Thomas Heigl, Michael A Netzer, Lucia Zanetti, Matthias Ganglberger, Monica L Fernández-Quintero, Alexandra Koschak
{"title":"Characterization of two pathological gating-charge substitutions in Cav1.4 L-type calcium channels.","authors":"Thomas Heigl, Michael A Netzer, Lucia Zanetti, Matthias Ganglberger, Monica L Fernández-Quintero, Alexandra Koschak","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2192360","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2192360","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cav1.4 L-type calcium channels are predominantly expressed at the photoreceptor terminals and in bipolar cells, mediating neurotransmitter release. Mutations in its gene, <i>CACNA1F</i>, can cause congenital stationary night-blindness type 2 (CSNB2). Due to phenotypic variability in CSNB2, characterization of pathological variants is necessary to better determine pathological mechanism at the site of action. A set of known mutations affects conserved gating charges in the S4 voltage sensor, two of which have been found in male CSNB2 patients. Here, we describe two disease-causing Cav1.4 mutations with gating charge neutralization, exchanging an arginine 964 with glycine (RG) or arginine 1288 with leucine (RL). In both, charge neutralization was associated with a reduction channel expression also reflected in smaller ON gating currents. In RL channels, the strong decrease in whole-cell current densities might additionally be explained by a reduction of single-channel currents. We further identified alterations in their biophysical properties, such as a hyperpolarizing shift of the activation threshold and an increase in slope factor of activation and inactivation. Molecular dynamic simulations in RL substituted channels indicated water wires in both, resting and active, channel states, suggesting the development of omega (<i>ω</i>)currents as a new pathological mechanism in CSNB2. This sum of the respective channel property alterations might add to the differential symptoms in patients beside other factors, such as genomic and environmental deviations.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2192360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10038055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9539042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of truncation on TRPM7 channel activity.","authors":"Zhuqing Xie, Nashat Abumaria","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2200874","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2200874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transient receptor potential melastatin-like 7 (TRPM7) is a key player in various physiological and pathological processes. TRPM7 channel activity is regulated by different factors. The effects of cleavage of different domains on channel activity remain unknown. Here, we constructed several TRPM7 clones and explored the effects of truncating the mouse TRPM7 at different locations on the ion channel activity in two cell lines. We compared the clones' activity with the full-length TRPM7 and the native TRPM7 in transfected and untransfected cells. We also expressed fluorescently tagged truncated clones to examine their protein stability and membrane targeting. We found that truncating the kinase domain induced reduction in TRPM7 channel activity. Further truncations beyond the kinase (serine/threonine rich domain and/or coiled-coil domain) did not result in further reductions in channel activity. Two truncated clones lacking the TRP domain or the melastatin homology domain had a completely nonfunctional channel apparently due to disruption of protein stability. We identified the shortest structure of TRPM7 with measurable channel activity. We found that the truncated TRPM7 containing only S5 and S6 domains retained some channel activity. Adding the TRP domain to the S5-S6 resulted in a significant increase in channel activity. Finally, our analysis showed that TRPM7 outward currents are more sensitive to truncations than inward currents. Our data provide insights on the effects of truncating TRPM7 at different locations on the channel functions, highlighting the importance of different domains in impacting channel activity, protein stability, and/or membrane targeting.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2200874"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9577031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Channels (Austin, Tex.)Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-08DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2253102
Simona D Frederiksen, Leigh E Wicki-Stordeur, Leigh Anne Swayne
{"title":"Overlap in synaptic neurological condition susceptibility pathways and the neural pannexin 1 interactome revealed by bioinformatics analyses.","authors":"Simona D Frederiksen, Leigh E Wicki-Stordeur, Leigh Anne Swayne","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2253102","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2253102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many neurological conditions exhibit synaptic impairments, suggesting mechanistic convergence. Additionally, the pannexin 1 (PANX1) channel and signaling scaffold is linked to several of these neurological conditions and is an emerging regulator of synaptic development and plasticity; however, its synaptic pathogenic contributions are relatively unexplored. To this end, we explored connections between synaptic neurodevelopmental disorder and neurodegenerative disease susceptibility genes discovered by genome-wide association studies (GWASs), and the neural PANX1 interactome (483 proteins) identified from mouse Neuro2a (N2a) cells. To identify shared susceptibility genes, we compared synaptic suggestive GWAS candidate genes amongst autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. To further probe PANX1 signaling pathways at the synapse, we used bioinformatics tools to identify PANX1 interactome signaling pathways and protein-protein interaction clusters. To shed light on synaptic disease mechanisms potentially linking PANX1 and these four neurological conditions, we performed additional cross-analyses between gene ontologies enriched for the PANX1 synaptic and disease-susceptibility gene sets. Finally, to explore the regional specificity of synaptic PANX1-neurological condition connections, we identified brain region-specific elevations of synaptic PANX1 interactome and GWAS candidate gene set transcripts. Our results confirm considerable overlap in risk genes for autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia and identify potential commonalities in genetic susceptibility for neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Our findings also pinpointed novel putative PANX1 links to synaptic disease-associated pathways, such as regulation of vesicular trafficking and proteostasis, warranting further validation.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2253102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10563626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41157876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Channels (Austin, Tex.)Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-15DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2266669
Arthur Neuberger, Alexander I Sobolevsky
{"title":"Molecular pharmacology of the onco-TRP channel TRPV6.","authors":"Arthur Neuberger, Alexander I Sobolevsky","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2266669","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2266669","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>TRPV6, a representative of the vanilloid subfamily of TRP channels, serves as the principal calcium uptake channel in the gut. Dysregulation of TRPV6 results in disturbed calcium homeostasis leading to a variety of human diseases, including many forms of cancer. Inhibitors of this oncochannel are therefore particularly needed. In this review, we provide an overview of recent advances in structural pharmacology that uncovered the molecular mechanisms of TRPV6 inhibition by a variety of small molecules, including synthetic and natural, plant-derived compounds as well as some prospective and clinically approved drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2266669"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578198/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41241671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madelyn R Baker, Andrew S Lee, Anjali M Rajadhyaksha
{"title":"L-type calcium channels and neuropsychiatric diseases: Insights into genetic risk variant-associated genomic regulation and impact on brain development.","authors":"Madelyn R Baker, Andrew S Lee, Anjali M Rajadhyaksha","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2176984","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2176984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent human genetic studies have linked a variety of genetic variants in the <i>CACNA1C</i> and <i>CACNA1D</i> genes to neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. This is not surprising given the work from multiple laboratories using cell and animal models that have established that Ca<sub>v</sub>1.2 and Ca<sub>v</sub>1.3 L-type calcium channels (LTCCs), encoded by <i>CACNA1C</i> and <i>CACNA1D</i>, respectively, play a key role in various neuronal processes that are essential for normal brain development, connectivity, and experience-dependent plasticity. Of the multiple genetic aberrations reported, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in <i>CACNA1C</i> and <i>CACNA1D</i> that are present within introns, in accordance with the growing body of literature establishing that large numbers of SNPs associated with complex diseases, including neuropsychiatric disorders, are present within non-coding regions. How these intronic SNPs affect gene expression has remained a question. Here, we review recent studies that are beginning to shed light on how neuropsychiatric-linked non-coding genetic variants can impact gene expression via regulation at the genomic and chromatin levels. We additionally review recent studies that are uncovering how altered calcium signaling through LTCCs impact some of the neuronal developmental processes, such as neurogenesis, neuron migration, and neuron differentiation. Together, the described changes in genomic regulation and disruptions in neurodevelopment provide possible mechanisms by which genetic variants of LTCC genes contribute to neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2176984"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9598433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Channels (Austin, Tex.)Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-07DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2273008
Priti Chatterjee, Debaleena Bhowmik, Sib Sankar Roy
{"title":"A systemic analysis of monocarboxylate transporters in ovarian cancer and possible therapeutic interventions.","authors":"Priti Chatterjee, Debaleena Bhowmik, Sib Sankar Roy","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2273008","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2273008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) play an immense role in metabolically active solid tumors by regulating concentration-dependent transport of different important monocarboxylates including pyruvate and lactate and are encoded by the SLC16A family of genes. Given the vast array of functions, these transporters play in oncogenesis, our objective was to look into the association of MCT1 (SLC16A1), MCT2 (SLC16A7), MCT3 (SLC16A8), and MCT4 (SLC16A3) with Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) pathophysiology by exploiting various publicly available databases and web resources. Few of the <i>in silico</i> findings were confirmed via <i>in vitro</i> experiments in EOC cell lines, SKOV3 and OAW-42. MCT1 and MCT4 were found to be upregulated at the mRNA level in OC tissues compared to normal. However, only higher level of MCT4 mRNA was found to be associated with poor patient survival. MCT4 was positively correlated with gene families responsible for invasion, migration, and immune modification, proving it to be one of the most important MCTs for therapeutic intervention. We compared the effects of MCT1/2 blocker SR13800 and a broad-spectrum MCT blocker α-Cyano Hydroxy Cinnamic Acid (α-CHCA) and discovered that α-CHCA has a greater effect on diminishing the invasive behavior of the cancer cells than MCT1/2 blocker SR13800. From our study, MCT4 has emerged as a prospective marker for predicting poor patient outcomes and a potential therapeutic target.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2273008"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10631444/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71489617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hugo Bibollet, Audra Kramer, Roger A Bannister, Erick O Hernández-Ochoa
{"title":"Advances in Ca<sub>V</sub>1.1 gating: New insights into permeation and voltage-sensing mechanisms.","authors":"Hugo Bibollet, Audra Kramer, Roger A Bannister, Erick O Hernández-Ochoa","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2167569","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2167569","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Ca<sub>V</sub>1.1 voltage-gated Ca<sup>2+</sup> channel carries L-type Ca<sup>2+</sup> current and is the voltage-sensor for excitation-contraction (EC) coupling in skeletal muscle. Significant breakthroughs in the EC coupling field have often been close on the heels of technological advancement. In particular, Ca<sub>V</sub>1.1 was the first voltage-gated Ca<sup>2+</sup> channel to be cloned, the first ion channel to have its gating current measured and the first ion channel to have an effectively null animal model. Though these innovations have provided invaluable information regarding how Ca<sub>V</sub>1.1 detects changes in membrane potential and transmits intra- and inter-molecular signals which cause opening of the channel pore and support Ca<sup>2+</sup> release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum remain elusive. Here, we review current perspectives on this topic including the recent application of functional site-directed fluorometry.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2167569"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9851209/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9511907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Channels (Austin, Tex.)Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-20DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2281714
William A Catterall
{"title":"Voltage gated sodium and calcium channels: Discovery, structure, function, and Pharmacology.","authors":"William A Catterall","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2281714","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2281714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Voltage-gated sodium channels initiate action potentials in nerve and muscle, and voltage-gated calcium channels couple depolarization of the plasma membrane to intracellular events such as secretion, contraction, synaptic transmission, and gene expression. In this Review and Perspective article, I summarize early work that led to identification, purification, functional reconstitution, and determination of the amino acid sequence of the protein subunits of sodium and calcium channels and showed that their pore-forming subunits are closely related. Decades of study by antibody mapping, site-directed mutagenesis, and electrophysiological recording led to detailed two-dimensional structure-function maps of the amino acid residues involved in voltage-dependent activation and inactivation, ion permeation and selectivity, and pharmacological modulation. Most recently, high-resolution three-dimensional structure determination by X-ray crystallography and cryogenic electron microscopy has revealed the structural basis for sodium and calcium channel function and pharmacological modulation at the atomic level. These studies now define the chemical basis for electrical signaling and provide templates for future development of new therapeutic agents for a range of neurological and cardiovascular diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2281714"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761118/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138178172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Channels (Austin, Tex.)Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2023.2273165
Zhengshan Hu, Jian Yang
{"title":"Structural basis of properties, mechanisms, and channelopathy of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels.","authors":"Zhengshan Hu, Jian Yang","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2273165","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2273165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent years have seen an outpouring of atomic or near atomic resolution structures of cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels, captured in closed, transition, pre-open, partially open, and fully open states. These structures provide unprecedented molecular insights into the activation, assembly, architecture, regulation, and channelopathy of CNG channels, as well as mechanistic explanations for CNG channel biophysical and pharmacological properties. This article summarizes recent advances in CNG channel structural biology, describes key structural features and elements, and illuminates a detailed conformational landscape of activation by cyclic nucleotides. The review also correlates structures with findings and properties delineated in functional studies, including nonselective monovalent cation selectivity, Ca<sup>2+</sup> permeation and block, block by L-<i>cis</i>-diltiazem, location of the activation gate, lack of voltage-dependent gating, and modulation by lipids and calmodulin. A perspective on future research is also offered.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2273165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761061/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel N Baldwin, Thomas A Jepps, Iain A Greenwood
{"title":"Cycling matters: Sex hormone regulation of vascular potassium channels.","authors":"Samuel N Baldwin, Thomas A Jepps, Iain A Greenwood","doi":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2217637","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336950.2023.2217637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sex hormones and the reproductive cycle (estrus in rodents and menstrual in humans) have a known impact on arterial function. In spite of this, sex hormones and the estrus/menstrual cycle are often neglected experimental factors in vascular basic preclinical scientific research. Recent research by our own laboratory indicates that cyclical changes in serum concentrations of sex -hormones across the rat estrus cycle, primary estradiol, have significant consequences for the subcellular trafficking and function of K<sub>V</sub>. Vascular potassium channels, including K<sub>V</sub>, are essential components of vascular reactivity. Our study represents a small part of a growing field of literature aimed at determining the role of sex hormones in regulating arterial ion channel function. This review covers key findings describing the current understanding of sex hormone regulation of vascular potassium channels, with a focus on K<sub>V</sub> channels. Further, we highlight areas of research where the estrus cycle should be considered in future studies to determine the consequences of physiological oscillations in concentrations of sex hormones on vascular potassium channel function.</p>","PeriodicalId":72555,"journal":{"name":"Channels (Austin, Tex.)","volume":"17 1","pages":"2217637"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10228406/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9581141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}