Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-06-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102927
Brett Boonen, Thomas Voets
{"title":"A frozen portrait of a warm channel","authors":"Brett Boonen, Thomas Voets","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102927","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102927","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to understand protein function, the field of structural biology makes extensive use of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a technique that enables structure determination at atomic resolution following embedding of protein particles in vitreous ice. Considering the profound effects of temperature on macromolecule function, an important—but often neglected-question is how the frozen particles relate to the actual protein conformations at physiological temperatures. In a recent study, Hu et al. compare structures of the cation channel TRPM4 “frozen” at 4 °C versus 37 °C, revealing how temperature critically affects the binding of activating Ca<sup>2+</sup> ions and other channel modulators.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102927"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-06-24DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102926
Emanuela Pessolano , Zlata A. Sosic , Armando A. Genazzani
{"title":"STIM1: A new player in nuclear dynamics? Lessons learnt from tubular aggregate myopathy","authors":"Emanuela Pessolano , Zlata A. Sosic , Armando A. Genazzani","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two recent papers have highlighted that STIM1, a key component of Store-operated Ca2+-entry, is able to translocate to the nucleus and participate in nuclear Ca<sup>2+</sup>-handling and in DNA repair. These finding opens new avenues on the role that this Ca<sup>2+</sup>-sensing protein may have in health and disease.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102926"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-06-22DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102924
Hyungsup Kim , Won-Sik Shim , Uhtaek Oh
{"title":"Anoctamin 1, a multi-modal player in pain and itch","authors":"Hyungsup Kim , Won-Sik Shim , Uhtaek Oh","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102924","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102924","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Anoctamin 1 (ANO1/TMEM16A) encodes a Ca<sup>2+</sup>-activated Cl<sup>-</sup> channel. Among ANO1′s many physiological functions, it plays a significant role in mediating nociception and itch. ANO1 is activated by intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> and depolarization. Additionally, ANO1 is activated by heat above 44 °C, suggesting heat as another activation stimulus. ANO1 is highly expressed in nociceptors, indicating a role in nociception. Conditional Ano1 ablation in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons results in a reduction in acute thermal pain, as well as thermal and mechanical allodynia or hyperalgesia evoked by inflammation or nerve injury. Pharmacological interventions also lead to a reduction in nocifensive behaviors. ANO1 is functionally linked to the bradykinin receptor and TRPV1. Bradykinin stimulates ANO1 via IP3-mediated Ca<sup>2+</sup> release from intracellular stores, whereas TRPV1 stimulates ANO1 via a combination of Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx and release. Nerve injury causes upregulation of ANO1 expression in DRG neurons, which is blocked by ANO1 antagonists. Due to its role in nociception, strong and specific ANO1 antagonists have been developed. ANO1 is also expressed in pruritoceptors, mediating Mas-related G protein-coupled receptors (Mrgprs)-dependent itch. The activation of ANO1 leads to chloride efflux and depolarization due to high intracellular chloride concentrations, causing pain and itch. Thus, ANO1 could be a potential target for the development of new drugs treating pain and itch.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102924"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143416024000824/pdfft?md5=423b075f13875d438ee3a3b93e33c9dc&pid=1-s2.0-S0143416024000824-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-06-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102925
José-Carlos Fernández-Morales , Noemi Toth , Pinar Bayram , Taylor Rienzo , Martin Morad
{"title":"Loss-of-function W4645R mutation in the RyR2-caffeine binding site: implications for synchrony and arrhythmogenesis","authors":"José-Carlos Fernández-Morales , Noemi Toth , Pinar Bayram , Taylor Rienzo , Martin Morad","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102925","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><p>Previous studies have identified RyR2 W4645R mutation, located in the caffeine-binding site, to associate with CPVT1 pathology. Caffeine binding to its site is thought to displace the carboxyl-terminal domain to Ca<sup>2+</sup>-binding, allowing the tryptophan residue (W4645) to regulate Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensitivity of RyR2. To gain insights into regulation of RyR2 Ca<sup>2+</sup>-binding and its interaction with caffeine-binding site, we introduced W4645R-RyR2 point mutation via CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC<img>CMs) and characterized their Ca<sup>2+</sup>-signaling phenotype compared to WT hiPSC<img>CMs.</p></div><div><h3>Methods and Results</h3><p>W4645R-RyR2 cardiomyocytes had: <strong>(1)</strong> no significant change in I<sub>Ca</sub> magnitude or voltage-dependence; <strong>(2)</strong> slightly reduced CICR; <strong>(3)</strong> altered relaxation kinetics of Ca<sup>2+</sup>-transients with no change in isoproterenol sensitivity; <strong>(4)</strong> complete loss of caffeine-triggered Ca<sup>2+</sup> release; (<strong>5</strong>) larger SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> leak resulting in 40 % lower SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> content, as determined by myocytes’ response to 4-CmC; <strong>(6)</strong> lower incidence of calcium sparks and asynchronous spontaneous SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> releases.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>W4645R-RyR2 mutation induces loss of caffeine-triggered SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> release and enhances SR Ca<sup>2+</sup> leak that underlie asynchronous spontaneous Ca<sup>2+</sup> releases, triggering arrhythmia and impairing cardiac function.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102925"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141438113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102923
Alberto Granzotto , Amanda McQuade , Jean Paul Chadarevian , Hayk Davtyan , Stefano L. Sensi , Ian Parker , Mathew Blurton-Jones , Ian F. Smith
{"title":"ER and SOCE Ca2+ signals are not required for directed cell migration in human iPSC-derived microglia","authors":"Alberto Granzotto , Amanda McQuade , Jean Paul Chadarevian , Hayk Davtyan , Stefano L. Sensi , Ian Parker , Mathew Blurton-Jones , Ian F. Smith","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102923","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102923","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The central nervous system (CNS) is constantly surveilled by microglia, highly motile and dynamic cells deputed to act as the first line of immune defense in the brain and spinal cord. Alterations in the homeostasis of the CNS are detected by microglia that respond by extending their processes or – following major injuries – by migrating toward the affected area. Understanding the mechanisms controlling directed cell migration of microglia is crucial to dissect their responses to neuroinflammation and injury. We used a combination of pharmacological and genetic approaches to explore the involvement of calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) signaling in the directed migration of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived microglia challenged with a purinergic stimulus. This approach mimics cues originating from injury of the CNS. Unexpectedly, simultaneous imaging of microglia migration and intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> changes revealed that this phenomenon does not require Ca<sup>2+</sup> signals generated from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and store-operated Ca<sup>2+</sup> entry (SOCE) pathways. Instead, we find evidence that human microglial chemotaxis to purinergic signals is mediated by cyclic AMP in a Ca<sup>2+</sup>-independent manner. These results challenge prevailing notions, with important implications in neurological conditions characterized by perturbation in Ca<sup>2+</sup> homeostasis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102923"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143416024000812/pdfft?md5=9ff12728479ef08c1f3bfb7244bdd1f8&pid=1-s2.0-S0143416024000812-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141405364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102922
Viktória Venglovecz , Péter Hegyi
{"title":"GPR30 is a potential player between islet cells and ductal HCO3− secretion","authors":"Viktória Venglovecz , Péter Hegyi","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102922","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102922","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The primary role of pancreatic ductal HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> secretion is to prevent premature activation of digestive enzymes and to provide a vehicle for the delivery of enzymes to the duodenum. In addition, HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>is responsible for the neutralization of gastric juice and protect against the formation of protein plugs and viscous mucus. Due to this multifaceted role of HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> in the pancreas, its altered functioning can greatly contribute to the development of various exocrine diseases. It is well known that the exocrine and endocrine pancreas interact lively with each other, but not all details of this relationship are known. An interesting finding of a recent study by Jo-Watanabe et al. is that the G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor, GPR30, which is expressed in the endocrine pancreas, can be also activated by HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>. This raises the possibility that ductal cells play a key role not only in the exocrine pancreas, but presumably also in endocrine function through HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> secretion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102922"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143416024000800/pdfft?md5=915a16915870b0b0107a7b47ad293fd1&pid=1-s2.0-S0143416024000800-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141409228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102909
Patrícia Gonçalves Prates Barbosa , Izinara Rosse , Maria Ana Santana e Figueiredo Bessa , Débora Faria Silva , Margarete Alice Fontes Saraiva , Aureliano Claret Cunha , Lauro Moraes , Bruna Trindade de Carvalho , Maria R. Foulquié-Moreno , Johan M. Thevelein , Maria José Magalhães Trópia , Ieso Miranda Castro , Rogelio Lopes Brandão
{"title":"Genomic approachesidentifySTT4 as a new component in glucose-induced activation of yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase","authors":"Patrícia Gonçalves Prates Barbosa , Izinara Rosse , Maria Ana Santana e Figueiredo Bessa , Débora Faria Silva , Margarete Alice Fontes Saraiva , Aureliano Claret Cunha , Lauro Moraes , Bruna Trindade de Carvalho , Maria R. Foulquié-Moreno , Johan M. Thevelein , Maria José Magalhães Trópia , Ieso Miranda Castro , Rogelio Lopes Brandão","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102909","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many studies have focused on identifying the signaling pathway by which addition of glucose triggers post-translational activation of the plasma membrane <em>H</em><sup>+</sup>-ATPase in yeast. They have revealed that calcium signaling is involved in the regulatory pathway, supported for instance by the phenotype of mutants in<em>ARG82</em> that encodes an inositol kinase that phosphorylates inositol triphosphate (IP<sub>3</sub>). Strong glucose-induced calcium signaling, and high glucose-induced plasma membrane <em>H</em><sup>+</sup>-ATPase activation have been observed in a specific yeast strain with the PJ genetic background. In this study, we have applied pooled-segregant whole genome sequencing, QTL analysis and a new bioinformatics methodology for determining SNP frequencies to identify the cause of this discrepancy and possibly new components of the signaling pathway. This has led to the identification of an <em>STT4</em> allele with 6 missense mutations as a major causative allele, further supported by the observation that deletion of <em>STT4</em> in the inferior parent caused a similar increase in glucose-induced plasma membrane <em>H</em><sup>+</sup>-ATPase activation. However, the effect on calcium signaling was different indicating the presence of additional relevant genetic differences between the superior and reference strains. Our results suggest that phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate might play a role in the glucose-induced activation of plasma membrane <em>H</em><sup>+</sup>-ATPase by controlling intracellular calcium release through the modulation of the activity of phospholipase C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"123 ","pages":"Article 102909"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141302457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-05-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102912
Yasunori Takayama , Makoto Tominaga
{"title":"Interaction between TRP channels and anoctamins","authors":"Yasunori Takayama , Makoto Tominaga","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102912","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102912","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Anoctamin 1 (ANO1) binds to transient receptor potential (TRP) channels (protein-protein interaction) and then is activated by TRP channels (functional interaction). TRP channels are non-selective cation channels that are expressed throughout the body and play roles in multiple physiological functions. Studies on TRP channels increased after the identification of TRP vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) in 1997. Calcium-activated chloride channel anoctamin 1 (ANO1, also called TMEM16A and DOG1) was identified in 2008. ANO1 plays a major role in TRP channel-mediated functions, as first shown in 2014 with the demonstration of a protein-protein interaction between TRPV4 and ANO1. In cells that co-express TRP channels and ANO1, calcium entering cells through activated TRP channels causes ANO1 activation. Therefore, in many tissues, the physiological functions related to TRP channels are modulated through chloride flux associated with ANO1 activation. In this review, we summarize the latest understanding of TRP-ANO1 interactions, particularly interaction of ANO1 with TRPV4, TRP canonical 6 (TRPC6), TRPV3, TRPV1, and TRPC2 in the salivary glands, blood vessels, skin keratinocytes, primary sensory neurons, and vomeronasal organs, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 102912"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143416024000708/pdfft?md5=788b6fadfdeccc734c7d3f862606fd84&pid=1-s2.0-S0143416024000708-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141186526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell calciumPub Date : 2024-05-24DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102910
Elisa Bovo, Thomas Jamrozik, Daniel Kahn, Patryk Karkut, Seth L. Robia, Aleksey V. Zima
{"title":"Phosphorylation of phospholamban promotes SERCA2a activation by dwarf open reading frame (DWORF)","authors":"Elisa Bovo, Thomas Jamrozik, Daniel Kahn, Patryk Karkut, Seth L. Robia, Aleksey V. Zima","doi":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102910","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102910","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In cardiac myocytes, the type 2a sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca<strong>-</strong>ATPase (SERCA2a) plays a key role in intracellular Ca regulation. Due to its critical role in heart function, SERCA2a activity is tightly regulated by different mechanisms, including micropeptides. While phospholamban (PLB) is a well-known SERCA2a inhibitor, dwarf open reading frame (DWORF) is a recently identified SERCA2a activator. Since PLB phosphorylation is the most recognized mechanism of SERCA2a activation during adrenergic stress, we studied whether PLB phosphorylation also affects SERCA2a regulation by DWORF. By using confocal Ca imaging in a HEK293 expressing cell system, we analyzed the effect of the co-expression of PLB and DWORF using a bicistronic construct on SERCA2a-mediated Ca uptake. Under these conditions of matched expression of PLB and DWORF, we found that SERCA2a inhibition by non-phosphorylated PLB prevails over DWORF activating effect. However, when PLB is phosphorylated at PKA and CaMKII sites, not only PLB's inhibitory effect was relieved, but SERCA2a was effectively activated by DWORF. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) analysis between SERCA2a and DWORF showed that DWORF has a higher relative affinity for SERCA2a when PLB is phosphorylated. Thus, SERCA2a regulation by DWORF responds to the PLB phosphorylation status, suggesting that DWORF might contribute to SERCA2a activation during conditions of adrenergic stress.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9678,"journal":{"name":"Cell calcium","volume":"121 ","pages":"Article 102910"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141132256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}