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Here, we characterize the Aspergillus fumigatus homologue ncsA Neuronal Calcium Sensor. We showed that ncsA is not an essential gene and ncsA growth was decreased in the presence of EGTA and SDS. Furthermore, the ncsA mutant is more resistant to calcium chloride. NcsA:mRFP localizes to the cytoplasm and its cellular localization is not affected by the cellular response to either calcium chloride or EGTA. The ncsA mutant strain is more sensitive to voriconazole, itraconazole, and amphotericin. Polar growth in the DeltancsA mutant was also considerably more affected by lovastatin than in the wild type strain. The Spitzenkörper can be visualized in both strains and although the vacuolar system does not seem to be very different, there is an increase in the staining intensity on the germling surface of the ncsA strain. NcsA promotes pmcA and pmcB expression and therefore there is a reduced expression of these ion pumps in the DeltancsA mutant background, and also of other genes involved in the response to calcium in A. fumigatus. The ncsA inactivation mutation is not causing loss of virulence in a low dose murine infection when compared to the corresponding wild type strain.
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- André Oliveira Mota Júnior
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Hui K, Fei GH, Saab BJ, Su J, Roder JC, Feng ZP. Neuronal calcium sensor-1 modulation of optimal calcium level for neurite outgrowth. Development 2008; 134:4479-89. [PMID: 18039973 DOI: 10.1242/dev.008979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Neurite extension and branching are affected by activity-dependent modulation of intracellular Ca2+, such that an optimal window of [Ca2+] is required for outgrowth. Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating this optimal [Ca2+]i remains unclear. Taking advantage of the large growth cone size of cultured primary neurons from pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis combined with dsRNA knockdown, we show that neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) regulates neurite extension and branching, and activity-dependent Ca2+ signals in growth cones. An NCS-1 C-terminal peptide enhances only neurite branching and moderately reduces the Ca2+ signal in growth cones compared with dsRNA knockdown. Our findings suggest that at least two separate structural domains in NCS-1 independently regulate Ca2+ influx and neurite outgrowth, with the C-terminus specifically affecting branching. We describe a model in which NCS-1 regulates cytosolic Ca2+ around the optimal window level to differentially control neurite extension and branching.
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- Kwokyin Hui
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A8, Canada
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Hernandez CC, Zaika O, Tolstykh GP, Shapiro MS. Regulation of neural KCNQ channels: signalling pathways, structural motifs and functional implications. J Physiol 2008; 586:1811-21. [PMID: 18238808 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.148304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Neural M-type (KCNQ/Kv7) K(+) channels control somatic excitability, bursting and neurotransmitter release throughout the nervous system. Their activity is regulated by multiple signalling pathways. In superior cervical ganglion sympathetic neurons, muscarinic M(1), angiotensin II AT(1), bradykinin B(2) and purinergic P2Y agonists suppress M current (I(M)). Probes of PLC activity show agonists of all four receptors to induce robust PIP(2) hydrolysis. We have grouped these receptors into two related modes of action. One mode involves depletion of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) in the membrane, whose interaction with the channels is thought necessary for their function. The other involves IP(3)-mediated intracellular Ca(2+) signals that stimulate PIP(2) synthesis, preventing its depletion, and suppress I(M) via calmodulin. Carbon-fibre amperometry can evaluate the effect of M channel activity on release of neurotransmitter. Consistent with the dominant role of M current in control of neuronal discharge, M channel openers, or blockers, reduced or augmented the evoked release of noradrenaline neurotransmitter from superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons, respectively. We seek to localize the subdomains on the channels critical to their regulation by PIP(2). Based on single-channel recordings from chimeras between high-PIP(2) affinity KCNQ3 and low-PIP(2) affinity KCNQ4 channels, we focus on a 57-residue domain within the carboxy-terminus that is a possible PIP(2) binding site. Homology modelling of this domain using the published structure of IRK1 channels as a template predicts a structure very similar to an analogous region in IRK1 channels, and shows a cluster of basic residues in the KCNQ2 domain to correspond to those implicated in PIP(2) regulation of Kir channels. We discuss some important issues dealing with these topics.
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- Ciria C Hernandez
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Physiology, MS 7756, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Romero-Pozuelo J, Dason JS, Atwood HL, Ferrús A. Chronic and acute alterations in the functional levels of Frequenins 1 and 2 reveal their roles in synaptic transmission and axon terminal morphology. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 26:2428-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05877.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have investigated whether Ca(2+)-binding proteins, which have been implicated in the control of neurons and neuroendocrine secretion, play a role in controlling mast cell function. These studies have identified synaptotagmins (Syts) II, III, and IX as well as neuronal Ca(2+) sensor 1 (NCS-1) as important regulators of mast cell function. Strikingly, we find that these Ca(2+)-binding proteins contribute to mast cell function by regulating specific endocytic pathways. Syt II, the most abundant Syt homologue in mast cells, resides in an amine-free lysosomal compartment. Studying the function of Syt II-knocked down rat basophilic leukemia cells has shown a dual function of this homologue. Syt II is required for the downregulation of protein kinase Calpha, but it negatively regulates lysosomal exocytosis. Syt III, the next most abundant homologue, localizes to early endosomes and is required for the formation of the endocytic recycling compartment (ERC). Syt IX and NCS-1 localize to the ERC and regulate ERC export, NCS-1 by activating phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta. Finally, we show that recycling through the ERC is needed for secretory granule protein sorting as well as for the activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2. Accordingly, NCS-1 stimulates Fc epsilon RI-triggered exocytosis and release of arachidonic acid metabolites.
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- Ronit Sagi-Eisenberg
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Gambino F, Pavlowsky A, Béglé A, Dupont JL, Bahi N, Courjaret R, Gardette R, Hadjkacem H, Skala H, Poulain B, Chelly J, Vitale N, Humeau Y. IL1-receptor accessory protein-like 1 (IL1RAPL1), a protein involved in cognitive functions, regulates N-type Ca2+-channel and neurite elongation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:9063-8. [PMID: 17502602 PMCID: PMC1885628 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0701133104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Null mutations in the IL1-receptor accessory protein-like 1 gene (IL1RAPL1) are responsible for an inherited X-linked form of cognitive impairment. IL1RAPL1 protein physically interacts with neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1), but the functional impact of the IL1RAPL1/NCS-1 interaction remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that stable expression of IL1RAPL1 in PC12 cells induces a specific silencing of N-type voltage-gated calcium channels (N-VGCC) activity that explains a secretion deficit observed in these IL1RAPL1 cells. Importantly, this modulation of VGCC activity is mediated by NCS-1. Indeed, a specific loss-of-function of N-VGCC was observed in PC12 cells overexpressing NCS-1, and a total recovery of N-VGCC activity was obtained by a down-regulation of NCS-1 in IL1RAPL1 cells. The functional relevance of the interaction between IL1RAPL1 and NCS-1 was also suggested by the reduction of neurite elongation observed in nerve growth factor (NGF)-treated IL1RAPL1 cells, a phenotype rescued by NCS-1 inactivation. Because both proteins are highly expressed in neurons, these results suggest that IL1RAPL1-related mental retardation could result from a disruption of N-VGCC and/or NCS-1-dependent synaptic and neuronal activities.
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- Frédéric Gambino
- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut Cochin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Université Paris Descartes, 75014 Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 567, 75014 Paris, France; and
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- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut Cochin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Université Paris Descartes, 75014 Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 567, 75014 Paris, France; and
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- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 549, IFR Broca Sainte Anne,2ter Rue d'Alesia, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Université Paris Descartes, 75014 Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 567, 75014 Paris, France; and
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- Institut Cochin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Université Paris Descartes, 75014 Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 567, 75014 Paris, France; and
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- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut Cochin, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Université Paris Descartes, 75014 Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 567, 75014 Paris, France; and
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- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- *Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7168/LC2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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Hammond GRV, Schiavo G. Polyphosphoinositol lipids: Under-PPInning synaptic function in health and disease. Dev Neurobiol 2007; 67:1232-47. [PMID: 17514716 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Phosphoinositides (PPIn) form a unique family of lipids derived by phosphorylation of the parent compound, phosphatidylinositol. Despite being minor constituents of synaptic membranes, these lipids have exceptionally high rates of metabolic turnover and are involved with myriad aspects of pre- and post-synaptic function, from the control of the synaptic vesicle cycle to postsynaptic excitability. In this review, we outline the main synaptic processes known to be regulated by these molecules, focusing mainly but not exclusively on the major species phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate. Furthermore, we discuss the enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, with a view to exploring how the activity-dependent control of their enzymatic action can lead to the precise regulation of PPIn levels at the nerve terminal. Also, the modulation of synaptic PPIn turnover by drugs used for the treatment of bipolar disorder is discussed. We propose that the modulation of PPIn levels may act as a central mechanism to coordinate the cascade of synaptic events leading to neurotransmission.
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- Gerald R V Hammond
- Molecular NeuroPathobiology, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories, London WC2A 3PX, United Kingdom.
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Taverna E, Saba E, Linetti A, Longhi R, Jeromin A, Righi M, Clementi F, Rosa P. Localization of synaptic proteins involved in neurosecretion in different membrane microdomains. J Neurochem 2006; 100:664-77. [PMID: 17144906 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A number of proteins and signalling molecules modulate voltage-gated calcium channel activity and neurosecretion. As recent findings have indicated the presence of Ca(v)2.1 (P/Q-type) channels and soluble N-ethyl-maleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptors (SNAREs) in the cholesterol-enriched microdomains of neuroendocrine and neuronal cells, we investigated whether molecules known to modulate neurosecretion, such as the heterotrimeric G proteins and neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1), are also localized in these microdomains. After immuno-isolation, flotation gradients from Triton X-100-treated synaptosomal membranes revealed the presence of different detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs) containing proteins of the exocytic machinery (Ca(v)2.1 channels and SNAREs) or NCS-1; both DRM subtypes contained aliquots of heterotrimeric G protein subunits and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate. In line with the biochemical data, confocal imaging of immunolabelled membrane sheets revealed the localization of SNARE proteins and NCS-1 in different dot-like structures. This distribution was largely impaired by treatment with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin, thus suggesting the localization of all three proteins in cholesterol-dependent domains. Finally, bradykinin (which is known to activate the NCS-1 pathway) caused a significant increase in NCS-1 in the DRMs. These findings suggest that different membrane microdomains are involved in the spatial organization of the complex molecular network that converges on calcium channels and the secretory machinery.
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- Elena Taverna
- CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Zaidi NF, Kuplast KG, Washicosky KJ, Kajiwara Y, Buxbaum JD, Wasco W. Calsenilin interacts with transcriptional co-repressor C-terminal binding protein(s). J Neurochem 2006; 98:1290-301. [PMID: 16787403 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03972.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Calsenilin/potassium channel-interacting protein (KChIP)3/ downstream regulatory element sequence antagonist modulator (DREAM) is a neuronal calcium-binding protein that has been shown to have multiple functions in the cell, including the regulation of presenilin processing, repression of transcription and modulation of A-type potassium channels. To gain a better understanding of the precise role of calsenilin in specific cellular compartments, an interactor hunt for proteins that bind to the N-terminal domain of calsenilin was carried out. Using a yeast two-hybrid system and co-immunoprecipitation studies, we have identified the transcriptional co-repressor C-terminal binding protein (CtBP)2 as an interactor for calsenilin and have shown that the two proteins can interact in vivo. In co-immunoprecipitation studies, calsenilin also interacted with CtBP1, a CtBP2 homolog. Our data also showed a calsenilin-dependent increase in c-fos protein levels in CtBP knockout fibroblasts, suggesting that CtBP may modulate the transcriptional repression of c-fos by calsenilin. Furthermore, the finding that histone deacetylase protein and activity were associated with the calsenilin-CtBP immunocomplex suggests a mechanism by which calsenilin-CtBP may act to repress transcription. Finally, we demonstrated that calsenilin and CtBP are present in synaptic vesicles and can interact in vivo.
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- Nikhat F Zaidi
- Department of Neurology, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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de Barry J, Janoshazi A, Dupont JL, Procksch O, Chasserot-Golaz S, Jeromin A, Vitale N. Functional Implication of Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 and Phosphoinositol 4-Kinase-β Interaction in Regulated Exocytosis of PC12 Cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:18098-111. [PMID: 16638749 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m509842200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Several studies have shown that the neuronal calcium sensor (NCS-1) and phosphoinositol 4-kinase-beta (PI4K-beta) regulate the exocytotic process of nerve and neuroendocrine cells. The aim of our study was to investigate their possible interaction at rest and during stimulation in living cells and to decipher the role of this interaction in the secretory process. In PC12 cells, we observed a stimulation-induced recruitment of NCS-1 and PI4K-beta from the intracellular compartment toward the plasma membrane. This recruitment was highly correlated to the intracellular Ca(2+) rise induced by secretagogues. Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer between PI4K-beta-ECFP and NCS-1-EYFP, we show that both proteins are interacting in resting cells and that this interaction increases with stimulation. It appears that the membrane insertion of NCS-1 is necessary for the interaction with PI4K-beta, since a mutation that prevented the membrane insertion of NCS-1 abolished NCS-1-PI4K-beta interaction, as revealed by fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis. Additionally, the overexpression of mutated NCS-1 prevents the stimulatory effect on secretion induced by PI4K-beta, suggesting that the interaction of the two proteins on a membrane compartment is necessary for the secretory function. Moreover, extinction of endogenous PI4K-beta by small interfering RNA inhibits secretion and completely prevents the stimulatory effect of NCS-1 on calcium-evoked exocytosis from permeabilized PC12 cells, showing directly for the first time the functional implication of a NCS-1.PI4K-beta complex in regulated exocytosis.
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- Jean de Barry
- Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, UMR 7168 LC2 CNRS/ULP, 5 Rue B. Pascal, F-67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
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Fik-Rymarkiewicz E, Duda T, Sharma RK. Novel frequenin-modulated Ca2+-signaling membrane guanylate cyclase (ROS-GC) transduction pathway in bovine hippocampus. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 291:187-204. [PMID: 16733800 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-9215-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Frequenin is a member of the neuronal Ca(2+) sensor protein family, implicated in being the modulator of the neurotransmitter release, potassium channels, phosphatidylinositol signaling pathway and the Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis of dense-core granules in the PC12 cells. Frequenin exhibits these biological activities through its Ca(2+) myristoyl switch, yet the switch is functionally inactive. These structural and functional traits of frequenin have been derived through the use of recombinant frequenin. In the present study, frequenin (BovFrq) native to the bovine hippocampus has been purified, sequenced for its 9 internal fragments, cloned, and studied. The findings show that structure of the BovFrq is identical to its form present in chicken, rat, mouse and human, indicating its evolutionary conservation. Its Ca(2+) myristoyl switch is active in the hippocampus. And, BovFrq physically interacts and turns on yet undisclosed ONE-GC-like ROS-GC membrane guanylate cyclase transduction machinery in the hippocampal neurons. This makes BovFrq a new Ca(2+)-sensor modulator of a novel ROS-GC transduction machinery. The study demonstrates the presence and mechanistic features of this cyclic GMP signaling pathway in the hippocampal neurons, and also provides one more support for the evolving concept where the Ca(2+)-modulated membrane guanylate cyclase transduction machinery in its variant forms is a central operational component of all neurons.
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- Ewa Fik-Rymarkiewicz
- Unit of Regulatory and Molecular Biology, Departments of Cell Biology and Ophthalmology, SOM and NJMS, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA
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Waselle L, Gerona RRL, Vitale N, Martin TFJ, Bader MF, Regazzi R. Role of Phosphoinositide Signaling in the Control of Insulin Exocytosis. Mol Endocrinol 2005; 19:3097-106. [PMID: 16081518 DOI: 10.1210/me.2004-0530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositides (PI) are important signaling molecules involved in the regulation of vesicular trafficking. We found that phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate [PI(4,5)P(2)] increase the secretory response triggered by 10 mum Ca(2+) in streptolysin-O-permeabilized insulin-secreting INS-1E cells. In addition, nutrient-induced exocytosis was diminished in intact cells expressing constructs that sequester PI(4,5)P(2) and in cells transfected with constructs that reduce by RNA interference the level of two enzymes involved in PI(4,5)P(2) production, type III PI4-kinase beta and type I phosphatidylinositol 4-bisphosphate 5-kinase-gamma. To clarify the mechanism of action of PI, we investigated the involvement in the regulation of insulin exocytosis of three potential PI targets, phospholipase D1, the Ca(2+)-dependent activator protein for secretion 1, and Munc18-interacting protein 1. Transfection of insulin-secreting cells with plasmids that direct the synthesis of small interfering RNAs capable of reducing the endogenous levels of these proteins inhibited hormone release elicited by glucose- and cAMP-elevating agents without affecting basal release. Our data indicate that the production of PI(4,5)P(2) is necessary for proper control of beta-cell secretion and suggest that at least part of the effect of PI on insulin exocytosis could be exerted through the activation of phospholipase D1, Ca(2+)-dependent activator protein for secretion 1, and Munc18-interacting protein 1.
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- Laurent Waselle
- Department of Cell Biology and Morphology, rue du Bugnon 9, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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O'Callaghan D, Haynes L, Burgoyne R. High-affinity interaction of the N-terminal myristoylation motif of the neuronal calcium sensor protein hippocalcin with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. Biochem J 2005; 391:231-8. [PMID: 16053445 PMCID: PMC1276920 DOI: 10.1042/bj20051001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2005] [Revised: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 07/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Many proteins are associated with intracellular membranes due to their N-terminal myristoylation. Not all myristoylated proteins have the same localization within cells, indicating that other factors must determine their membrane targeting. The NCS (neuronal calcium sensor) proteins are a family of Ca2+-binding proteins with diverse functions. Most members of the family are N-terminally myristoylated and are either constitutively membrane-bound or have a Ca2+/myristoyl switch that allows their reversible membrane association in response to Ca2+ signals. In the case of hippocalcin and NCS-1, or alternatively KChIP1 (K+ channel-interacting protein 1), their N-terminal myristoylation motifs are sufficient for targeting to distinct organelles. We have shown that an N-terminal myristoylated hippocalcin peptide is able to specifically reproduce the membrane targeting of hippocalcin/NCS-1 when introduced into permeabilized cells. The peptide binds to liposomes containing phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P2] with high affinity (K(d) 50 nM). Full-length hippocalcin also bound preferentially to liposomes supplemented with PtdIns(4,5)P2. Co-expression of hippocalcin-(1-14)-ECFP (enhanced cyan fluorescent protein) or NCS-1-ECFP partially displaced the expressed PH (pleckstrin homology) domain of phospholipase delta1 from the plasma membrane in live cells, indicating that they have a higher affinity for PtdIns(4,5)P2 than does this PH domain. The Golgi localization of the PH domain of FAPP1 (four-phosphate-adaptor protein 1), which binds to phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate, was unaffected. The localization of NCS-1 and hippocalcin is likely to be determined, therefore, by their interaction with PtdIns(4,5)P2.
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Key Words
- golgi complex
- hippocalcin
- lipid-binding
- calcium-binding proteins
- neuronal calcium sensor-1 (ncs-1)
- phosphoinositide
- ces liposomes, liposomes consisting of a mixture of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine
- ecfp/egfp/eyfp, enhanced cyan/green/yellow fluorescent protein
- fapp1, four-phosphate-adaptor protein 1
- gfp, green fluorescent protein
- kchip1, k+ channel-interacting protein 1
- marcks, myristoylated alanine-rich c-kinase substrate
- myr-hip-(2–14), biotinylated, myristoylated hippocalcin-(2–14) peptide
- ncs, neuronal calcium sensor
- ph, pleckstrin homology
- plc, phospholipase c
- vilip, visinin-like protein
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- Dermott W. O'Callaghan
- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K
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- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K
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- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K
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Blasiole B, Kabbani N, Boehmler W, Thisse B, Thisse C, Canfield V, Levenson R. Neuronal calcium sensor-1 gene ncs-1a is essential for semicircular canal formation in zebrafish inner ear. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 64:285-97. [PMID: 15898063 DOI: 10.1002/neu.20138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We have analyzed the functional role of neuronal calcium sensor-1 (Ncs-1) in zebrafish development. We identified two orthologs of the mammalian NCS-1 gene. Full-length cDNAs encoding zebrafish Ncs-1a and Ncs-1b polypeptides were cloned and characterized. Whole-mount in situ hybridization revealed that ncs-1a mRNA was expressed beginning at early somitogenesis. As development progressed, ncs-1a mRNA was present throughout the embryo with expression detected in ventral hematopoietic mesoderm, pronephric tubules, CNS nuclei, and otic vesicle. By 4.5 days post fertilization (dpf), ncs-1a expression was detected primarily in the brain. Expression of ncs-1b mRNA was first detected at 36 hours post fertilization (hpf) and was restricted to the olfactory bulb. By 4.5 dpf, ncs-1b was expressed at low levels throughout the brain. Knockdown of ncs-1a mRNA translation with antisense morpholinos blocked formation of semicircular canals. These studies identify a novel function for ncs-1a in inner ear development and suggest that this calcium sensor plays an important role in vestibular function.
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- Brian Blasiole
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Gromada J, Bark C, Smidt K, Efanov AM, Janson J, Mandic SA, Webb DL, Zhang W, Meister B, Jeromin A, Berggren PO. Neuronal calcium sensor-1 potentiates glucose-dependent exocytosis in pancreatic beta cells through activation of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:10303-8. [PMID: 16014415 PMCID: PMC1177407 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504487102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cytosolic free Ca2+ plays an important role in the molecular mechanisms leading to regulated insulin secretion by the pancreatic beta cell. A number of Ca2+-binding proteins have been implicated in this process. Here, we define the role of the Ca2+-binding protein neuronal Ca2+ sensor-1 (NCS-1) in insulin secretion. In pancreatic beta cells, NCS-1 increases exocytosis by promoting the priming of secretory granules for release and increasing the number of granules residing in the readily releasable pool. The effect of NCS-1 on exocytosis is mediated through an increase in phosphatidylinositol (PI) 4-kinase beta activity and the generation of phosphoinositides, specifically PI 4-phosphate and PI 4,5-bisphosphate. In turn, PI 4,5-bisphosphate controls exocytosis through the Ca2+-dependent activator protein for secretion present in beta cells. Our results provide evidence for an essential role of phosphoinositide synthesis in the regulation of glucose-induced insulin secretion by the pancreatic beta cell. We also demonstrate that NCS-1 and its downstream target, PI 4-kinase beta, are critical players in this process by virtue of their capacity to regulate the release competence of the secretory granules.
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- Jesper Gromada
- Lilly Research Laboratories, Essener Bogen 7, D-22419 Hamburg, Germany
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Zheng Q, Bobich JA, Vidugiriene J, McFadden SC, Thomas F, Roder J, Jeromin A. Neuronal calcium sensor-1 facilitates neuronal exocytosis through phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase. J Neurochem 2005; 92:442-51. [PMID: 15659215 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02897.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This work tested the theory that neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) has effects on neurotransmitter release beyond its actions on membrane channels. We used nerve-ending preparations where membrane channels are bypassed through membrane permeabilization made by mechanical disruption or streptolysin-O. Nerve ending NCS-1 and phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI4K) are largely or entirely particulate, so their concentrations in nerve endings remain constant after breaching the membrane. Exogenous, myristoylated NCS-1 stimulated nerve ending phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate [PI(4)P] synthesis, but non-myristoylated-NCS-1 did not. The N-terminal peptide of NCS-1 interfered with PI(4)P synthesis, and with spontaneous and Ca(2+)-evoked release of both [(3)H]-norepinephrine (NA) and [(14)C]-glutamate (glu) in a concentration-dependent manner. An antibody raised against the N-terminal of NCS-1 inhibited perforated nerve ending PI(4)P synthesis, but the C-terminal antibody had no effects. Antibodies against the N- and C-termini of NCS-1 caused significant increases in mini/spontaneous/stimulation-independent release of [(3)H]-NA from perforated nerve endings, but had no effect on [(14)C]-glu release. These results support the idea that NCS-1 facilitates nerve ending neurotransmitter release and phosphoinositide production via PI4K and localizes these effects to the N-terminal of NCS-1. Combined with previous work on the regulation of channels by NCS-1, the data are consistent with the hypothesis that a NCS-1-PI4K (NP, neuropotentiator) complex may serve as an essential linker between lipid and protein metabolism to regulate membrane traffic and co-ordinate it with ion fluxes and plasticity in the nerve ending.
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- Qian Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Coukell B, Cameron A, Perusini S, Shim K. Disruption of the NCS-1/frequenin-related ncsA gene in Dictyostelium discoideum accelerates development. Dev Growth Differ 2005; 46:449-58. [PMID: 15606490 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169x.2004.00761.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To learn more about the function of intracellular Ca2+ in Dictyostelium discoideum, we searched databases for sequences encoding potential members of the neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) family of Ca2+-binding proteins. As a result, genes for five new putative Ca2+-binding proteins were identified. Based on amino acid sequence alignments and phylogenetic analyses, one of these genes (ncsA) was determined to be closely related to NCS-1/frequenin genes in other organisms. The protein product of ncsA (NcsA) binds 45Ca2+ and exhibits a dramatic gel mobility shift in the presence of Ca2+, suggesting that it is a Ca2+ sensor. ncsA-null cells grow normally in axenic culture. However, on bacterial lawns, the ncsA-null clones expand slowly and development begins prematurely within the plaques. In larger clones, ncsA-null cells form narrow growth zones with evenly spaced aggregates along the inner edge, and closely packed fruiting bodies. An analysis of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels, developmental timing on phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) agar, and stage-specific gene expression indicate that development of ncsA-null cells is accelerated by 3-4 h. Together, these results suggest that NcsA might function in Dictyostelium to prevent cells from entering development prematurely in the presence of environmental nutrients.
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- Barrie Coukell
- Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Haynes LP, Thomas GMH, Burgoyne RD. Interaction of neuronal calcium sensor-1 and ADP-ribosylation factor 1 allows bidirectional control of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta and trans-Golgi network-plasma membrane traffic. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:6047-54. [PMID: 15576365 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413090200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have identified a novel Ca(2+)-dependent interaction between neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) and the GTPase ARF1. Both of these proteins are localized to the Golgi complex, and both regulate phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIbeta (PI(4)Kbeta). Spatial and temporal control of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate levels through activation of PI(4)Kbeta is important for the recruitment of trafficking complexes to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and vesicular traffic from this organelle. The NCS-1-ARF1 interaction and its specificity have been demonstrated through in vitro binding assays, in vitro enzyme assay, and through functional cellular assays. We show that NCS-1 can exert bidirectional effects to activate PI(4)Kbeta on its own or inhibit the activation by ARF1. NCS-1 was shown to modulate the effects of expression of ARF mutants that disrupt Golgi morphology and to recruit GDP-loaded ARF to the Golgi complex in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner. We demonstrate antagonist effects of NCS-1 and ARF on constitutive and regulated exocytosis. The NCS-1-ARF1 interaction provides evidence for functional cross-talk between Ca(2+)-dependent and ARF-dependent pathways in TGN to plasma membrane traffic.
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- Lee P Haynes
- Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown St., Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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Kukkonen SKJ, Vaheri A, Plyusnin A. Tula hantavirus L protein is a 250 kDa perinuclear membrane-associated protein. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:1181-1189. [PMID: 15105534 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19748-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The complete open reading frame of Tula hantavirus (TULV) L RNA was cloned in three parts. The middle third (nt 2191-4344) could be expressed in E. coli and was used to immunize rabbits. The resultant antiserum was then used to immunoblot concentrated TULV and infected Vero E6 cells. The L protein of a hantavirus was detected, for the first time, in infected cells and was found to be expressed as a single protein with an apparent molecular mass of 250 kDa in both virions and infected cells. Using the antiserum, the expression level of the L protein was followed and image analysis of immunoblots indicated that there were 10(4) copies per cell at the peak level of expression. The antiserum was also used to detect the L protein in cell fractionation studies. In cells infected with TULV and cells expressing recombinant L, the protein pelleted with the microsomal membrane fraction. The membrane association was confirmed with membrane flotation assays. To visualize L protein localization in cells, a fusion protein of L and enhanced green fluorescent protein, L-EGFP, was expressed in Vero E6 cells with a plasmid-driven T7 expression system. L-EGFP localized in the perinuclear region where it had partial co-localization with the Golgi matrix protein GM130 and the TULV nucleocapsid protein.
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- Sami K J Kukkonen
- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, PO Box 21, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, PO Box 21, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, PO Box 21, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Taverna E, Saba E, Rowe J, Francolini M, Clementi F, Rosa P. Role of Lipid Microdomains in P/Q-type Calcium Channel (Cav2.1) Clustering and Function in Presynaptic Membranes. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:5127-34. [PMID: 14660672 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308798200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lipid microdomains can selectively include or exclude proteins and may be important in a variety of functions such as protein sorting, cell signaling, and synaptic transmission. The present study demonstrates that two different voltage-gated calcium channels, which both interact with soluble N-ethyl-maleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins but have distinct subcellular distributions and roles in synaptic transmission, are differently distributed in lipid microdomains; presynaptic P/Q (Cav2.1) but not Lc (Cav1.2) calcium channel subtypes are mainly accumulated in detergent-insoluble complexes. The immunoisolation of multiprotein complexes from detergent-insoluble or detergent-soluble fractions shows that the alpha1A subunits of Cav2.1 colocalize and interact with SNARE complexes in lipid microdomains. The altered organization of these microdomains caused by saponin and methyl-beta-cyclodextrin treatment largely impairs the buoyancy and distribution of Cav2.1 channels and SNAREs in flotation gradients. On the other hand, cholesterol reloading partially reverses the drug effects. Methyl-beta-cyclodextrin treatment alters the colocalization of Cav2.1 with the proteins of the exocytic machinery and also impairs calcium influx in nerve terminals. These results show that lipid microdomains in presynaptic terminals are important in organizing membrane sites specialized for synaptic vesicle exocytosis. The cholesterol-enriched microdomains contribute to optimizing the compartmentalization of exocytic machinery and the calcium influx that triggers synaptic vesicle exocytosis.
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- Elena Taverna
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Institute of Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Milan, 20129 Milan, Italy
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Kapp-Barnea Y, Melnikov S, Shefler I, Jeromin A, Sagi-Eisenberg R. Neuronal Calcium Sensor-1 and Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase β Regulate IgE Receptor-Triggered Exocytosis in Cultured Mast Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2003; 171:5320-7. [PMID: 14607934 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.10.5320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We examined the possible occurrence and function of neuronal Ca(2+) sensor 1 (NCS-1/frequenin) in the mast cell line rat basophilic leukemia, RBL-2H3. This protein has been implicated in the control of neurosecretion from dense core granules in neuronal cells as well as in the control of constitutive secretory pathways in both yeast and mammalian cells. We show that RBL-2H3 cells, secretory cells of the immune system, endogenously express the 22-kDa NCS-1 protein as well as an immune-related 50-kDa protein. Both proteins associate in vivo with phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase beta (PI4Kbeta) and colocalize with the enzyme in the Golgi region. We show further that overexpression of NCS-1 in RBL-2H3 cells stimulates the catalytic activity of PI4Kbeta, increases IgE receptor (FcepsilonRI)-triggered hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P(2)), and stimulates FcepsilonRI-triggered, but not Ca(2+) ionophore-triggered, exocytosis. Conversely, expression of a kinase-dead mutant of PI4Kbeta reduces PI4Kbeta activity, decreases FcepsilonRI-stimulated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis, and blocks FcepsilonRI-triggered, but not Ca(2+) ionophore-triggered, exocytosis. Our results indicate that PI(4)P, produced by the Golgi-localized PI4Kbeta, is the rate-limiting factor in the synthesis of the pool of PI(4,5)P(2) that serves as substrate for the generation of lipid-derived second messengers in FcepsilonRI-triggered cells. We conclude that NCS-1 is involved in the control of regulated exocytosis in nonneural cells, where it contributes to stimulus-secretion coupling by interacting with PI4Kbeta and positive regulation of its activity.
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- Yaara Kapp-Barnea
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Strahl T, Grafelmann B, Dannenberg J, Thorner J, Pongs O. Conservation of regulatory function in calcium-binding proteins: human frequenin (neuronal calcium sensor-1) associates productively with yeast phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase isoform, Pik1. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:49589-99. [PMID: 14512421 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309017200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Frequenin, also known as neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1), is an N-myristoylated Ca2+-binding protein that has been conserved in both sequence and three-dimensional fold during evolution. We demonstrate using both genetic and biochemical approaches that the observed structural conservation between Saccharomyces cerevisiae frequenin (Frq1) and human NCS-1 is also reflected at the functional level. In yeast, the sole essential target of Frq1 is the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase isoform, Pik1; both FRQ1 and PIK1 are indispensable for cell viability. Expression of human NCS-1 in yeast, but not a close relative (human KChIP2), rescues the inviability of frq1 cells. Furthermore, in vitro, Frq1 and NCS-1 (either N-myristoylated or unmyristoylated) compete for binding to a small 28-residue motif near the N terminus of Pik1. Site-directed mutagenesis indicates that the binding determinant in Pik1 is a hydrophobic alpha-helix and that frequenins bind to one side of this alpha-helix. We propose, therefore, that the function of NCS-1 in mammals may closely resemble that of Frq1 in S. cerevisiae and, hence, that frequenins in general may serve as regulators of certain isoforms of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase.
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- Thomas Strahl
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3200, USA
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