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Dupont G Combettes L 《Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization》2006,98(3):171-182
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Oscillations of cytosolic Ca2+ are well-known to rely on the regulatory properties of the InsP3R (inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor). Three isoforms of this channel have been identified. They differ in their regulatory properties by Ca2+ and InsP3. Experiments in different cell types clearly indicate that the relative amounts of each isoform affect the time course of Ca2+ changes after agonist stimulation. In the present study, we investigate whether different steady-state curves for the open probability of the InsP3Rs as a function of Ca2+ imply different dynamical behaviours when these receptors are present in a cellular environment. We therefore describe by a specific phenomenological model the three main types of curves that have been reported: (i) the classical bell-shaped curve, (ii) the bell-shaped curve that is shifted towards higher Ca2+ concentrations when InsP3 is increased, and (iii) a monotonous increasing function of cytosolic Ca2+. RESULTS: We show that, although these types of curves can be ascribed to slight differences in the channel regulation by Ca2+ and InsP3, they can indicate important variations as to the receptor role in cellular Ca2+ control. Thus the receptor associated with the classical bell-shaped curve appears to be the most robust Ca2+ oscillator. If the steady-state curve is supposed to be a monotonous increasing function of cytosolic Ca2+, the modelled receptor cannot sustain Ca2+ oscillations in the absence of Ca2+ exchanges with the extracellular medium. When the bell-shaped curve is shifted towards higher Ca2+ concentrations with increasing InsP3 levels, the model predicts that the receptor is less robust to changes in density; this receptor, however, provides a finer control of the steady-state level of Ca2+ when varying the InsP3 concentration. CONCLUSIONS: Our model allows us to propose an explanation for the experimental observations about the effect of selectively expressing or down-regulating InsP3R isoforms, as well as to make theoretical predictions. 相似文献
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Regimbald-Dumas Y Arguin G Fregeau MO Guillemette G 《Journal of cellular biochemistry》2007,101(3):609-618
In non-excitable cells, the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R), a ligand-gated Ca(2+) channel, plays an important role in the control of intracellular Ca(2+). There are three subtypes of IP(3)R that are differentially distributed among cell types. AR4-2J cells express almost exclusively the IP(3)R-2 subtype. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) on the activity of IP(3)R-2 in AR4-2J cells. We showed that immunoprecipitated IP(3)R-2 is a good substrate for PKA. Using a back-phosphorylation approach, we showed that endogenous PKA phosphorylates IP(3)R-2 in intact AR4-2J cells. Pretreatment with PKA enhanced IP(3)-induced Ca(2+) release in permeabilized AR4-2J cells. Pretreatment with the cAMP generating agent's forskolin and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) enhanced carbachol (Cch)-induced and epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced Ca(2+) responses in intact AR4-2J cells. Our results are consistent with an enhancing effect of PKA on IP(3)R-2 activity. This conclusion supports the emerging concept of crosstalk between Ca(2+) signaling and cAMP pathways and thus provides another way by which Ca(2+) signals are finely encoded within non-excitable cells. 相似文献
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Disruption of neuronal Ca(2+) homeostasis plays a well-established role in cell death in a number of neurodegenerative disorders. Recent evidence suggests that proteolysis of the type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP(3) R1), a Ca(2+) release channel on the endoplasmic reticulum, generates a dysregulated channel, which may contribute to aberrant Ca(2+) signaling and neurodegeneration in disease states. However, the specific effects of InsP(3) R1 proteolysis on neuronal Ca(2+) homeostasis are unknown, as are the functional contributions of this pathway to neuronal death. This study evaluates the consequences of calpain-mediated InsP(3) R1 proteolysis on neuronal Ca(2+) signaling and survival using adeno-associated viruses to express a recombinant cleaved form of the channel (capn-InsP(3) R1) in rat primary cortical neurons. Here, we demonstrate that expression of capn-InsP(3) R1 in cortical cultures reduced cellular viability. This effect was associated with increased resting cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+) ](i) ), increased [Ca(2+) ](i) response to glutamate, and enhanced sensitivity to excitotoxic stimuli. Together, our results demonstrate that InsP(3) R1 proteolysis disrupts neuronal Ca(2+) homeostasis, and potentially acts as a feed-forward pathway to initiate or execute neuronal death. 相似文献
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The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R), a ligand-gated Ca(2+) channel, is the main regulator of intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization in non-excitable cells. An emerging body of evidence suggests that specific regulatory control of the Ca(2+) signaling pathway is modulated by the activation of additional signaling pathways. In the present study, we investigated the influence of the PI3-kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway on the activity of the IP(3)R/Ca(2+) signaling pathway in RINm5F cells. We used a co-immunoprecipitation approach to show that mTOR physically interacts with IP(3)R-3 in an mTOR activity-dependent manner. We also showed that IP(3)R is phosphorylated by mTOR in cellulo. All the conditions known to modulate mTOR activity (IGF-1, wortmannin, rapamycin, PP242, and nutrient starvation) were shown to modify carbachol-induced Ca(2+) signaling in RINm5F cells. Lastly, we used an assay that directly measures the activity of IP(3)R, to show that mTOR increases the apparent affinity of IP(3)R. Given that mTOR controls cell proliferation and cell homeostasis, and that Ca(2+) plays a key role in these two phenomena, it follows that mTOR facilitates IP(3)R-mediated Ca(2+) release when the nutritional status of cells requires it. 相似文献
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Verbert L Lee B Kocks SL Assefa Z Parys JB Missiaen L Callewaert G Fissore RA De Smedt H Bultynck G 《Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization》2008,100(1):39-49
Background information. The IP3R (inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor) is a tetrameric channel that accounts for a large part of the intracellular Ca2+ release in virtually all cell types. We have previously demonstrated that caspase‐3‐mediated cleavage of IP3R1 during cell death generates a C‐terminal fragment of 95 kDa comprising the complete channel domain. Expression of this truncated IP3R increases the cellular sensitivity to apoptotic stimuli, and it was postulated to be a constitutively active channel. Results. In the present study, we demonstrate that expression of the caspase‐3‐cleaved C‐terminus of IP3R1 increased the rate of thapsigargin‐mediated Ca2+ leak and decreased the rate of Ca2+ uptake into the ER (endoplasmic reticulum), although it was not sufficient by itself to deplete intracellular Ca2+ stores. We detected the truncated IP3R1 in different cell types after a challenge with apoptotic stimuli, as well as in aged mouse oocytes. Injection of mRNA corresponding to the truncated IP3R1 blocked sperm factor‐induced Ca2+ oscillations and induced an apoptotic phenotype. Conclusions. In the present study, we show that caspase‐3‐mediated truncation of IP3R1 enhanced the Ca2+ leak from the ER. We suggest a model in which, in normal conditions, the increased Ca2+ leak is largely compensated by enhanced Ca2+‐uptake activity, whereas in situations where the cellular metabolism is compromised, as occurring in aging oocytes, the Ca2+ leak acts as a feed‐forward mechanism to divert the cell into apoptosis. 相似文献
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Chaloux B Caron AZ Guillemette G 《Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization》2007,99(7):379-388
Background information. In endocrine cells, IP3R (inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor), a ligand‐gated Ca2+ channel, plays an important role in the control of intracellular Ca2+ concentration. There are three subtypes of IP3R that are distributed differentially among cell types. RINm5F cells express almost exclusively the IP3R‐3 subtype. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of PKA (protein kinase A) on the activity of IP3R‐3 in RINm5F cells. Results. We show that immunoprecipitated IP3R‐3 is a good substrate for PKA. Using a back‐phosphorylation approach, we show that endogenous PKA phosphorylates IP3R‐3 in intact RINm5F cells. [3H]IP3 (inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate) binding affinity and IP3‐induced Ca2+ release activity were enhanced in permeabilized cells that were pre‐treated with forskolin or PKA. The PKA‐induced enhancement of IP3R‐3 activity was also observed in intact RINm5F cells stimulated with carbachol and epidermal growth factor, two agonists that use different receptor types to activate phospholipase C. Conclusion. The results of the present study reveal a converging step where the cAMP and the Ca2+ signalling systems act co‐operatively in endocrine cell responses to external stimuli. 相似文献
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Although our recent report demonstrates the essential involvement of up-regulation of a regulator of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration, type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP(3) Rs-1), mediated via dopamine D1-like receptor (D1DR) stimulation in the cocaine-induced psychological dependence, the exact mechanisms of regulation of IP(3) R-1 expression by D1DRs have not yet been clarified. This study attempted to clarify these mechanisms using mouse cerebral cortical neurons. An agonist for phosphatidylinositide-linked D1DRs, SKF83959, induced dose- and time-dependently IP(3) R-1 protein up-regulation following its mRNA increase without cAMP production. U73122 (a phospholipase C inhibitor), BAPTA-AM (an intracellular calcium chelating reagent), W7 (a calmodulin inhibitor), KN-93 (a calmodulin-dependent protein kinases inhibitor), and FK506 (a calcineurin inhibitor), significantly inhibited the SKF83959-induced IP(3) R-1 up-regulation. Furthermore, immunohistochemical examinations showed that SKF83959 increased expression of both cFos and cJun in nucleus as well as enhanced translocation of both calcineurin and NFATc4 complex to nucleus from cytoplasm. In addition, SKF83959 directly recruited binding of both AP-1 and NFATc4 to IP(3) R-1 promoter region. These results indicate that D1DR activation induces IP(3) R-1 up-regulation via increased translocation of AP-1 as well as NFATc4 in Gαq protein-coupled calcium signaling transduction pathway. 相似文献
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GC Brailoiu E Deliu AA Tica VC Chitravanshi E Brailoiu 《Journal of neurochemistry》2012,122(6):1129-1136
J. Neurochem. (2012) 122, 1129-1136. ABSTRACT: Urocortin 3 (also known as stresscopin) is an endogenous ligand for the corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 2 (CRF(2) ). Despite predominant G(s) coupling of CRF(2) , promiscuous coupling with other G proteins has been also associated with the activation of this receptor. As urocortin 3 has been involved in central cardiovascular regulation at hypothalamic and medullary sites, we examined its cellular effects on cardiac vagal neurons of nucleus ambiguus, a key area for the autonomic control of heart rate. Urocortin 3 (1?nM-1000?nM) induced a concentration-dependent increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration that was blocked by the CRF(2) antagonist K41498. In the case of two consecutive treatments with urocortin 3, the second urocortin 3-induced Ca(2+) response was reduced, indicating receptor desensitization. The effect of urocortin 3 was abolished by pre-treatment with pertussis toxin and by inhibition of phospolipase C with U-73122. Urocortin 3 activated Ca(2+) influx via voltage-gated P/Q-type channels as well as Ca(2+) release from endoplasmic reticulum. Urocortin 3 promoted Ca(2+) release via inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate receptors, but not ryanodine receptors. Our results indicate a novel Ca(2+) -mobilizing effect of urocortin 3 in vagal pre-ganglionic neurons of nucleus ambiguus, providing a cellular mechanism for a previously reported role for this peptide in parasympathetic cardiac regulation. 相似文献
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Ca2+ is a highly versatile second messenger that plays a key role in the regulation of numerous cell processes. One‐way cells ensure the specificity and reliability of Ca2+ signals is by organizing them spatially in the form of waves that propagate throughout the cell or within a specific subcellular region. In non‐excitable cells, the inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) is responsible for the release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum. The spatial aspect of the Ca2+ signal depends on the organization of various elements of the Ca2+ signaling toolkit and varies from tissue to tissue. Ca2+ is implicated in many of endothelium functions that thus depend on the versatility of Ca2+ signaling. In the present study, we showed that the disruption of caveolae microdomains in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) with methyl‐ß‐cyclodextrin was not sufficient to disorganize the propagation of Ca2+ waves when the cells were stimulated with ATP or bradykinin. However, disorganizing microfilaments with latrunculin B and microtubules with colchicine both prevented the formation of Ca2+ waves. These results suggest that the organization of the Ca2+ waves mediated by IP3R channels does not depend on the integrity of caveolae in BAEC, but that microtubule and microfilament cytoskeleton assembly is crucial. J. Cell. Biochem. 106: 344–352, 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. 相似文献
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P. T. Erskine A. Fokas C. Muriithi H. Rehman L. A. Yates A. Bowyer I. S. Findlow R. Hagan J. M. Werner A. J. Miles B. A. Wallace S. A. Wells S. P. Wood J. B. Cooper 《Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Structural Biology》2015,71(3):615-631
The protein calexcitin was originally identified in molluscan photoreceptor neurons as a 20 kDa molecule which was up‐regulated and phosphorylated following a Pavlovian conditioning protocol. Subsequent studies showed that calexcitin regulates the voltage‐dependent potassium channel and the calcium‐dependent potassium channel as well as causing the release of calcium ions from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by binding to the ryanodine receptor. A crystal structure of calexcitin from the squid Loligo pealei showed that the fold is similar to that of another signalling protein, calmodulin, the N‐ and C‐terminal domains of which are known to separate upon calcium binding, allowing interactions with the target protein. Phosphorylation of calexcitin causes it to translocate to the cell membrane, where its effects on membrane excitability are exerted and, accordingly, L. pealei calexcitin contains two protein kinase C phosphorylation sites (Thr61 and Thr188). Thr‐to‐Asp mutations which mimic phosphorylation of the protein were introduced and crystal structures of the corresponding single and double mutants were determined, which suggest that the C‐terminal phosphorylation site (Thr188) exerts the greatest effects on the protein structure. Extensive NMR studies were also conducted, which demonstrate that the wild‐type protein predominantly adopts a more open conformation in solution than the crystallographic studies have indicated and, accordingly, normal‐mode dynamic simulations suggest that it has considerably greater capacity for flexible motion than the X‐ray studies had suggested. Like calmodulin, calexcitin consists of four EF‐hand motifs, although only the first three EF‐hands of calexcitin are involved in binding calcium ions; the C‐terminal EF‐hand lacks the appropriate amino acids. Hence, calexcitin possesses two functional EF‐hands in close proximity in its N‐terminal domain and one functional calcium site in its C‐terminal domain. There is evidence that the protein has two markedly different affinities for calcium ions, the weaker of which is most likely to be associated with binding of calcium ions to the protein during neuronal excitation. In the current study, site‐directed mutagenesis has been used to abolish each of the three calcium‐binding sites of calexcitin, and these experiments suggest that it is the single calcium‐binding site in the C‐terminal domain of the protein which is likely to have a sensory role in the neuron. 相似文献
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Caporello E Nath A Slevin J Galey D Hamilton G Williams L Steiner JP Haughey NJ 《Journal of neurochemistry》2006,98(1):146-155
The dysfunction and death of neuronal cells is thought to underlie the cognitive manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurological disorders. Although HIV-infected patients are living longer owing to the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapies, the number of patients developing neurological disorders is on the rise. Thus, there is an escalating need for effective therapies to preserve cognitive function in HIV-infected patients. Using HIV-protein-induced neurotoxicity as a model system, we tested the effectiveness of a non-immunosuppressive immunophilin ligand to attenuate gp120 and Tat-induced modification of neuronal function. The immunophilin ligand GPI1046 attenuated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium release induced by gp120 and Tat and protected neurons from the lethal effect of these neurotoxic HIV proteins. Both inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate (IP(3)) and ryanodine-sensitive ER calcium release was attenuated by pre-incubation with GPI1046. Using the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium pump inhibitor thapsigargin to release ER calcium, we determined that GPI1046 reduced the total ER calcium load. These findings suggest that non-immunosuppressive immunophilin ligands may be useful neuroprotective drugs in HIV dementia. 相似文献
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Ikehara T Park KH Yamaguchi H Hosokawa K Houchi H Azuma M Minakuchi K Kashimoto H Kitamura M Kinouchi Y Yoshizaki K Miyamoto H 《Bioelectromagnetics》2002,23(7):505-515
This study was made to explain the mechanisms for the effects of exposure to a time varying 1.51 T magnetic field on the intracellular Ca(2+) signaling pathway. The exposure inhibited an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in bovine chromaffin cells induced by addition of bradykinin (BK) to a Ca(2+) free medium. The exposure did not change BK induced production of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)). [Ca(2+)](i) was markedly increased in IP(3) loaded cells, and this increase was inhibited by the magnetic field exposure. A similar increase in [Ca(2+)](i) by other drugs, which stimulated Ca(2+) release from intracellular Ca(2+) stores, was again inhibited by the same exposure. However, transmembrane Ca(2+) fluxes caused in the presence of thapsigargin were not inhibited by the magnetic field exposure in a Ca(2+) containing medium. Inhibition of the BK induced increase in [Ca(2+)](i) by the exposure for 30 min was mostly recovered 1 h after exposure ended. Our results reveal that the magnetic field exposure inhibits Ca(2+) release from intracellular Ca(2+) stores, but that BK bindings to BK receptors of the cell membrane and intracellular inositol IP(3) production are not influenced. 相似文献
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The acrosome reaction in mouse is triggered by a long-lasting calcium signaling produced by a chain of openings of several calcium channels, a low-voltage-activated (LVA) calcium channel, an inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R), and the store-operated calcium channel TRP2. Since mature sperm cells are refractory to patch clamp experiments, we study the functional interactions among those sperm calcium channels in spermatogenic cells. We have studied the role of cytosolic calcium in voltage-dependent facilitation of low voltage-activated calcium channels. Calcium concentration was modified through the inclusion of the calcium buffers, EGTA and BAPTA, in the recording pipette solution, and by addition of calcium modulators like thapsigargin and the calcium ionophore A23187. We demonstrate that lowering calcium concentration below resting level allows to evidence a voltage-dependent facilitation. We also show that LVA calcium channels present strong voltage-dependent inhibition by thapsigargin. This effect is independent of cytosolic calcium elevation secondary to calcium store depletion and to the activation of TRP channels. Our data evidence an interesting functional relationship, in this cell type, between LVA channels and proteins whose activity is related to calcium filling state of the endoplasmic reticulum (presumably TRP channels and inositol triphosphate receptor). These relationships may contribute to the regulation of calcium signaling during acrosome reaction of mature sperm cell. 相似文献
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Inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) is an intracellular Ca2+‐release channel activated by binding of inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate (InsP3) to the InsP3 binding core (IBC). Structural change in the IBC upon InsP3 binding is the key process in channel pore opening. In this study, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the InsP3‐free form of the IBC, starting with removal of InsP3 from the InsP3‐bound crystal structure, and obtained the structural ensemble of the InsP3‐free form of the IBC. The simulation revealed that the two domains of the IBC largely fluctuate around the average structure with the hinge angle opened 17° more than in the InsP3‐bound form, and the twist angle rotated by 45°, forming interdomain contacts that are different from those in the bound form. The InsP3 binding loop was disordered. The InsP3‐free form thus obtained was reproduced four times in simulations started from a fully extended configuration of the two domains. Simulations beginning with the fully extended form indicated that formation of a salt bridge between Arg241 and Glu439 is crucial for stabilizing the closed form of the two domains. Mutation of Arg241 to Gln prevented formation of the compact structure by the two domains, but the fully flexible domain arrangement was maintained. Thus, the Arg241‐Glu439 salt bridge determines the flexibility of the InsP3‐free form of the IBC.Proteins 2013; 81:1699–1708. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 相似文献
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Laflamme K Domingue O Guillemette BI Guillemette G 《Journal of cellular biochemistry》2002,85(1):219-228
The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) is a ligand-gated Ca2+ channel responsible for the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores in the response of a wide variety of cells to external stimuli. Molecular cloning studies have revealed the existence of three types of InsP3R encoded by distinct genes. In the study presented here, we used selective anti-InsP3R antibodies to determine the intracellular location of each InsP3R subtype in bovine aortic endothelial cells, bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells, and COS-7 cells. InsP3R1 was found to be widely distributed throughout the cytosol and most abundantly in the perinuclear region identified as the endoplasmic reticulum (co-localization with protein disulfide isomerase). The intracellular location of InsP3R3 was similar to that of InsP3R1. Surprisingly, InsP3R2 was found mostly associated to the cell nucleus. This observation was made with two antibodies recognizing different epitopes on InsP3R2. Binding studies revealed the presence of a high affinity-binding site for [3H] InsP3 on purified nuclei from bovine adrenal cortex. Confocal images showed that InsP3R2 was not confined to the nuclear envelope but was distributed relatively uniformly within the nucleus. Our results demonstrate that the three types of InsP3R are not similarly distributed within a specific cell type. Our results also suggest the existence of an intranuclear membrane network on which InsP3R2 is abundantly expressed. 相似文献
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Decaens C Durand M Grosse B Cassio D 《Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization》2008,100(7):387-398
The correct functioning of the liver is ensured by the setting and the maintenance of hepatocyte polarity. The complex polarity of the hepatocyte is characterized by the existence of several basolateral and apical poles per cell. Many in vitro models are available for studying hepatocyte polarity, but which are the more suitable? To answer this question, we aimed to identify criteria which determine the typical hepatocyte polarity. Therefore, we compiled a range of protein markers of membrane domains in rat hepatocytes and investigated their involvement in hepatocytic functions. Then, we focused on the relationship between hepatic functions and the cytoskeleton, Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum. Subsequently, we compared different cell lines expressing hepatocyte polarity. Finally, to demonstrate the usefulness of some of these lines, we presented new data on endoplasmic reticulum organization in relation to polarity. 相似文献
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Jung Hee Park Norbert Krauss Alexander Pulvermüller Patrick Scheerer Wolfgang Hhne Andreas Giessl Uwe Wolfrum Klaus Peter Hofmann Oliver Peter Ernst Hui‐Woog Choe 《Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications》2005,61(5):510-513
Centrins belong to a family of Ca2+‐binding EF‐hand proteins that play a fundamental role in centrosome duplication and the function of cilia. To shed light on the structure–function relationship of these proteins, mouse centrin1 has been crystallized. The mouse centrin1 has been expressed in Escherichia coli as a GST‐centrin fusion protein containing a thrombin protease cleavage site between the fusion partners. Two constructs with different linking‐sequence lengths were expressed and purified. Thrombin cleavage yielded functional centrin1 and N‐terminally extended centrin1 containing 25 additional residues upstream of its N‐terminus. Only N‐terminally extended centrin1 (MW ≃ 22 240 Da) could be crystallized at room temperature, using 20–25%(w/v) PEG 1500, 5–10%(v/v) ethylene glycol and 1–2%(v/v) dioxane. Crystals were suitable for X‐ray analysis, diffracting to 2.9 Å at 295 K using a rotating‐anode X‐ray source. They belong to space group C2, with unit‐cell parameters a = 60.7, b = 59.6, c = 58.3 Å, β = 109.4°. Assuming the asymmetric cell to be occupied by one centrin1 molecule of 22.2 kDa, the unit cell contains 45% solvent with a crystal volume per protein weight, VM, of 2.2 Å3 Da−1. 相似文献
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Elisa Alfaro Liliana del Valle Sosa Zuleika Sanoguet Belinda Pastrana‐Ríos Eric R. Schreiter 《Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications》2008,64(5):402-404
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii centrin is a member of the EF‐hand calcium‐binding superfamily. It is found in the basal body complex and is important for flagellar motility. Like other members of the EF‐hand family, centrin interacts with and modulates the function of other proteins in a calcium‐dependent manner. To understand how C. reinhardtii centrin interacts with its protein targets, it has been crystallized in the presence of the model peptide melittin and X‐ray diffraction data have been collected to 2.2 Å resolution. The crystals are orthorhombic, with unit‐cell parameters a = 52.1, b = 114.4, c = 34.8 Å, and are likely to belong to space group P21212. 相似文献
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Valerie J. Horn Paul A. Sheehy Miriam B. Goodman Indu S. Ambudkar 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》1991,101(1):43-49
Intracellular Ca2+ mobilization events were assessed in mouse L cells, which contain native prostaglandin E1 receptors and transfected human 2 adrenergic receptors. Both Fura2 (single cell measurements) and Quin 2, (cuvette assays) were used to determine [Ca2+]i levels. Our results demonstrate that in the transfected cells there is a dose-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i in response to isoproterenol (0.1 nM–100 nM), which is inhibited by the -adrenergic antagonist, propranolol, and is a result of intracellular Ca2+ release. [Ca2+]1 in these cells was also increased by prostaglandin E1, 8 bromo cyclic AMP, and aluminum fluoride. Both 8 bromo cAMP and isoproterenol induced a rapid increase in the levels of IP1, IP2, and IP3. The data presented demonstrate that the elevation of intracellular cyclic AMP induces an increase in IP3 production which leads to an elevation in [Ca2+];. We propose that this cyclic AMP dependent activation of the IP3 generating system occurs at a post-receptor site.Abbreviations cAMP
Adenosine Cyclic 3-5-Monophosphate
- [Ca2+]i
intracellular [Ca2+]i
- 8 Br cAMP
8 Bromo Adenosine Cyclic 3-5-Monophosphate
- DAG
Diacylglycerol
- EGTA]
[Ethylene Bis (oxyethylenenitrilo)] Tetracetic acid
- BSA
Bovine Serum Albumin
- HBSS-H
Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution buffered with HEPES to pH 7.4
- HEPES
4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
- PIP2
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
- IP2
Inositol 4 Phosphate
- IP2
Inositol 4,5 Bisphosphate
- IP3
Inositol Trisphosphate
- PGE1
Prostaglandin E1
- PBS
Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution 相似文献
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Cerium has a wide range of current and emerging applications, and the binding of cerium ions to solid substrates is important for cerium recovery, or in advanced material synthesis. In this study, we investigate the affinity of a surface‐bound peptide derived from the EF‐hand loop I of calmodulin for cerium (III) ions and compare the results to a scrambled control. Results obtained via quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation are used to estimate the dissociation constant between the bound EF‐hand loop I peptide and cerium (III) ions (1.3 ± 0.1 μM), which is comparable with other dissociation constants measured for EF‐hand peptides and cerium ions in solution reported this work and in literature (0.95‐5.8 μM). Circular dichroism also suggests that the peptide binds to cerium (III) ions in solution, and undergoes a secondary structural change upon binding. Overall, this study shows that EF‐hand loop peptides are capable of binding cerium (III) ions in solution and when attached to a solid substrate. 相似文献