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Terrar DA. Timing mechanisms to control heart rhythm and initiate arrhythmias: roles for intracellular organelles, signalling pathways and subsarcolemmal Ca 2. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2023; 378:20220170. [PMID: 37122228 PMCID: PMC10150226 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Rhythms of electrical activity in all regions of the heart can be influenced by a variety of intracellular membrane bound organelles. This is true both for normal pacemaker activity and for abnormal rhythms including those caused by early and delayed afterdepolarizations under pathological conditions. The influence of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) on cardiac electrical activity is widely recognized, but other intracellular organelles including lysosomes and mitochondria also contribute. Intracellular organelles can provide a timing mechanism (such as an SR clock driven by cyclic uptake and release of Ca2+, with an important influence of intraluminal Ca2+), and/or can act as a Ca2+ store involved in signalling mechanisms. Ca2+ plays many diverse roles including carrying electric current, driving electrogenic sodium-calcium exchange (NCX) particularly when Ca2+ is extruded across the surface membrane causing depolarization, and activation of enzymes which target organelles and surface membrane proteins. Heart function is also influenced by Ca2+ mobilizing agents (cADP-ribose, nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate and inositol trisphosphate) acting on intracellular organelles. Lysosomal Ca2+ release exerts its effects via calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II to promote SR Ca2+ uptake, and contributes to arrhythmias resulting from excessive beta-adrenoceptor stimulation. A separate arrhythmogenic mechanism involves lysosomes, mitochondria and SR. Interacting intracellular organelles, therefore, have profound effects on heart rhythms and NCX plays a central role. This article is part of the theme issue 'The heartbeat: its molecular basis and physiological mechanisms'.
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- Derek A Terrar
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK
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CD38–Cyclic ADP-Ribose Signal System in Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pathophysiology. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23084306. [PMID: 35457121 PMCID: PMC9033130 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23084306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Calcium (Ca2+) is a ubiquitous and fundamental signaling component that is utilized by cells to regulate a diverse range of cellular functions, such as insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells of the islets of Langerhans. Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), synthesized from NAD+ by ADP-ribosyl cyclase family proteins, such as the mammalian cluster of differentiation 38 (CD38), is important for intracellular Ca2+ mobilization for cell functioning. cADPR induces Ca2+ release from endoplasmic reticulum via the ryanodine receptor intracellular Ca2+ channel complex, in which the FK506-binding protein 12.6 works as a cADPR-binding regulatory protein. Recently, involvements of the CD38-cADPR signal system in several human diseases and animal models have been reported. This review describes the biochemical and molecular biological basis of the CD38-cADPR signal system and the diseases caused by its abnormalities.
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OKAMOTO H, TAKASAWA S. Okamoto model for necrosis and its expansions, CD38-cyclic ADP-ribose signal system for intracellular Ca 2+ mobilization and Reg (Regenerating gene protein)-Reg receptor system for cell regeneration. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2021; 97:423-461. [PMID: 34629354 PMCID: PMC8553518 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.97.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In pancreatic islet cell culture models and animal models, we studied the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of insulin-dependent diabetes. The diabetogenic agents, alloxan and streptozotocin, caused DNA strand breaks, which in turn activated poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase/synthetase (PARP) to deplete NAD+, thereby inhibiting islet β-cell functions such as proinsulin synthesis and ultimately leading to β-cell necrosis. Radical scavengers protected against the formation of DNA strand breaks and inhibition of proinsulin synthesis. Inhibitors of PARP prevented the NAD+ depletion, inhibition of proinsulin synthesis and β-cell death. These findings led to the proposed unifying concept for β-cell damage and its prevention (the Okamoto model). The model met one proof with PARP knockout animals and was further extended by the discovery of cyclic ADP-ribose as the second messenger for Ca2+ mobilization in glucose-induced insulin secretion and by the identification of Reg (Regenerating gene) for β-cell regeneration. Physiological and pathological events found in pancreatic β-cells have been observed in other cells and tissues.
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- Hiroshi OKAMOTO
- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Vascular Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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Yu P, Cai X, Liang Y, Wang M, Yang W. Roles of NAD + and Its Metabolites Regulated Calcium Channels in Cancer. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204826. [PMID: 33092205 PMCID: PMC7587972 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an essential cofactor for redox enzymes, but also moonlights as a regulator for ion channels, the same as its metabolites. Ca2+ homeostasis is dysregulated in cancer cells and affects processes such as tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, autophagy, progression, and metastasis. Herein, we summarize the regulation of the most common calcium channels (TRPM2, TPCs, RyRs, and TRPML1) by NAD+ and its metabolites, with a particular focus on their roles in cancers. Although the mechanisms of NAD+ metabolites in these pathological processes are yet to be clearly elucidated, these ion channels are emerging as potential candidates of alternative targets for anticancer therapy.
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- Peilin Yu
- Department of Toxicology, and Department of Medical Oncology of Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China; (P.Y.); (Y.L.)
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- Department of Biophysics, and Department of Neurosurgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China;
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- Department of Toxicology, and Department of Medical Oncology of Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China; (P.Y.); (Y.L.)
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- BrioPryme Biologics, Inc., Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China;
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- Department of Biophysics, and Department of Neurosurgery of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-571-8820-8713
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Higashida H, Hashii M, Tanaka Y, Matsukawa S, Higuchi Y, Gabata R, Tsubomoto M, Seishima N, Teramachi M, Kamijima T, Hattori T, Hori O, Tsuji C, Cherepanov SM, Shabalova AA, Gerasimenko M, Minami K, Yokoyama S, Munesue SI, Harashima A, Yamamoto Y, Salmina AB, Lopatina O. CD38, CD157, and RAGE as Molecular Determinants for Social Behavior. Cells 2019; 9:cells9010062. [PMID: 31881755 PMCID: PMC7016687 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recent studies provide evidence to support that cluster of differentiation 38 (CD38) and CD157 meaningfully act in the brain as neuroregulators. They primarily affect social behaviors. Social behaviors are impaired in Cd38 and Cd157 knockout mice. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the CD38 and CD157/BST1 genes are associated with multiple neurological and psychiatric conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, Parkinson’s disease, and schizophrenia. In addition, both antigens are related to infectious and immunoregulational processes. The most important clues to demonstrate how these molecules play a role in the brain are oxytocin (OT) and the OT system. OT is axo-dendritically secreted into the brain from OT-containing neurons and causes activation of OT receptors mainly on hypothalamic neurons. Here, we overview the CD38/CD157-dependent OT release mechanism as the initiation step for social behavior. The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) is a newly identified molecule as an OT binding protein and serves as a transporter of OT to the brain, crossing over the blood–brain barrier, resulting in the regulation of brain OT levels. We point out new roles of CD38 and CD157 during neuronal development and aging in relation to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide+ levels in embryonic and adult nervous systems. Finally, we discuss how CD38, CD157, and RAGE are crucial for social recognition and behavior in daily life.
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- Haruhiro Higashida
- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
- Laboratory of Social Brain Study, Research Institute of Molecular Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia; (A.B.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-76-265-2455; Fax: +81-76-234-4213
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
- Division of Molecular Genetics and Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Nanao Hospital, Nanao 926-0841, Japan
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- Molecular Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan;
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- Life Science Research Laboratory, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan;
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- Molecular Pharmacology, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka 513-0816, Japan;
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (T.H.); (O.H.)
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (T.H.); (O.H.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Vascular Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (S.-i.M.); (A.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Vascular Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (S.-i.M.); (A.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Vascular Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (S.-i.M.); (A.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Basic Research on Social Recognition and Memory, Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan; (M.H.); (R.G.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (M.T.); (T.K.); (C.T.); (S.M.C.); (A.A.S.); (M.G.); (K.M.); (S.Y.)
- Laboratory of Social Brain Study, Research Institute of Molecular Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia; (A.B.S.)
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- Laboratory of Social Brain Study, Research Institute of Molecular Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia; (A.B.S.)
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The aim of this chapter is to discuss evidence concerning the many roles of calcium ions, Ca2+, in cell signaling pathways that control heart function. Before considering details of these signaling pathways, the control of contraction in ventricular muscle by Ca2+ transients accompanying cardiac action potentials is first summarized, together with a discussion of how myocytes from the atrial and pacemaker regions of the heart diverge from this basic scheme. Cell signaling pathways regulate the size and timing of the Ca2+ transients in the different heart regions to influence function. The simplest Ca2+ signaling elements involve enzymes that are regulated by cytosolic Ca2+. Particularly important examples to be discussed are those that are stimulated by Ca2+, including Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMKII), Ca2+ stimulated adenylyl cyclases, Ca2+ stimulated phosphatase and NO synthases. Another major aspect of Ca2+ signaling in the heart concerns actions of the Ca2+ mobilizing agents, inositol trisphosphate (IP3), cADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, (NAADP). Evidence concerning roles of these Ca2+ mobilizing agents in different regions of the heart is discussed in detail. The focus of the review will be on short term regulation of Ca2+ transients and contractile function, although it is recognized that Ca2+ regulation of gene expression has important long term functional consequences which will also be briefly discussed.
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From insulin synthesis to secretion: Alternative splicing of type 2 ryanodine receptor gene is essential for insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 91:176-183. [PMID: 28736243 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2017.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increases in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in pancreatic islets, resulting from the Ca2+ mobilization from the intracellular source through the ryanodine receptor, are essential for insulin secretion by glucose. Cyclic ADP-ribose, a potent Ca2+ mobilizing second messenger synthesized from NAD+ by CD38, regulates the opening of ryanodine receptor. A novel ryanodine receptor mRNA (the islet-type ryanodine receptor) was found to be generated from the type 2 ryanodine receptor gene by the alternative splicing of exons 4 and 75. The islet-type ryanodine receptor mRNA is expressed in a variety of tissues such as pancreatic islets, cerebrum, cerebellum, and other neuro-endocrine cells, whereas the authentic type 2 ryanodine receptor mRNA (the heart-type ryanodine receptor) was found to be generated using GG/AG splicing of intron 75 and is expressed in the heart and the blood vessel. The islet-type ryanodine receptor caused a greater increase in the Ca2+ release by caffeine when expressed in HEK293 cells pre-treated with cyclic ADP-ribose, suggesting that the novel ryanodine receptor is an intracellular target for the CD38-cyclic ADP-ribose signal system in mammalian cells and that the tissue-specific alternative splicing of type 2 ryanodine receptor mRNA plays an important role in the functioning of the cyclic ADP-ribose-sensitive Ca2+ release.
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Senga Y, Akizuki K, Katayama S, Shigeri Y, Kameshita I, Ishida A, Sueyoshi N. High-performance CaMKI: A highly active and stable form of CaMKIδ produced by high-level soluble expression in Escherichia coli. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 475:277-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wang X, Lu C, He X, Hu S, Sun A, Hu M, Chen WR. WITHDRAWN: CIB1 acts as a partner protein of CD38 in cADPR synthesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014:S0006-291X(14)01139-5. [PMID: 24967876 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Xianwang Wang
- Functional Laboratory, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.
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- Functional Laboratory, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Functional Laboratory, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Institute of Physical Education, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Functional Laboratory, School of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- Department of Physiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Biophotonics Research Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, USA.
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Han D, Yamamoto Y, Munesue S, Motoyoshi S, Saito H, Win MTT, Watanabe T, Tsuneyama K, Yamamoto H. Induction of receptor for advanced glycation end products by insufficient leptin action triggers pancreatic β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes. Genes Cells 2013; 18:302-14. [PMID: 23410183 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Glucolipotoxicity, which is exerted by free fatty acids (FFA) and prolonged hyperglycemia, is implicated in pancreatic β-cell failure in diabetes. Pattern recognition receptors such as receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and toll-like receptors 2 and 4 could mediate danger signals in β-cells. We examined whether RAGE contributes to β-cell failure in a type 2 diabetes mouse model. Pancreatic islets were isolated from ob/ob, db/db, diet-induced obesity (DIO), RAGE-null (RAGE(-/-) ), and RAGE(+/+) wild-type (WT) control mice and dispersed into single cells for flow cytometry. RAGE expression was detected in insulin-positive β-cells of ob/ob and db/db mice, but not of WT, DIO, or RAGE(-/-) mice: thus, inadequate leptin receptor signaling and RAGE expression may be linked. Compared with RAGE(+/+) db/db mice, RAGE(-/-) db/db mice showed higher β-cell number and mass with less apoptosis as well as glucose tolerance with higher insulin secretion without any differences in serum levels of FFA and adiponectin. Palmitate or oleate pretreatment combined with a leptin antagonist induced RAGE expression, AGE-elicited apoptosis, and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by advanced glycation end products (AGE) in MIN6 cells. FFA elevation with concomitant AGE formation during prolonged hyperglycemia could cause β-cell damage through insufficient leptin action and subsequent RAGE induction in type 2 diabetes.
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- Dong Han
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Vascular Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan
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Zhao Y, Graeff R, Lee HC. Roles of cADPR and NAADP in pancreatic cells. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2012; 44:719-29. [PMID: 22677461 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gms044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) are Ca(2+)-mobilizing nucleotides that were discovered in the late 1980s. Two decades of investigations have built up a considerable understanding about these two molecules that are related because both are derived from pyridine nucleotides and known to be generated by CD38/ADP-ribosyl cyclases. cADPR has been shown to target the ryanodine receptors in the endoplasmic reticulum whereas NAADP stimulates the two-pore channels in the endo-lysosomes. Accumulating results indicate that cADPR and NAADP are second messenger molecules mediating Ca(2+) signaling activated by a wide range of agonists. This article reviews what is known about these two molecules, especially regarding their signaling roles in the pancreatic cells.
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- Yongjuan Zhao
- Department of Physiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Kaja S, Hilgenberg JD, Collins JL, Shah AA, Wawro D, Zimmerman S, Magnusson R, Koulen P. Detection of novel biomarkers for ovarian cancer with an optical nanotechnology detection system enabling label-free diagnostics. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2012; 17:081412-1. [PMID: 23224173 PMCID: PMC3381041 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.17.8.081412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Ovarian carcinoma has the highest lethality rate of gynecologic tumors, largely attributed to the late-stage diagnosis of the disease. Reliable tools for both accurate diagnosis and early detection of disease onset are lacking, and presently less than 20% of ovarian cancers are detected at an early stage. Protein biomarkers that allow the discrimination of early and late stages of ovarian serous carcinomas are urgently needed as they would enable monitoring pre-symptomatic aspects of the disease, disease progression, and the efficacy of intervention therapies. We compare the absolute and relative protein levels of six protein biomarkers for ovarian cancer in five different established ovarian cancer cell lines, utilizing both quantitative immunoblot analysis and a guided-mode resonance (GMR) bioassay detection system that utilizes a label-free optical biosensor readout. The GMR sensor approach provided highly accurate, consistent, and reproducible quantification of protein biomarkers as validated by quantitative immunoblotting, as well as enhanced sensitivity, and is therefore suitable for quantification and detection of novel biomarkers for ovarian cancer. We identified fibronectin, apolipoprotein A1, and TIMP3 as potential protein biomarkers for the differential diagnosis of primary versus metastatic ovarian carcinoma. Future studies are needed to confirm the suitability of protein biomarkers tested herein in patient samples.
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- Simon Kaja
- University of Missouri, Vision Research Center and Departments of Ophthalmology and Basic Medical Science, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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- University of Missouri, Vision Research Center and Departments of Ophthalmology and Basic Medical Science, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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- University of Missouri, Vision Research Center and Departments of Ophthalmology and Basic Medical Science, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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- University of Missouri, Vision Research Center and Departments of Ophthalmology and Basic Medical Science, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
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- Resonant Sensors Incorporated (RSI), 416 Yates Street, NH 518, Arlington, Texas 76010
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- Resonant Sensors Incorporated (RSI), 416 Yates Street, NH 518, Arlington, Texas 76010
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- Resonant Sensors Incorporated (RSI), 416 Yates Street, NH 518, Arlington, Texas 76010
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- University of Missouri, Vision Research Center and Departments of Ophthalmology and Basic Medical Science, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
- Address all correspondence to: Peter Koulen, Vision Research Center and Departments of Ophthalmology and Basic Medical Science, University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes St., Kansas City, Missouri 64108. Tel: +1-816-404-1834; Fax: +1-816-404-1825; E-mail:
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Venturi E, Pitt S, Galfré E, Sitsapesan R. From eggs to hearts: what is the link between cyclic ADP-ribose and ryanodine receptors? Cardiovasc Ther 2010; 30:109-16. [PMID: 21176119 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5922.2010.00236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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It was first proposed that cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) could activate ryanodine receptors (RyR) in 1991. Following a subsequent report that cADPR could activate cardiac RyR (RyR2) reconstituted into artificial membranes and stimulate Ca(2+) -release from isolated cardiac SR, there has been a steadily mounting stockpile of publications proclaiming the physiological and pathophysiological importance of cADPR in the cardiovascular system. It was only 2 years earlier, in 1989, that cADPR was first identified as the active metabolite of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), responsible for triggering the release of Ca(2+) from crude homogenates of sea urchin eggs. Twenty years later, can we boast of being any closer to unraveling the mechanisms by which cADPR modulates intracellular Ca(2+) -release? This review sets out to examine the mechanisms underlying the effects of cADPR and ask whether cADPR is an important signaling molecule in the heart.
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- Elisa Venturi
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, British Heart Institute and NSQI, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, UK
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Okamoto H, Takasawa S. Recent advances in physiological and pathological significance of NAD+ metabolites: roles of poly(ADP-ribose) and cyclic ADP-ribose in insulin secretion and diabetogenesis. Nutr Res Rev 2009; 16:253-66. [PMID: 19087393 DOI: 10.1079/nrr200362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase/polymerase (PARP) activation causes NAD+ depletion in pancreatic beta-cells, which results in necrotic cell death. On the other hand, ADP-ribosyl cyclase/cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase (CD38) synthesizes cyclic ADP-ribose from NAD+, which acts as a second messenger, mobilizing intracellular Ca2+ for insulin secretion in response to glucose in beta-cells. PARP also acts as a regenerating gene (Reg) transcription factor to induce beta-cell regeneration. This provides the new concept that NAD+ metabolism can control the cellular function through gene expression. Clinically, PARP could be one of the most important therapeutic targets; PARP inhibitors prevent cell death, maintain the formation of a second messenger, cyclic ADP-ribose, to achieve cell function, and keep PARP functional as a transcription factor for cell regeneration.
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- Hiroshi Okamoto
- Department of Biochemistry and Advanced Biological Sciences for Regeneration (Kotobiken Medical Laboratories) Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
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Yamasaki-Mann M, Demuro A, Parker I. cADPR stimulates SERCA activity in Xenopus oocytes. Cell Calcium 2009; 45:293-9. [PMID: 19131109 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 11/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The intracellular second messenger cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) induces Ca(2+) release through the activation of ryanodine receptors (RyRs). Moreover, it has been suggested that cADPR may serve an additional role to modulate sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) pump activity, but studies have been complicated by concurrent actions on RyR. Here, we explore the actions of cADPR in Xenopus oocytes, which lack RyRs. We examined the effects of cADPR on the sequestration of cytosolic Ca(2+) following Ca(2+) transients evoked by photoreleased inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP(3)), and by Ca(2+) influx through expressed nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) in the oocytes membrane. In both cases the decay of the Ca(2+) transients was accelerated by intracellular injection of a non-metabolizable analogue of cADPR, 3-Deaza-cADPR, and photorelease of cADPR from a caged precursor demonstrated that this action is rapid (a few s). The acceleration was abolished by pre-treatment with thapsigargin to block SERCA activity, and was inhibited by two specific antagonists of cADPR, 8-NH(2)-cADPR and 8-br-cADPR. We conclude that cADPR serves to modulate Ca(2+) sequestration by enhancing SERCA pump activity, in addition to its well-established action on RyRs to liberate Ca(2+).
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- Michiko Yamasaki-Mann
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Kato I, Oya T, Suzuki H, Takasawa K, Ichsan AM, Nakada S, Ishii Y, Shimada Y, Sasahara M, Tobe K, Takasawa S, Okamoto H, Hiraga K. A novel model of insulin-dependent diabetes with renal and retinal lesions by transgenic expression of CaMKIIalpha (Thr286Asp) in pancreatic beta-cells. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2008; 24:486-97. [PMID: 18551708 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND The activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in pancreatic beta-cells has been thought to play a central role in Ca2+-mediated insulin secretion. However, the physiological and pathological significance of CaMKII activation in pancreatic beta-cells has never been investigated in vivo. METHODS We generated transgenic (TG) mice overexpressing the constitutively active-type CaMKIIalpha (Thr286Asp) in beta-cells. The mice were extensively examined histologically and biochemically. Time-course changes of blood glucose, haemoglobin A1C and insulin were also determined. RESULTS Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses showed overexpression of CaMKIIalpha proteins in pancreatic beta-cells of TG mice. All TG mice developed severe hypoinsulinaemic diabetes by P28. In vivo BrdU labelling analysis revealed that cell proliferation in TG islets is severely impaired. Immunohistochemical examination revealed accumulations of NF-kappaB in nuclei of TG beta-cells at P21, which are associated with DNA laddering, a hallmark of apoptosis. At P28, pancreatic and serum insulin levels were both significantly (p < 0.05) lower in TG mice (0.037 +/- 0.005 ng/microg and 0.50 +/- 0.01 ng/mL) than in wild-type mice (0.997 +/- 0.093 ng/microg and 2.50 +/- 0.22 ng/mL). TG mice at P140 showed enlargement of kidney, mesangial expansion and glomerulosclerosis, which are associated with urinary albumin excretion. TG mice at P140-P168 developed severe retinal lesions such as disrupted ganglion cells and showed a flat pattern in electroretinography. CONCLUSIONS The TG mice established herein will be valuable as a novel model of severe insulin-dependent diabetes accompanied by an early progression of diabetic micro-vascular complications.
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- Ichiro Kato
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
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Pelaia G, Renda T, Gallelli L, Vatrella A, Busceti MT, Agati S, Caputi M, Cazzola M, Maselli R, Marsico SA. Molecular mechanisms underlying airway smooth muscle contraction and proliferation: implications for asthma. Respir Med 2008; 102:1173-81. [PMID: 18579364 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Airway smooth muscle (ASM) plays a key role in bronchomotor tone, as well as in structural remodeling of the bronchial wall. Therefore, ASM contraction and proliferation significantly participate in the development and progression of asthma. Many contractile agonists also behave as mitogenic stimuli, thus contributing to frame a hyperresponsive and hyperplastic ASM phenotype. In this review, the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in excitation-contraction coupling and ASM cell growth will be outlined. Indeed, the recent advances in understanding the basic aspects of ASM biology are disclosing important cellular targets, currently explored for the implementation of new, more effective anti-asthma therapies.
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- Girolamo Pelaia
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Italy
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Ishida A, Sueyoshi N, Shigeri Y, Kameshita I. Negative regulation of multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases: physiological and pharmacological significance of protein phosphatases. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 154:729-40. [PMID: 18454172 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) play pivotal roles in intracellular Ca2+ signaling pathways. There is growing evidence that CaMKs are involved in the pathogenic mechanisms underlying various human diseases. In this review, we begin by briefly summarizing our knowledge of the involvement of CaMKs in the pathogenesis of various diseases suggested to be caused by the dysfunction/dysregulation or aberrant expression of CaMKs. It is widely known that the activities of CaMKs are strictly regulated by protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of specific phosphorylation sites. Since phosphorylation status is balanced by protein kinases and protein phosphatases, the mechanism of dephosphorylation/deactivation of CaMKs, corresponding to their 'switching off', is extremely important, as is the mechanism of phosphorylation/activation corresponding to their 'switching on'. Therefore, we focus on the regulation of multifunctional CaMKs by protein phosphatases. We summarize the current understanding of negative regulation of CaMKs by protein phosphatases. We also discuss the biochemical properties and physiological significance of a protein phosphatase that we designated as Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase phosphatase (CaMKP), and those of its homologue CaMKP-N. Pharmacological applications of CaMKP inhibitors are also discussed. These compounds may be useful not only for exploring the physiological functions of CaMKP/CaMKP-N, but also as novel chemotherapies for various diseases.
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- A Ishida
- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
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Sathish V, Leblebici F, Kip SN, Thompson MA, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS, Sieck GC. Regulation of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ reuptake in porcine airway smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 294:L787-96. [PMID: 18245264 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00461.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in airway smooth muscle (ASM) during agonist stimulation involves sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) release and reuptake. The sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) is key to replenishment of SR Ca(2+) stores. We examined regulation of SERCA in porcine ASM: our hypothesis was that the regulatory protein phospholamban (PLN) and the calmodulin (CaM)-CaM kinase (CaMKII) pathway (both of which are known to regulate SERCA in cardiac muscle) play a role. In porcine ASM microsomes, we examined the expression and extent of PLN phosphorylation after pharmacological inhibition of CaM (with W-7) vs. CaMKII (with KN-62/KN-93) and found that PLN is phosphorylated by CaMKII. In parallel experiments using enzymatically dissociated single ASM cells loaded with the Ca(2+) indicator fluo 3 and imaged using fluorescence microscopy, we measured the effects of PLN small interfering RNA, W-7, and KN-62 on [Ca(2+)](i) responses to ACh and direct SR stimulation. PLN small interfering RNA slowed the rate of fall of [Ca(2+)](i) transients to 1 microM ACh, as did W-7 and KN-62. The two inhibitors additionally slowed reuptake in the absence of PLN. In other cells, preexposure to W-7 or KN-62 did not prevent initiation of ACh-induced [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations (which were previously shown to result from repetitive SR Ca(2+) release/reuptake). However, when ACh-induced [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations reached steady state, subsequent exposure to W7 or KN-62 decreased oscillation frequency and amplitude and slowed the fall time of [Ca(2+)](i) transients, suggesting SERCA inhibition. Exposure to W-7 completely abolished ongoing ACh-induced [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations in some cells. Preexposure to W-7 or KN-62 did not affect caffeine-induced SR Ca(2+) release, indicating that ryanodine receptor channels were not directly inhibited. These data indicate that, in porcine ASM, the CaM-CaMKII pathway regulates SR Ca(2+) reuptake, potentially through altered PLN phosphorylation.
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- Venkatachalem Sathish
- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Jude JA, Wylam ME, Walseth TF, Kannan MS. Calcium signaling in airway smooth muscle. PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY 2008; 5:15-22. [PMID: 18094080 PMCID: PMC2645299 DOI: 10.1513/pats.200704-047vs] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Contractility of airway smooth muscle requires elevation of intracellular calcium concentration. Under resting conditions, airway smooth muscle cells maintain a relatively low intracellular calcium concentration, and activation of the surface receptors by contractile agonists results in an elevation of intracellular calcium, culminating in contraction of the cell. The pattern of elevation of intracellular calcium brought about by agonists is a dynamic process and involves the coordinated activities of ion channels located in the plasma membrane and the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Among the signaling molecules involved in this dynamic calcium regulation in airway smooth muscle cells are inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and cyclic ADP-ribose, which mobilize calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum by acting via the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and ryanodine receptors, respectively. In addition, calcium influx from the extracellular space is critical for the repletion of the intracellular calcium stores during activation of the cells by agonists. Calcium influx can occur via voltage- and receptor-gated channels in the plasma membrane, as well as by influx that is triggered by depletion of the intracellular stores (i.e., store-operated calcium entry mechanism). Transient receptor potential proteins appear to mediate the calcium influx via receptor- and store-operated channels. Recent studies have shown that proinflammatory cytokines regulate the expression and activity of the pathways involved in intracellular calcium regulation, thereby contributing to airway smooth muscle cell hyperresponsiveness. In this review, we will discuss the specific roles of cyclic ADP-ribose/ryanodine receptor channels and transient receptor potential channels in the regulation of intracellular calcium in airway smooth muscle cells.
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- Joseph A Jude
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1971 Commonwealth Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Higashida H, Salmina AB, Olovyannikova RY, Hashii M, Yokoyama S, Koizumi K, Jin D, Liu HX, Lopatina O, Amina S, Islam MS, Huang JJ, Noda M. Cyclic ADP-ribose as a universal calcium signal molecule in the nervous system. Neurochem Int 2007; 51:192-9. [PMID: 17664018 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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beta-NAD(+) is as abundant as ATP in neuronal cells. beta-NAD(+) functions not only as a coenzyme but also as a substrate. beta-NAD(+)-utilizing enzymes are involved in signal transduction. We focus on ADP-ribosyl cyclase/CD38 which synthesizes cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a universal Ca(2+) mobilizer from intracellular stores, from beta-NAD(+). cADPR acts through activation/modulation of ryanodine receptor Ca(2+) releasing Ca(2+) channels. cADPR synthesis in neuronal cells is stimulated or modulated via different pathways and various factors. Subtype-specific coupling of various neurotransmitter receptors with ADP-ribosyl cyclase confirms the involvement of the enzyme in signal transduction in neurons and glial cells. Moreover, cADPR/CD38 is critical in oxytocin release from the hypothalamic cell dendrites and nerve terminals in the posterior pituitary. Therefore, it is possible that pharmacological manipulation of intracellular cADPR levels through ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity or synthetic cADPR analogues may provide new therapeutic opportunities for treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Haruhiro Higashida
- Department of Biophysical Genetics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
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Ahn DR, Han KC, Kwon HS, Yang EG. ATP-conjugated peptide inhibitors for calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 17:147-51. [PMID: 17035012 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2006] [Revised: 09/21/2006] [Accepted: 09/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Substrate analog peptides of CaMKII with varying degrees of the inhibitory potency were linked to ATPgammaS either by considering a phosphoryl transfer mechanism or simply by using a relatively long flexible linker. The latter bisubstrate inhibitors showed relatively little effects while the former ones improved inhibitory potency to different levels depending on the binding affinities of the peptide moieties. One of the mechanism-based bisubstrate inhibitors was then utilized to demonstrate an ATP-competitive but peptide substrate-uncompetitive inhibition, supporting an ordered binding mechanism for CaMKII.
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- Dae-Ro Ahn
- Life Sciences Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Republic of Korea
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Shoju H, Sueyoshi N, Ishida A, Kameshita I. High level expression and preparation of autonomous Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in Escherichia coli. J Biochem 2006; 138:605-11. [PMID: 16272572 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The chymotryptic fragment of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (30K-CaMKII) is a constitutively active enzyme that phosphorylates a variety of protein substrates in vitro. Although 30K-CaMKII is an often used and powerful tool for protein phosphorylation, the efficient production of catalytically active 30K-CaMKII in Escherichia coli has not yet been successfully realized, probably due to its toxicity in host cells. In this study, we found that a high-level expression of 30K-CaMKII as an insoluble form was attained when the N-terminal 43 amino acid residues of Xenopus CaMKI were fused to the N-terminal end of 30K-CaMKII (CX-30K-CaMKII). The inactive CX-30K-CaMKII thus expressed in E. coli was reactivated by simple denaturation/renaturation processes and purified on a Ni2+-chelating column. The renatured CX-30K-CaMKII exhibited specific activity similar to that of rat brain CaMKII, and phosphorylated various proteins such as histones, myosin light chain, myelin basic protein, and synapsin I, as in case of 30K-CaMKII or purified CaMKII. Thus, CX-30K-CaMKII, an autonomous CaMKII, can be obtained with a simple procedure using E. coli expression system.
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- Hiroyuki Shoju
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kagawa 761-0795
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Takasawa S, Ikeda T, Akiyama T, Nata K, Nakagawa K, Shervani NJ, Noguchi N, Murakami-Kawaguchi S, Yamauchi A, Takahashi I, Tomioka-Kumagai T, Okamoto H. Cyclin D1 activation through ATF-2 in Reg-induced pancreatic beta-cell regeneration. FEBS Lett 2005; 580:585-91. [PMID: 16405968 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.12.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Revised: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Regenerating gene product (Reg) is induced in pancreatic beta-cells and acts as an autocrine/paracrine growth factor for regeneration via a cell surface Reg receptor. However, the manner by which Reg induces beta-cell regeneration was unknown. In the present study, we found that Reg increased phospho-ATF-2, which binds to -57 to -52 of the cyclin D1 gene to activate the promoter. The Reg/ATF-2-induced cyclin D1 promoter activation was attenuated by PI(3)K inhibitors such as LY294002 and wortmannin. In Reg knockout mouse islets, the levels of phospho-ATF-2, cyclin D1, and phospho-Rb were greatly decreased. These results indicate that the Reg-Reg receptor system stimulates the PI(3)K/ATF-2/cyclin D1 signaling pathway to induce beta-cell regeneration.
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- Shin Takasawa
- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Sordi V, Lampasona V, Cainarca S, Bonifacio E. No evidence of diabetes-specific CD38 (ADP ribosil cyclase/cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase) autoantibodies by liquid-phase immunoprecipitation. Diabet Med 2005; 22:1770-3. [PMID: 16401328 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01756.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Autoantibodies to the ADP ribosyl cyclase/cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase CD38 have been suggested to be markers of autoimmunity in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to develop a fluid phase assay for population screening. METHODS Human recombinant CD38 was cloned and expressed by in vitro transcription and translation for fluid phase radio-binding assay, as a fusion protein in COS7 cells for fluid phase immunoprecipitation, and as a fusion protein for western blot assays. Antibody binding to each recombinant protein was measured in sera from patients with Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes and control subjects. RESULTS Immunoprecipitation of radio-labelled in vitro transcribed and translated CD38 was low in all sera, including monoclonal anti-CD38 antibodies, with no difference between patients and control subjects. Monoclonal antibodies to CD38, but not patient or control sera immunoprecipitated recombinant CD38 fusion protein expressed in COS7 cells. Antibody binding to recombinant CD38 in solid-phase western blot assay was detected in sera from 2% of patients with Type 1 diabetes, 6% of patients with Type 2 diabetes, and 8% of control subjects. CONCLUSIONS This study failed to detect diabetes relevant binding of antibodies to recombinant CD38 using liquid-phase methods. Formal comparison of anti-CD38 antibody detection between laboratories is suggested.
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- V Sordi
- Department of Medicine 1, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Laporte R, Hui A, Laher I. Pharmacological modulation of sarcoplasmic reticulum function in smooth muscle. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 56:439-513. [PMID: 15602008 DOI: 10.1124/pr.56.4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The sarco/endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) is the primary storage and release site of intracellular calcium (Ca2+) in many excitable cells. The SR is a tubular network, which in smooth muscle (SM) cells distributes close to cellular periphery (superficial SR) and in deeper aspects of the cell (deep SR). Recent attention has focused on the regulation of cell function by the superficial SR, which can act as a buffer and also as a regulator of membrane channels and transporters. Ca2+ is released from the SR via two types of ionic channels [ryanodine- and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-gated], whereas accumulation from thecytoplasm occurs exclusively by an energy-dependent sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase pump (SERCA). Within the SR, Ca2+ is bound to various storage proteins. Emerging evidence also suggests that the perinuclear portion of the SR may play an important role in nuclear transcription. In this review, we detail the pharmacology of agents that alter the functions of Ca2+ release channels and of SERCA. We describe their use and selectivity and indicate the concentrations used in investigating various SM preparations. Important aspects of cell regulation and excitation-contractile activity coupling in SM have been uncovered through the use of such activators and inhibitors of processes that determine SR function. Likewise, they were instrumental in the recent finding of an interaction of the SR with other cellular organelles such as mitochondria. Thus, an appreciation of the pharmacology and selectivity of agents that interfere with SR function in SM has greatly assisted in unveiling the multifaceted nature of the SR.
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- Régent Laporte
- Ferring Research Institute, Inc., Ferring Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, California, USA
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Deshpande DA, White TA, Dogan S, Walseth TF, Panettieri RA, Kannan MS. CD38/cyclic ADP-ribose signaling: role in the regulation of calcium homeostasis in airway smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005; 288:L773-88. [PMID: 15821018 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00217.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The contractility of airway smooth muscle cells is dependent on dynamic changes in the concentration of intracellular calcium. Signaling molecules such as inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and cyclic ADP-ribose play pivotal roles in the control of intracellular calcium concentration. Alterations in the processes involved in the regulation of intracellular calcium concentration contribute to the pathogenesis of airway diseases such as asthma. Recent studies have identified cyclic ADP-ribose as a calcium-mobilizing second messenger in airway smooth muscle cells, and modulation of the pathway involved in its metabolism results in altered calcium homeostasis and may contribute to airway hyperresponsiveness. In this review, we describe the basic mechanisms underlying the dynamics of calcium regulation and the role of CD38/cADPR, a novel pathway, in the context of airway smooth muscle function and its contribution to airway diseases such as asthma.
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- Deepak A Deshpande
- Dept. of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), originally identified as a hypothalamic hormone, is expressed in the pancreas. The peptide has been shown to control glycemia, although the role of TRH in the pancreas has not yet been clarified. In quiescent INS-1 cells (rat immortalized beta-cell line), 200 nM of TRH for 24 hours significantly increased insulin levels in the culture medium and in cell extracts. In studies with gene array technology where about 60% to 75% of the 1081 genes were detected, TRH significantly stimulated multiple groups of gene expressions, including G-protein-coupled receptor and related signaling, such as insulin secretion, endoplasmic reticulum traffic mechanisms, cell-cycle regulators, protein turnover factors, DNA recombination, and growth factors. Noticeably, TRH suppressed the genes of proapoptotic Bcl-2-associated protein X, Bcl-xL/ Bcl-2-associated death promoter, and Fas. The multiple gene expressions in response to TRH in pancreatic cells suggest that the changed microenvironment brought about by TRH may influence beta-cellfunction.
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- LuGuang Luo
- The Center for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Research, Roger Williams Hospital, 825 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908, USA.
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Wu TJ, Mani SK, Glucksman MJ, Roberts JL. Stimulation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) gene expression in GT1-7 cells by its metabolite, LHRH-(1-5). Endocrinology 2005; 146:280-6. [PMID: 15486221 DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Given the central role of the decapeptide LHRH in reproduction and reproductive behavior, it is important to focus on delineating the possible effects of this gene and its products in the regulation of hormone-dependent reproductive processes. In the female, ovulation is preceded by a marked increase in LHRH release; the increase in LHRH release culminates in a preovulatory LH surge, which coincides with a period of sexual receptivity. In contrast to the belief that the proteolytic metabolism of LHRH serves only as a degradative process that removes excess LHRH and attenuates signal transduction through the LHRH receptor, we hypothesized that a metabolite of the decapeptide, LHRH-(1-5), can directly regulate LHRH neuronal function. This study demonstrates the ability of LHRH-(1-5) peptide to regulate LHRH gene expression in the LHRH neuronal cell line, the GT(1-7) cell. The results show that LHRH-(1-5) stimulated LHRH gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. In contrast to the LHRH suppression of its own gene expression, the coadministration of LHRH with the metalloendopeptidase, EC 3.4.24.15, an endopeptidase known to cleave LHRH to form LHRH(1-5), shows a reversal of effect, a stimulation of LHRH gene expression. Finally, the effect of LHRH-(1-5) on LHRH gene expression appears to be mediated by the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. The present study supports the hypothesis that the physiological metabolite of LHRH, LHRH-(1-5), is functionally capable of regulating the reproductive neuroendocrine system.
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- T J Wu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA.
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Human CD38 is a protein which catalyzes the synthesis of nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide (NAADP+) and the conversion of NAD+ to cADPR. Both cADPR and NAADP+ are powerful intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) mobilizers in different cell types. Recently, the presence of CD38 autoantibodies has been found in a significant number (9-15%) of patients with Type 2 or long-standing Type 1 diabetes. These autoantibodies are biologically active, the majority of them (-60%) displaying agonistic properties, i.e., [Ca2+]i mobilization in lymphocytic cell lines and in pancreatic islets. In cultured rat pancreatic islets, the human autoantibodies inhibit glucose-induced insulin release, whereas, in human pancreatic islets CD38 autoantibodies stimulate glucose-mediated insulin secretion. The clinical phenotype of anti-CD38-positive Type 2 diabetes differs from the LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adults) phenotype. When accurately matched for age and obesity, only LADA patients with anti-GAD antibodies, but not GAD-negative/ CD38-positive patients, have reduced in vivo beta-cell function in comparison to antibody-negative patients. Transgenic mice overexpressing CD38 show enhanced glucose-induced insulin release, whereas, conversely, CD38 knockout mice display a severe impairment in beta-cell function. Few Japanese diabetic patients carry a missense mutation in the CD38 gene; in Caucasian patients mutations in the CD38 gene have not been found. Collectively, these findings suggest that activation of CD38 represents an alternative signaling pathway for glucose-induced insulin secretion in human beta-cells. More information, however, is necessary to gauge the role of CD38 autoimmunity in the context of the natural history of human Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
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- A Antonelli
- Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, University of Pisa School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy.
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Sánchez JP, Duque P, Chua NH. ABA activates ADPR cyclase and cADPR induces a subset of ABA-responsive genes in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 38:381-95. [PMID: 15086800 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.02055.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) was previously shown to activate transient expression of two abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive genes in tomato cells. Here, we show that the activity of the enzyme responsible for cADPR synthesis, ADP-ribosyl (ADPR) cyclase, is rapidly induced by ABA in both wild-type (WT) and abi1-1 mutant Arabidopsis plants in the absence of protein synthesis. Furthermore, in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, induced expression of the Aplysia ADPR cyclase gene resulted in an increase in ADPR cyclase activity and cADPR levels, as well as elevated expression of ABA-responsive genes KIN2, RD22, RD29a, and COR47 (although to a lesser extent than after ABA induction). Genome-wide profiling indicated that about 28% of all ABA-responsive genes in Arabidopsis are similarly up- and downregulated by cADPR and contributed to the identification of new ABA-responsive genes. Our results suggest that activation of ADPR cyclase is an early ABA-signaling event partially insensitive to the abi1-1 mutation and that an increase in cADPR plays an important role in downstream molecular and physiological ABA responses.
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- Juan-Pablo Sánchez
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Ishida A, Shigeri Y, Taniguchi T, Kameshita I. Protein phosphatases that regulate multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases: from biochemistry to pharmacology. Pharmacol Ther 2004; 100:291-305. [PMID: 14652114 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2003.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Multifunctional Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) play pivotal roles in Ca(2+) signaling pathways, such as the regulation of the neuronal functions of learning, memory, and neuronal cell death. The activities of the kinases are strictly regulated by protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation. Although the activation mechanisms for multifunctional CaMKs through phosphorylation, which correspond to "switch on," have been extensively studied, the negative regulatory mechanisms through dephosphorylation, which correspond to "switch off," have not. In this review, we focused on the regulation of multifunctional CaMKs by the protein phosphatases responsible. We first summarized the current understanding of negative regulation of CaMKs by known protein phosphatases and their physiological significance. We then discussed newly developed methods for detection of protein phosphatases involved in the regulation of CaMKs. We also summarized the biochemical properties of a novel protein phosphatase, which we isolated with the new methods and designated as CaMK phosphatase (CaMKP), and its homologue. Pharmacological implications for neuronal functions including memory and neuronal cell death are discussed from the viewpoint that regulation of protein kinase activity can be elucidated by focusing on protein phosphatases involved in its "switch off" mechanism.
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- Atsuhiko Ishida
- Department of Biochemistry, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan.
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Guida L, Bruzzone S, Sturla L, Franco L, Zocchi E, De Flora A. Equilibrative and concentrative nucleoside transporters mediate influx of extracellular cyclic ADP-ribose into 3T3 murine fibroblasts. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:47097-105. [PMID: 12368285 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m207793200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In mammals cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a universal calcium mobilizer from intracellular stores, is generated from NAD(+) at the outer cell surface by the multifunctional ectoenzyme CD38 and by related ADP-ribosyl cyclases. Recently, influx of extracellular cADPR has been observed in 3T3 murine fibroblasts, where it elicits Ca(2+)-mediated enhancement of proliferation. Here we addressed the nature and the properties of cADPR influx into CD38(-) 3T3 cells, which showed pleiotropic mechanisms of both equilibrative and concentrative transport. Based on selective inhibitors or experimental conditions (e.g. abrogation of Na(+)-dependent active symport processes and transient transfection experiments) and on reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis of transcripts in 3T3 fibroblasts and comparatively in HeLa cells, we identified cADPR-transporting activities with specific nucleoside transporters (NT), both equilibrative (ENT2) and concentrative (CNT2 and a nitrobenzylthioinosine (NBMPR)-inhibitable NT). A reciprocal inhibition relationship was observed between inosine and cADPR fluxes across these NT species. Concentrative (but not equilibrative) transport of nanomolar extracellular cADPR took place in CD38(-) 3T3 cells co-cultured for 48 h in transwells on feeders of CD38-transfected, cADPR-generating 3T3 fibroblasts. These results suggest possible, hitherto unrecognized, correlations between ectocellular metabolism of nucleotides/nucleosides and cADPR-mediated regulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis.
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- Lucrezia Guida
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biochemistry, University of Genova, Italy
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Okamoto H, Takasawa S. Recent advances in the Okamoto model: the CD38-cyclic ADP-ribose signal system and the regenerating gene protein (Reg)-Reg receptor system in beta-cells. Diabetes 2002; 51 Suppl 3:S462-73. [PMID: 12475791 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.2007.s462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Twenty years ago, we first proposed our hypothesis on beta-cell damage and its prevention (the Okamoto model), according to which poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase/polymerase (PARP) activation is critically involved in the consumption of NAD(+), leading to energy depletion and cell death by necrosis. Recently, the model was reconfirmed by results using PARP knockout mice and has been recognized as providing the basis for necrotic death of various cells and tissues. Based on the model, we proposed two signal systems in beta-cells: one is the CD38-cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) signal system for insulin secretion, and the other is the regenerating gene protein (Reg)-Reg receptor system for beta-cell regeneration. The physiological and pathological significance of the two signal systems in a variety of cells and tissues as well as in pancreatic beta-cells has recently been recognized. Here, we describe the Okamoto model and its descendents, the CD38-cADPR signal system and the Reg-Reg receptor system, focusing on recent advances and how their significance came to light. Because PARP is involved in Reg gene transcription to induce beta-cell regeneration, and the PARP activation reduces the cellular NAD(+) to decrease the formation of cADPR (a second messenger for insulin secretion) and further to cause necrotic beta-cell death, PARP and its inhibitors have key roles in the induction of beta-cell regeneration, the maintenance of insulin secretion, and the prevention of beta-cell death.
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- Hiroshi Okamoto
- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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Unno M, Nata K, Noguchi N, Narushima Y, Akiyama T, Ikeda T, Nakagawa K, Takasawa S, Okamoto H. Production and characterization of Reg knockout mice: reduced proliferation of pancreatic beta-cells in Reg knockout mice. Diabetes 2002; 51 Suppl 3:S478-83. [PMID: 12475793 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.2007.s478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Reg (regenerating gene) was isolated as a gene specifically expressed in regenerating islets. We have demonstrated in vitro and in vivo that the exogenous addition of rat and human Reg gene products, Reg/REG proteins, induced beta-cell replication via the Reg receptor and thereby ameliorated experimental diabetes. In the present study, we produced Reg knockout mice by homologous recombination. The Reg gene disruption resulted in a null mutation. Knockout mice developed normally. Islets from the Reg knockout mice appeared morphologically indistinguishable from those of normal controls. However, [(3)H]thymidine incorporation in isolated islets from Reg knockout mice was decreased. When hyperplastic islets were induced by the injection of goldthioglucose, the average islet size in Reg knockout mice was significantly smaller than that of control Reg(+/+) mice. We then produced transgenic mice carrying the Reg gene under the control of the rat insulin II promoter (Ins-Reg) to express Reg in beta-cells. Isolated islets from the Ins-Reg transgenic mice showed increased [(3)H]thymidine incorporation. By intercrossing, we produced NOD mice carrying the Ins-Reg transgene and found that development of diabetes in the resultant Ins-Reg transgenic NOD mice was significantly retarded, coinciding with an increase in the pancreatic beta-cell mass. These results indicate that Reg plays an important role in beta-cell growth/regeneration.
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- Michiaki Unno
- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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Hudmon A, Schulman H. Neuronal CA2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: the role of structure and autoregulation in cellular function. Annu Rev Biochem 2002; 71:473-510. [PMID: 12045104 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.71.110601.135410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 506] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Highly enriched in brain tissue and present throughout the body, Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is central to the coordination and execution of Ca(2+) signal transduction. The substrates phosphorylated by CaMKII are implicated in homeostatic regulation of the cell, as well as in activity-dependent changes in neuronal function that appear to underlie complex cognitive and behavioral responses, including learning and memory. The architecture of CaMKII holoenzymes is unique in nature. The kinase functional domains (12 per holoenzyme) are attached by stalklike appendages to a gear-shaped core, grouped into two clusters of six. Each subunit contains a catalytic, an autoregulatory, and an association domain. Ca(2+)/calmodulin (CaM) binding disinhibits the autoregulatory domain, allowing autophosphorylation and complex changes in the enzyme's sensitivity to Ca(2+)/CaM, including the generation of Ca(2+)/CaM-independent activity, CaM trapping, and CaM capping. These processes confer a type of molecular memory to the autoregulation and activity of CaMKII. Its function is intimately shaped by its multimeric structure, autoregulation, isozymic type, and subcellular localization; these features and processes are discussed as they relate to known and potential cellular functions of this multifunctional protein kinase.
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- Andy Hudmon
- Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 299 Campus Drive, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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Shiwa M, Murayama T, Ogawa Y. Molecular cloning and characterization of ryanodine receptor from unfertilized sea urchin eggs. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002; 282:R727-37. [PMID: 11832393 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00519.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Unfertilized eggs of sea urchins (Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus) demonstrated cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR)-induced Ca(2+) release and caffeine-induced Ca(2+) release, both of which were considered to be mediated through the ryanodine receptor (RyR). We cloned cDNAs for sea urchin egg RyR (suRyR), which encode a 597-kDa protein of 5,317 amino acids. suRyR shares common structural features with known RyRs: the well-conserved COOH-terminal domain, which forms a functional Ca(2+) channel, and a large hydrophilic NH2-terminal domain. suRyR shows amino acid sequence identity (43-45%) similar to the three mammalian RyR isoforms. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that suRyR branched from three isoforms of vertebrates before they diverged, suggesting that suRyR may be the only RyR isoform in the sea urchin. Four in-frame insertions were found in suRyR cDNAs, one of which was novel and unique, in that it had a cluster of serine residues. The transcripts with and without these insertions were found in the egg RNA. These results suggest that suRyR may be expressed as a functional Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release channel, which might also be involved in cADPR-induced Ca(2+) release.
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- Mieko Shiwa
- Department of Pharmacology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) are two Ca(2+) messengers derived from NAD and NADP, respectively. Although NAADP is a linear molecule, structurally distinct from the cyclic cADPR, it is synthesized by similar enzymes, ADP-ribosyl cyclase and its homolog, CD38. The crystal structure of the cyclase has been solved and its active site identified. These two novel nucleotides have now been shown to be involved in a wide range of cellular functions including: cell cycle regulation in Euglena, a protist; gene expression in plants; and in animal systems, from fertilization to neurotransmitter release and long-term depression in brain. A battery of pharmacological reagents have been developed, providing valuable tools for elucidating the physiological functions of these two novel Ca(2+) messengers. This article reviews these recent results and explores the implications of the existence of multiple Ca(2+) messengers and Ca(2+) stores in cells.
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- H C Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Higashida H, Hashii M, Yokoyama S, Hoshi N, Chen XL, Egorova A, Noda M, Zhang JS. Cyclic ADP-ribose as a second messenger revisited from a new aspect of signal transduction from receptors to ADP-ribosyl cyclase. Pharmacol Ther 2001; 90:283-96. [PMID: 11578661 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(01)00142-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), an endogenous modulator of ryanodine receptor Ca(2+)-releasing channels, is found in various tissues. Cytosolic injection of cADPR induces an elevation of intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations or potentiates Ca(2+) increases. cADPR facilitates neurotransmitter or insulin release and modifies ionic currents. cADPR is synthesized by ADP-ribosyl cyclase and is metabolized by cADPR hydrolase. ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity is up-regulated by nitric oxide/cyclic GMP-dependent phosphorylation or receptor stimulation via G-proteins within membranes. These findings suggest that cADPR is a second messenger in cellular Ca(2+) signaling. However, many intriguing issues remain to be addressed before this identity is confirmed.
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- H Higashida
- Department of Biophysical Genetics, Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, 13-1 Takara-machi, 920-8640, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Fukushi Y, Kato I, Takasawa S, Sasaki T, Ong BH, Sato M, Ohsaga A, Sato K, Shirato K, Okamoto H, Maruyama Y. Identification of cyclic ADP-ribose-dependent mechanisms in pancreatic muscarinic Ca(2+) signaling using CD38 knockout mice. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:649-55. [PMID: 11001947 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004469200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We showed that muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh)-stimulation increased the cellular content of cADPR in the pancreatic acinar cells from normal mice but not in those from CD38 knockout mice. By monitoring ACh-evoked increases in the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) using fura-2 microfluorimetry, we distinguished and characterized the Ca(2+) release mechanisms responsive to cADPR. The Ca(2+) response from the cells of the knockout mice (KO cells) lacked two components of the muscarinic Ca(2+) release present in wild mice. The first component inducible by the low concentration of ACh contributed to regenerative Ca(2+) spikes. This component was abolished by ryanodine treatment in the normal cells and was severely impaired in KO cells, indicating that the low ACh-induced regenerative spike responses were caused by cADPR-dependent Ca(2+) release from a pool regulated by a class of ryanodine receptors. The second component inducible by the high concentration of ACh was involved in the phasic Ca(2+) response, and it was not abolished by ryanodine treatment. Overall, we conclude that muscarinic Ca(2+) signaling in pancreatic acinar cells involves a CD38-dependent pathway responsible for two cADPR-dependent Ca(2+) release mechanisms in which the one sensitive to ryanodine plays a crucial role for the generation of repetitive Ca(2+) spikes.
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- Y Fukushi
- Department of Physiology I, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo-cho 2-1, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Higashida H, Yokoyama S, Hoshi N, Hashii M, Egorova A, Zhong ZG, Noda M, Shahidullah M, Taketo M, Knijnik R, Kimura Y, Takahashi H, Chen XL, Shin Y, Zhang JS. Signal transduction from bradykinin, angiotensin, adrenergic and muscarinic receptors to effector enzymes, including ADP-ribosyl cyclase. Biol Chem 2001; 382:23-30. [PMID: 11258666 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2001.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in NG108-15 neuroblastoma x glioma cells, and beta-adrenergic or angiotensin II receptors in cortical astrocytes and/or ventricular myocytes, utilize the direct signaling pathway to ADP-ribosyl cyclase within cell membranes to produce cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) from beta-NAD+. This signal cascade is analogous to the previously established transduction pathways from bradykinin receptors to phospholipase Cbeta and beta-adrenoceptors to adenylyl cyclase via G proteins. Upon receptor stimulation, the newly-formed cADPR may coordinately function to upregulate the release of Ca2+ from the type II ryanodine receptors as well as to facilitate Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. cADPR interacts with FK506, an immunosuppressant, at FKBP12.6, FK506-binding-protein, and calcineurin, or ryanodine receptors. cADPR also functions through activating calcineurin released from A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP79). Thus, some G(q/11)-coupled receptors can control cADPR-dependent modulation in Ca2+ signaling.
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- H Higashida
- Department of Biophysical Genetics, Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Higashida H, Hashii M, Yokoyama S, Hoshi N, Asai K, Kato T. Cyclic ADP-ribose as a potential second messenger for neuronal Ca2+ signaling. J Neurochem 2001; 76:321-31. [PMID: 11208895 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00082.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a known endogenous modulator of ryanodine receptor Ca2+ releasing channels, is found in the nervous system. Injection of cADPR into neuronal cells primarily induces a transient elevation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), and/or secondarily potentiates [Ca2+]i increases that are the result of depolarization-induced Ca2+ influx. Acetylcholine release from cholinergic neurons is facilitated by cADPR. cADPR modifies K+ currents or elicits Ca2+-dependent inward currents. cADPR is synthesized by both membrane-bound and cytosolic forms of ADP-ribosyl cyclase in neuronal cells. cADPR hydrolase activity is weak in the membrane fraction, but high in the cytoplasm. Cytosolic ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity is upregulated by nitric oxide/cyclic GMP-dependent phosphorylation. Stimulation of muscarinic and beta-adrenergic receptors activates membrane-bound ADP-ribosyl cyclase via G proteins within membranes of neuronal tumor cells and cortical astrocytes. These findings strongly suggest that cADPR is a second messenger in Ca2+ signaling in the nervous system, although many intriguing issues remain to be addressed before this identity is confirmed.
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- H Higashida
- Department of Biophysical Genetics, Molecular Medicine and Bioinformatics, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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GuptaRoy B, Marwaha N, Pla M, Wang Z, Nelson HB, Beckingham K, Griffith LC. Alternative splicing of Drosophila calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II regulates substrate specificity and activation. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2000; 80:26-34. [PMID: 11039726 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00115-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Drosophila calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II is alternatively spliced to generate multiple isoforms that vary only in a region between the calmodulin-binding domain and the association domain. This variation has been shown to modulate activation of the enzyme by calmodulin. In this study we examine the ability of seven of the Drosophila isoforms to phosphorylate purified protein substrates and to be inhibited by a substrate analog, and the response of six of the isoforms to a mutant form of calmodulin (V91G) that was isolated in a genetic screen. Significant variation in Kms for Eag, a potassium channel, and Adf-1, a transcription factor, were found. In the case of the a peptide inhibitor, AC3I, there were significant variations in Ki between isoforms. Kact for V91G calmodulin was increased for all of the isoforms. In addition, one isoform, RI, exhibited a lower Vmax when assayed with this mutant CaM. These results indicate that the variable domain of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II is capable of altering the substrate specificity of the catalytic domain and the activation response to calmodulin.
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- B GuptaRoy
- Department of Biology and Volen Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254, USA
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Galione A, Churchill GC. Cyclic ADP ribose as a calcium-mobilizing messenger. SCIENCE'S STKE : SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT 2000; 2000:pe1. [PMID: 11752598 DOI: 10.1126/stke.2000.41.pe1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This Perspective by Galione and Churchill is one in a series on intracellular calcium release mechanisms. The authors review the evidence for cyclic adenosine diphosphate ribose (cADPR) being a second messenger involved in regulating intracellular calcium. In addition, the physiological stimuli and responses mediated by cADPR are discussed. The Perspective is accompanied by a movie showing a calcium wave triggered by cADPR.
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- A Galione
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK
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Kobayashi S, Akiyama T, Nata K, Abe M, Tajima M, Shervani NJ, Unno M, Matsuno S, Sasaki H, Takasawa S, Okamoto H. Identification of a receptor for reg (regenerating gene) protein, a pancreatic beta-cell regeneration factor. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:10723-6. [PMID: 10753861 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.15.10723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Reg (regenerating gene) was isolated as a gene specifically expressed in regenerating islets (Terazono, K., Yamamoto, H., Takasawa, S., Shiga, K., Yonemura, Y., Tochino, Y., and Okamoto, H. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 2111-2114). Rat and human Reg gene products, Reg/REG proteins, have been demonstrated to stimulate islet beta-cell growth in vitro and in vivo and to ameliorate experimental diabetes. In the present study, we isolated a cDNA for the Reg protein receptor from a rat islet cDNA library. The cDNA encoded a cell surface 919-amino acid protein, and the cells into which the cDNA had been introduced bound Reg protein with high affinity. When the cDNA was introduced into RINm5F cells, a pancreatic beta-cell line that shows Reg-dependent growth, the transformants exhibited significant increases in the incorporation of 5'-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine as well as in the cell numbers in response to Reg protein. A homology search revealed that the cDNA is a homologue to a human multiple exostoses-like gene, the function of which has hitherto been unknown. These results strongly suggest that the receptor is encoded by the exostoses-like gene and mediates a growth signal of Reg protein for beta-cell regeneration.
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- S Kobayashi
- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Miyagi, Japan
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Ziegler M. New functions of a long-known molecule. Emerging roles of NAD in cellular signaling. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:1550-64. [PMID: 10712584 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01187.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Over the past decades, the pyridine nucleotides have been established as important molecules in signaling pathways, besides their well known function in energy transduction. Similarly to another molecule carrying such dual functions, ATP, NAD(P)+ may serve as substrate for covalent protein modification or as precursor of biologically active compounds. Protein modification is catalyzed by ADP-ribosyl transferases that attach the ADP-ribose moiety of NAD+ to specific amino-acid residues of the acceptor proteins. For a number of ADP ribosylation reactions the specific transferases and their target proteins have been identified. As a result of the modification, the biological activity of the acceptor proteins may be severely changed. The cell nucleus contains enzymes catalyzing the transfer of ADP-ribose polymers (polyADP-ribose) onto the acceptor proteins. The best known enzyme of this type is poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1), which has been implicated in the regulation of several important processes including DNA repair, transcription, apoptosis, neoplastic transformation and others. The second group of reactions leads to the synthesis of an unusual cyclic nucleotide, cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR). Moreover, the enzymes catalyzing this reaction may also replace the nicotinamide of NADP+ by nicotinic acid resulting in the synthesis of nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP+). Both cADPR and NAADP+ have been reported to be potent intracellular calcium-mobilizing agents. In concert with inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, they participate in cytosolic calcium regulation by releasing calcium from intracellular stores.
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- M Ziegler
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Biochemie, Berlin, Germany.
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Ozawa T. Ryanodine-sensitive Ca(2+) release mechanism of rat pancreatic acinar cells is modulated by calmodulin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1452:254-62. [PMID: 10590314 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(99)00135-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The effects of calmodulin (CaM) and CaM antagonists on microsomal Ca(2+) release through a ryanodine-sensitive mechanism were investigated in rat pancreatic acinar cells. When caffeine (10 mM) was added after a steady state of ATP-dependent (45)Ca(2+) uptake into the microsomal vesicles, the caffeine-induced (45)Ca(2+) release was significantly increased by pretreatment with ryanodine (10 microM). The presence of W-7 (60 microM), a potent inhibitor of CaM, strongly inhibited the release, while W-5 (60 microM), an inactive CaM antagonist, showed no inhibition. Inhibition of the release by W-7 was observed at all caffeine concentrations (5-30 mM) tested. The presence of exogenously added CaM (10 microg/ml) markedly increased the caffeine (5-10 mM)-induced (45)Ca(2+) release and shifted the dose-response curve of caffeine-induced (45)Ca(2+) release to the left. Cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR, 2 microM)-induced (45)Ca(2+) release was enhanced by the presence of ryanodine (10 microM). cADPR (2 microM)- or ryanodine (500 microM)-induced (45)Ca(2+) release was also inhibited by W-7 (60 microM), but not by W-5 (60 microM), and was stimulated by CaM (10 microg/ml). These results suggest that the ryanodine-sensitive Ca(2+) release mechanism of rat pancreatic acinar cells is modulated by CaM.
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- T Ozawa
- Department of Physiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine Seiryocho 2-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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Watanabe H, Takahashi R, Tran QK, Takeuchi K, Kosuge K, Satoh H, Uehara A, Terada H, Hayashi H, Ohno R, Ohashi K. Increased cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration in endothelial cells by calmodulin antagonists. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 265:697-702. [PMID: 10600483 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many functions of endothelial cells are Ca(2+)/calmodulin dependent, whereas the role of calmodulin in the regulation of cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) remains largely unexplained. In the present study, effects of various calmodulin antagonists on [Ca(2+)](i) were investigated in cultured aortic endothelial cells loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive dye fura-2/AM, and were compared with those of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II) inhibitors. The calmodulin antagonists W-7, calmidazolium and fendiline provoked dose-dependent increases in [Ca(2+)](i). However, the CaM kinase II inhibitors KN-93 and lavendustin C had no effect on [Ca(2+)](i). In the absence of extracellular Ca(2+), pretreatment of cells with bradykinin (BK) and thapsigargin completely prevented W-7-stimulated increase in [Ca(2+)](i). Alternatively, pretreatment with W-7 also completely blocked BK- and thapsigargin-stimulated increases in [Ca(2+)](i). The time course of the Ca(2+)-response in W-7 treated cells was identical to that in thapsigargin-treated cells, but not that in BK-stimulated cells, suggesting that calmodulin antagonists could share a common signaling pathway with thapsigargin to increase [Ca(2+)](i) in endothelial cells. These findings indicate that calmodulin is involved in the regulation of [Ca(2+)](i), and may play an important role in the uptake of Ca(2+) to intracellular stores.
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- H Watanabe
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Internal Medicine III, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 3600 Handa-cho, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
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Southam L, Ashfield R, Cox R, Lathrop M, Ashcroft SJ. Human islets of Langerhans express the delta(C) isoform of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 1999; 15:243-6. [PMID: 10495472 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-7560(199907/08)15:4<243::aid-dmrr40>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is considerable evidence that calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II) plays a key role in insulin secretion and the enzyme provides a candidate gene for Type 2 diabetes. Since several isoforms of the enzyme exist, it is essential to define which are expressed by the beta-cell. METHODS A human islet cDNA library in lambdaZAPII was screened with a probe for the 5'-end of human gamma CaM kinase II. Since this region is very homologous between the different isoforms, it is expected that isoforms other than gamma would be detected. From each of the six positive clones obtained, DNA was prepared and subjected to PCR using primers spanning the variable region in which the main variability of CaM kinase II isoforms resides. PCR products were purified and sequenced in both directions. The beta-cell line MIN6 was screened for CaM kinase II delta by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and by Western blotting. RESULTS The sequences of five of the human islet PCR products indicated that the clones corresponded to the gamma(B) isoform whose expression in human islets we have previously documented. The other PCR product, however, gave a sequence containing the variable domains II and VII characteristic of CaM kinase II delta. This sequence and the absence of other domains in this region identified the clone as CaM kinase II delta(C). The expression of CaM kinase II delta in MIN6 beta-cells was confirmed by RT-PCR and by Western blotting. CONCLUSIONS Human islets of Langerhans express the delta(C) isoform of CaM kinase II.
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- L Southam
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Genetics Research, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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