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The objective of this work was to identify and further characterize potential changes in the functional profile of the cardiac
ryanodine receptor (RyR2) channel caused by the coupled gating phenomenon. By reconstituting an ion channel into a planar
lipid membrane, we showed that coupled RyR2 channels were activated by cytosolic Ca2+ with similar efficacy and potency as reported for the single RyR2 channel. In contrast, all examined parameters of gating
kinetics were affected by the functional interaction between channels. Ignoring brief closings during main open events, the
average open and closed times were considerably prolonged and the frequency of opening was reduced. Interestingly, when luminal
Ca2+ was used as a charge carrier, Ca2+-activated coupled RyR2 channels did not exhibit a sudden switch from slow to fast gating kinetics at an open probability
of 0.5 as reported for the single RyR2 channel. Regarding flicker gating, the average closed time was significantly shorter
and the frequency of closing was greatly enhanced. Furthermore, in contrast to the single RyR2 channel, both parameters for
coupled channels were independent of cytosolic Ca2+. Selected permeation properties of coupled RyR2 channels were comparable to those found for the single RyR2 channel. The
Ca2+ current amplitude-luminal Ca2+ relationship displayed a simple saturation and the channel selectivity for Ba2+ and Ca2+ ions was similar. Our results suggest that the major targets influenced by coupled gating are likely the gates of individual
RyR2 channels recruited into a functional complex, thus ensuring the correlation of Ca2+ fluxes. 相似文献
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Movements of native C505 during channel gating in CNGA1 channels 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
We investigated conformational changes occurring in the C-linker and cyclic nucleotide-binding (CNB) domain of CNGA1 channels by analyzing the inhibition induced by thiol-specific reagents in mutant channels Q409C and A414C in the open and closed state. Cd2+ (200 μM) inhibited irreversibly mutant channels Q409C and A414C in the closed but not in the open state. Cd2+ inhibition was abolished in the mutant A414Ccys-free, in the double mutant A414C + C505T and in the tandem construct A414C + C505T/CNGA1, but it was present in the construct A414C + C505cys-free. The cross-linker reagent M-2-M inhibited mutant channel Q409C in the open state. M-2-M inhibition in the open state was abolished in the double mutant Q409C + C505T and in the tandem construct Q409C + C505T/CNGA1. These results show that Cα of C505 in the closed state is located at a distance between 4 and 10.5 Å from the Cα of A414 of the same subunit, but in the open state C505 moves towards Q409 of the same subunit at a distance that ranges from 10.5 to 12.3 Å from Cα of this residue. These results are not consistent with a 3-D structure of the CNGA1 channel homologous to the structure of HCN2 channels either in the open or in the closed state. 相似文献
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Arachidonic acid inhibition of L-type calcium (CaV1.3b) channels varies with accessory CaVβ subunits
Arachidonic acid (AA) inhibits the activity of several different voltage-gated Ca2+ channels by an unknown mechanism at an unknown site. The Ca2+ channel pore-forming subunit (CaVα1) is a candidate for the site of AA inhibition because T-type Ca2+ channels, which do not require accessory subunits for expression, are inhibited by AA. Here, we report the unanticipated role of accessory CaVβ subunits on the inhibition of CaV1.3b L-type (L-) current by AA. Whole cell Ba2+ currents were measured from recombinant channels expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells at a test potential of −10 mV from a holding potential of −90 mV. A one-minute exposure to 10 µM AA inhibited currents with β1b, β3, or β4 58, 51, or 44%, respectively, but with β2a only 31%. At a more depolarized holding potential of −60 mV, currents were inhibited to a lesser degree. These data are best explained by a simple model where AA stabilizes CaV1.3b in a deep closed-channel conformation, resulting in current inhibition. Consistent with this hypothesis, inhibition by AA occurred in the absence of test pulses, indicating that channels do not need to open to become inhibited. AA had no effect on the voltage dependence of holding potential–dependent inactivation or on recovery from inactivation regardless of CaVβ subunit. Unexpectedly, kinetic analysis revealed evidence for two populations of L-channels that exhibit willing and reluctant gating previously described for CaV2 channels. AA preferentially inhibited reluctant gating channels, revealing the accelerated kinetics of willing channels. Additionally, we discovered that the palmitoyl groups of β2a interfere with inhibition by AA. Our novel findings that the CaVβ subunit alters kinetic changes and magnitude of inhibition by AA suggest that CaVβ expression may regulate how AA modulates Ca2+-dependent processes that rely on L-channels, such as gene expression, enzyme activation, secretion, and membrane excitability. 相似文献
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Yiwei Liu Maura Porta Jia Qin Jorge Ramos Alma Nani Thomas R. Shannon Michael Fill 《The Journal of general physiology》2010,135(1):15-27
The cardiac type 2 ryanodine receptor (RYR2) is activated by Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release (CICR). The inherent positive feedback of CICR is well controlled in cells, but the nature of this control is debated. Here, we explore how the Ca2+ flux (lumen-to-cytosol) carried by an open RYR2 channel influences its own cytosolic Ca2+ regulatory sites as well as those on a neighboring channel. Both flux-dependent activation and inhibition of single channels were detected when there were super-physiological Ca2+ fluxes (>3 pA). Single-channel results indicate a pore inhibition site distance of 1.2 ± 0.16 nm and that the activation site on an open channel is shielded/protected from its own flux. Our results indicate that the Ca2+ flux mediated by an open RYR2 channel in cells (∼0.5 pA) is too small to substantially regulate (activate or inhibit) the channel carrying it, even though it is sufficient to activate a neighboring RYR2 channel. 相似文献
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Nicholas Sperelakis Zhiling Xiong G. Haddad Hiroshi Masuda 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》1994,140(2):103-117
The slow Ca2+ channels (L-type) of the heart are stimulated by cAMP. Elevation of cAMP produces a very rapid increase in number of slow channels available for voltage activation during excitation. The probability of a Ca2+ channel opening and the mean open time of the channel are increased. Therefore, any agent that increases the cAMP level of the myocardial cell will tend to potentiate ICa, Ca2+ influx, and contraction. The action of cAMP is mediated by PK-A and phosphorylation of the slow Ca2+ channel protein or an associated regulatory protein (stimulatory type). The myocardial slow Ca2+ channels are also rogulated by cGMP, in a manner that is opposite orantagonistic to that of cAMP. We have demonstrated this at both the macroscople level (whole-cell voltage clamp) and the single-channel level. The effect of cGMP is mediated by PK-G and phosphorylation of a protein, as for example, a regulatory protein (inhibitory-type) associated with the Ca2+ channel. Introduction of PK-G intracellularly causes a relatively rapid inhibition of ICa(L) in both chick and rat heart cells. Such inhibition occurs for both the basal and stimulated ICa(L). In addition, the cGMP/PK-G system was reported to stimulate a phosphatase that dephosphorylates the Ca2+ channel. In addition to the slower indirect pathway—exerted via cAMP/PK-A—there is a faster more-direct pathway for ICa(L) stimulation by the -adrenergic receptor. This latter pathway involves direct modulation of the channel activity by the alpha subunit (s*) of the Gs-protein. In vascular smooth muscle cells the two pathways (direct and indirect) also appear to be present, although the indirect pathway producesinhibition of ICa(L). PK-C and calmodulin-PK also may play roles in regulation of the myocardial slow Ca2+ channels. Both of these protein kinases stimulate the activity of these channels. Thus, it appears that the slow Ca2+ channel is a complex structure, including perhaps several associated regulatory proteins, which can be regulated by a number of factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the cell, and thereby control can be exercised over the force of contraction of the heart.This review-type article was prepared by modifying an article published in a book by Sperelakiset al., 1994. 相似文献
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Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels operate as transduction channels in photoreceptors and olfactory receptor neurons. Direct binding of cGMP or cAMP opens these channels which conduct a mixture of monovalent cations and Ca(2+). Upon activation, CNG channels generate intracellular Ca(2+) signals that play pivotal roles in the transduction cascades of the visual and olfactory systems. Channel activity is controlled by negative feedback mechanisms that involve Ca(2+)-calmodulin, for which all CNG channels possess binding sites. Here we compare the binding properties of the two LQ-type calmodulin binding sites, both of which are thought to be involved in channel regulation. They reside on the isoforms CNGB1 and CNGA4. The CNGB1 subunit is present in rod photoreceptors and olfactory receptor neurons. The CNGA4 subunit is only expressed in olfactory receptor neurons, and there are conflicting results as to its role in calmodulin-mediated feedback inhibition. We examined the interaction of Ca(2+)-calmodulin with two recombinant proteins that encompass either of the two LQ sites. Comparing binding properties, we found that the LQ site of CNGB1 binds Ca(2+)-calmodulin at 10-fold lower Ca(2+) levels than the LQ site of CNGA4. Our data provide biochemical evidence against a contribution of CNGA4 to feedback inhibition. In accordance with previous work on photoreceptor CNG channels, our results indicate that feedback control is the exclusive role of the B-subunits in photoreceptors and olfactory receptor neurons. 相似文献
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Ca2+ released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via ryanodine receptor type 2 (RYR2) is the key determinant of cardiac contractility.
Although activity of RYR2 channels is primary controlled by Ca2+ entry through the plasma membrane, there is growing evidence that Ca2+ in the lumen of the SR can also be effectively involved in the regulation of RYR2 channel function. In the present study,
we investigated the effect of luminal Ca2+ on the response of RYR2 channels reconstituted into a planar lipid membrane to caffeine and Ca2+ added to the cytosolic side of the channel. We performed two sets of experiments when the channel was exposed to either luminal
Ba2+ or Ca2+. The given ion served also as a charge carrier. Luminal Ca2+ effectively shifted the EC50 for caffeine sensitivity to a lower concentration but did not modify the response of RYR2 channels to cytosolic Ca2+. Importantly, luminal Ca2+ exerted an effect on channel gating kinetics. Both the open and closed dwell times were considerably prolonged over the whole
range (response to caffeine) or the partial range (response to cytosolic Ca2+) of open probability. Our results provide strong evidence that an alteration of the gating kinetics is the result of the
interaction of luminal Ca2+ with the luminally located Ca2+ regulatory sites on the RYR2 channel complex. 相似文献
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The large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels play an important role in the regulation of cellular excitability in response to changes in intracellular metabolic state and Ca2+ homeostasis. In vascular smooth muscle, BK channels are key determinants of vasoreactivity and vital-organ perfusion. Vascular BK channel functions are impaired in diabetes mellitus, but the mechanisms underlying such changes have not been examined in detail. We examined and compared the activities and kinetics of BK channels in coronary arterial smooth muscle cells from Lean control and Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats, using single-channel recording techniques. We found that BK channels in ZDF rats have impaired Ca2+ sensitivity, including an increased free Ca2+ concentration at half-maximal effect on channel activation, a reduced steepness of Ca2+ dose-dependent curve, altered Ca2+-dependent gating properties with decreased maximal open probability, and a shortened mean open-time and prolonged mean closed-time durations. In addition, the BK channel β-subunit-mediated activation by dehydrosoyasaponin-1 (DHS-1) was lost in cells from ZDF rats. Immunoblotting analysis confirmed a 2.1-fold decrease in BK channel β1-subunit expression in ZDF rats, compared with that of Lean rats. These abnormalities in BK channel gating lead to an increase in the energy barrier for channel activation, and may contribute to the development of vascular dysfunction and complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. 相似文献
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Phosphorylation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) is thought to be important not only for normal cardiac excitation-contraction
coupling but also in exacerbating abnormalities in Ca2+ homeostasis in heart failure. Linking phosphorylation to specific changes in the single-channel function of RyR2 has proved
very difficult, yielding much controversy within the field. We therefore investigated the mechanistic changes that take place
at the single-channel level after phosphorylating RyR2 and, in particular, the idea that PKA-dependent phosphorylation increases
RyR2 sensitivity to cytosolic Ca2+. We show that hyperphosphorylation by exogenous PKA increases open probability (P
o) but, crucially, RyR2 becomes uncoupled from the influence of cytosolic Ca2+; lowering [Ca2+] to subactivating levels no longer closes the channels. Phosphatase (PP1) treatment reverses these gating changes, returning
the channels to a Ca2+-sensitive mode of gating. We additionally found that cytosolic incubation with Mg2+/ATP in the absence of exogenously added kinase could phosphorylate RyR2 in approximately 50% of channels, thereby indicating
that an endogenous kinase incorporates into the bilayer together with RyR2. Channels activated by the endogenous kinase exhibited
identical changes in gating behavior to those activated by exogenous PKA, including uncoupling from the influence of cytosolic
Ca2+. We show that the endogenous kinase is both Ca2+-dependent and sensitive to inhibitors of PKC. Moreover, the Ca2+-dependent, endogenous kinase–induced changes in RyR2 gating do not appear to be related to phosphorylation of serine-2809.
Further work is required to investigate the identity and physiological role of this Ca2+-dependent endogenous kinase that can uncouple RyR2 gating from direct cytosolic Ca2+ regulation. 相似文献
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Puffs and sparks are localized intracellular Ca2+ elevations that arise from the cooperative activity of Ca2+-regulated inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors and ryanodine receptors clustered at Ca2+ release sites on the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum or the sarcoplasmic reticulum. While the synchronous gating of Ca2+-regulated Ca2+ channels can be mediated entirely though the buffered diffusion of intracellular Ca2+, interprotein allosteric interactions also contribute to the dynamics of ryanodine receptor (RyR) gating and Ca2+ sparks. In this article, Markov chain models of Ca2+ release sites are used to investigate how the statistics of Ca2+ spark generation and termination are related to the coupling of RyRs via local [Ca2+] changes and allosteric interactions. Allosteric interactions are included in a manner that promotes the synchronous gating of channels by stabilizing neighboring closed-closed and/or open-open channel pairs. When the strength of Ca2+-mediated channel coupling is systematically varied (e.g., by changing the Ca2+ buffer concentration), simulations that include synchronizing allosteric interactions often exhibit more robust Ca2+ sparks; however, for some Ca2+ coupling strengths the sparks are less robust. We find no evidence that the distribution of spark durations can be used to distinguish between allosteric interactions that stabilize closed channel pairs, open channel pairs, or both in a balanced fashion. On the other hand, the changes in spark duration, interspark interval, and frequency observed when allosteric interactions that stabilize closed channel pairs are gradually removed from simulations are qualitatively different than the changes observed when open or both closed and open channel pairs are stabilized. Thus, our simulations clarify how changes in spark statistics due to pharmacological washout of the accessory proteins mediating allosteric coupling may indicate the type of synchronizing allosteric interactions exhibited by physically coupled RyRs. We also investigate the validity of a mean-field reduction applicable to the dynamics of a ryanodine receptor cluster coupled via local [Ca2+] and allosteric interactions. In addition to facilitating parameter studies of the effect of allosteric coupling on spark statistics, the derivation of the mean-field model establishes the correct functional form for cooperativity factors representing the coupled gating of RyRs. This mean-field formulation is well suited for use in computationally efficient whole cell simulations of excitation-contraction coupling. 相似文献
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Klaus Schuhmann Christoph Romanin Werner Baumgartner Klaus Groschner 《The Journal of general physiology》1997,110(5):503-513
Modulation of L-type Ca2+ channels by tonic elevation of cytoplasmic Ca2+ was investigated in intact cells and inside-out patches from human umbilical vein smooth muscle. Ba2+ was used as charge carrier, and run down of Ca2+ channel activity in inside-out patches was prevented with calpastatin plus ATP. Increasing cytoplasmic Ca2+ in intact cells by elevation of extracellular Ca2+ in the presence of the ionophore A23187 inhibited the activity of L-type Ca2+ channels in cell-attached patches. Measurement of the actual level of intracellular free Ca2+ with fura-2 revealed a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 260 nM and a Hill coefficient close to 4 for Ca2+- dependent inhibition. Ca2+-induced inhibition of Ca2+ channel activity in intact cells was due to a reduction of channel open probability and availability. Ca2+-induced inhibition was not affected by the protein kinase inhibitor H-7 (10 μM) or the cytoskeleton disruptive agent cytochalasin B (20 μM), but prevented by cyclosporin A (1 μg/ ml), an inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2B (calcineurin). Elevation of Ca2+ at the cytoplasmic side of inside-out patches inhibited Ca2+ channels with an IC50 of 2 μM and a Hill coefficient close to unity. Direct Ca2+-dependent inhibition in cell-free patches was due to a reduction of open probability, whereas availability was barely affected. Application of purified protein phosphatase 2B (12 U/ml) to the cytoplasmic side of inside-out patches at a free Ca2+ concentration of 1 μM inhibited Ca2+ channel open probability and availability. Elevation of cytoplasmic Ca2+ in the presence of PP2B, suppressed channel activity in inside-out patches with an IC50 of ∼380 nM and a Hill coefficient of ∼3; i.e., characteristics reminiscent of the Ca2+ sensitivity of Ca2+ channels in intact cells. Our results suggest that L-type Ca2+ channels of smooth muscle are controlled by two Ca2+-dependent negative feedback mechanisms. These mechanisms are based on (a) a protein phosphatase 2B-mediated dephosphorylation process, and (b) the interaction of intracellular Ca2+ with a single membrane-associated site that may reside on the channel protein itself. 相似文献
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Large-conductance Ca-activated potassium channels (BK channels) are uniquely sensitive to both membrane potential and intracellular Ca2+. Recent work has demonstrated that in the gating of these channels there are voltage-sensitive steps that are separate from Ca2+ binding steps. Based on this result and the macroscopic steady state and kinetic properties of the cloned BK channel mslo, we have recently proposed a general kinetic scheme to describe the interaction between voltage and Ca2+ in the gating of the mslo channel (Cui, J., D.H. Cox, and R.W. Aldrich. 1997. J. Gen. Physiol. In press.). This scheme supposes that the channel exists in two main conformations, closed and open. The conformational change between closed and open is voltage dependent. Ca2+ binds to both the closed and open conformations, but on average binds more tightly to the open conformation and thereby promotes channel opening. Here we describe the basic properties of models of this form and test their ability to mimic mslo macroscopic steady state and kinetic behavior. The simplest form of this scheme corresponds to a voltage-dependent version of the Monod-Wyman-Changeux (MWC) model of allosteric proteins. The success of voltage-dependent MWC models in describing many aspects of mslo gating suggests that these channels may share a common molecular mechanism with other allosteric proteins whose behaviors have been modeled using the MWC formalism. We also demonstrate how this scheme can arise as a simplification of a more complex scheme that is based on the premise that the channel is a homotetramer with a single Ca2+ binding site and a single voltage sensor in each subunit. Aspects of the mslo data not well fitted by the simplified scheme will likely be better accounted for by this more general scheme. The kinetic schemes discussed in this paper may be useful in interpreting the effects of BK channel modifications or mutations. 相似文献
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Nicholas Sperelakis 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》1990,99(2):97-109
The voltage-dependent slow channels in the myocardial cell membrane are the major pathway by which Ca2+ ions enter the cell during excitation for initiation and regulation of the force of contraction of cardiac muscle. The slow channels have some special properties, including functional dependence on metabolic energy, selective blockade by acidosis, and regulation by the intracellular cyclic nucleotide levels. Because of these special properties of the slow channels, Ca2+ influx into the myocardial cell can be controlled by extrinsic factors (such as autonomic nerve stimulation or circulating hormones) and by intrinsic factors (such as cellular pH or ATP level). The slow Ca2+ channels of the heart are regulated by cAMP in a stimulatory fashion. Elevation of cAMP produces a very rapid increase in number of slow channels available for voltage activation during excitation. The probability of a slow channel opening and the mean open time of the channel are increased. Therefore, any agent that increases the cAMP level of the myocardial cell will tend to potentiate Isi, Ca2+ influx, and contraction. The myocardial slow Ca2+ channels are also regulated by cGMP, in a manner that is opposite to that of CAMP. The effect of cGMP is presumably mediated by means of phosphorylation of a protein, as for example, a regulatory protein (inhibitory-type) associated with the slow channel. Preliminary data suggest that calmodulin also may play a role in regulation of the myocardial slow Ca2+ channels, possibly mediated by the Ca2+-calmodulin-protein kinase and phosphorylation of some regulatory-type of protein. Thus, it appears that the slow Ca2+ channel is a complex structure, including perhaps several associated regulatory proteins, which can be regulated by a number of extrinsic and intrinsic factors.VSM cells contain two types of Ca2+ channels: slow (L-type) Ca2+ channels and fast (T-type) Ca2+ channels. Although regulation of voltage-dependent Ca2+ slow channels of VSM cells have not been fully clarified yet, we have made some progress towards answering this question. Slow (L-type, high-threshold) Ca2+ channels may be modified by phosphorylation of the channel protein or an associated regulatory protein. In contrast to cardiac muscle where cAMP and cGMP have antagonistic effects on Ca2+ slow channel activity, in VSM, cAMP and cGMP have similar effects, namely inhibition of the Ca2+ slow channels. Thus, any agent that elevates cAMP or cGMP will inhibit Ca2+ influx, and thereby act to produce vasodilation. The Ca2+ slow channels require ATP for activity, with a K0.5 of about 0.3 mM. C-kinase may stimulate the Ca2+ slow channels by phosphorylation. G-protein may have a direct action on the Ca2+ channels, and may mediate the effects of activation of some receptors. These mechanisms of Ca2+ channel regulation may be invoked during exposure to agonists or drugs, which change second messenger levels, thereby controlling vascular tone. 相似文献
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Ca2+-Dependent Inactivation of GluN2A and GluN2B NMDA Receptors Occurs by a Common Kinetic Mechanism
《Biophysical journal》2020,118(4):798-812
N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are Ca2+-permeable channels gated by glutamate and glycine that are essential for central excitatory transmission. Ca2+-dependent inactivation (CDI) is a regulatory feedback mechanism that reduces GluN2A-type NMDA receptor responses in an activity-dependent manner. Although CDI is mediated by calmodulin binding to the constitutive GluN1 subunit, prior studies suggest that GluN2B-type receptors are insensitive to CDI. We examined the mechanism of CDI subtype dependence using electrophysiological recordings of recombinant NMDA receptors expressed in HEK-293 cells. In physiological external Ca2+, we observed robust CDI of whole-cell GluN2A currents (0.42 ± 0.05) but no CDI in GluN2B currents (0.08 ± 0.07). In contrast, when Ca2+ was supplied intracellularly, robust CDI occurred for both GluN2A and GluN2B currents (0.75 ± 0.03 and 0.67 ± 0.02, respectively). To examine how the source of Ca2+ affects CDI, we recorded one-channel Na+ currents to quantify the receptor gating mechanism while simultaneously monitoring ionomycin-induced intracellular Ca2+ elevations with fluorometry. We found that CDI of both GluN2A and GluN2B receptors reflects receptor accumulation in long-lived closed (desensitized) states, suggesting that the observed subtype-dependent differences in macroscopic CDI reflect intrinsic differences in equilibrium open probabilities (Po). We tested this hypothesis by measuring substantial macroscopic CDI, in physiologic conditions, for high Po GluN2B receptors (GluN1A652Y/GluN2B). Together, these results show that Ca2+ flux produces activity-dependent inactivation for both GluN2A and GluN2B receptors and that the extent of CDI varies with channel Po. These results are consistent with CDI as an autoinhibitory feedback mechanism against excessive Ca2+ load during high Po activation. 相似文献
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Calcium puffs are localized Ca2+ signals mediated by Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) through clusters of inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) channels. The recruitment of IP3R channels during puffs depends on Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release, a regenerative process that must be terminated to maintain control of cell signaling and prevent Ca2+ cytotoxicity. Here, we studied puff termination using total internal reflection microscopy to resolve the gating of individual IP3R channels during puffs in intact SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. We find that the kinetics of IP3R channel closing differ from that expected for independent, stochastic gating, in that multiple channels tend to remain open together longer than predicted from their individual open lifetimes and then close in near-synchrony. This behavior cannot readily be explained by previously proposed termination mechanisms, including Ca2+-inhibition of IP3Rs and local depletion of Ca2+ in the ER lumen. Instead, we postulate that the gating of closely adjacent IP3Rs is coupled, possibly via allosteric interactions, suggesting an important mechanism to ensure robust puff termination in addition to Ca2+-inactivation. 相似文献
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《Channels (Austin, Tex.)》2013,7(2):125-129
The 30+ members of the family of TRP channels are diverse in their physiological roles, yet the mechanisms that regulate their gating may be conserved. In particular, all TRP channels show an activity-dependent inhibition which is mediated by Ca2+. The mechanism by which Ca2+ inhibits TRP channels is currently a matter of intense debate, with Ca2+-regulated kinases, phosphatases, phospholipases, and calmodulin all proposed to be involved. In this review, we will discuss different mechanisms for Ca2+-dependent desensitization in TRP channels. We will conclude with a model that focuses on Ca2+-dependent activation of phospholipase C and Ca2+ binding to calmodulin and propose that the phospholipase C and calmodulin pathways are structurally and functionally coupled. 相似文献
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Ćelić AS Petri ET Benbow J Hodsdon ME Ehrlich BE Boggon TJ 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2012,287(21):17232-17240
Polycystin-2 (PC2) is a Ca2+-permeable transient receptor potential channel activated and regulated by changes in cytoplasmic Ca2+. PC2 mutations are responsible for ∼15% of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Although the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail of PC2 has been shown to contain a Ca2+-binding EF-hand domain, the molecular basis of PC2 channel gating by Ca2+ remains unknown. We propose that the PC2 EF-hand is a Ca2+ sensor required for channel gating. Consistent with this, Ca2+ binding causes a dramatic decrease in the radius of gyration (Rg) of the PC2 EF-hand by small angle x-ray scattering and significant conformational changes by NMR. Furthermore, increasing Ca2+ concentrations cause the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail to transition from a mixture of extended oligomers to a single compact dimer by analytical ultracentrifugation, coupled with a >30 Å decrease in maximum interatomic distance (Dmax) by small angle x-ray scattering. Mutant PC2 channels unable to bind Ca2+ via the EF-hand are inactive in single-channel planar lipid bilayers and inhibit Ca2+ release from ER stores upon overexpression in cells, suggesting dominant negative properties. Our results support a model where PC2 channels are gated by discrete conformational changes in the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail in response to changes in cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels. These properties of PC2 are lost in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, emphasizing the importance of PC2 to kidney cell function. We speculate that PC2 and the Ca2+-dependent transient receptor potential channels in general are regulated by similar conformational changes in their cytoplasmic domains that are propagated to the channel pore. 相似文献
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Hu-cheng Zhao Hasi Agula Wei Zhang Fa Wang Masahiro Sokabe Lu-ming Li 《Journal of biomechanics》2010,43(15):3015-3019
Large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels are responsible for changes in chemical and physical signals such as Ca2+, Mg2+ and membrane potentials. Previously, we reported that a BK channel cloned from chick heart (SAKCaC) is activated by membrane stretch. Molecular cloning and subsequent functional characterization of SAKCaC have shown that both the membrane stretch and intracellular Ca2+ signal allosterically regulate the channel activity via the linker of the gating ring complex. Here we investigate how these two gating principles interact with each other. We found that stretch force activated SAKCaC in the absence of cytoplasmic Ca2+. Lack of Ca2+ bowl (a calcium binding motif) in SAKCaC diminished the Ca2+-dependent activation, but the mechanosensitivity of channel was intact. We also found that the abrogation of STREX (a proposed mechanosensing apparatus) in SAKCaC abolished the mechanosensitivity without altering the Ca2+ sensitivity of channels. These observations indicate that membrane stretch and intracellular Ca2+ could independently modulate SAKCaC activity. 相似文献
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SK2- and KV4.2-containing K+ channels modulate evoked synaptic potentials in CA1 pyramidal neurons. Each is coupled to a distinct Ca2+ source that provides Ca2+-dependent feedback regulation to limit AMPA receptor (AMPAR)- and NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-mediated postsynaptic depolarization. SK2-containing channels are activated by Ca2+ entry through NMDARs, whereas KV4.2-containing channel availability is increased by Ca2+ entry through SNX-482 (SNX) sensitive CaV2.3 R-type Ca2+ channels. Recent studies have challenged the functional coupling between NMDARs and SK2-containing channels, suggesting that synaptic SK2-containing channels are instead activated by Ca2+ entry through R-type Ca2+ channels. Furthermore, SNX has been implicated to have off target affects, which would challenge the proposed coupling between R-type Ca2+ channels and KV4.2-containing K+ channels. To reconcile these conflicting results, we evaluated the effect of SK channel blocker apamin and R-type Ca2+ channel blocker SNX on evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) in CA1 pyramidal neurons from CaV2.3 null mice. The results show that in the absence of CaV2.3 channels, apamin application still boosted EPSPs. The boosting effect of CaV2.3 channel blockers on EPSPs observed in neurons from wild type mice was not observed in neurons from CaV2.3 null mice. These data are consistent with a model in which SK2-containing channels are functionally coupled to NMDARs and KV4.2-containing channels to CaV2.3 channels to provide negative feedback regulation of EPSPs in the spines of CA1 pyramidal neurons. 相似文献