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Ye RS, Li M, Qi QE, Cheng X, Chen T, Li CY, Wang SB, Shu G, Wang LN, Zhu XT, Jiang QY, Xi QY, Zhang YL. Comparative Anterior Pituitary miRNA and mRNA Expression Profiles of Bama Minipigs and Landrace Pigs Reveal Potential Molecular Network Involved in Animal Postnatal Growth. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131987. [PMID: 26134288 PMCID: PMC4489742 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The anterior pituitary is the most important endocrine organ modulating animal postnatal growth, mainly by controlling growth hormone (GH) gene transcription, synthesis, and secretion. As an ideal model for animal postnatal growth studies, the Bama minipig is characterized as having a lower growth performance and fewer individual differences compared with larger pig breeds. In this study, anterior pituitaries from Bama minipig and Landrace pig were used for miRNA and mRNA expression profile analysis using miRNA microarrays and mRNA-seq. Consequently, a total of 222 miRNAs and 12,909 transcripts were detected, and both miRNAs and mRNAs in the two breeds showed high correlation (r > 0.97). Additionally, 41 differentially expressed miRNAs and 2,254 transcripts were identified. Pathways analysis indicated that 32 pathways significantly differed in the two breeds. Importantly, two GH-regulation-signalling pathways, cAMP and inositol 1, 4, 5-triphosphate (IP3), and multiple GH-secretion-related transcripts were significantly down-regulated in Bama minipigs. Moreover, TargetScan and RNAHybrid algorithms were used for predicting differentially expressed miRNAs (DE miRNAs) and differentially expressed mRNAs (DE mRNAs) interaction. By examining their fold-changes, interestingly, most DE miRNA-DE mRNA target pairs (63.68-71.33%) presented negatively correlated expression pattern. A possible network among miRNAs, mRNAs, and GH-regulation pathways was also proposed. Among them, two miRNA-mRNA interactions (Y-47 targets FSHB; ssc-miR-133a-3p targets GNAI3) were validated by dual-luciferase assay. These data will be helpful in understanding the possible molecular mechanisms involved in animal postnatal growth.
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- Rui-Song Ye
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
- * E-mail: (YLZ); (QYX)
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, SCAU-Alltech Research Joint Alliance, Guandong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics And Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
- * E-mail: (YLZ); (QYX)
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Chandrasekhar R, Alzayady KJ, Yule DI. Using concatenated subunits to investigate the functional consequences of heterotetrameric inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors. Biochem Soc Trans 2015; 43:364-70. [PMID: 26009177 PMCID: PMC4677331 DOI: 10.1042/bst20140287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) are a family of ubiquitous, ER localized, tetrameric Ca2+ release channels. There are three subtypes of the IP3Rs (R1, R2, R3), encoded by three distinct genes, that share ∼60-70% sequence identity. The diversity of Ca2+ signals generated by IP3Rs is thought to be largely the result of differential tissue expression, intracellular localization and subtype-specific regulation of the three subtypes by various cellular factors, most significantly InsP3, Ca2+ and ATP. However, largely unexplored is the notion of additional signal diversity arising from the assembly of both homo and heterotetrameric InsP3Rs. In the present article, we review the biochemical and functional evidence supporting the existence of homo and heterotetrameric populations of InsP3Rs. In addition, we consider a strategy that utilizes genetically concatenated InsP3Rs to study the functional characteristics of heterotetramers with unequivocally defined composition. This approach reveals that the overall properties of IP3R are not necessarily simply a blend of the constituent monomers but that specific subtypes appear to dominate the overall characteristics of the tetramer. It is envisioned that the ability to generate tetramers with defined wild type and mutant subunits will be useful in probing fundamental questions relating to IP3R structure and function.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphate/chemistry
- Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling/genetics
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Protein Multimerization
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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Orsinger GV, Williams JD, Romanowski M. Focal activation of cells by plasmon resonance assisted optical injection of signaling molecules. ACS Nano 2014; 8:6151-62. [PMID: 24877558 PMCID: PMC4076043 DOI: 10.1021/nn5015903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Experimental methods for single cell intracellular delivery are essential for probing cell signaling dynamics within complex cellular networks, such as those making up the tumor microenvironment. Here, we show a quantitative and general method of interrogation of signaling pathways. We applied highly focused near-infrared laser light to optically inject gold-coated liposomes encapsulating bioactive molecules into single cells for focal activation of cell signaling. For this demonstration, we encapsulated either inositol trisphosphate (IP3), an endogenous cell signaling second messenger, or adenophostin A (AdA), a potent analogue of IP, within 100 nm gold-coated liposomes, and injected these gold-coated liposomes and their contents into the cytosol of single ovarian carcinoma cells to initiate calcium (Ca(2+)) release from intracellular stores. Upon optical injection of IP3 or AdA at doses above the activation threshold, we observed increases in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration within the injected cell initiating the propagation of a Ca(2+) wave throughout nearby cells. As confirmed by octanol-induced inhibition, the intercellular Ca(2+) wave traveled via gap junctions. Optical injection of gold-coated liposomes represents a quantitative method of focal activation of signaling cascades of broad interest in biomedical research.
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- Gabriel V. Orsinger
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- The University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, 1515 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Saleem H, Tovey SC, Rahman T, Riley AM, Potter BVL, Taylor CW. Stimulation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor subtypes by analogues of IP3. PLoS One 2013; 8:e54877. [PMID: 23372785 PMCID: PMC3556037 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Most animal cells express mixtures of the three subtypes of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R) encoded by vertebrate genomes. Activation of each subtype by different agonists has not hitherto been examined in cells expressing defined homogenous populations of IP(3)R. Here we measure Ca(2+) release evoked by synthetic analogues of IP(3) using a Ca(2+) indicator within the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum of permeabilized DT40 cells stably expressing single subtypes of mammalian IP(3)R. Phosphorylation of (1,4,5)IP(3) to (1,3,4,5)IP(4) reduced potency by ~100-fold. Relative to (1,4,5)IP(3), the potencies of IP(3) analogues modified at the 1-position (malachite green (1,4,5)IP(3)), 2-position (2-deoxy(1,4,5)IP(3)) or 3-position (3-deoxy(1,4,5)IP(3), (1,3,4,5)IP(4)) were similar for each IP(3)R subtype. The potency of an analogue, (1,4,6)IP(3), in which the orientations of the 2- and 3-hydroxyl groups were inverted, was also reduced similarly for all three IP(3)R subtypes. Most analogues of IP(3) interact similarly with the three IP(3)R subtypes, but the decrease in potency accompanying removal of the 1-phosphate from (1,4,5)IP(3) was least for IP(3)R3. Addition of a large chromophore (malachite green) to the 1-phosphate of (1,4,5)IP(3) only modestly reduced potency suggesting that similar analogues could be used to measure (1,4,5)IP(3) binding optically. These data provide the first structure-activity analyses of key IP(3) analogues using homogenous populations of each mammalian IP(3)R subtype. They demonstrate broadly similar structure-activity relationships for all mammalian IP(3)R subtypes and establish the potential utility of (1,4,5)IP(3) analogues with chromophores attached to the 1-position.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Gene Expression
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Kinetics
- Ligands
- Mice
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Docking Simulation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Molecular Structure
- Protein Binding
- Rats
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Huma Saleem
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Smart D. Measurement of inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate using a stereospecific radioreceptor mass assay. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 937:193-203. [PMID: 23007587 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-086-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P(3)] is an important second messenger that activates its cognate Ins(1,4,5)P(3) receptor to release Ca(2+) from intracellular stores. The assay described in this chapter uses the Ins(1,4,5)P(3) receptor (essentially as a binding protein) to measure the biologically active trisphosphate (specifically from other trisphosphates). The binding protein (Ins(1,4,5)P3 receptor) is prepared from Bovine adrenal glands and this is mixed with [(3)H]-labeled and unlabeled (generated from biological samples or standards) Ins(1,4,5)P(3). Using the same principles as for radioimmunoassay/ELISA the mass of Ins(1,4,5)P(3) in biological samples can be estimated.
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- Darren Smart
- Neurology CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Harlow, Essex, UK
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Lee HC. Cyclic ADP-ribose and NAADP: fraternal twin messengers for calcium signaling. Sci China Life Sci 2011; 54:699-711. [PMID: 21786193 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The concept advanced by Berridge and colleagues that intracellular Ca(2+)-stores can be mobilized in an agonist-dependent and messenger (IP(3))-mediated manner has put Ca(2+)-mobilization at the center stage of signal transduction mechanisms. During the late 1980s, we showed that Ca(2+)-stores can be mobilized by two other messengers unrelated to inositol trisphosphate (IP(3)) and identified them as cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a novel cyclic nucleotide from NAD, and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP), a linear metabolite of NADP. Their messenger functions have now been documented in a wide range of systems spanning three biological kingdoms. Accumulated evidence indicates that the target of cADPR is the ryanodine receptor in the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum, while that of NAADP is the two pore channel in endolysosomes.As cADPR and NAADP are structurally and functionally distinct, it is remarkable that they are synthesized by the same enzyme. They are thus fraternal twin messengers. We first identified the Aplysia ADP-ribosyl cyclase as one such enzyme and, through homology, found its mammalian homolog, CD38. Gene knockout in mice confirms the important roles of CD38 in diverse physiological functions from insulin secretion, susceptibility to bacterial infection, to social behavior of mice through modulating neuronal oxytocin secretion. We have elucidated the catalytic mechanisms of the Aplysia cyclase and CD38 to atomic resolution by crystallography and site-directed mutagenesis. This article gives a historical account of the cADPR/NAADP/CD38-signaling pathway and describes current efforts in elucidating the structure and function of its components.
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- Hon Cheung Lee
- Department of Physiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Sigaut L, Barella M, Espada R, Ponce ML, Dawson SP. Custom-made modification of a commercial confocal microscope to photolyze caged compounds using the conventional illumination module and its application to the observation of Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated calcium signals. J Biomed Opt 2011; 16:066013. [PMID: 21721814 DOI: 10.1117/1.3592497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The flash photolysis of "caged" compounds is a powerful experimental technique for producing rapid changes in concentrations of bioactive signaling molecules. These caged compounds are inactive and become active when illuminated with ultraviolet light. This paper describes an inexpensive adaptation of an Olympus confocal microscope that uses as source of ultraviolet light the mercury lamp that comes with the microscope for conventional fluorescence microscopy. The ultraviolet illumination from the lamp (350 - 400 nm) enters through an optical fiber that is coupled to a nonconventional port of the microscope. The modification allows to perform the photolysis of caged compounds over wide areas (∼ 200 μm) and obtain confocal fluorescence images simultaneously. By controlling the ultraviolet illumination exposure time and intensity it is possible to regulate the amount of photolyzed compounds. In the paper we characterize the properties of the system and show its capabilities with experiments done in aqueous solution and in Xenopus Laevis oocytes. The latter demonstrate its applicability for the study of Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated intracellular calcium signals.
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- Lorena Sigaut
- Ciudad Universitaria, Departamento de Física, FCEN-UBA, and IFIBA, CONICET, Pabellón I, (1428) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Gregersen KAD, Hill ZB, Gadd JC, Fujimoto BS, Maly DJ, Chiu DT. Intracellular delivery of bioactive molecules using light-addressable nanocapsules. ACS Nano 2010; 4:7603-11. [PMID: 21117640 PMCID: PMC3075813 DOI: 10.1021/nn102345f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This paper describes a method by which molecules that are impermeable to cells are encapsulated in dye-sensitized lipid nanocapsules for delivery into cells via endocytosis. Once inside the cells, the molecules are released from the lipid nanocapsules into the cytoplasm with a single nanosecond pulse from a laser in the far red (645 nm). We demonstrate this method with the intracellular release of the second messenger IP(3) in CHO-M1 cells and report that calcium responses from the cells changed from a sustained increase to a transient spike when the average number of IP(3) released is decreased below 50 molecules per nanocapsule. We also demonstrate the delivery of a 23 kDa O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) fusion protein into Ba/F3 cells to inhibit a key player BCR-ABL in the apoptotic pathway. We show that an average of ∼8 molecules of the inhibitor is sufficient to induce apoptosis in the majority of Ba/F3 cells.
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Calcium signals participate in a large variety of physiological processes. In many instances, they involve calcium entry through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) receptors (IP(3)Rs), which are usually organized in clusters. Recent high-resolution optical experiments by Smith & Parker have provided new information on Ca(2+) release from clustered IP(3)Rs. In the present paper, we use the model recently introduced by Solovey & Ponce Dawson to determine how the distribution of the number of IP(3)Rs that become open during a localized release event may change by the presence of Ca(2+) buffers, substances that react with Ca(2+), altering its concentration and transport properties. We then discuss how buffer properties could be extracted from the observation of local signals.
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- Guillermo Solovey
- Laboratory of Mathematical Physics, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Yamazaki H, Chan J, Ikura M, Michikawa T, Mikoshiba K. Tyr-167/Trp-168 in type 1/3 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mediates functional coupling between ligand binding and channel opening. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:36081-91. [PMID: 20813840 PMCID: PMC2975230 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.140129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2010] [Revised: 08/01/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The N-terminal ∼220-amino acid region of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) receptor (IP(3)R)/Ca(2+) release channel has been referred to as the suppressor/coupling domain because it is required for both IP(3) binding suppression and IP(3)-induced channel gating. Measurements of IP(3)-induced Ca(2+) fluxes of mutagenized mouse type 1 IP(3)R (IP(3)R1) showed that the residues responsible for IP(3) binding suppression in this domain were not essential for channel opening. On the other hand, a single amino acid substitution of Tyr-167 to alanine completely impaired IP(3)-induced Ca(2+) release without reducing the IP(3) binding activity. The corresponding residue in type 3 IP(3)R (IP(3)R3), Trp-168, was also critical for channel opening. Limited trypsin digestion experiments showed that the trypsin sensitivities of the C-terminal gatekeeper domain differed markedly between the wild-type channel and the Tyr-167 mutant under the optimal conditions for channel opening. These results strongly suggest that the Tyr/Trp residue (Tyr-167 in IP(3)R1 and Trp-168 in IP(3)R3) is critical for the functional coupling between IP(3) binding and channel gating by maintaining the structural integrity of the C-terminal gatekeeper domain at least under activation gating.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- Binding Sites/genetics
- Blotting, Western
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/pharmacology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Ion Channel Gating/drug effects
- Ion Channel Gating/genetics
- Ion Channel Gating/physiology
- Ligands
- Mice
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Isoforms/chemistry
- Protein Isoforms/genetics
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Trypsin/metabolism
- Tryptophan/chemistry
- Tryptophan/genetics
- Tryptophan/metabolism
- Tyrosine/chemistry
- Tyrosine/genetics
- Tyrosine/metabolism
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- Haruka Yamazaki
- From the Laboratory for Developmental Neurobiology, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- the Calcium Oscillation Project, Solution Oriented Research for Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan, and
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- the Division of Signaling Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G IL7, Canada
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- the Division of Signaling Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario M5G IL7, Canada
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- From the Laboratory for Developmental Neurobiology, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- the Calcium Oscillation Project, Solution Oriented Research for Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan, and
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- From the Laboratory for Developmental Neurobiology, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- the Calcium Oscillation Project, Solution Oriented Research for Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan, and
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Li P, Zeng X, Yang Y, Cai F, Liu Z, Li M, Pei J, Zhou W. Role of calcium mobilization in the regulation of spontaneous transient outward currents in porcine coronary artery myocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 50:660-8. [PMID: 17879066 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-007-0064-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to further study the characteristics and regulation of spontaneous transient outward currents (STOCs) in freshly isolated porcine coronary artery smooth muscle cells (ASMCs). STOCs were recorded using the perforated whole-cell patch-clamp configuration. STOCs were voltage-dependent and superimposed stochastically onto whole-cell Ca(2+)-activated-K(+) (BK(Ca)) currents. Charybdotoxin (ChTX, 200 nmol/L), a selective blocker of BK(Ca) channels, completely inhibited STOCs within 10 min. STOCs activity was greatly suppressed when extracellular Ca(2+) concentration decreased from 1.8 mmol/L to 200 nmol/L, further removal of Ca(2+) abolished STOCs activity. Ca(2+) ionophore A23187 (10 micromol/L) increased STOCs activity significantly. Verapamil (20 micromol/L) and CdCl(2) (200 micromol/L), two kinds of organic L-type voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels (L-VDCCs) antagonists, had little effect on STOCs. In addition, the ryanodine receptors (RyRs) agonist caffeine (5 mmol/L) significantly activated STOCs. Application of ryanodine (50 micromol/L) to block RyRs abolished STOCs, subsequent washout of ryanodine or application of caffeine failed to reproduce STOCs activity. Inhibition of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP(3)Rs) by 2APB (40 micromol/L) greatly suppressed the activity of STOCs, application of caffeine (5 mmol/L) in the presence of 2APB caused a burst of outward currents followed by inhibition of STOCs. These results suggest that STOCs in porcine coronary ASMCs are mediated by BK(Ca) channels. Extracellular Ca(2+) is essential for STOCs activity, while Ca(2+) entry through L-VDCCs has little effect on STOCs. Intracellular Ca(2+) release induced by RyRs is responsible for the regulation of STOCs, whereas IP3Rs might also be involved.
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- PengYun Li
- Institute of Myocardial Electrophysiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China
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Cardiac hypertrophy is a known risk factor for heart disease, and at the cellular level is caused by a complex interaction of signal transduction pathways. The IP3-calcineurin pathway plays an important role in stimulating the transcription factor NFAT which binds to DNA cooperatively with other hypertrophic transcription factors. Using available kinetic data, we construct a mathematical model of the IP3 signal production system after stimulation by a hypertrophic alpha-adrenergic agonist (endothelin-1) in the mouse atrial cardiac myocyte. We use a global sensitivity analysis to identify key controlling parameters with respect to the resultant IP3 transient, including the phosphorylation of cell-membrane receptors, the ligand strength and binding kinetics to precoupled (with G(alpha)GDP) receptor, and the kinetics associated with precoupling the receptors. We show that the kinetics associated with the receptor system contribute to the behavior of the system to a great extent, with precoupled receptors driving the response to extracellular ligand. Finally, by reparameterizing for a second hypertrophic alpha-adrenergic agonist, angiotensin-II, we show that differences in key receptor kinetic and membrane density parameters are sufficient to explain different observed IP3 transients in essentially the same pathway.
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- Michael Cooling
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bello D, Aslam T, Bultynck G, Slawin AMZ, Roderick HL, Bootman MD, Conway SJ. Synthesis and Biological Action of Novel 4-Position-Modified Derivatives of d-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate. J Org Chem 2007; 72:5647-59. [PMID: 17585817 DOI: 10.1021/jo070611a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The design of a range of 4-position-modified D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate derivatives is described. The enantioselective synthesis of these compounds is reported, along with initial biological analysis, which indicates that these compounds do not act as D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor agonists or antagonists.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Line
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemical synthesis
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/pharmacology
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Models, Molecular
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
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- Davide Bello
- EaStCHEM and School of Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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Sarkisov DV, Gelber SE, Walker JW, Wang SSH. Synapse specificity of calcium release probed by chemical two-photon uncaging of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:25517-26. [PMID: 17540776 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609672200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Biological messengers can be "caged" by adding a single photosensitive group that can be photolyzed by a light flash to achieve spatially and temporally precise biochemical control. Here we report that photolysis of a double-caged form of the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) triggers focal calcium release in Purkinje cell somata, dendrites, and spines as measured by two-photon microscopy. In calbindin knock-out Purkinje cells, peak calcium increased with flash energy with higher cooperativity for double-caged IP3 than for conventional single-caged IP3, consistent with a chemical two-photon effect. Spine photolysis of double-caged IP3 led to local calcium release. Uncaging of glycerophosphoryl-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate (gPIP2), a poorly metabolizable IP3 analog, led to less well localized release. Thus, IP3 breakdown is necessary for spine-specificity. IP3- and gPIP2-evoked signals declined from peak with similar, slow time courses, indicating that release lasts hundreds of milliseconds and is terminated not by IP3 degradation but by intrinsic receptor dynamics. Based on measurements of spine-dendrite coupling, IP3-evoked calcium signals are expected to be at least 2.4-fold larger in their spine of origin than in nearby spines, allowing IP3 to act as a synapse-specific second messenger. Unexpectedly, single-caged IP3 led to less release in somata and was ineffective in dendrites and spines. Calcium release using caged gPIP2 was inhibited by the addition of single-caged IP3, suggesting that single-caged IP3 is an antagonist of calcium release. Caging at multiple sites may be an effective general approach to reducing residual receptor interaction.
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- Dmitry V Sarkisov
- Department of Physics and Molecular Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Iwai M, Michikawa T, Bosanac I, Ikura M, Mikoshiba K. Molecular basis of the isoform-specific ligand-binding affinity of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:12755-64. [PMID: 17327232 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609833200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Three isoforms of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) receptor (IP(3)R), IP(3)R1, IP(3)R2, and IP(3)R3, have different IP(3)-binding affinities and cooperativities. Here we report that the amino-terminal 604 residues of three mouse IP(3)R types exhibited K(d) values of 49.5 +/- 10.5, 14.0 +/- 3.5, and 163.0 +/- 44.4 nm, which are close to the intrinsic IP(3)-binding affinity previously estimated from the analysis of full-length IP(3)Rs. In contrast, residues 224-604 of IP(3)R1 and IP(3)R2 and residues 225-604 of IP(3)R3, which contain the IP(3)-binding core domain but not the suppressor domain, displayed an almost identical IP(3)-binding affinity with a K(d) value of approximately 2 nm. Addition of 100-fold excess of the suppressor domain did not alter the IP(3)-binding affinity of the IP(3)-binding core domain. Artificial chimeric proteins in which the suppressor domain was fused to the IP(3)-binding core domain from different isoforms exhibited IP(3)-binding affinity significantly different from those of the proteins composed of the native combination of the suppressor domain and the IP(3)-binding core domain. Systematic mutagenesis analyses showed that amino acid residues critical for type-3 receptor-specific IP(3)-binding affinity are involved in Glu-39, Ala-41, Asp-46, Met-127, Ala-154, Thr-155, Leu-162, Trp-168, Asn-173, Asn-176, and Val-179. These results indicate that the IP(3)-binding affinity of IP(3)Rs is specifically tuned through the intramolecular attenuation of IP(3)-binding affinity of the IP(3)-binding core domain by the amino-terminal suppressor domain. Moreover, the functional diversity in ligand sensitivity among IP(3)R isoforms originates from at least the structural difference identified on the suppressor domain.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Kinetics
- Ligands
- Mice
- Protein Binding/genetics
- Protein Isoforms/chemistry
- Protein Isoforms/genetics
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Miwako Iwai
- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Dakin K, Li WH. Cell membrane permeable esters of D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Cell Calcium 2007; 42:291-301. [PMID: 17307252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2006.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2006] [Revised: 11/30/2006] [Accepted: 12/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P3, or IP3) is a ubiquitous second messenger that regulates cytosolic Ca2+ activities ([Ca2+]i). To study this signaling branch in intact cells, we have synthesized a caged and cell permeable derivative of IP3, ci-IP3/PM, from myo-inositol in 9 steps. Ci-IP3/PM is a homologue of cm-IP3/PM, a caged and cell permeable IP3 ester developed earlier. In ci-IP3/PM, 2- and 3-hydroxyl groups of myo-inositiol are protected by an isopropylidene group; whereas in cm-IP3/PM, a methoxymethylene is used. Ci-IP3/PM can be loaded into cells non-invasively to high concentrations without activating IP3 receptors (IP3Rs). UV uncaging of loaded ci-IP3 released i-IP3, a potent agonist of IP3Rs, and evoked Ca2+ release from internal stores. Interestingly, elevations of [Ca2+]i by i-IP3 lasted longer than [Ca2+]i transients by m-IP3, the uncaging product of cm-IP3. To understand this difference, we measured the metabolic stability of i-IP3 and m-IP3. Like natural IP3 which is known to be rapidly metabolized in cells, m-IP3 could only be detected within several seconds after uncaging cm-IP3. In contrast, i-IP3 was metabolized at a much slower rate. By exploiting different metabolic rates of m-IP3 and i-IP3, we developed two procedures for activating IP3Rs in cells without UV uncaging. The first method involves photolyzing ci-IP3/PM in vitro to generate i-IP3/PM. Successive additions of low micromolar i-IP3/PM to NIH 3T3 cells caused graded Ca2+ releases, confirming that "quantal Ca2+ release" occurs in fully intact cells with normal ATP supplies and undisrupted endoplasmic reticulum. The second technique utilizes two photon uncaging. After locally illuminating cells loaded with cm-IP3 with femtosecond-pulsed near-infrared light (730 nm), we observed a burst of Ca2+ activity in the uncaging area. This local Ca2+ rise rapidly propagated across cells and could be repeated many times in different sub-cellular locations to produce artificial Ca2+ oscillations of defined amplitudes and frequencies. The complementary advantages of these IP3 prodrugs should provide new approaches for studying IP3-Ca2+ signaling in intact cell populations with high spatiotemporal resolutions.
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- Kenneth Dakin
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blouvard, Dallas, TX 75390-9039, United States
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Trinquet E, Fink M, Bazin H, Grillet F, Maurin F, Bourrier E, Ansanay H, Leroy C, Michaud A, Durroux T, Maurel D, Malhaire F, Goudet C, Pin JP, Naval M, Hernout O, Chrétien F, Chapleur Y, Mathis G. d-myo-Inositol 1-phosphate as a surrogate of d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-tris phosphate to monitor G protein-coupled receptor activation. Anal Biochem 2006; 358:126-35. [PMID: 16965760 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 07/27/2006] [Accepted: 08/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Phospholipase C beta (PLC-beta)-coupled G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activities traditionally are assessed by measuring Ca2+ triggered by D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3), a PLC-beta hydrolysis product, or by measuring the production of inositol phosphate using cumbersome radioactive assays. A specific detection of IP3 production was also established using IP3 binding proteins. The short lifetime of IP3 makes this detection very challenging in measuring GPCR responses. Indeed, this IP3 rapidly enters the metabolic inositol phosphate cascade. It has been known for decades that lithium chloride (LiCl) leads to D-myo-inositol 1-phosphate accumulation on GPCR activation by inhibiting inositol monophosphatase, the final enzyme of the IP3 metabolic cascade. We show here that IP1 can be used as a surrogate of IP3 to monitor GPCR activation. We developed a novel homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay that correlates perfectly with existing methods and is easily amenable to high-throughput screening. The IP-One assay was validated on various GPCR models. It has the advantage over the traditional Ca2+ assay of allowing the measurement of inverse agonist activity as well as the analysis of PLC-beta activity in any nontransfected primary cultures. Finally, the high assay specificity for D-myo-inositol 1 monophosphate (IP1(1)) opens new possibilities in developing selective assays to study the functional roles of the various isoforms of inositol phosphates.
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- Eric Trinquet
- Cis Bio International, Research Department, B.P. 84175, F-30204 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Cedex, France.
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The liberation of calcium ions sequestered in the endoplasmic reticulum through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors/channels (IP(3)Rs) results in a spatiotemporal hierarchy of calcium signaling events that range from single-channel openings to local Ca(2+) puffs believed to arise from several to tens of clustered IP(3)Rs to global calcium waves. Using high-resolution confocal linescan imaging and a sensitive Ca(2+) indicator dye (fluo-4-dextran), we show that puffs are often preceded by small, transient Ca(2+) elevations that we christen "trigger events". The magnitude of triggers is consistent with their arising from the opening of a single IP(3) receptor/channel, and we propose that they initiate puffs by recruiting neighboring IP(3)Rs within the cluster by a regenerative process of Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release. Puff amplitudes (fluorescence ratio change) are on average approximately 6 times greater than that of the triggers, suggesting that at least six IP(3)Rs may simultaneously be open during a puff. Trigger events have average durations of approximately 12 ms, as compared to 19 ms for the mean rise time of puffs, and their spatial extent is approximately 3 times smaller than puffs (respective widths at half peak amplitude 0.6 and 1.6 micro m). All these parameters were relatively independent of IP(3) concentration, although the proportion of puffs showing resolved triggers was greatest (approximately 80%) at low [IP(3)]. Because Ca(2+) puffs constitute the building blocks from which cellular IP(3)-mediated Ca(2+) signals are constructed, the events that initiate them are likely to be of fundamental importance for cell signaling. Moreover, the trigger events provide a useful yardstick by which to derive information regarding the number and spatial arrangement of IP(3)Rs within clusters.
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- Heather J Rose
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Calcium puffs are local Ca(2+) release events that arise from a cluster of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor channels (IP(3)Rs) and serve as a basic "building block" from which global Ca(2+) waves are generated. Important questions remain as to the number of IP(3)Rs that open during a puff, their spatial distribution within a cluster, and how much Ca(2+) current flows through each channel. The recent discovery of "trigger" events-small Ca(2+) signals that immediately precede puffs and are interpreted to arise through opening of single IP(3)R channels-now provides a useful yardstick by which to calibrate the Ca(2+) flux underlying puffs. Here, we describe a deterministic numerical model to simulate puffs and trigger events. Based on confocal linescan imaging in Xenopus oocytes, we simulated Ca(2+) release in two sequential stages; representing the trigger by the opening of a single IP(3)R in the center of a cluster for 12 ms, followed by the concerted opening of some number of IP(3)Rs for 19 ms, representing the rising phase of the puff. The diffusion of Ca(2+) and Ca(2+)-bound indicator dye were modeled in a three-dimensional cytosolic volume in the presence of immobile and mobile Ca(2+) buffers, and were used to predict the observed fluorescence signal after blurring by the microscope point-spread function. Optimal correspondence with experimental measurements of puff spatial width and puff/trigger amplitude ratio was obtained assuming that puffs arise from the synchronous opening of 25-35 IP(3)Rs, each carrying a Ca(2+) current of approximately 0.4 pA, with the channels distributed through a cluster 300-800 nm in diameter.
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- Jianwei Shuai
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4550, USA.
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Politi A, Gaspers LD, Thomas AP, Höfer T. Models of IP3 and Ca2+ oscillations: frequency encoding and identification of underlying feedbacks. Biophys J 2006; 90:3120-33. [PMID: 16500959 PMCID: PMC1432125 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.072249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2005] [Accepted: 01/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hormones that act through the calcium-releasing messenger, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3), cause intracellular calcium oscillations, which have been ascribed to calcium feedbacks on the IP3 receptor. Recent studies have shown that IP3 levels oscillate together with the cytoplasmic calcium concentration. To investigate the functional significance of this phenomenon, we have developed mathematical models of the interaction of both second messengers. The models account for both positive and negative feedbacks of calcium on IP3 metabolism, mediated by calcium activation of phospholipase C and IP3 3-kinase, respectively. The coupled IP3 and calcium oscillations have a greatly expanded frequency range compared to calcium fluctuations obtained with clamped IP3. Therefore the feedbacks can be physiologically important in supporting the efficient frequency encoding of hormone concentration observed in many cell types. This action of the feedbacks depends on the turnover rate of IP3. To shape the oscillations, positive feedback requires fast IP3 turnover, whereas negative feedback requires slow IP3 turnover. The ectopic expression of an IP3 binding protein has been used to decrease the rate of IP3 turnover experimentally, resulting in a dose-dependent slowing and eventual quenching of the Ca2+ oscillations. These results are consistent with a model based on positive feedback of Ca2+ on IP3 production.
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- Antonio Politi
- Department of Theoretical Biophysics, Institute of Biology, Humboldt University Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Vicencio JM, Ibarra C, Estrada M, Chiong M, Soto D, Parra V, Diaz-Araya G, Jaimovich E, Lavandero S. Testosterone induces an intracellular calcium increase by a nongenomic mechanism in cultured rat cardiac myocytes. Endocrinology 2006; 147:1386-95. [PMID: 16339199 DOI: 10.1210/en.2005-1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Androgens are associated with important effects on the heart, such as hypertrophy or apoptosis. These responses involve the intracellular androgen receptor. However, the mechanisms of how androgens activate several membrane signaling pathways are not fully elucidated. We have investigated the effect of testosterone on intracellular calcium in cultured rat cardiac myocytes. Using fluo3-AM and epifluorescence microscopy, we found that exposure to testosterone rapidly (1-7 min) led to an increase of intracellular Ca2+, an effect that persisted in the absence of external Ca2+. Immunocytochemical analysis showed that these effects occurred before translocation of the intracellular androgen receptor to the perinuclear zone. Pretreatment of the cells with 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid-acetoxymethylester and thapsigargin blocked this response, suggesting the involvement of internal Ca2+ stores. U-73122, an inhibitor of phospholipase C, and xestospongin C, an inhibitor of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, abolished the Ca2+ signal. The rise in intracellular Ca2+ was not inhibited by cyproterone, an antagonist of intracellular androgen receptor. Moreover, the cell impermeant testosterone-BSA complex also produced the Ca2+ signal, indicating its origin in the plasma membrane. This effect was observed in cultured neonatal and adult rat cardiac myocytes. Pertussis toxin and the adenoviral transduction of beta- adrenergic receptor kinase carboxy terminal peptide, a peptide inhibitor of betagamma-subunits of G protein, abolished the testosterone-induced Ca2+ release. In summary, this is the first study of rapid, nongenomic intracellular Ca2+ signaling of testosterone in cardiac myocytes. Using various inhibitors and testosterone-BSA complex, the mechanism for the rapid, testosterone-induced increase in intracellular Ca2+ is through activation of a plasma membrane receptor associated with a Pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein-phospholipase C/inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signaling pathway.
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- Jose Miguel Vicencio
- Centro FONDAP (Fondo de Invesigación Avanzada en Areas Prioritarias) Estudios Moleculares de la Celula, Universidad de Chile, Olivos 1007, Santiago 6640750, Chile
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Smart D. Measurement of inositol(1,4,5)trisphosphate using a stereospecific radioreceptor mass assay. Methods Mol Biol 2006; 312:195-203. [PMID: 16422199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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- Darren Smart
- Neurology Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Harlow, Essex, UK
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Oliviero G, Amato J, Varra M, Piccialli G, Mayol L. Synthesis of a new N-9 ribityl analogue of cyclic inosine diphosphate ribose (cIDPR) as a mimic of cyclic ADP ribose (cADPR). Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2005; 24:735-8. [PMID: 16248026 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-200060041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A new analogue of cyclic inosine diphosphate ribose (cIDPR), in which the N-1 and N-9 ribosyl moieties were substituted by a carbocyclic moiety and a hydroxyl-alkyl chain, has been synthesized and characterized.
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- Giorgia Oliviero
- Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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Aoki S, Zulkefeli M, Shiro M, Kohsako M, Takeda K, Kimura E. A luminescence sensor of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate and its model compound by ruthenium-templated assembly of a bis(Zn2+-cyclen) complex having a 2,2'-bipyridyl linker (cyclen = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane). J Am Chem Soc 2005; 127:9129-39. [PMID: 15969591 DOI: 10.1021/ja050876b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new supramolecular complex (Ru(Zn2L4)3) was designed and synthesized as a luminescence sensor for inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3), which is one of the important second messengers in intracellular signal transduction, and its achiral model compound, cis,cis-1,3,5-cyclohexanetriol triphosphate (CTP3), by a ruthenium(II)-templated assembly of three molecules of a bis(Zn2+-cyclen) complex having a 2,2-bipyridyl linker (Zn2L4). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of a racemic mixture of Ru(Zn2L4)3 showed that three of the six Zn2+-cyclen units are orientated to face the opposite side of the molecule with three apical ligands (Zn2+-bound HO-) of each of the three Zn2+ located on the same face. 1H NMR and UV titrations of Ru(Zn2L4)3 with CTP3 indicated that Ru(Zn2L4)3 forms a 1:2 complex with CTP3, (Ru(Zn2L4)3)-((CTP3)6-)2, in aqueous solution at neutral pH. In the absence of guest molecules, Ru(Zn2L4)3 (10 microM) has an emission maximum at 610 nm at pH 7.4 (10 mM HEPES with I = 0.1 (NaNO3)) and 25 degrees C (excitation at 300 nm). An addition of 2 equiv of CTP3 induced a 4.2-fold enhancement in the emission of Ru(Zn2L4)3 at 584 nm. In this article, we describe that Ru(Zn2L4)3 is the first chemical sensor that directly responds to CTP3 and IP3 and discriminates these triphosphates from monophosphates and diphosphates. The photodecomposition of Ru(Zn2L4)3, which is inhibited upon complexation with CTP3, and the stereoselective complexation of chiral IP3 by Ru(Zn2L4)3 are also described.
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- Shin Aoki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Center for Drug Delivery Research, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510 Japan.
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FitzHarris G, Larman M, Richards C, Carroll J. An increase in [Ca2+]i is sufficient but not necessary for driving mitosis in early mouse embryos. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:4563-75. [PMID: 16179613 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) has been shown to drive sea-urchin embryos and some fibroblasts through nuclear-envelope breakdown (NEBD) and the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. Mitotic Ca2+ transients can be pan-cellular global events or localized to the perinuclear region. It is not known whether Ca2+ is a universal regulator of mitosis or whether its role is confined to specific cell types. To test the hypothesis that Ca2+ is a universal regulator of mitosis, we have investigated the role of Ca2+ in mitosis in one-cell mouse embryos. Fertilized embryos generate Ca2+ transients during the first mitotic division. Imposing a Ca2+ transient by photorelease of inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] resulted in acceleration of mitosis entry, suggesting that a [Ca2+]i increase is capable of triggering mitosis. Mitotic Ca2+ transients were inhibited using three independent approaches: injection of intracellular Ca2+ buffers; downregulation of Ins(1,4,5)P3 receptors; and removal of extracellular Ca2+. None of the interventions had any effects on the timing of NEBD or cytokinesis. The possibility that NEBD is driven by localized perinuclear Ca2+ transients was examined using two-photon microscopy but no Ca2+-dependent increases in fluorescence were found to precede NEBD. Finally, the second mitotic division took place in the absence of any detectable [Ca2+]i increase. Thus, although an induced [Ca2+]i increase can accelerate mitosis entry, neither cytosolic nor perinuclear [Ca2+] increases appear to be necessary for progression through mitosis in mouse embryos.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling/physiology
- Chelating Agents/chemistry
- Chelating Agents/metabolism
- Embryo, Mammalian/cytology
- Embryo, Mammalian/physiology
- Female
- Fertilization/physiology
- Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry
- Fluorescent Dyes/metabolism
- Fura-2/chemistry
- Fura-2/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
- Mice
- Microinjections
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mitosis/physiology
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
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- Greg FitzHarris
- Department of Physiology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Han S, Kim TD, Ha DC, Kim KT. Rhythmic expression of adenylyl cyclase VI contributes to the differential regulation of serotonin N-acetyltransferase by bradykinin in rat pineal glands. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:38228-34. [PMID: 16166080 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m508130200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The rhythmic nocturnal production of melatonin in pineal glands is controlled by the periodic release of norepinephrine from the superior cervical ganglion. Norepinephrine binds to the beta-adrenergic receptor and stimulates an increase in intracellular cAMP levels, leading to the transcriptional activation of serotonin N-acetyltransferase, which in turn promotes melatonin production. In the present study, we report that bradykinin inhibits basal- and forskolin-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity, norepinephrine-induced cAMP generation, and N-acetyltransferase expression in a calcium-dependent manner. These effects were blocked by pretreatment with U73122 (a selective phospholipase C inhibitor), and 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (a Ca(2+) chelator), but not pertussis toxin. The calcium ionophore, ionomycin, inhibited isoproterenol-mediated cAMP generation, similar to bradykinin. Interestingly, the inhibitory effect of bradykinin was evident only during the daytime. At midday, bradykinin inhibited the cAMP level by approximately 50% but markedly stimulated cAMP production (by approximately 50%) at night. Northern blotting and immunoblotting data disclosed circadian expression of calcium-inhibitable adenylyl cyclase type 6. Expression of adenylyl cyclase type 6 was maximal at Zeitgeber Time (ZT) 01 and very low at ZT 13. Our results suggest that bradykinin-induced calcium inhibits melatonin synthesis through the mediation of adenylyl cyclase type 6 expression.
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- Sung Han
- System Bio-Dynamics NCRC, Division of Molecular and Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja Dong, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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The inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3R) are the intracellular calcium (Ca2+) release channels that play a key role in Ca2+ signaling in cells. Three InsP3R isoforms-InsP3R type 1 (InsP3R1), InsP3R type 2 (InsP3R2), and InsP3R type 3 (InsP3R3) are expressed in mammals. A single InsP3R isoform is expressed in Drosophila melanogaster (DmInsP3R) and Caenorhabditis elegans (CeInsP3R). The progress made during last decade towards understanding the function and the properties of the InsP3R is briefly reviewed in this chapter. The main emphasis is on studies that revealed structural determinants responsible for the ligand recognition by the InsP3R, ion permeability of the InsP3R, modulation of the InsP3R by cytosolic Ca2+, ATP and PKA phosphorylation and on the recently identified InsP3R-binding partners. The main focus is on the InsP3R1, but the recent information about properties of other InsP3R isoforms is also discussed.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/physiology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/physiology
- Protein Isoforms/chemistry
- Protein Isoforms/genetics
- Protein Isoforms/physiology
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- Ilya Bezprozvanny
- University of Texas, Department of Physiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390-9040, USA.
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Apiyo D, Zhao L, Tsai MD, Selby TL. X-ray Structure of the R69D Phosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase C Enzyme: Insight into the Role of Calcium and Surrounding Amino Acids in Active Site Geometry and Catalysis. Biochemistry 2005; 44:9980-9. [PMID: 16042375 DOI: 10.1021/bi047896v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase Cs (PLCs) are a family of phosphodiesterases that catalyze the cleavage of the P-O bond via transesterification using the internal hydroxyl group of the substrate as a nucleophile, generating the five-membered cyclic inositol phosphate as an intermediate or product. To better understand the role of calcium in the catalytic mechanism of PLCs, we have determined the X-ray crystal structure of an engineered PLC enzyme from Bacillus thuringiensis to 2.1 A resolution. The active site of this enzyme has been altered by substituting the catalytic arginine with an aspartate at position 69 (R69D). This single-amino acid substitution converted a metal-independent, low-molecular weight enzyme into a metal ion-dependent bacterial PLC with an active site architecture similar to that of the larger metal ion-dependent mammalian PLC. The Ca(2+) ion shows a distorted square planar geometry in the active site that allows for efficient substrate binding and transition state stabilization during catalysis. Additional changes in the positions of the catalytic general acid/general base (GA/GB) were also observed, indicating the interrelation of the intricate hydrogen bonding network involved in stabilizing the active site amino acids. The functional information provided by this X-ray structure now allows for a better understanding of the catalytic mechanism, including stereochemical effects and substrate interactions, which facilitates better inhibitor design and sheds light on the possibilities of understanding how protein evolution might have occurred across this enzyme family.
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- David Apiyo
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA
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Veresov VG, Konev SV. [The dynamics of the domains of the IP3-binding site of the inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate-sensitive calcium channel, induced by inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate and calcium]. Biofizika 2005; 50:480-7. [PMID: 15977839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The dynamics of the inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate-sensitive calcium channel after binding of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate and Ca2+ was analyzed by the Monte Carlo minimization technique. It was shown that the binding of Ca2+ with the unliganded receptor (channel) leads to a turning of the beta-sheet domain relative to the alpha-helical domain with the formation of the receptor conformation that is open for the entry of ions into the cytoplasmic channel vestibule, sterically closed for their passage through the vestibule in the part adjacent to the alpha-helical domains, and unfavourable for subsequent binding of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate with the receptor. When both co-agonists bind to the receptor, the structure rearrangements induced eliminate both these steric obstacles for the passage of ions through the IP3-binding domain: one at the entrance of the channel cytoplasmic vestibule and the other that is placed deeper in the vestibule near the alpha-domains. The role of the dynamics of the receptor binding core in the IP3-sensitive channel gating is discussed.
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Colina C, Flores A, Rojas H, Acosta A, Castillo C, Garrido MDR, Israel A, DiPolo R, Benaim G. Ceramide increase cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration in Jurkat T cells by liberation of calcium from intracellular stores and activation of a store-operated calcium channel. Arch Biochem Biophys 2005; 436:333-45. [PMID: 15797246 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2004] [Revised: 02/09/2005] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The effect of ceramide on the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) varies depending on the cell type. We have found that in Jurkat human T cells ceramide increases the [Ca2+]i from a thapsigargin-sensitive calcium pool and the subsequent activation of a capacitative Ca2+ entry. This effect occurs both in the presence and in the absence of extracellular calcium. Addition of ceramine, a non-hydrolysable analogue of ceramide, reproduced its effect on the [Ca2+]i ruling out that this is due to the conversion of ceramide to sphingosine. The effect of ceramide was additive to that obtained by sphingosine, but not to the Jurkat T cells specific antibody OKT3. However, different to the latter, ceramide do not induced an elevation of InsP3. The opening of a store operated Ca2+ channel by ceramide was corroborated by experiments of Fura-2 quenching, using Mn2+ as a surrogate for Ca2+ and confirmed by whole-cell recording patch clamp techniques.
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- Claudia Colina
- Centro de Biociencias y Medicina Molecular, Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Caracas, Venezuela
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Moris MA, Caron AZ, Guillemette G, Rognan D, Schmitt M, Schlewer G. Synthesis of (±)-2-O-[4‘-(N-9‘ ‘-Purinyl)butyl] myo-Inositol 1,4,5-Tris(phosphate), a Potent Full Agonist at the d-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-Tris(phosphate) Receptor. J Med Chem 2005; 48:1251-5. [PMID: 15715492 DOI: 10.1021/jm049458s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Racemic 2-O-[4'(9''-N-purinyl)butyl] myo-inositol 1,4,5-tris(phosphate) 8 was synthesized starting from myo-inositol. Substitution of position 2 by an alkyl side chain was rendered possible by inversion of the chair conformation of the inositol ring by means of an orthoester. The final compound is a full agonist with the same order of potency as d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-tris(phosphate).
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MESH Headings
- Adrenal Cortex/ultrastructure
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Cattle
- Cell Line
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
- In Vitro Techniques
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/analogs & derivatives
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemical synthesis
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/pharmacology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
- Microsomes/drug effects
- Microsomes/metabolism
- Molecular Conformation
- Pancreas/cytology
- Permeability
- Purines/chemical synthesis
- Purines/chemistry
- Purines/pharmacology
- Radioligand Assay
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/agonists
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Stereoisomerism
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- Marc-Antoine Moris
- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie de la Communication Cellulaire UMR 7081 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, 74, route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Ferrand A, Kowalski-Chauvel A, Bertrand C, Escrieut C, Mathieu A, Portolan G, Pradayrol L, Fourmy D, Dufresne M, Seva C. A novel mechanism for JAK2 activation by a G protein-coupled receptor, the CCK2R: implication of this signaling pathway in pancreatic tumor models. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:10710-5. [PMID: 15640156 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413309200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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To date very few G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been shown to be connected to the Janus kinase (JAK)/STAT pathway. Thus our understanding of the mechanisms involved in the activation of this signaling pathway by GPCRs remains limited. In addition, little is known about the role of the JAK pathway in the physiological or pathophysiological functions of GPCRs. Here, we described a new mechanism of JAK activation that involves Galpha(q) proteins. Indeed, transfection of a constitutively activated mutant of Galpha(q) (Q209L) in COS-7 cells demonstrated that Galpha(q) is able to associate and activate JAK2. In addition, we showed that this mechanism is used to activate JAK2 by a GPCR principally coupled to G(q), the CCK2 receptor (CCK2R), and involves a highly conserved sequence in GPCRs, the NPXXY motif. In a pancreatic tumor cell line expressing the endogenous CCK2R, we demonstrated the activation of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway by this receptor and the involvement of this signaling pathway in the proliferative effects of the CCK2R. In addition, we showed in vivo that the targeted CCK2R expression in pancreas of Elas-CCK2 mice leads to the activation of JAK2 and STAT3. This process may contribute to the increase of pancreas growth as well as the formation of preneoplastic lesions leading to pancreatic tumor development observed in these transgenic animals.
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- Audrey Ferrand
- INSERM U531 and Histology facility, IFR 31, Hopital Rangueil, TSA 50032, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France
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Oxhamre C, Richter-Dahlfors A, Zhdanov VP, Kasemo B. A minimal generic model of bacteria-induced intracellular Ca2+ oscillations in epithelial cells. Biophys J 2004; 88:2976-81. [PMID: 15596518 PMCID: PMC1305391 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.053173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The toxin alpha-hemolysin expressed by uropathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria was recently shown as the first pathophysiologically relevant protein to induce oscillations of the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in target cells. Here, we propose a generic three-variable kinetic model describing the Ca(2+) oscillations induced in single rat renal epithelial cells by this toxin. Specifically, we take into account the interplay between 1), the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration; 2), IP(3)-sensitive Ca(2+) channels located in the membrane separating the cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum; and 3), toxin-related activation of production of IP(3) by phospholipase C. With these ingredients, the predicted response of cells exposed to the toxin is in good agreement with the results of experiments.
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- Camilla Oxhamre
- Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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A cytoplasmic Ca2+ transient is required for egg activation at fertilization in all animals. The pathway leading to release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum in echinoderms includes activation of a SRC homolog, followed by phospholipase Cγ activation, and formation of inositol trisphosphate. However, the upstream activators or modulators of this signaling pathway are not known. We recently identified four Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G-proteins present in the sea urchin egg, and here we find that activation of G-proteins of the Gαs and Gαq type, but not Gαi or Gα12 type, is required for normal Ca2+ dynamics at fertilization. The effects of these G-proteins are mediated by the Gβγ subunits, occur upstream of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ release, and influence both the amplitude of Ca2+ release and the duration of the lag phase. We propose integration of the G-protein input into the framework of signaling at sea urchin fertilization.
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- Ekaterina Voronina
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, 69 Brown Street, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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The manner by which peptidic ligands bind and activate their corresponding G-protein-coupled receptors is not well understood. One of the better characterized peptidic ligands is the chemotactic cytokine complement factor 5a (C5a), a 74-amino acid helical bundle. Previous studies showed 6-mer peptide analogs derived from the C terminus of the C5a ligand can bind to C5aR (Kd values approximately 0.1-1 microm) and either agonize or antagonize the receptor (Gerber, B. O., Meng, E. C., Dotsch, V., Baranski, T. J., and Bourne, H. R. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 276, 3394-3400). Here, we provide direct biochemical data using disulfide trapping to support a model that these peptides bind within a transmembrane helical triad formed by alpha-helices III, VI, and VII. We show that the three amino acids on the C terminus of the peptide analogs bind too weakly to exert a functional effect themselves. However, when a cysteine residue is placed on their N terminus they can be trapped by disulfide interchange to specific cysteines in helix III and VI and not to other cysteines, engineered into the C5aR. The trapped peptides function as agonists or partial antagonists, similar to the non-covalent parents from which they were derived. These data help to further refine the binding mode for C5a to the C5aR and suggest an approach and a binding site that may be applicable to studying other peptide binding receptors.
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- Elizabeth Buck
- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, USA
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Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3R) play a key role in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) signaling. Three mammalian InsP3R isoforms--InsP3R type 1 (InsP3R1), InsP3R type 2 (InsP3R2), and InsP3R type 3 (InsP3R3) are expressed in mammals, but the functional differences between the three mammalian InsP3R isoforms are poorly understood. Here we compared single-channel behavior of the recombinant rat InsP3R1, InsP3R2, and InsP3R3 expressed in Sf9 cells, reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers and recorded with 50 mM Ba2+ as a current carrier. We found that: 1), for all three mammalian InsP3R isoforms the size of the unitary current is 1.9 pA and single-channel conductance is 74-80 pS; 2), in optimal recording conditions the maximal single-channel open probability for all three mammalian InsP3R isoforms is in the range 30-40%; 3), in optimal recording conditions the mean open dwell time for all three mammalian InsP3R isoforms is 7-8 ms, the mean closed dwell time is approximately 10 ms; 4), InsP3R2 has the highest apparent affinity for InsP(3) (0.10 microM), followed by InsP3R1 (0.27 microM), and then by InsP3R3 (0.40 microM); 5), InsP3R1 has a high-affinity (0.13 mM) ATP modulatory site, InsP3R2 gating is ATP independent, and InsP3R3 has a low-affinity (2 mM) ATP modulatory site; 6), ATP modulates InsP3R1 gating in a noncooperative manner (n(Hill) = 1.3); 7), ATP modulates InsP3R3 gating in a highly cooperative manner (n(Hill) = 4.1). Obtained results provide novel information about functional properties of mammalian InsP3R isoforms.
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- Huiping Tu
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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In the accompanying article, we compared main functional properties of the three mammalian inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3R) isoforms. In this article we focused on modulation of mammalian InsP3R isoforms by cytosolic Ca2+. We found that: 1), when recorded in the presence of 2 microM InsP3 and 0.5 mM ATP all three mammalian InsP3R isoforms display bell-shaped Ca2+ dependence in physiological range of Ca2+ concentrations (pCa 8-5); 2), in the same experimental conditions InsP3R3 is most sensitive to modulation by Ca2+ (peak at 107 nM Ca2+), followed by InsP3R2 (peak at 154 nM Ca2+), and then by InsP3R1 (peak at 257 nM Ca2+); 3), increase in ATP concentration to 5 mM had no significant effect of Ca2+ dependence of InsP3R1 and InsP3R2; 4), increase in ATP concentration to 5 mM converted Ca2+ dependence of InsP3R3 from "narrow" shape to "square" shape; 5), ATP-induced change in the shape of InsP3R3 Ca2+ dependence was mainly due to an >200-fold reduction in the apparent affinity of the Ca2+-inhibitory site; 6), the apparent Ca2+ affinity of the Ca2+ sensor region (Cas) determined in biochemical experiments is equal to 0.23 microM Ca2+ for RT1-Cas, 0.16 microM Ca2+ for RT2-Cas, and 0.10 microM Ca2+ for RT3-Cas; and 7), Ca2+ sensitivity of InsP3R1 and InsP3R3 isoforms recorded in the presence of 2 microM InsP3 and 0.5 mM ATP or 2 microM InsP3 and 5 mM ATP can be exchanged by swapping their Cas regions. Obtained results provide novel information about functional properties of mammalian InsP3R isoforms and support the importance of the Ca2+ sensor region (Cas) in determining the sensitivity of InsP3R isoforms to modulation by Ca2+.
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- Huiping Tu
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Assefa Z, Bultynck G, Szlufcik K, Nadif Kasri N, Vermassen E, Goris J, Missiaen L, Callewaert G, Parys JB, De Smedt H. Caspase-3-induced Truncation of Type 1 Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor Accelerates Apoptotic Cell Death and Induces Inositol Trisphosphate-independent Calcium Release during Apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:43227-36. [PMID: 15284241 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m403872200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-deficient (IP3RKO) B-lymphocytes were used to investigate the functional relevance of type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R1) and its cleavage by caspase-3 in apoptosis. We showed that inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-deficient cells were largely resistant to apoptosis induced by both staurosporine (STS) and B-cell receptor (BCR) stimulation. Expression of either the wild-type IP3R1 or an N-terminal deletion mutant (Delta1-225) that lacks inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced Ca2+ release activity restored sensitivity to apoptosis and the consequent rise in free cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). Expression of caspase-3-non-cleavable mutant receptor, however, dramatically slowed down the rate of apoptosis and prevented both Ca2+ overload and secondary necrosis. Conversely, expression of the "channel-only" domain of IP3R1, a fragment of the receptor generated by caspase-3 cleavage, strongly increased the propensity of the cells to undergo apoptosis. In agreement with these observations, caspase inhibitors impeded apoptosis and the associated rise in [Ca2+]i. Both the staurosporine- and B-cell receptor-induced apoptosis and increase in [Ca2+]i could be induced in nominally Ca2+-free and serum-free culture media, suggesting that the apoptosis-related rise in [Ca2+]i was primarily because of the release from internal stores rather than of influx through the plasma membrane. Altogether, our results suggest that IP3R1 plays a pivotal role in apoptosis and that the increase in [Ca2+]i during apoptosis is mainly the consequence of IP3R1 cleavage by caspase-3. These observations also indicate that expression of a functional IP3R1 per se is not enough to generate the significant levels of cytosolic Ca2+ needed for the rapid execution of apoptosis, but a prior activation of caspase-3 and the resulting truncation of the IP3R1 are required.
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- Zerihun Assefa
- Afdeling Fysiologie , Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg O/N, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Moris MA, Caron AZ, Guillemette G, Schlewer G. Synthesis and binding properties of cyclopentane analogues of myo-inositol 1,4,5-tris(phosphate). Bioorg Med Chem 2004; 12:3995-4001. [PMID: 15246076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2004] [Accepted: 06/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cyclopentanic analogues of myo-inositol 1,4,5-tris(phosphate) were synthesised starting from cyclopentadiene. The affinities of the trisphosphorylated derivatives for the Ins(1,4,5)P(3) receptors were equipotent to that of compound 4, showing that the relative orientation of the functional groups, particularly of the hydroxyl, is not of prime importance in this series. The (31)P NMR titration curves show that the tris(phosphate) 5 behaves as the superimposition of an independent phosphate and a vicinal bis(phosphate).
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MESH Headings
- Adrenal Cortex/ultrastructure
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Cyclopentanes/chemical synthesis
- Cyclopentanes/chemistry
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/analogs & derivatives
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemical synthesis
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Microsomes/metabolism
- Molecular Structure
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Stereoisomerism
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- Marc-Antoine Moris
- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie de la Communication Cellulaire UMR 7081 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Tanimura A, Nezu A, Morita T, Turner RJ, Tojyo Y. Fluorescent biosensor for quantitative real-time measurements of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in single living cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:38095-8. [PMID: 15272011 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400312200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) plays a central role in the generation of a variety of spatiotemporally complex intracellular Ca(2+) signals involved in the regulation of many essential physiological processes. Here we describe the development of "LIBRA", a novel ratiometric fluorescent IP(3) biosensor that allows for the quantitative monitoring of intracellular IP(3) concentrations in single living cells in real time. LIBRA consists of the IP(3)-binding domain of the rat type 3 IP(3) receptor fused between the fluorescence resonance energy transfer pair cyan fluorescent protein and yellow fluorescent protein and preceded by a membrane-targeting signal. We show that the LIBRA fluorescent signal is highly selective for IP(3) and unaffected by concentrations of Ca(2+) and ATP in the physiological range. In addition, LIBRA can be calibrated in situ. We demonstrate the utility of LIBRA by monitoring the temporal relationship between the responses intracellular IP(3) and Ca(2+) concentrations in SH-SY5Y cells following acetylcholine stimulation.
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- Akihiko Tanimura
- Department of Dental Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan.
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Cárdenas C, Müller M, Jaimovich E, Pérez F, Buchuk D, Quest AFG, Carrasco MA. Depolarization of skeletal muscle cells induces phosphorylation of cAMP response element binding protein via calcium and protein kinase Calpha. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:39122-31. [PMID: 15262987 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401044200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Membrane depolarization of skeletal muscle cells induces slow inositol trisphosphate-mediated calcium signals that regulate the activity of transcription factors such as the cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB), jun, and fos. Here we investigated whether such signals regulate CREB phosphorylation via protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent pathways. Western blot analysis revealed the presence of seven isoforms (PKCalpha, -betaI, -betaII, -delta, -epsilon, -, and -zeta) in rat primary myotubes. The PKC inhibitors bisindolymaleimide I and Gö6976, blocked CREB phosphorylation. Chronic exposure to phorbol ester triggered complete down-regulation of several isoforms, but reduced PKCalpha levels to only 40%, and did not prevent CREB phosphorylation upon myotube depolarization. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed selective and rapid PKCalpha translocation to the nucleus following depolarization, which was blocked by 2-amino-ethoxydiphenyl borate, an inositol trisphosphate receptor inhibitor, and by the phospholipase C inhibitor U73122. In C2C12 cells, which expressed PKCalpha,-epsilon, and -zeta, CREB phosphorylation also depended on PKCalpha. These results strongly implicate nuclear PKCalpha translocation in CREB phosphorylation induced by skeletal muscle membrane depolarization.
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MESH Headings
- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Line
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism
- Down-Regulation
- Estrenes/pharmacology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Mice
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Phorbol Esters/pharmacology
- Phosphorylation
- Potassium/chemistry
- Precipitin Tests
- Protein Isoforms
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Pyrrolidinones/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Time Factors
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- César Cárdenas
- Centro de Estudios Moleculares de la Célula, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Santiago 7, Chile
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Riley AM, Dozol H, Spiess B, Potter BVL. 2-O-(2-Aminoethyl)-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate as a novel ligand for conjugation: physicochemical properties and synthesis of a new Ins(1,4,5)P(3) affinity matrix. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 318:444-52. [PMID: 15120621 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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2-O-(2-Aminoethyl)-Ins(1,4,5)P(3), (5), a novel derivative of the Ca(2+)-mobilising second messenger d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P(3)], was synthesised from myo-inositol. 5 was found to be a potent mobiliser of intracellular Ca(2+), and an Ins(1,4,5)P(3) affinity matrix synthesised from 5 was effective at selectively binding N-terminal fragments of the Ins(1,4,5)P(3) receptor containing the intact Ins(1,4,5)P(3) binding site. The microprotonation scheme for 5 was resolved and the related constants were determined in comparison with Ins(1,4,5)P(3) and another reactive Ins(1,4,5)P(3) analogue 1-O-(2-aminoethyl-1-phospho)-Ins(4,5)P(2), (2a), by potentiometric and NMR titration methods. The (31)P and (1)H NMR titration curves for compound 5 and Ins(1,4,5)P(3) are remarkably close, indicating analogous acid-base properties and intramolecular interactions for the two compounds. The 1-phosphate-modified Ins(1,4,5)P(3) derivative 2a, on the contrary, behaves as a bisphosphorylated rather than a trisphosphorylated inositol. Thus, 5 is a new reactive Ins(1,4,5)P(3) analogue of considerable potential for investigation of the chemical biology of Ins(1,4,5)P(3)-mediated cellular signalling.
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- Andrew M Riley
- Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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Dozol H, Maechling C, Graff R, Matsuda A, Shuto S, Spiess B. Conformational and inframolecular studies of the protonation of adenophostin analogues lacking the adenine moiety. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2004; 1671:1-8. [PMID: 15026139 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2003.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2003] [Revised: 12/10/2003] [Accepted: 12/10/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Four adenophostin analogues lacking the adenine moiety were subjected to 31P- and 1H-NMR titrations in order to determine the acid-base behaviour of the individual ionisable groups of the molecules and the complex interplay of intramolecular interactions resulting from the protonation process. For the two trisphosphorylated compounds, the curve pattern of the phosphorus nuclei corresponds to the superimposition of the titration curves of a monophosphorylated polyol and a polyol carrying two vicinal phosphates, suggesting that the two phosphate moieties behave independently. Also, the general shape of 1H-NMR titration curves of the studied compounds is very close to that of adenophostin A, indicating that the adenine moiety does not specifically interact with the phosphorylated sugar moieties. The curves show, however, that both trisphosphorylated compounds adopt slightly different preferential conformations which could contribute to explain the difference in their affinity for Ins(1,4,5)P3 receptor. Their macroscopic as well as the microscopic protonation constants are higher than those of adenophostin A, indicating that the adenine moiety plays a base-weakening effect on the phosphate groups. Further analysis of the microscopic protonation constants confirms that the compound whose conformation is the closest to that of adenophostin A also shows the highest biological activity. The two bisphosphorylated analogues studied behave very similarly, suggesting that the deletion of the hydroxymethyl group on the pentafuranosyl ring only weakly influences the protonation process of the phosphate groups that bear the glucopyranose moiety.
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- Hélène Dozol
- Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie Moléculaire, UMR 7081 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, ULP, 74, route du Rhin, B.P. 24, 67401 Illkirch, France
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McCarron JG, MacMillan D, Bradley KN, Chalmers S, Muir TC. Origin and Mechanisms of Ca2+ Waves in Smooth Muscle as Revealed by Localized Photolysis of Caged Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:8417-27. [PMID: 14660609 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311797200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](c)) controls diverse cellular events via various Ca(2+) signaling patterns; the latter are influenced by the method of cell activation. Here, in single-voltage clamped smooth muscle cells, sarcolemma depolarization generated uniform increases in [Ca(2+)](c) throughout the cell entirely by Ca(2+) influx. On the other hand, the Ca(2+) signal produced by InsP(3)-generating agonists was a propagated wave. Using localized uncaged InsP(3), the forward movement of the Ca(2+) wave arose from Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release at the InsP(3) receptor (InsP(3)R) without ryanodine receptor involvement. The decline in [Ca(2+)](c) (the back of the wave) occurred from a functional compartmentalization of the store, which rendered the site of InsP(3)-mediated Ca(2+) release, and only this site, refractory to the phosphoinositide. The functional compartmentalization arose by a localized feedback deactivation of InsP(3) receptors produced by an increased [Ca(2+)](c) rather than a reduced luminal [Ca(2+)] or an increased cytoplasmic [InsP(3)]. The deactivation of the InsP(3) receptor was delayed in onset, compared with the time of the rise in [Ca(2+)](c), persisted (>30 s) even when [Ca(2+)](c) had regained resting levels, and was not prevented by kinase or phosphatase inhibitors. Thus different forms of cell activation generate distinct Ca(2+) signaling patterns in smooth muscle. Sarcolemma Ca(2+) entry increases [Ca(2+)](c) uniformly; agonists activate InsP(3)R and produce Ca(2+) waves. Waves progress by Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release at InsP(3)R, and persistent Ca(2+)-dependent inhibition of InsP(3)R accounts for the decline in [Ca(2+)](c) at the back of the wave.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Caffeine/pharmacology
- Calcium/analysis
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium/pharmacology
- Calcium Channels/drug effects
- Calcium Channels/physiology
- Carbachol/pharmacology
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Colon
- Electric Conductivity
- Enzyme Activation
- Feedback, Physiological
- Guinea Pigs
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
- Kinetics
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Photolysis
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/drug effects
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel/physiology
- Sarcolemma/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
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- John G McCarron
- Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, West Medical Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.
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Horne G, Mills SJ, Potter BVL. First derivatives of myo-inositol 1,4,6-trisphosphate modified at positions 2 and 3: structural analogues of d-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:51-65. [PMID: 14659671 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Novel, structurally modified potential mimics of the second messenger D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, based on the biologically active regioisomer D-myo-inositol 1,4,6-trisphosphate, were synthesised. DL-5-O-Benzyl-1,4,6-tri-O-p-methoxybenzyl-myo-inositol was the key intermediate for the preparation of the following compounds: DL-3-deoxy-, DL-3-deoxy-2-O-methyl-, DL-3-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-, DL-3-O-(3-hydroxypropyl)- and DL-3-O-(4-hydroxybutyl)-myo-inositol 1,4,6-trisphosphate. DL-1,4,6-Tri-O -allyl-5-O-benzyl-myo-inositol was used to prepare DL-2-O-methyl-myo-inositol 1,4,6-trisphosphate. Deoxy-compounds were prepared by reduction of the corresponding tosylated intermediate using Super Hydride. The hydroxyalkyl groups were introduced at the C-3 of myo-inositol using the corresponding benzyl protected hydroxy alkyl bromide via the cis-2,3-O-dibutylstannylene acetal. Methylation and benzylation at C-2 was accomplished using methyl iodide and benzyl bromide, respectively, in the presence of sodium hydride. Deblocking of p-methoxybenzyl groups was accomplished with TFA in dichloromethane and the allyl groups were removed by isomerisation to the cis-prop-1-enyl derivative, which was hydrolysed under acidic conditions to give the corresponding 1,4,6-triol. The 1,4,6-triols were phosphitylated with the P(III) reagent bis(benzyloxy)(diisopropylamino)phosphine in the presence of 1H-tetrazole then oxidised with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid followed by deblocking by hydrogenolysis to give DL-2-O-methyl-, DL-3-O-deoxy-, DL-3-O-deoxy-2-O-methyl-, DL-3-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-, DL-3-O-(3-hydroxypropyl)- and DL-3-O-(4-hydroxybutyl)-myo-inositol 1,4,6-trisphosphate, respectively.
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- Graeme Horne
- Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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Myotubularin-related proteins are a large subfamily of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) that dephosphorylate D3-phosphorylated inositol lipids. Mutations in members of the myotubularin family cause the human neuromuscular disorders myotubular myopathy and type 4B Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. The crystal structure of a representative member of this family, MTMR2, reveals a phosphatase domain that is structurally unique among PTPs. A series of mutants are described that exhibit altered enzymatic activity and provide insight into the specificity of myotubularin phosphatases toward phosphoinositide substrates. The structure also reveals that the GRAM domain, found in myotubularin family phosphatases and predicted to occur in approximately 180 proteins, is part of a larger motif with a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain fold. Finally, the MTMR2 structure will serve as a model for other members of the myotubularin family and provide a framework for understanding the mechanism whereby mutations in these proteins lead to disease.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/genetics
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/metabolism
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Molecular Structure
- Mutation, Missense
- Myopathies, Structural, Congenital/genetics
- Myopathies, Structural, Congenital/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/chemistry
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/genetics
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/metabolism
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-Receptor
- Sequence Alignment
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- Michael J Begley
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Montero M, Lobatón CD, Gutierrez-Fernández S, Moreno A, Alvarez J. Modulation of histamine-induced Ca2+ release by protein kinase C. Effects on cytosolic and mitochondrial [Ca2+] peaks. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:49972-9. [PMID: 14523015 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308378200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In HeLa cells, histamine induces production of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) and release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Ca2+ release is typically biphasic, with a fast and brief initial phase, followed by a much slower and prolonged one. In the presence of inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC), including staurosporine and the specific inhibitors GF109203X and Ro-31-8220, the fast phase continued until the ER became fully empty. On the contrary, treatment with phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate inhibited Ca2+ release. Staurosporine had no effect on InsP3-induced Ca2+ release in permeabilized cells and did not modify either histamine-induced InsP3 production. These data suggest that histamine induces Ca2+ release and with a short lag activates PKC to down-regulate it. Consistently, Ca2+ oscillations induced by histamine were increased in amplitude and decreased in frequency in the presence of PKC inhibitors. We show also that mitochondrial [Ca2+] was much more sensitive to changes in ER-Ca2+ release induced by PKC modulation than cytosolic [Ca2+]. PKC inhibitors increased the histamine-induced mitochondrial [Ca2+] peak by 4-fold but increased the cytosolic [Ca2+] peak only by 20%. On the contrary, PKC activation inhibited the mitochondrial [Ca2+] peak by 90% and the cytosolic one by only 50%. Similarly, the combination of PKC inhibitors with the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter activator SB202190 led to dramatic increases in mitochondrial [Ca2+] peaks, with little effect on cytosolic ones. This suggests that activation of ER-Ca2+ release by PKC inhibitors could be involved in apoptosis induced by staurosporine. In addition, these mechanisms allow flexible and independent regulation of cytosolic and mitochondrial [Ca2+] during cell stimulation.
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- Mayte Montero
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramón y Cajal, 7, E-47005 Valladolid, Spain
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Yun M, Keshvara L, Park CG, Zhang YM, Dickerson JB, Zheng J, Rock CO, Curran T, Park HW. Crystal structures of the Dab homology domains of mouse disabled 1 and 2. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:36572-81. [PMID: 12826668 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304384200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Disabled (Dab) 1 and 2 are mammalian homologues of Drosophila DAB. Dab1 is a key cytoplasmic mediator in Reelin signaling that controls cell positioning in the developing central nervous system, whereas Dab2 is an adapter protein that plays a role in endocytosis. DAB family proteins possess an amino-terminal DAB homology (DH) domain that is similar to the phosphotyrosine binding/phosphotyrosine interaction (PTB/PI) domain. We have solved the structures of the DH domains of Dab2 (Dab2-DH) and Dab1 (Dab1-DH) in three different ligand forms, ligand-free Dab2-DH, the binary complex of Dab2-DH with the Asn-Pro-X-Tyr (NPXY) peptide of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and the ternary complex of Dab1-DH with the APP peptide and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins-1,4,5-P3, the head group of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-diphosphate (PtdIns-4,5-P2)). The similarity of these structures suggests that the rigid Dab DH domain maintains two independent pockets for binding of the APP/lipoprotein receptors and phosphoinositides. Mutagenesis confirmed the structural determinants specific for the NPXY sequence and PtdIns-4,5-P2 binding. NMR spectroscopy confirmed that the DH domain binds to Ins-1,4,5-P3 independent of the NPXY peptides. These findings suggest that simultaneous interaction of the rigid DH domain with the NPXY sequence and PtdIns-4,5-P2 plays a role in the attachment of Dab proteins to the APP/lipoprotein receptors and phosphoinositide-rich membranes.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/chemistry
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/metabolism
- Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/chemistry
- Animals
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- Binding Sites
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Ligands
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Mice
- Models, Molecular
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/chemistry
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Peptides/chemistry
- Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate/chemistry
- Phospholipids/chemistry
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Proteins/chemistry
- Proteins/metabolism
- Reelin Protein
- Signal Transduction
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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- Mikyung Yun
- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-2794, USA
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Inoue T, Kikuchi K, Hirose K, Iino M, Nagano T. Spatiotemporal laser inactivation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors using synthetic small-molecule probes. Chem Biol 2003; 10:503-9. [PMID: 12837383 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(03)00122-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A malachite green-conjugated inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (MGIP(3)) induces specific inactivation of IP(3) receptor (IP(3)R) in tissue samples upon laser irradiation. To verify potential usefulness of the method for studies of cellular Ca(2+) signaling, we conducted laser inactivation at the single-cell level and show that IP(3)R was inactivated with extremely high spatiotemporal resolution. In the presence of MGIP(3), the Ca(2+) release function of IP(3)R in single B lymphoma cells decayed exponentially with increasing duration of laser irradiation with a time constant of 3.4 s. Moreover, by confining laser irradiation to a spatially distinct region of differentiated PC12 cells, subcellular inactivation of IP(3)R was attained, as revealed by a loss of local Ca(2+) signal. Such real-time inactivation of IP(3)R only within a subcellular region may provide a powerful method for investigating spatiotemporal dynamics of Ca(2+) signaling.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium Channels/drug effects
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Calcium Channels/radiation effects
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Calcium Signaling/radiation effects
- Chickens
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/pharmacology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
- Ion Channel Gating
- Lasers
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Methods
- Molecular Probes
- PC12 Cells
- Rats
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/drug effects
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/radiation effects
- Rosaniline Dyes/chemistry
- Time Factors
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- Takanari Inoue
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033, Tokyo, Japan
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Ramos J, Jung W, Ramos-Franco J, Mignery GA, Fill M. Single channel function of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type-1 and -2 isoform domain-swap chimeras. J Gen Physiol 2003; 121:399-411. [PMID: 12695486 PMCID: PMC2217376 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200208718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The InsP3R proteins have three recognized domains, the InsP3-binding, regulatory/coupling, and channel domains (Mignery, G.A., and T.C. Südhof. 1990. EMBO J. 9:3893-3898). The InsP3 binding domain and the channel-forming domain are at opposite ends of the protein. Ligand regulation of the channel must involve communication between these different regions of the protein. This communication likely involves the interceding sequence (i.e., the regulatory/coupling domain). The single channel functional attributes of the full-length recombinant type-1, -2, and -3 InsP3R channels have been defined. Here, two type-1/type-2 InsP3R regulatory/coupling domain chimeras were created and their single channel function defined. One chimera (1-2-1) contained the type-2 regulatory/coupling domain in a type-1 backbone. The other chimera (2-1-2) contained the type-1 regulatory/coupling domain in a type-2 backbone. These chimeric proteins were expressed in COS cells, isolated, and then reconstituted in proteoliposomes. The proteoliposomes were incorporated into artificial planar lipid bilayers and the single-channel function of the chimeras defined. The chimeras had permeation properties like that of wild-type channels. The ligand regulatory properties of the chimeras were altered. The InsP3 and Ca2+ regulation had some unique features but also had features in common with wild-type channels. These results suggest that different independent structural determinants govern InsP3R permeation and ligand regulation. It also suggests that ligand regulation is a multideterminant process that involves several different regions of the protein. This study also demonstrates that a chimera approach can be applied to define InsP3R structure-function.
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- Jorge Ramos
- Department of Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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