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Murciano N, Rotordam MG, Becker N, Ludlow MJ, Parsonage G, Darras A, Kaestner L, Beech DJ, George M, Fertig N, Rapedius M, Brüggemann A. A high-throughput electrophysiology assay to study the response of PIEZO1 to mechanical stimulation. J Gen Physiol 2023; 155:e202213132. [PMID: 37801066 PMCID: PMC10558326 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202213132] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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PIEZO1 channels are mechanically activated cation channels that play a pivotal role in sensing mechanical forces in various cell types. Their dysfunction has been associated with numerous pathophysiological states, including generalized lymphatic dysplasia, varicose vein disease, and hereditary xerocytosis. Given their physiological relevance, investigating PIEZO1 is crucial for the pharmaceutical industry, which requires scalable techniques to allow for drug discovery. In this regard, several studies have used high-throughput automated patch clamp (APC) combined with Yoda1, a specific gating modifier of PIEZO1 channels, to explore the function and properties of PIEZO1 in heterologous expression systems, as well as in primary cells. However, a combination of solely mechanical stimulation (M-Stim) and high-throughput APC has not yet been available for the study of PIEZO1 channels. Here, we show that optimization of pipetting parameters of the SyncroPatch 384 coupled with multihole NPC-384 chips enables M-Stim of PIEZO1 channels in high-throughput electrophysiology. We used this approach to explore differences between the response of mouse and human PIEZO1 channels to mechanical and/or chemical stimuli. Our results suggest that applying solutions on top of the cells at elevated pipetting flows is crucial for activating PIEZO1 channels by M-Stim on the SyncroPatch 384. The possibility of comparing and combining mechanical and chemical stimulation in a high-throughput patch clamp assay facilitates investigations on PIEZO1 channels and thereby provides an important experimental tool for drug development.
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- Nicoletta Murciano
- Nanion Technologies GmbH, München, Germany
- Theoretical Medicine and Biosciences, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Theoretical Medicine and Biosciences, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
- Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Parsonage G, Cuthbertson K, Endesh N, Murciano N, Hyman AJ, Revill CH, Povstyan OV, Chuntharpursat‐Bon E, Debant M, Ludlow MJ, Futers TS, Lichtenstein L, Kinsella JA, Bartoli F, Rotordam MG, Becker N, Brüggemann A, Foster R, Beech DJ. Improved PIEZO1 agonism through 4-benzoic acid modification of Yoda1. Br J Pharmacol 2023; 180:2039-2063. [PMID: 36457143 PMCID: PMC10952572 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The protein PIEZO1 forms mechanically activated, calcium-permeable, non-selective cation channels in numerous cell types from several species. Options for pharmacological modulation are limited and so we modified a small-molecule agonist at PIEZO1 channels (Yoda1) to increase the ability to modulate these channels. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Medicinal chemistry generated Yoda1 analogues that were tested in intracellular calcium and patch-clamp assays on cultured cells exogenously expressing human or mouse PIEZO1 or mouse PIEZO2. Physicochemical assays and wire myography assays on veins from mice with genetic disruption of PIEZO1. KEY RESULTS A Yoda1 analogue (KC159) containing 4-benzoic acid instead of the pyrazine of Yoda1 and its potassium salt (KC289) have equivalent or improved reliability, efficacy and potency, compared with Yoda1 in functional assays. Tested against overexpressed mouse PIEZO1 in calcium assays, the order of potency (as EC50 values, nM) was KC289, 150 > KC159 280 > Yoda1, 600). These compounds were selective for PIEZO1 over other membrane proteins, and the physicochemical properties were more suited to physiological conditions than those of Yoda1. The vasorelaxant effects were consistent with PIEZO1 agonism. In contrast, substitution with 2-benzoic acid failed to generate a modulator. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 4-Benzoic acid modification of Yoda1 improves PIEZO1 agonist activity at PIEZO1 channels. We suggest naming this new modulator Yoda2. It should be a useful tool compound in physiological assays and facilitate efforts to identify a binding site. Such compounds may have therapeutic potential, for example, in diseases linked genetically to PIEZO1 such as lymphatic dysplasia.
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- Gregory Parsonage
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Nanion Technologies GmbHMunichGermany
- Theoretical Medicine and BiosciencesSaarland UniversityHomburgGermany
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Nanion Technologies GmbHMunichGermany
- Theoretical Medicine and BiosciencesSaarland UniversityHomburgGermany
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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Chuntharpursat-Bon E, Povstyan OV, Ludlow MJ, Carrier DJ, Debant M, Shi J, Gaunt HJ, Bauer CC, Curd A, Simon Futers T, Baxter PD, Peckham M, Muench SP, Adamson A, Humphreys N, Tumova S, Bon RS, Cubbon R, Lichtenstein L, Beech DJ. PIEZO1 and PECAM1 interact at cell-cell junctions and partner in endothelial force sensing. Commun Biol 2023; 6:358. [PMID: 37005489 PMCID: PMC10067937 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04706-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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Two prominent concepts for the sensing of shear stress by endothelium are the PIEZO1 channel as a mediator of mechanically activated calcium ion entry and the PECAM1 cell adhesion molecule as the apex of a triad with CDH5 and VGFR2. Here, we investigated if there is a relationship. By inserting a non-disruptive tag in native PIEZO1 of mice, we reveal in situ overlap of PIEZO1 with PECAM1. Through reconstitution and high resolution microscopy studies we show that PECAM1 interacts with PIEZO1 and directs it to cell-cell junctions. PECAM1 extracellular N-terminus is critical in this, but a C-terminal intracellular domain linked to shear stress also contributes. CDH5 similarly drives PIEZO1 to junctions but unlike PECAM1 its interaction with PIEZO1 is dynamic, increasing with shear stress. PIEZO1 does not interact with VGFR2. PIEZO1 is required in Ca2+-dependent formation of adherens junctions and associated cytoskeleton, consistent with it conferring force-dependent Ca2+ entry for junctional remodelling. The data suggest a pool of PIEZO1 at cell junctions, the coming together of PIEZO1 and PECAM1 mechanisms and intimate cooperation of PIEZO1 and adhesion molecules in tailoring junctional structure to mechanical requirement.
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Chong J, De Vecchis D, Hyman AJ, Povstyan OV, Ludlow MJ, Shi J, Beech DJ, Kalli AC. Modeling of full-length Piezo1 suggests importance of the proximal N-terminus for dome structure. Biophys J 2021; 120:1343-1356. [PMID: 33582137 PMCID: PMC8105715 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Piezo1 forms a mechanically activated calcium-permeable nonselective cation channel that is functionally important in many cell types. Structural data exist for C-terminal regions, but we lack information about N-terminal regions and how the entire channel interacts with the lipid bilayer. Here, we use computational approaches to predict the three-dimensional structure of the full-length Piezo1 and simulate it in an asymmetric membrane. A number of novel insights are suggested by the model: 1) Piezo1 creates a trilobed dome in the membrane that extends beyond the radius of the protein, 2) Piezo1 changes the lipid environment in its vicinity via preferential interactions with cholesterol and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) molecules, and 3) cholesterol changes the depth of the dome and PIP2 binding preference. In vitro alteration of cholesterol concentration inhibits Piezo1 activity in a manner complementing some of our computational findings. The data suggest the importance of N-terminal regions of Piezo1 for dome structure and membrane cholesterol and PIP2 interactions.
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- Jiehan Chong
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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Blythe NM, Muraki K, Ludlow MJ, Stylianidis V, Gilbert HTJ, Evans EL, Cuthbertson K, Foster R, Swift J, Li J, Drinkhill MJ, van Nieuwenhoven FA, Porter KE, Beech DJ, Turner NA. Mechanically activated Piezo1 channels of cardiac fibroblasts stimulate p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and interleukin-6 secretion. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:17395-17408. [PMID: 31586031 PMCID: PMC6873183 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Piezo1 is a mechanosensitive cation channel with widespread physiological importance; however, its role in the heart is poorly understood. Cardiac fibroblasts help preserve myocardial integrity and play a key role in regulating its repair and remodeling following stress or injury. Here we investigated Piezo1 expression and function in cultured human and mouse cardiac fibroblasts. RT-PCR experiments confirmed that Piezo1 mRNA in cardiac fibroblasts is expressed at levels similar to those in endothelial cells. The results of a Fura-2 intracellular Ca2+ assay validated Piezo1 as a functional ion channel that is activated by its agonist, Yoda1. Yoda1-induced Ca2+ entry was inhibited by Piezo1 blockers (gadolinium and ruthenium red) and was reduced proportionally by siRNA-mediated Piezo1 knockdown or in murine Piezo1+/− cells. Results from cell-attached patch clamp recordings on human cardiac fibroblasts established that they contain mechanically activated ion channels and that their pressure responses are reduced by Piezo1 knockdown. Investigation of Yoda1 effects on selected remodeling genes indicated that Piezo1 activation increases both mRNA levels and protein secretion of IL-6, a pro-hypertrophic and profibrotic cytokine, in a Piezo1-dependent manner. Moreover, Piezo1 knockdown reduced basal IL-6 expression from cells cultured on softer collagen-coated substrates. Multiplex kinase activity profiling combined with kinase inhibitor experiments and phosphospecific immunoblotting established that Piezo1 activation stimulates IL-6 secretion via the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase downstream of Ca2+ entry. In summary, cardiac fibroblasts express mechanically activated Piezo1 channels coupled to secretion of the paracrine signaling molecule IL-6. Piezo1 may therefore be important in regulating cardiac remodeling.
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- Nicola M Blythe
- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200MD, The Netherlands
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of[c27c]áBiological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester,[c27c]áM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of[c27c]áBiological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester,[c27c]áM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200MD, The Netherlands
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom .,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Minard A, Bauer CC, Chuntharpursat‐Bon E, Pickles IB, Wright DJ, Ludlow MJ, Burnham MP, Warriner SL, Beech DJ, Muraki K, Bon RS. Potent, selective, and subunit-dependent activation of TRPC5 channels by a xanthine derivative. Br J Pharmacol 2019; 176:3924-3938. [PMID: 31277085 PMCID: PMC6811774 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC5 proteins form homotetrameric or heterotetrameric, calcium-permeable cation channels that are involved in various disease states. Recent research has yielded specific and potent xanthine-based TRPC1/4/5 inhibitors. Here, we investigated the possibility of xanthine-based activators of these channels. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH An analogue of the TRPC1/4/5 inhibitor Pico145, AM237, was synthesized and its activity was investigated using HEK cells overexpressing TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPC4-C1, TRPC5-C1, TRPC1:C4 or TRPC1:C5 channels, and in A498 cells expressing native TRPC1:C4 channels. TRPC1/4/5 channel activities were assayed by measuring intracellular concentration of Ca2+ ([Ca2+ ]i ) and by patch-clamp electrophysiology. Selectivity of AM237 was tested against TRPC3, TRPC6, TRPV4, or TRPM2 channels. KEY RESULTS AM237 potently activated TRPC5:C5 channels (EC50 15-20 nM in [Ca2+ ]i assay) and potentiated their activation by sphingosine-1-phosphate but suppressed activation evoked by (-)-englerin A (EA). In patch-clamp studies, AM237 activated TRPC5:C5 channels, with greater effect at positive voltages, but with lower efficacy than EA. Pico145 competitively inhibited AM237-induced TRPC5:C5 activation. AM237 did not activate TRPC4:C4, TRPC4-C1, TRPC5-C1, TRPC1:C5, and TRPC1:C4 channels, or native TRPC1:C4 channels in A498 cells, but potently inhibited EA-dependent activation of these channels with IC50 values ranging from 0.9 to 7 nM. AM237 (300 nM) did not activate or inhibit TRPC3, TRPC6, TRPV4, or TRPM2 channels. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study suggests the possibility for selective activation of TRPC5 channels by xanthine derivatives and supports the general principle that xanthine-based compounds can activate, potentiate, or inhibit these channels depending on subunit composition.
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- Aisling Minard
- School of ChemistryUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology, School of PharmacyAichi‐Gakuin UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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Rubaiy HN, Ludlow MJ, Siems K, Norman K, Foster R, Wolf D, Beutler JA, Beech DJ. Tonantzitlolone is a nanomolar potency activator of transient receptor potential canonical 1/4/5 channels. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 175:3361-3368. [PMID: 29859013 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The diterpene ester tonantzitlolone (TZL) is a natural product, which displays cytotoxicity towards certain types of cancer cell such as renal cell carcinoma cells. The effect is similar to that of (-)-englerin A, and so, although it is chemically distinct, we investigated whether TZL also targets transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels of the 1, 4 and 5 type (TRPC1/4/5 channels). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The effects of TZL on renal cell carcinoma A498 cells natively expressing TRPC1 and TRPC4, modified HEK293 cells overexpressing TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPC4-TRPC1 or TRPC5-TRPC1 concatemer, TRPC3 or TRPM2, or CHO cells overexpressing TRPV4 were studied by determining changes in intracellular Ca2+ , or whole-cell or excised membrane patch-clamp electrophysiology. KEY RESULTS TZL induced an elevation of intracellular Ca2+ in A498 cells, similar to that evoked by englerin A. TZL activated overexpressed channels with EC50 values of 123 nM (TRPC4), 83 nM (TRPC5), 140 nM (TRPC4-TRPC1) and 61 nM (TRPC5-TRPC1). These effects of TZL were reversible on wash-out and potently inhibited by the TRPC1/4/5 inhibitor Pico145. TZL activated TRPC5 channels when bath-applied to excised outside-out but not inside-out patches. TZL failed to activate endogenous store-operated Ca2+ entry or overexpressed TRPC3, TRPV4 or TRPM2 channels in HEK 293 cells. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS TZL is a novel potent agonist for TRPC1/4/5 channels, which should be useful for testing the functionality of this type of ion channel and understanding how TRPC1/4/5 agonists achieve selective cytotoxicity against certain types of cancer cell.
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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Evans EL, Cuthbertson K, Endesh N, Rode B, Blythe NM, Hyman AJ, Hall SJ, Gaunt HJ, Ludlow MJ, Foster R, Beech DJ. Yoda1 analogue (Dooku1) which antagonizes Yoda1-evoked activation of Piezo1 and aortic relaxation. Br J Pharmacol 2018; 175:1744-1759. [PMID: 29498036 PMCID: PMC5913400 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose The mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel has important roles in vascular physiology and disease. Yoda1 is a small‐molecule agonist, but the pharmacology of these channels is otherwise limited. Experimental Approach Yoda1 analogues were generated by synthetic chemistry. Intracellular Ca2+ and Tl+ measurements were made in HEK 293 or CHO cell lines overexpressing channel subunits and in HUVECs, which natively express Piezo1. Isometric tension recordings were made from rings of mouse thoracic aorta. Key Results Modification of the pyrazine ring of Yoda1 yielded an analogue, which lacked agonist activity but reversibly antagonized Yoda1. The analogue is referred to as Dooku1. Dooku1 inhibited 2 μM Yoda1‐induced Ca2+‐entry with IC50s of 1.3 μM (HEK 293 cells) and 1.5 μM (HUVECs) yet failed to inhibit constitutive Piezo1 channel activity. It had no effect on endogenous ATP‐evoked Ca2+ elevation or store‐operated Ca2+ entry in HEK 293 cells or Ca2+ entry through TRPV4 or TRPC4 channels overexpressed in CHO and HEK 293 cells. Yoda1 caused dose‐dependent relaxation of aortic rings, which was mediated by an endothelium‐ and NO‐dependent mechanism and which was antagonized by Dooku1 and analogues of Dooku1. Conclusion and Implications Chemical antagonism of Yoda1‐evoked Piezo1 channel activity is possible, and the existence of a specific chemical interaction site is suggested with distinct binding and efficacy domains.
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- Elizabeth L Evans
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Rode B, Shi J, Endesh N, Drinkhill MJ, Webster PJ, Lotteau SJ, Bailey MA, Yuldasheva NY, Ludlow MJ, Cubbon RM, Li J, Futers TS, Morley L, Gaunt HJ, Marszalek K, Viswambharan H, Cuthbertson K, Baxter PD, Foster R, Sukumar P, Weightman A, Calaghan SC, Wheatcroft SB, Kearney MT, Beech DJ. Piezo1 channels sense whole body physical activity to reset cardiovascular homeostasis and enhance performance. Nat Commun 2017; 8:350. [PMID: 28839146 PMCID: PMC5571199 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00429-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Mammalian biology adapts to physical activity but the molecular mechanisms sensing the activity remain enigmatic. Recent studies have revealed how Piezo1 protein senses mechanical force to enable vascular development. Here, we address Piezo1 in adult endothelium, the major control site in physical activity. Mice without endothelial Piezo1 lack obvious phenotype but close inspection reveals a specific effect on endothelium-dependent relaxation in mesenteric resistance artery. Strikingly, the Piezo1 is required for elevated blood pressure during whole body physical activity but not blood pressure during inactivity. Piezo1 is responsible for flow-sensitive non-inactivating non-selective cationic channels which depolarize the membrane potential. As fluid flow increases, depolarization increases to activate voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in the adjacent vascular smooth muscle cells, causing vasoconstriction. Physical performance is compromised in mice which lack endothelial Piezo1 and there is weight loss after sustained activity. The data suggest that Piezo1 channels sense physical activity to advantageously reset vascular control.The mechanisms that regulate the body's response to exercise are poorly understood. Here, Rode et al. show that the mechanically activated cation channel Piezo1 is a molecular sensor of physical exercise in the endothelium that triggers endothelial communication to mesenteric vessel muscle cells, leading to vasoconstriction.
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- Baptiste Rode
- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Schools of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- a School of Medicine , University of Leeds , Leeds , UK
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- a School of Medicine , University of Leeds , Leeds , UK
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Rubaiy HN, Ludlow MJ, Henrot M, Gaunt HJ, Miteva K, Cheung SY, Tanahashi Y, Hamzah N, Musialowski KE, Blythe NM, Appleby HL, Bailey MA, McKeown L, Taylor R, Foster R, Waldmann H, Nussbaumer P, Christmann M, Bon RS, Muraki K, Beech DJ. Picomolar, selective, and subtype-specific small-molecule inhibition of TRPC1/4/5 channels. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:8158-8173. [PMID: 28325835 PMCID: PMC5437225 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.773556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The concentration of free cytosolic Ca2+ and the voltage across the plasma membrane are major determinants of cell function. Ca2+-permeable non-selective cationic channels are known to regulate these parameters, but understanding of these channels remains inadequate. Here we focus on transient receptor potential canonical 4 and 5 proteins (TRPC4 and TRPC5), which assemble as homomers or heteromerize with TRPC1 to form Ca2+-permeable non-selective cationic channels in many mammalian cell types. Multiple roles have been suggested, including in epilepsy, innate fear, pain, and cardiac remodeling, but limitations in tools to probe these channels have restricted progress. A key question is whether we can overcome these limitations and develop tools that are high-quality, reliable, easy to use, and readily accessible for all investigators. Here, through chemical synthesis and studies of native and overexpressed channels by Ca2+ and patch-clamp assays, we describe compound 31, a remarkable small-molecule inhibitor of TRPC1/4/5 channels. Its potency ranged from 9 to 1300 pm, depending on the TRPC1/4/5 subtype and activation mechanism. Other channel types investigated were unaffected, including TRPC3, TRPC6, TRPV1, TRPV4, TRPA1, TRPM2, TRPM8, and store-operated Ca2+ entry mediated by Orai1. These findings suggest identification of an important experimental tool compound, which has much higher potency for inhibiting TRPC1/4/5 channels than previously reported agents, impressive specificity, and graded subtype selectivity within the TRPC1/4/5 channel family. The compound should greatly facilitate future studies of these ion channels. We suggest naming this TRPC1/4/5-inhibitory compound Pico145.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Schools of Medicine; Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan.
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Ludlow MJ, Gaunt HJ, Rubaiy HN, Musialowski KE, Blythe NM, Vasudev NS, Muraki K, Beech DJ. (-)-Englerin A-evoked Cytotoxicity Is Mediated by Na+ Influx and Counteracted by Na+/K+-ATPase. J Biol Chem 2016; 292:723-731. [PMID: 27875305 PMCID: PMC5241745 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.755678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
(−)-Englerin A ((−)-EA) has a rapid and potent cytotoxic effect on several types of cancer cell that is mediated by plasma membrane ion channels containing transient receptor potential canonical 4 (TRPC4) protein. Because these channels are Ca2+-permeable, it was initially thought that the cytotoxicity arose as a consequence of Ca2+ overload. Here we show that this is not the case and that the effect of (−)-EA is mediated by a heteromer of TRPC4 and TRPC1 proteins. Both TRPC4 and TRPC1 were required for (−)-EA cytotoxicity; however, although TRPC4 was necessary for the (−)-EA-evoked Ca2+ elevation, TRPC1 was not. TRPC1 either had no role or was a negative regulator of Ca2+ entry. By contrast, both TRPC4 and TRPC1 were necessary for monovalent cation entry evoked by (−)-EA, and (−)-EA-evoked cell death was dependent upon entry of the monovalent cation Na+. We therefore hypothesized that Na+/K+-ATPase might act protectively by counteracting the Na+ load resulting from sustained Na+ entry. Indeed, inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase by ouabain potently and strongly increased (−)-EA-evoked cytotoxicity. The data suggest that (−)-EA achieves cancer cell cytotoxicity by inducing sustained Na+ entry through heteromeric TRPC1/TRPC4 channels and that the cytotoxic effect of (−)-EA can be potentiated by Na+/K+-ATPase inhibition.
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- Melanie J Ludlow
- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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- the School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan
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- From the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom and
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Naylor J, Minard A, Gaunt HJ, Amer MS, Wilson LA, Migliore M, Cheung SY, Rubaiy HN, Blythe NM, Musialowski KE, Ludlow MJ, Evans WD, Green BL, Yang H, You Y, Li J, Fishwick CWG, Muraki K, Beech DJ, Bon RS. Natural and synthetic flavonoid modulation of TRPC5 channels. Br J Pharmacol 2016; 173:562-74. [PMID: 26565375 PMCID: PMC4728423 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose The TRPC5 proteins assemble to create calcium‐permeable, non‐selective, cationic channels. We sought novel modulators of these channels through studies of natural products. Experimental Approach Intracellular calcium measurements and patch clamp recordings were made from cell lines. Compounds were generated by synthetic chemistry. Key Results Through a screen of natural products used in traditional Chinese medicines, the flavonol galangin was identified as an inhibitor of lanthanide‐evoked calcium entry in TRPC5 overexpressing HEK 293 cells (IC50 0.45 μM). Galangin also inhibited lanthanide‐evoked TRPC5‐mediated current in whole‐cell and outside‐out patch recordings. In differentiated 3T3‐L1 cells, it inhibited constitutive and lanthanide‐evoked calcium entry through endogenous TRPC5‐containing channels. The related natural flavonols, kaempferol and quercetin were less potent inhibitors of TRPC5. Myricetin and luteolin lacked effect, and apigenin was a stimulator. Based on structure–activity relationship studies with natural and synthetic flavonols, we designed 3,5,7‐trihydroxy‐2‐(2‐bromophenyl)‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one (AM12), which inhibited lanthanide‐evoked TRPC5 activity with an IC50 of 0.28 μM. AM12 also inhibited TRPC5 activity evoked by the agonist (−)‐Englerin A and was effective in excised outside‐out membrane patches, suggesting a relatively direct effect. It inhibited TRPC4 channels similarly, but its inhibitory effect on TRPC1–TRPC5 heteromeric channels was weaker. Conclusions and Implications The data suggest that galangin (a natural product from the ginger family) is a TRPC5 inhibitor and that other natural and synthetic flavonoids contain antagonist or agonist capabilities at TRPC5 and closely related channels depending on the substitution patterns of both the chromone core and the phenyl ring.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.,Clinical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Shibin Al Kawm, Egypt
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.,School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Akbulut Y, Gaunt HJ, Muraki K, Ludlow MJ, Amer MS, Bruns A, Vasudev NS, Radtke L, Willot M, Hahn S, Seitz T, Ziegler S, Christmann M, Beech DJ, Waldmann H. (-)-Englerin A is a potent and selective activator of TRPC4 and TRPC5 calcium channels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:3787-91. [PMID: 25707820 PMCID: PMC7116557 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201411511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Current therapies for common types of cancer such as renal cell cancer are often ineffective and unspecific, and novel pharmacological targets and approaches are in high demand. Here we show the unexpected possibility for the rapid and selective killing of renal cancer cells through activation of calcium-permeable nonselective transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) calcium channels by the sesquiterpene (-)-englerin A. This compound was found to be a highly efficient, fast-acting, potent, selective, and direct stimulator of TRPC4 and TRPC5 channels. TRPC4/5 activation through a high-affinity extracellular (-)-englerin A binding site may open up novel opportunities for drug discovery aimed at renal cancer.
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- Yasemin Akbulut
- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Tel. +49 (0) 231-133-2400
- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät Chemie, Lehrbereich Chemische Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Garstang Building, Mount Preston Street, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK; Tel +44 (0) 113 34 34323
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- School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan
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- School of Medicine, Garstang Building, Mount Preston Street, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK; Tel +44 (0) 113 34 34323
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- School of Medicine, Garstang Building, Mount Preston Street, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK; Tel +44 (0) 113 34 34323
- Clinical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University, Egypt
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- School of Medicine, Garstang Building, Mount Preston Street, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK; Tel +44 (0) 113 34 34323
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- School of Medicine, Garstang Building, Mount Preston Street, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK; Tel +44 (0) 113 34 34323
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Tel +49 (0) 30 83860182
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Tel +49 (0) 30 83860182
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Tel +49 (0) 30 83860182
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Tel +49 (0) 30 83860182
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Tel. +49 (0) 231-133-2400
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany, Tel +49 (0) 30 83860182
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- School of Medicine, Garstang Building, Mount Preston Street, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK; Tel +44 (0) 113 34 34323
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Tel. +49 (0) 231-133-2400
- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät Chemie, Lehrbereich Chemische Biologie, Otto-Hahn-Straße 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Akbulut Y, Gaunt HJ, Muraki K, Ludlow MJ, Amer MS, Bruns A, Vasudev NS, Radtke L, Willot M, Hahn S, Seitz T, Ziegler S, Christmann M, Beech DJ, Waldmann H. (−)-Englerin A is a Potent and Selective Activator of TRPC4 and TRPC5 Calcium Channels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201411511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Karnik R, Ludlow MJ, Abuarab N, Smith AJ, Hardy MEL, Elliott DJS, Sivaprasadarao A. Endocytosis of HERG is clathrin-independent and involves arf6. PLoS One 2013; 8:e85630. [PMID: 24392021 PMCID: PMC3877390 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The hERG potassium channel is critical for repolarisation of the cardiac action potential. Reduced expression of hERG at the plasma membrane, whether caused by hereditary mutations or drugs, results in long QT syndrome and increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmias. Thus, it is of fundamental importance to understand how the density of this channel at the plasma membrane is regulated. We used antibodies to an extracellular native or engineered epitope, in conjunction with immunofluorescence and ELISA, to investigate the mechanism of hERG endocytosis in recombinant cells and validated the findings in rat neonatal cardiac myocytes. The data reveal that this channel undergoes rapid internalisation, which is inhibited by neither dynasore, an inhibitor of dynamin, nor a dominant negative construct of Rab5a, into endosomes that are largely devoid of the transferrin receptor. These results support a clathrin-independent mechanism of endocytosis and exclude involvement of dynamin-dependent caveolin and RhoA mechanisms. In agreement, internalised hERG displayed marked overlap with glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored GFP, a clathrin-independent cargo. Endocytosis was significantly affected by cholesterol extraction with methyl-β-cyclodextrin and inhibition of Arf6 function with dominant negative Arf6-T27N-eGFP. Taken together, we conclude that hERG undergoes clathrin-independent endocytosis via a mechanism involving Arf6.
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- Rucha Karnik
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Indicative of cell surface P2X ion channel activation, extracellular ATP evokes a rapid and transient calcium influx in the model eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum. Five P2X-like proteins (dP2XA-E) are present in this organism. However, their roles in purinergic signaling are unclear, because dP2XA proved to have an intracellular localization on the contractile vacuole where it is thought to be required for osmoregulation. To determine functional properties of the remaining four dP2X-like proteins and to assess their cellular roles, we recorded membrane currents from expressed cloned receptors and generated a quintuple knock-out Dictyostelium strain devoid of dP2X receptors. ATP evoked inward currents at dP2XB and dP2XE receptors but not at dP2XC or dP2XD. beta,gamma-Imido-ATP was more potent than ATP at dP2XB but a weak partial agonist at dP2XE. Currents in dP2XB and dP2XE were strongly inhibited by Na(+) but insensitive to copper and the P2 receptor antagonists pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid and suramin. Unusual for P2X channels, dP2XA and dP2XB were also Cl(-)-permeable. The extracellular purinergic response to ATP persisted in p2xA/B/C/D/E quintuple knock-out Dictyostelium demonstrating that dP2X channels are not responsible. dP2XB, -C, -D, and -E were found to be intracellularly localized to the contractile vacuole with the ligand binding domain facing the lumen. However, quintuple p2xA/B/C/D/E null cells were still capable of regulating cell volume in water demonstrating that, contrary to previous findings, dP2X receptors are not required for osmoregulation. Responses to the calmodulin antagonist calmidazolium, however, were reduced in p2xA/B/C/D/E null cells suggesting that dP2X receptors play a role in intracellular calcium signaling.
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- Melanie J Ludlow
- Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, United Kingdom
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