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Gazzotti S, Sassi R, Aparisi Gómez MP, Moroni A, Brizola E, Miceli M, Bazzocchi A. Imaging in osteogenesis imperfecta: Where we are and where we are going. Eur J Med Genet 2024; 68:104926. [PMID: 38369057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2024.104926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited skeletal dysplasias. The hallmark features of OI include bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures, bone deformity, and diminished growth, along with a plethora of associated secondary features (both skeletal and extraskeletal). The diagnosis of OI is currently made on clinical grounds and may be confirmed by genetic testing. However, imaging remains pivotal in the evaluation of this disease. The aim of this article is to review the current role played by the various radiologic techniques in the diagnosis and monitoring of OI in the postnatal setting as well as to discuss recent advances and future perspectives in OI imaging. Conventional Radiography and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) are currently the two most used imaging modalities in OI. The cardinal radiographic features of OI include generalized osteopenia/osteoporosis, bone deformities, and fractures. DXA is currently the most available technique to assess Bone Mineral Density (BMD), specifically areal BMD (aBMD). However, DXA has important limitations and cannot fully characterize bone fragility in OI based on aBMD. Novel DXA-derived parameters, such as Trabecular Bone Score (TBS), may provide further insight into skeletal changes induced by OI, but evidence is still limited. Techniques like Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be useful as problem-solvers or in specific settings, including the evaluation of cranio-cervical abnormalities. Recent evidence supports the use of High-Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) as a promising tool to improve the characterization of bone fragility in OI. However, HR-pQCT remains a primarily research technique at present. Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) is an alternative to DXA for the determination of BMD at central sites, with distinct advantages but considerably higher radiation exposure. Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) is a portable, inexpensive, and radiation-free modality that may complement DXA evaluation, providing information on bone quality. However, evidence of usefulness of QUS in OI is poor. Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) is an emerging non-ionizing imaging method that holds promise for the diagnosis of low BMD and for the prediction of fracture risk, but so far only one published study has investigated its role in OI. To conclude, several different radiologic techniques have proven to be effective in the diagnosis and monitoring of OI, each with their own specificities and peculiarities. Clinicians should be aware of the strategic role of the various modalities in the different phases of the patient care process. In this scenario, the development of international guidelines including recommendations on the role of imaging in the diagnosis and monitoring of OI, accompanied by continuous active research in the field, could significantly improve the standardization of patient care.
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- S Gazzotti
- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Te Toka Tumai Auckland (Auckland District Health Board), Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Radiology, IMSKE, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Rare Skeletal Disorders, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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Porro A, Saponaro A, Castelli R, Introini B, Hafez Alkotob A, Ranjbari G, Enke U, Kusch J, Benndorf K, Santoro B, DiFrancesco D, Thiel G, Moroni A. A high affinity switch for cAMP in the HCN pacemaker channels. Nat Commun 2024; 15:843. [PMID: 38287019 PMCID: PMC10825183 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45136-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Binding of cAMP to Hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated (HCN) channels facilitates pore opening. It is unclear why the isolated cyclic nucleotide binding domain (CNBD) displays in vitro lower affinity for cAMP than the full-length channel in patch experiments. Here we show that HCN are endowed with an affinity switch for cAMP. Alpha helices D and E, downstream of the cyclic nucleotide binding domain (CNBD), bind to and stabilize the holo CNBD in a high affinity state. These helices increase by 30-fold cAMP efficacy and affinity measured in patch clamp and ITC, respectively. We further show that helices D and E regulate affinity by interacting with helix C of the CNBD, similarly to the regulatory protein TRIP8b. Our results uncover an intramolecular mechanism whereby changes in binding affinity, rather than changes in cAMP concentration, can modulate HCN channels, adding another layer to the complex regulation of their activity.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Physiologie II, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie II, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie II, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, TU-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
- Institute of Biophysics Milan, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy.
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Engel AJ, Paech S, Langhans M, van Etten JL, Moroni A, Thiel G, Rauh O. Combination of hydrophobicity and codon usage bias determines sorting of model K + channel protein to either mitochondria or endoplasmic reticulum. Traffic 2023; 24:533-545. [PMID: 37578147 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
When the K+ channel-like protein Kesv from Ectocarpus siliculosus virus 1 is heterologously expressed in mammalian cells, it is sorted to the mitochondria. This targeting can be redirected to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by altering the codon usage in distinct regions of the gene or by inserting a triplet of hydrophobic amino acids (AAs) into the protein's C-terminal transmembrane domain (ct-TMD). Systematic variations in the flavor of the inserted AAs and/or its codon usage show that a positive charge in the inserted AA triplet alone serves as strong signal for mitochondria sorting. In cases of neutral AA triplets, mitochondria sorting are favored by a combination of hydrophilic AAs and rarely used codons; sorting to the ER exhibits the inverse dependency. This propensity for ER sorting is particularly high when a common codon follows a rarer one in the AA triplet; mitochondria sorting in contrast is supported by codon uniformity. Since parameters like positive charge, hydrophobic AAs, and common codons are known to facilitate elongation of nascent proteins in the ribosome the data suggest a mechanism in which local changes in elongation velocity and co-translational folding in the ct-TMD influence intracellular protein sorting.
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- Anja J Engel
- Faculty of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Macromolecular and Paper Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Macromolecular and Paper Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Krumbach JH, Bauer D, Sharifzadeh AS, Saponaro A, Lautenschläger R, Lange K, Rauh O, DiFrancesco D, Moroni A, Thiel G, Hamacher K. Alkali metal cations modulate the geometry of different binding sites in HCN4 selectivity filter for permeation or block. J Gen Physiol 2023; 155:e202313364. [PMID: 37523352 PMCID: PMC10386491 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202313364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic-nucleotide gated (HCN) channels are important for timing biological processes like heartbeat and neuronal firing. Their weak cation selectivity is determined by a filter domain with only two binding sites for K+ and one for Na+. The latter acts as a weak blocker, which is released in combination with a dynamic widening of the filter by K+ ions, giving rise to a mixed K+/Na+ current. Here, we apply molecular dynamics simulations to systematically investigate the interactions of five alkali metal cations with the filter of the open HCN4 pore. Simulations recapitulate experimental data like a low Li+ permeability, considerable Rb+ conductance, a block by Cs+ as well as a punch through of Cs+ ions at high negative voltages. Differential binding of the cation species in specific filter sites is associated with structural adaptations of filter residues. This gives rise to ion coordination by a cation-characteristic number of oxygen atoms from the filter backbone and solvent. This ion/protein interplay prevents Li+, but not Na+, from entry into and further passage through the filter. The site equivalent to S3 in K+ channels emerges as a preferential binding and presumably blocking site for Cs+. Collectively, the data suggest that the weak cation selectivity of HCN channels and their block by Cs+ are determined by restrained cation-generated rearrangements of flexible filter residues.
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- Jan H Krumbach
- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Wu Y, Wang Q, Granger J, Gaido OR, Aguilar EN, Ludwig A, Moroni A, Bianchet MA, Anderson ME. HCN channels sense temperature and determine heart rate responses to heat. bioRxiv 2023:2023.09.02.556046. [PMID: 37693513 PMCID: PMC10491304 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.02.556046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
Heart rate increases with heat, [1-3] constituting a fundamental physiological relationship in vertebrates. Each normal heartbeat is initiated by an action potential generated in a sinoatrial nodal pacemaker cell. Pacemaker cells are enriched with hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels (HCN) that deliver cell membrane depolarizing inward current that triggers action potentials. HCN channel current increases due to cAMP binding, a mechanism coupling adrenergic tone to physiological 'fight or flight' heart rate acceleration. However, the mechanism(s) for heart rate response to thermal energy is unknown. We used thermodynamical and homology computational modeling, site-directed mutagenesis and mouse models to identify a concise motif on the S4-S5 linker of the cardiac pacemaker HCN4 channels (M407/Y409) that determines HCN4 current (If) and cardiac pacemaker cell responses to heat. This motif is required for heat sensing in cardiac pacemaker cells and in isolated hearts. In contrast, the cyclic nucleotide binding domain is not required for heat induced HCN4 current increases. However, a loss of function M407/Y409 motif mutation prevented normal heat and cAMP responses, suggesting that heat sensing machinery is essential for operating the cAMP allosteric pathway and is central to HCN4 modulation. The M407/Y409 motif is conserved across all HCN family members suggesting that HCN channels participate broadly in coupling heat to changes in cell membrane excitability.
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- Yuejin Wu
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Medicine and Division of Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Saponaro A, Porro A, Krumbach JH, Sadat Sharifzadeh A, Chaves-Sanjuan A, DiFrancesco D, Hamacher K, Thiel G, Moroni A. Structural determinant of the ivabradine-induced block of pacemaker HCN channels. Biophys J 2023; 122:174a. [PMID: 36782822 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.1086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Höler S, Degreif D, Stix F, Yang S, Gao S, Nagel G, Moroni A, Thiel G, Bertl A, Rauh O. Tailoring baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for functional testing of channelrhodopsin. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280711. [PMID: 37053213 PMCID: PMC10101416 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2) and its variants are the most frequent tools for remote manipulation of electrical properties in cells via light. Ongoing attempts try to enlarge their functional spectrum with respect to ion selectivity, light sensitivity and protein trafficking by mutations, protein engineering and environmental mining of ChR2 variants. A shortcoming in the required functional testing of large numbers of ChR2 variants is the lack of an easy screening system. Baker's yeast, which was successfully employed for testing ion channels from eukaryotes has not yet been used for screening of ChR2s, because they neither produce the retinal chromophore nor its precursor carotenoids. We found that addition of retinal to the external medium was not sufficient for detecting robust ChR activity in yeast in simple growth assays. This obstacle was overcome by metabolic engineering of a yeast strain, which constitutively produces retinal. In proof of concept experiments we functionally express different ChR variants in these cells and monitor their blue light induced activity in simple growth assays. We find that light activation of ChR augments an influx of Na+ with a consequent inhibition of cell growth. In a K+ uptake deficient yeast strain, growth can be rescued in selective medium by the blue light induced K+ conductance of ChR. This yeast strain can now be used as chassis for screening of new functional ChR variants and mutant libraries in simple yeast growth assays under defined selective conditions.
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- Sebastian Höler
- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology-Neurophysiology, Biocentre, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology-Neurophysiology, Biocentre, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology-Neurophysiology, Biocentre, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Centre for Synthetic Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Merseburg A, Kasemir J, Buss EW, Leroy F, Bock T, Porro A, Barnett A, Tröder SE, Engeland B, Stockebrand M, Moroni A, Siegelbaum S, Isbrandt D, Santoro B. Seizures, behavioral deficits and adverse drug responses in two new genetic mouse models of HCN1 epileptic encephalopathy. eLife 2022; 11:70826. [PMID: 35972069 PMCID: PMC9481245 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
De novo mutations in voltage- and ligand-gated channels have been associated with an increasing number of cases of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, which often fail to respond to classic antiseizure medications. Here, we examine two knock-in mouse models replicating de novo sequence variations in the HCN1 voltage-gated channel gene, p.G391D and p.M153I (Hcn1G380D/+ and Hcn1M142I/+ in mouse), associated with severe drug-resistant neonatal- and childhood-onset epilepsy, respectively. Heterozygous mice from both lines displayed spontaneous generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Animals replicating the p.G391D variant had an overall more severe phenotype, with pronounced alterations in the levels and distribution of HCN1 protein, including disrupted targeting to the axon terminals of basket cell interneurons. In line with clinical reports from patients with pathogenic HCN1 sequence variations, administration of the antiepileptic Na+ channel antagonists lamotrigine and phenytoin resulted in the paradoxical induction of seizures in both mouse lines, consistent with an effect to further impair inhibitory neuron function. We also show that these variants can render HCN1 channels unresponsive to classic antagonists, indicating the need to screen mutated channels to identify novel compounds with diverse mechanism of action. Our results underscore the necessity of tailoring effective therapies for specific channel gene variants, and how strongly validated animal models may provide an invaluable tool towards reaching this objective.
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- Andrea Merseburg
- Experimental Neurophysiology, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Experimental Neurophysiology, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Experimental Neurophysiology, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Experimental Neurophysiology, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Experimental Neurophysiology, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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Tandl D, Sponagel T, Alansary D, Fuck S, Smit T, Hehlgans S, Jakob B, Fournier C, Niemeyer BA, Rödel F, Roth B, Moroni A, Thiel G. X-ray irradiation triggers immune response in human T-lymphocytes via store-operated Ca2+ entry and NFAT activation. J Gen Physiol 2022; 154:213138. [PMID: 35416945 PMCID: PMC9011325 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202112865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Radiation therapy efficiently eliminates cancer cells and reduces tumor growth. To understand collateral agonistic and antagonistic effects of this treatment on the immune system, we examined the impact of x-ray irradiation on human T cells. We find that, in a major population of leukemic Jurkat T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, clinically relevant radiation doses trigger delayed oscillations of the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. They are generated by store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) following x-ray–induced clustering of Orai1 and STIM1 and formation of a Ca2+ release–activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel. A consequence of the x-ray–triggered Ca2+ signaling cascade is translocation of the transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) from the cytosol into the nucleus, where it elicits the expression of genes required for immune activation. The data imply activation of blood immune cells by ionizing irradiation, with consequences for toxicity and therapeutic effects of radiation therapy.
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- Dominique Tandl
- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics, University of Saarland, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics, University of Saarland, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Bauer D, Wissmann J, Moroni A, Thiel G, Hamacher K. Weak Cation Selectivity in HCN Channels Results From K +-Mediated Release of Na + From Selectivity Filter Binding Sites. Function (Oxf) 2022; 3:zqac019. [PMID: 36156894 PMCID: PMC9492253 DOI: 10.1093/function/zqac019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels generate the pacemaker current which plays an important role in the timing of various biological processes like the heart beat. We used umbrella sampling to explore the potential of mean force for the conduction of potassium and sodium through the open HCN4 pore. Our data explain distinct functional features like low unitary conductance and weak selectivity as a result of high energetic barriers inside the selectivity filter of this channel. They exceed the 3-5 kJ/mol threshold which is presumed as maximal barrier for diffusion-limited conductance. Furthermore, simulations provide a thermodynamic explanation for the weak cation selectivity of HCN channels that contain only two ion binding sites in the selectivity filter (SF). We find that sodium ions bind more strongly to the SF than potassium and are easier released by binding of potassium than of another sodium. Hence ion transport and selectivity in HCN channels is not determined by the same mechanism as in potassium-selective channels; it rather relies on sodium as a weak blocker that can only be released by potassium.
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- Daniel Bauer
- Department of Biology and Centre for Synthetic Biology, TU Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstrasse 7, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Centre for Synthetic Biology, TU Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany,Department of Physics, TU Darmstadt, Schlossgartenstrasse 7, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Moroni A, Vardè C, Giustetto A, Stagi S, Marini E, Micheletti Cremasco M. Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) for the monitoring of body composition in pregnancy. Eur J Clin Nutr 2022; 76:604-609. [PMID: 34363054 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-021-00990-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES During pregnancy, body composition alterations can be considered as markers of complications and in this context, a non-invasive and low-cost method such as Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA), can be employed to monitor such changes. This study aimed at identifying body compartments trend during physiological pregnancy. SUBJECTS/METHODS Classic and specific BIVA variables have been measured in a sample of 37 pregnant women approximately every 4 weeks of gestation and once postpartum. Researchers used both longitudinal and cross-sectional approach. The first case included data of women from the 11th to the 15th week along with data from the 28th to the 32nd week of gestation. The cross-sectional approach regarded two more specific moments (11th-12th weeks and 30th-31st weeks) and data within two months postpartum RESULTS: The longitudinal approach showed a significant decrease in classic BIVA variables (R/H, Xc/H, Z/H p < 0.001) and a shortening of the vector, pointing out that TBW and hydration increased significantly. Specific vector length increased significantly, indicating a physiological gain of FM% (p < 0.01). The cross-sectional approach showed lower values of R/H, Xc/H, Z/H between 12th-13th and 30th-31st weeks (p < 0.01), while in the postpartum period values tended to those registered at the beginning of pregnancy. No changes have been found for the phase angle in both approaches, indicating that ECW/ICW ratio remained constant CONCLUSIONS: Among physiological pregnancies, bioelectric values showed a coherent trend and these results represent a first contribution to support routine exams, leading to an early detection of anomalous values potentially correlated to pathologies.
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- A Moroni
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Edoardo Agnelli Hospital, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Division, Pinerolo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella di Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella di Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
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Kukovetz K, Cortolano M, Stein J, Rauh O, Porro A, Moroni A, Thiel G. Systematic analyses of structure/function variability of viral K+ channels for the development of synthetic channels. Biophys J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Porro A, Abbandonato G, Russo A, Santoro B, Moroni A. Electrophysiological characterization of HCN1 channels variants linked to human epilepsy. Biophys J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.1552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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García-Fernández MD, Chatelain FC, Nury H, Moroni A, Moreau CJ. Distinct classes of potassium channels fused to GPCRs as electrical signaling biosensors. Cell Rep Methods 2021; 1:None. [PMID: 34977850 PMCID: PMC8688152 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2021.100119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs) are natural biosensors generating electrical signals in response to the binding of specific ligands. Creating de novo LGICs for biosensing applications is technically challenging. We have previously designed modified LGICs by linking G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to the Kir6.2 channel. In this article, we extrapolate these design concepts to other channels with different structures and oligomeric states, namely a tetrameric viral Kcv channel and the dimeric mouse TREK-1 channel. After precise engineering of the linker regions, the two ion channels were successfully regulated by a GPCR fused to their N-terminal domain. Two-electrode voltage-clamp recordings showed that Kcv and mTREK-1 fusions were inhibited and activated by GPCR agonists, respectively, and antagonists abolished both effects. Thus, dissimilar ion channels can be allosterically regulated through their N-terminal domains, suggesting that this is a generalizable approach for ion channel engineering.
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- Université Côte d’Azur, IPMC CNRS UMR7275, Laboratory of Excellence ICST, 660 route des Lucioles, 06650 Valbonne, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71, av. Martyrs, CS10090, 38044 Grenoble Cedex9, France
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- University of Milan, Department of Biosciences, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, 71, av. Martyrs, CS10090, 38044 Grenoble Cedex9, France
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Porro A, Abbandonato G, Veronesi V, Russo A, Binda A, Antolini L, Granata T, Castellotti B, Marini C, Moroni A, DiFrancesco JC, Rivolta I. Do the functional properties of HCN1 mutants correlate with the clinical features in epileptic patients? Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2021; 166:147-155. [PMID: 34310985 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The altered function of the Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic-Nucleotide-gated (HCN) ion channels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy in humans. In particular, HCN1 missense mutations have been recently identified in patients with different epileptic phenotypes, varying from mild to severe. Their electrophysiological characterization shows that mutated channels can act both with loss-of-function and gain-of-function mechanisms of action, without an evident correlation with the phenotype. In search for a correlation between clinical features and biophysical properties of the mutations, in this work we considered sixteen HCN1 mutations, found in eighteen Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) patients. Statistical analysis did not establish any significant correlation between the clinical parameters and the current properties of the mutant channels. The lack of significance of our results could depend on the small number of mutations analyzed, epilepsy-associated with certainty. With the progressive increase of Next Generation Sequencing in patients with early-onset epilepsy, it is expected that the number of patients with HCN1 mutations will grow steadily. Functional characterization of epilepsy-associated HCN1 mutations remains a fundamental tool for a better understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms leading to the disease in humans.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
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- Unit of Genetics of Neurodegenerative and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Child Neuropsychiatry, Children's Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy; Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, ASST San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano- Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery and Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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Saponaro A, Bauer D, Giese MH, Swuec P, Porro A, Gasparri F, Sharifzadeh AS, Chaves-Sanjuan A, Alberio L, Parisi G, Cerutti G, Clarke OB, Hamacher K, Colecraft HM, Mancia F, Hendrickson WA, Siegelbaum SA, DiFrancesco D, Bolognesi M, Thiel G, Santoro B, Moroni A. Gating movements and ion permeation in HCN4 pacemaker channels. Mol Cell 2021; 81:2929-2943.e6. [PMID: 34166608 PMCID: PMC8294335 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
Abstract
The HCN1-4 channel family is responsible for the hyperpolarization-activated cation current If/Ih that controls automaticity in cardiac and neuronal pacemaker cells. We present cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of HCN4 in the presence or absence of bound cAMP, displaying the pore domain in closed and open conformations. Analysis of cAMP-bound and -unbound structures sheds light on how ligand-induced transitions in the channel cytosolic portion mediate the effect of cAMP on channel gating and highlights the regulatory role of a Mg2+ coordination site formed between the C-linker and the S4-S5 linker. Comparison of open/closed pore states shows that the cytosolic gate opens through concerted movements of the S5 and S6 transmembrane helices. Furthermore, in combination with molecular dynamics analyses, the open pore structures provide insights into the mechanisms of K+/Na+ permeation. Our results contribute mechanistic understanding on HCN channel gating, cyclic nucleotide-dependent modulation, and ion permeation.
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- Andrea Saponaro
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, TU-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Pediatric Research Center "Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Pediatric Research Center "Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Center for Life Nano Science, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, TU-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Institute of Biophysics-Milano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Pediatric Research Center "Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi," University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, TU-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Institute of Biophysics-Milano, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy.
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Moroni A, Tondi L, Camporeale A, Milani V, Pica S, Pieroni M, Pieruzzi F, Ferri L, Arosio R, Chow K, Lombardi M. Left atrial morpho-functional changes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Fabry disease: a CMR-feature tracking study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab090.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) is a hallmark of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and its phenocopies, such as Fabry disease (FD). Together with left atrial (LA) size, LA function is emerging as a sensitive marker of the adaptive changes to backward transmission of LV cardiac filling pressure, thus implementing DD assessment. Additionally, both HCM and FD are characterized by a primitive atrial myopathy, but LA morpho-functional changes in HCM and FD have never been directly compared. More recently, LA strain by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking (CMR-FT) has been demonstrated to be a feasible and reproducible tool to explore LA function.
Purpose
To compare LA morpho-functional changes in HCM and FD and to explore their correlation with tissue alterations.
Methods
15 HCM and 15 sex-, age- and LV mass index-matched FD patients underwent CMR (Magnetom Aera 1.5T, Siemens) and Doppler Echocardiography for LV diastolic function assessment (E/e’ and DD grading from 0 to 3). LA phasic function was evaluated by CMR-FT strain (Qstrain Medis). The software output included passive (εe, conduit function), active (εa, booster pump function) and total strain (εs, reservoir function), along with LA volumes and ejection fraction (EF). Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was quantified as a percentage of LV mass using the standard deviations (SDs) method (≥ 5 SDs). Interstitial fibrosis was assessed by extracellular volume (ECV) quantification in remote myocardium. All patients were in sinus rhythm.
Results
In the HCM group, the proportion of patients with DD grade 2-3 was only slightly higher than in FD (p 0.26). Accordingly, no significant difference was found in E/e’ value (p 0.78). Compared to FD, HCM patients showed more severe LA morpho-functional changes, including larger LA end-systolic volume (ESV) (113 ± 35 vs 84 ± 23 ml), lower LA EF (37 ± 7 vs 44 ± 9 %) and a greater reduction of εs (-20 ± 5 vs -25 ± 6 %) and εa (-10 ± 4 vs -15 ± 4 %) (all p < 0.05). LV size and function and the burden of fibrosis (LGE quantification and ECV) were comparable between the two groups. Interestingly, in HCM population, unlike in FD, LA morpho-functional measurements significantly correlated with tissue characterization parameters (LA ESV with LGE, r 0.56, p 0.03; εs and εa with ECV, r -0.51, p 0.05 and r -0.59, p 0.02, respectively).
Conclusions
LA morpho-functional alterations are much more severe in HCM compared to FD with similar degree of LV hypertrophy. A more severe atrial myopathy or different mechanisms of atrial damage in the two cardiomyopathies may explain these findings. LA CMR-FT analysis may represent a sensitive tool to discriminate between HCM and FD, although larger studies are needed to confirm this finding and the possible correlation with the occurrence of atrial arrhythmias and thromboembolic risk.
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- A Moroni
- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Cardiology University Department, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Scientific Directorate, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- San Donato Hospital of Arezzo, Department of Cardiology, Arezzo, Italy
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- San Gerardo Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Monza, Italy
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- University of Verona, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Verona, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Cardiology University Department, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Chicago, United States of America
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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Ferri L, Pica S, Tondi L, Camporeale A, Arosio R, Moroni A, Chow K, Lombardi M. Left atrial strain analysis in hypertensive heart disease and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab090.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Increasing evidence suggests that left atrial (LA) deformation is a sensitive marker of diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic phenotypes. However, there is little data about the impact of hypertension on LA function; furthermore, LA deformation in hypertensive heart disease (HHD) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has not been compared yet.
Purpose
The aim of this study is to compare atrial dimensions and function, evaluated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) in patients with HHD, HCM and healthy subjects (HS).
Methods
67 patients (20 HHD, 27 HCM, 20 HS) underwent CMR and were included in the study. Patients were matched for age, sex and BSA; HHD and HCM were also comparable for LV mass index and ejection fraction (EF). CMR-FT atrial strain analysis was performed using Qstrain, Medis software to obtain i) LA conduit function, ii) LA booster pump function), iii) LA reservoir function, iv) LA volumes and EF. Tissue Doppler echocardiography was used to assess diastolic function, including E/e’. LA stiffness was calculated as the ratio between E/e’ and LA reservoir.
Both focal and interstitial myocardial fibrosis were assessed with LGE and extracellular volume (ECV) quantification.
Results
HHD and HCM showed impaired LA reservoir, conduit function and higher LA volumes vs HS (reservoir: 28 ± 11% and 28 ± 13% vs 41 ± 17%; conduit: 13 ± 7% and 13 ± 7% vs 22 ± 11%; LAESV: 76 ± 21 and 87 ± 22 vs 57 ± 19 ml respectively; all p ≤ 0.03).
HHD and HCM were comparable for bi-ventricular morpho-functional parameters and ECV. HHD showed lower E/e’ values (8 ± 2 vs 16 ± 7, p = 0.002) and LA stiffness (0.23 ± 0.3 vs 0.74 ± 0.6, p 0.03), LA dimensions (LA area 13 ± 3 vs 16 ± 3 cm2/m2, p = 0.02 , LAESVi 41 ± 12 vs 48 ± 11 ml/m2, p = 0.05) and LGE extent (1 ± 2% vs 5 ± 5%, p = 0.001) as compared to HCM. Interestingly, HHD revealed a comparable reduced LA reservoir and conduit function (all p = 0.9) vs HCM.
In HHD patients LA reservoir function was correlated with E/e’ (r -0.8, p = 0.02), but not in HCM. Conversely, LA reservoir function was correlated with LV mass index in HCM (r -0.5, p < 0.01).
Conclusions
HHD patients showed a similar and significant impairment of LA function, with lower LA dimensions and E/e’ compared to HCM with similar LV mass index and preserved function.
CMR-FT atrial strain analysis could represent a useful tool for HHD management, able to detect diastolic dysfunction (and/or atrial dysfunction) earlier than traditional markers. Further studies are needed to explore the relationship of LA deformation to heart failure symptoms and atrial fibrillation occurrence and potential changes related to response to therapy.
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- L Ferri
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Division of Cardiology, Verona, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Cardiology University Department, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Cardiology University Department, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc., Chicago, United States of America
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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Jenewein T, Kanner SA, Bauer D, Hertel B, Colecraft HM, Moroni A, Thiel G, Kauferstein S. The mutation L69P in the PAS domain of the hERG potassium channel results in LQTS by trafficking deficiency. Channels (Austin) 2021; 14:163-174. [PMID: 32253972 PMCID: PMC7188350 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2020.1751522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac disorder characterized by a prolonged QT interval on the electrocardiogram and an increased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. A frequent cause for LQTS is mutations in the KCNH2 gene (also known as the human ether-a-go-go-related gene or hERG), which reduce or modulate the potassium current IKr and hence alter cardiac repolarization. In a patient with a clinically diagnosed LQTS, we identified the mutation L69P in the N-terminal PAS (Per-Arnt-Sim) domain of hERG. Functional expression in HEK293 cells shows that a homotetrameric hERG channel reconstituted with only mutant subunits exhibits a drastically reduced surface expression of the channel protein thus leading to a diminished hERG current. Unlike many other mutations in the hERG-PAS domain the negative impact of the L69P substitution cannot be rescued by facilitated protein folding at a lower incubation temperature. Further, co-expression of wt and mutant monomers does not restore either wt like surface expression or the full hERG current. These results indicate L69P is a dominant negative mutation, with deficits which most likely occurs at the level of protein folding and subsequently inhibits trafficking to the plasma membrane. The functional deficits of the mutant channel support the clinical diagnosis of a LQTS.
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- Tina Jenewein
- Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Computational Biology and Simulation Group, Department of Biology, Technische Universita ̈t Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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Engel AJ, Kithil M, Langhans M, Rauh O, Cartolano M, Van Etten JL, Moroni A, Thiel G. Codon Bias Can Determine Sorting of a Potassium Channel Protein. Cells 2021; 10:cells10051128. [PMID: 34066987 PMCID: PMC8151079 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Due to the redundancy of the genetic code most amino acids are encoded by multiple synonymous codons. It has been proposed that a biased frequency of synonymous codons can affect the function of proteins by modulating distinct steps in transcription, translation and folding. Here, we use two similar prototype K+ channels as model systems to examine whether codon choice has an impact on protein sorting. By monitoring transient expression of GFP-tagged channels in mammalian cells, we find that one of the two channels is sorted in a codon and cell cycle-dependent manner either to mitochondria or the secretory pathway. The data establish that a gene with either rare or frequent codons serves, together with a cell-state-dependent decoding mechanism, as a secondary code for sorting intracellular membrane proteins.
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- Anja J. Engel
- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; (A.J.E.); (M.K.); (M.L.); (O.R.); (M.C.)
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- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; (A.J.E.); (M.K.); (M.L.); (O.R.); (M.C.)
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- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; (A.J.E.); (M.K.); (M.L.); (O.R.); (M.C.)
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- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; (A.J.E.); (M.K.); (M.L.); (O.R.); (M.C.)
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- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; (A.J.E.); (M.K.); (M.L.); (O.R.); (M.C.)
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA;
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany; (A.J.E.); (M.K.); (M.L.); (O.R.); (M.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-61511621940
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Saponaro A, Sharifzadeh AS, Moroni A. Detection of ligand binding to purified HCN channels using fluorescence-based size exclusion chromatography. Methods Enzymol 2021; 652:105-123. [PMID: 34059279 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Biochemical measurements of ligand binding to eukaryotic membrane proteins are challenging because they can require large amounts of purified protein. For this reason, ligand binding is preferentially evaluated on soluble domains rather than on the full length proteins. In this chapter, we describe the use of fluorescence size exclusion chromatography-based thermostability (FSEC-TS) as an assay to monitor ligand binding to the full length mammalian ion channel HCN4. FSEC-TS monitors the effect of the ligand on the thermal denaturation curve of the protein by following the fluorescence of a fused GFP protein. Changes in the melting temperature (Tm) provide a quantitative value for measuring ligand-protein interaction. As a proof of concept, we describe here the protocol for monitoring the binding of the second messenger cAMP and of the known HCN drug Ivabradine to the purified GFP-HCN4 channel. cTMP, a known non-binder of HCN channels, is used as a control. Due to the small amount of protein required, the assay represents a high-throughput screening system for evaluating binding of small molecules to full length proteins.
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- Andrea Saponaro
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Saponaro A, Sadat Sharifzadeh A, Moroni A. Monitoring Ligand Binding to Purified HCN4 Channel Proteins. Biophys J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.1389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Porro A, Gasparri F, Prota V, Thiel G, Thei F, Santoro B, Saponaro A, Moroni A. The Role of D and E Helices in HCN Channels. Biophys J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2020.11.1591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pistelli L, Sitzia C, Carrara M, Borlini S, Tejada M, Sammarco G, Fulceri F, Valaperta R, Giubbilini P, Rigolini R, Rampoldi B, Cornetta M, Mazza S, Corino SD, Pettinato A, Ferrari S, Paduraru C, Moroni A, Jance B, Costa E, Corsi Romanelli MM. Anti-SARS CoV2 antibody testing in healthcare workers: comparison between rapid-cassette tests, ELISA and CLIA methods. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2021; 34:2359-2363. [PMID: 33426866 DOI: 10.23812/20-469-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- L Pistelli
- Residency Program in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Residency Program in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Residency Program in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Residency Program in Clinical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Study of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Service of Laboratory Medicine 1-Clinical Pathology, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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Winterstein LM, Kukovetz K, Hansen UP, Schroeder I, Van Etten JL, Moroni A, Thiel G, Rauh O. Distinct lipid bilayer compositions have general and protein-specific effects on K+ channel function. J Gen Physiol 2021; 153:211677. [PMID: 33439243 PMCID: PMC7809880 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202012731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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It has become increasingly apparent that the lipid composition of cell membranes affects the function of transmembrane proteins such as ion channels. Here, we leverage the structural and functional diversity of small viral K+ channels to systematically examine the impact of bilayer composition on the pore module of single K+ channels. In vitro–synthesized channels were reconstituted into phosphatidylcholine bilayers ± cholesterol or anionic phospholipids (aPLs). Single-channel recordings revealed that a saturating concentration of 30% cholesterol had only minor and protein-specific effects on unitary conductance and gating. This indicates that channels have effective strategies for avoiding structural impacts of hydrophobic mismatches between proteins and the surrounding bilayer. In all seven channels tested, aPLs augmented the unitary conductance, suggesting that this is a general effect of negatively charged phospholipids on channel function. For one channel, we determined an effective half-maximal concentration of 15% phosphatidylserine, a value within the physiological range of aPL concentrations. The different sensitivity of two channel proteins to aPLs could be explained by the presence/absence of cationic amino acids at the interface between the lipid headgroups and the transmembrane domains. aPLs also affected gating in some channels, indicating that conductance and gating are uncoupled phenomena and that the impact of aPLs on gating is protein specific. In two channels, the latter can be explained by the altered orientation of the pore-lining transmembrane helix that prevents flipping of a phenylalanine side chain into the ion permeation pathway for long channel closings. Experiments with asymmetrical bilayers showed that this effect is leaflet specific and most effective in the inner leaflet, in which aPLs are normally present in plasma membranes. The data underscore a general positive effect of aPLs on the conductance of K+ channels and a potential interaction of their negative headgroup with cationic amino acids in their vicinity.
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- Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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- Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
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- Department of Biosciences and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biofisica Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Scheiper-Welling S, Zuccolini P, Rauh O, Beckmann BM, Geisen C, Moroni A, Thiel G, Kauferstein S. Characterization of an N-terminal Na v1.5 channel variant - a potential risk factor for arrhythmias and sudden death? BMC Med Genet 2020; 21:227. [PMID: 33213388 PMCID: PMC7678220 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-020-01170-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Alterations in the SCN5A gene encoding the cardiac sodium channel Nav1.5 have been linked to a number of arrhythmia syndromes and diseases including long-QT syndrome (LQTS), Brugada syndrome (BrS) and dilative cardiomyopathy (DCM), which may predispose to fatal arrhythmias and sudden death. We identified the heterozygous variant c.316A > G, p.(Ser106Gly) in a 35-year-old patient with survived cardiac arrest. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the functional impact of the variant to clarify the medical relevance. Methods Mutant as well as wild type GFP tagged Nav1.5 channels were expressed in HEK293 cells. We performed functional characterization experiments using patch-clamp technique. Results Electrophysiological measurements indicated, that the detected missense variant alters Nav1.5 channel functionality leading to a gain-of-function effect. Cells expressing S106G channels show an increase in Nav1.5 current over the entire voltage window. Conclusion The results support the assumption that the detected sequence aberration alters Nav1.5 channel function and may predispose to cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12881-020-01170-3.
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- Stefanie Scheiper-Welling
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Kennedyallee 104, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Legal Medicine, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Kennedyallee104, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Red Cross Blood Center, Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi, University of Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Kennedyallee 104, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Direct regulation of the pacemaker “funny” current (If) by cyclic AMP (cAMP) underlies heart rate modulation by the autonomic nervous system. At the molecular level, cAMP activates hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels that drive If in sinoatrial node (SAN) myocytes. Even though HCN channel genes were identified more than 20 years ago, the understanding of how cAMP regulates their gating is still fragmented. Here we summarize present understanding on how the cAMP signal is transmitted from the cytosolic to the transmembrane (TM) domain in HCN4. We further discuss how detailed structural knowledge prompted the development of pharmacological/genetic tools for the control of cAMP regulation in these channels.
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- Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Eckert D, Schulze T, Stahl J, Rauh O, Van Etten JL, Hertel B, Schroeder I, Moroni A, Thiel G. A small viral potassium ion channel with an inherent inward rectification. Channels (Austin) 2020; 13:124-135. [PMID: 31010373 PMCID: PMC6527081 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2019.1605813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Some algal viruses have coding sequences for proteins with structural and functional characteristics of pore modules of complex K+ channels. Here we exploit the structural diversity among these channel orthologs to discover new basic principles of structure/function correlates in K+ channels. The analysis of three similar K+ channels with ≤ 86 amino acids (AA) shows that one channel (Kmpv1) generates an ohmic conductance in HEK293 cells while the other two (KmpvSP1, KmpvPL1) exhibit typical features of canonical Kir channels. Like Kir channels, the rectification of the viral channels is a function of the K+ driving force. Reconstitution of KmpvSP1 and KmpvPL1 in planar lipid bilayers showed rapid channel fluctuations only at voltages negative of the K+ reversal voltage. This rectification was maintained in KCl buffer with 1 mM EDTA, which excludes blocking cations as the source of rectification. This means that rectification of the viral channels must be an inherent property of the channel. The structural basis for rectification was investigated by a chimera between rectifying and non-rectifying channels as well as point mutations making the rectifier similar to the ohmic conducting channel. The results of these experiments exclude the pore with pore helix and selectivity filter as playing a role in rectification. The insensitivity of the rectifier to point mutations suggests that tertiary or quaternary structural interactions between the transmembrane domains are responsible for this type of gating.
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- Denise Eckert
- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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- b Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology , University of Nebraska Lincoln , Lincoln , NE , USA
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- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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- c Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi , Università degli Studi di Milano , Milano , Italy
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- a Membrane Biophysics , Technische Universität Darmstadt , Darmstadt , Germany
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Brunner JD, Jakob RP, Schulze T, Neldner Y, Moroni A, Thiel G, Maier T, Schenck S. Structural basis for ion selectivity in TMEM175 K + channels. eLife 2020; 9:e53683. [PMID: 32267231 PMCID: PMC7176437 DOI: 10.7554/elife.53683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The TMEM175 family constitutes recently discovered K+channels that are important for autophagosome turnover and lysosomal pH regulation and are associated with the early onset of Parkinson Disease. TMEM175 channels lack a P-loop selectivity filter, a hallmark of all known K+ channels, raising the question how selectivity is achieved. Here, we report the X-ray structure of a closed bacterial TMEM175 channel in complex with a nanobody fusion-protein disclosing bound K+ ions. Our analysis revealed that a highly conserved layer of threonine residues in the pore conveys a basal K+ selectivity. An additional layer comprising two serines in human TMEM175 increases selectivity further and renders this channel sensitive to 4-aminopyridine and Zn2+. Our findings suggest that large hydrophobic side chains occlude the pore, forming a physical gate, and that channel opening by iris-like motions simultaneously relocates the gate and exposes the otherwise concealed selectivity filter to the pore lumen.
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- Janine D Brunner
- Department of Biochemistry, University of ZürichZürichSwitzerland
- Department Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer InstitutVilligenSwitzerland
- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, VIBBrusselsBelgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrusselsBelgium
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- Department Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Membrane Biophysics, Technical University of DarmstadtDarmstadtGermany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of ZürichZürichSwitzerland
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- Department of Biosciences, University of MilanoMilanItaly
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- Membrane Biophysics, Technical University of DarmstadtDarmstadtGermany
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- Department Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of ZürichZürichSwitzerland
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer InstitutVilligenSwitzerland
- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, VIBBrusselsBelgium
- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrusselsBelgium
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Abbandonato G, Porro A, Brocca L, Moroni A. Fluorescence Microscopy Tools to Study the Heteromeric Assembly of an Ion Channel. Biophys J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.1827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introini B, Saponaro A, Bonucci A, Rauh O, Cantini F, Banci L, Thiel G, Moroni A. Camp-Induced Conformational Changes in the C-Linker of HCN4. Biophys J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.2365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Thiel G, Engel AJ, Kukovetz K, Cortolano M, Höler S, Beltrame M, Moroni A. A Modular Toolbox for Optogenetic Manipulation of K+Conductance. Biophys J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.2673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Porro A, Saponaro A, Gasparri F, Bauer D, Gross C, Pisoni M, Abbandonato G, Hamacher K, Santoro B, Thiel G, Moroni A. The HCN domain couples voltage gating and cAMP response in hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels. eLife 2019; 8:e49672. [PMID: 31769408 PMCID: PMC6894927 DOI: 10.7554/elife.49672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels control spontaneous electrical activity in heart and brain. Binding of cAMP to the cyclic nucleotide-binding domain (CNBD) facilitates channel opening by relieving a tonic inhibition exerted by the CNBD. Despite high resolution structures of the HCN1 channel in the cAMP bound and unbound states, the structural mechanism coupling ligand binding to channel gating is unknown. Here we show that the recently identified helical HCN-domain (HCND) mechanically couples the CNBD and channel voltage sensing domain (VSD), possibly acting as a sliding crank that converts the planar rotational movement of the CNBD into a rotational upward displacement of the VSD. This mode of operation and its impact on channel gating are confirmed by computational and experimental data showing that disruption of critical contacts between the three domains affects cAMP- and voltage-dependent gating in three HCN isoforms.
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- Department of BiologyTU-DarmstadtDarmstadtGermany
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- Department of BiosciencesUniversity of MilanMilanItaly
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- Department of BiologyTU-DarmstadtDarmstadtGermany
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- Department of NeuroscienceColumbia UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of BiosciencesUniversity of MilanMilanItaly
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Marini C, Porro A, Rastetter A, Dalle C, Rivolta I, Bauer D, Oegema R, Nava C, Parrini E, Mei D, Mercer C, Dhamija R, Chambers C, Coubes C, Thévenon J, Kuentz P, Julia S, Pasquier L, Dubourg C, Carré W, Rosati A, Melani F, Pisano T, Giardino M, Innes AM, Alembik Y, Scheidecker S, Santos M, Figueiroa S, Garrido C, Fusco C, Frattini D, Spagnoli C, Binda A, Granata T, Ragona F, Freri E, Franceschetti S, Canafoglia L, Castellotti B, Gellera C, Milanesi R, Mancardi MM, Clark DR, Kok F, Helbig KL, Ichikawa S, Sadler L, Neupauerová J, Laššuthova P, Šterbová K, Laridon A, Brilstra E, Koeleman B, Lemke JR, Zara F, Striano P, Soblet J, Smits G, Deconinck N, Barbuti A, DiFrancesco D, LeGuern E, Guerrini R, Santoro B, Hamacher K, Thiel G, Moroni A, DiFrancesco JC, Depienne C. HCN1 mutation spectrum: from neonatal epileptic encephalopathy to benign generalized epilepsy and beyond. Brain 2019; 141:3160-3178. [PMID: 30351409 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels control neuronal excitability and their dysfunction has been linked to epileptogenesis but few individuals with neurological disorders related to variants altering HCN channels have been reported so far. In 2014, we described five individuals with epileptic encephalopathy due to de novo HCN1 variants. To delineate HCN1-related disorders and investigate genotype-phenotype correlations further, we assembled a cohort of 33 unpublished patients with novel pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants: 19 probands carrying 14 different de novo mutations and four families with dominantly inherited variants segregating with epilepsy in 14 individuals, but not penetrant in six additional individuals. Sporadic patients had epilepsy with median onset at age 7 months and in 36% the first seizure occurred during a febrile illness. Overall, considering familial and sporadic patients, the predominant phenotypes were mild, including genetic generalized epilepsies and genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) spectrum. About 20% manifested neonatal/infantile onset otherwise unclassified epileptic encephalopathy. The study also included eight patients with variants of unknown significance: one adopted patient had two HCN1 variants, four probands had intellectual disability without seizures, and three individuals had missense variants inherited from an asymptomatic parent. Of the 18 novel pathogenic missense variants identified, 12 were associated with severe phenotypes and clustered within or close to transmembrane domains, while variants segregating with milder phenotypes were located outside transmembrane domains, in the intracellular N- and C-terminal parts of the channel. Five recurrent variants were associated with similar phenotypes. Using whole-cell patch-clamp, we showed that the impact of 12 selected variants ranged from complete loss-of-function to significant shifts in activation kinetics and/or voltage dependence. Functional analysis of three different substitutions altering Gly391 revealed that these variants had different consequences on channel biophysical properties. The Gly391Asp variant, associated with the most severe, neonatal phenotype, also had the most severe impact on channel function. Molecular dynamics simulation on channel structure showed that homotetramers were not conducting ions because the permeation path was blocked by cation(s) strongly complexed to the Asp residue, whereas heterotetramers showed an instantaneous current component possibly linked to deformation of the channel pore. In conclusion, our results considerably expand the clinical spectrum related to HCN1 variants to include common generalized epilepsy phenotypes and further illustrate how HCN1 has a pivotal function in brain development and control of neuronal excitability.
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- Carla Marini
- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy.,EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium
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- Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
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- Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Computational Biology and Simulation Group, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy
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- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genomics and Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Département de Génétique Médicale, Maladies Rares et Médecine Personnalisée, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon and INSERM UMR 1231 GAD team, Genetics of Developmental Anomalies, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- FHU-TRANSLAD, Université de Bourgogne/CHU Dijon and INSERM UMR 1231 GAD team, Genetics of Developmental Anomalies, Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France.,Génétique Biologique Histologie, CHRU de Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Service de génétique médicale, Pôle de biologie, CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, Centre Référence Déficiences Intellectuelles de causes rares (CRDI), CHU Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Génomique, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Génomique, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Laboratoires de génétique, Institut de génétique médicale d'Alsace, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoires de génétique, Institut de génétique médicale d'Alsace, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Neuropediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Neuropediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Neuropediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, The PaceLab, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Mendelics Genomic Analysis, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Diagnostics, Ambry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Oishei Children's Hospital, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Child Neurology, Charles University 2nd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Child Neurology, Charles University 2nd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Department of Child Neurology, Charles University 2nd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology, Academic Center for Epileptology, Kempenhaeghe/Maastricht University Medical Center, Heeze, The Netherlands
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Hospitals and Clinics, Leipzig, Germany
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Neuroscience, Institute G Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, 'G Gaslini' Institute, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, ULB Center of Human Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Genetics, Hôpital Erasme ULB Center of Human Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Genetics, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, ULB Center of Human Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Genetics, Hôpital Erasme ULB Center of Human Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biosciences, The PaceLab, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, The PaceLab, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Département de Génétique, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Neurology, Neurogenetics and Neurobiology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, A Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, Florence, Italy.,EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Computational Biology and Simulation Group, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Membrane Biophysics, Deparment of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.,Department of Neurology, San Gerardo Hospital, University Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium.,Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06 UMR S 1127, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France.,IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104/INSERM U964/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.,Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Servatius H, Porro A, Pless SA, Schaller A, Asatryan B, Tanner H, de Marchi SF, Roten L, Seiler J, Haeberlin A, Baldinger SH, Noti F, Lam A, Fuhrer J, Moroni A, Medeiros-Domingo A. Phenotypic Spectrum of HCN4 Mutations: A Clinical Case. Circ Genom Precis Med 2019; 11:e002033. [PMID: 29440115 DOI: 10.1161/circgen.117.002033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Helge Servatius
- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology (H.S., B.A., H.T., S.F.d.M., L.R., J.S., A.H., S.H.B., F.N., A.L., J.F., A.M.-D.) and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics (A.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Artificial Organ Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Switzerland (A.H.); Department of Biosciences, CNR IBF-Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy (A.P., A.M.); and Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Center for Biopharmaceuticals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (S.A.P.).
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Saponaro A, Cantini F, Porro A, Bucchi A, DiFrancesco D, Maione V, Laskowski M, Mesirca P, Mangoni M, Thiel G, Banci L, Santoro B, Moroni A. Developing Synthetic Peptides to Regulate Native HCN Channels. Biophys J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.1638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Moroni A, Porro A, Saponaro A, Pisoni M, Gasparri F, Abbandonato G, Thiel G, Santoro B. The Role of HCN Domain in Channel Gating. Biophys J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.2146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Introini B, Saponaro A, Bonucci A, Rauh O, Cantini F, Banci L, Thiel G, Moroni A. Chimeric HCN Channels for Studying Camp-Induced Conformational Changes in the C-Linker. Biophys J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.1631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Bjarnsholt T, Buhlin K, Dufrêne YF, Gomelsky M, Moroni A, Ramstedt M, Rumbaugh KP, Schulte T, Sun L, Åkerlund B, Römling U. Biofilm formation - what we can learn from recent developments. J Intern Med 2018; 284:332-345. [PMID: 29856510 PMCID: PMC6927207 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Although biofilms have been observed early in the history of microbial research, their impact has only recently been fully recognized. Biofilm infections, which contribute to up to 80% of human microbial infections, are associated with common human disorders, such as diabetes mellitus and poor dental hygiene, but also with medical implants. The associated chronic infections such as wound infections, dental caries and periodontitis significantly enhance morbidity, affect quality of life and can aid development of follow-up diseases such as cancer. Biofilm infections remain challenging to treat and antibiotic monotherapy is often insufficient, although some rediscovered traditional compounds have shown surprising efficiency. Innovative anti-biofilm strategies include application of anti-biofilm small molecules, intrinsic or external stimulation of production of reactive molecules, utilization of materials with antimicrobial properties and dispersion of biofilms by digestion of the extracellular matrix, also in combination with physical biofilm breakdown. Although basic principles of biofilm formation have been deciphered, the molecular understanding of the formation and structural organization of various types of biofilms has just begun to emerge. Basic studies of biofilm physiology have also resulted in an unexpected discovery of cyclic dinucleotide second messengers that are involved in interkingdom crosstalk via specific mammalian receptors. These findings even open up new venues for exploring novel anti-biofilm strategies.
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- T Bjarnsholt
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Facial Diagnostics and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Department of Biology and CNR-Istituto di Biofisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Departments of Surgery & Immunology & Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Unit of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rondelli V, Del Favero E, Brocca P, Fragneto G, Trapp M, Mauri L, Ciampa M, Romani G, Braun C, Winterstein L, Schroeder I, Thiel G, Moroni A, Cantu' L. Directional K+ channel insertion in a single phospholipid bilayer: Neutron reflectometry and electrophysiology in the joint exploration of a model membrane functional platform. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:1742-1750. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Gross C, Saponaro A, Santoro B, Moroni A, Thiel G, Hamacher K. Mechanical transduction of cytoplasmic-to-transmembrane-domain movements in a hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:12908-12918. [PMID: 29936413 PMCID: PMC6102142 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.002139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated cation (HCN) channels play a critical role in the control of pacemaking in the heart and repetitive firing in neurons. In HCN channels, the intracellular cyclic nucleotide–binding domain (CNBD) is connected to the transmembrane portion of the channel (TMPC) through a helical domain, the C-linker. Although this domain is critical for mechanical signal transduction, the conformational dynamics in the C-linker that transmit the nucleotide-binding signal to the HCN channel pore are unknown. Here, we use linear response theory to analyze conformational changes in the C-linker of the human HCN1 protein, which couple cAMP binding in the CNBD with gating in the TMPC. By applying a force to the tip of the so-called “elbow” of the C-linker, the coarse-grained calculations recapitulate the same conformational changes triggered by cAMP binding in experimental studies. Furthermore, in our simulations, a displacement of the C-linker parallel to the membrane plane (i.e. horizontally) induced a rotational movement resulting in a distinct tilting of the transmembrane helices. This movement, in turn, increased the distance between the voltage-sensing S4 domain and the surrounding transmembrane domains and led to a widening of the intracellular channel gate. In conclusion, our computational approach, combined with experimental data, thus provides a more detailed understanding of how cAMP binding is mechanically coupled over long distances to promote voltage-dependent opening of HCN channels.
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- Christine Gross
- Computational Biology and Simulation Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Membrane Biophysics, Department of Biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Computational Biology and Simulation Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Saponaro A, Cantini F, Porro A, Bucchi A, DiFrancesco D, Maione V, Donadoni C, Introini B, Mesirca P, Mangoni ME, Thiel G, Banci L, Santoro B, Moroni A. A synthetic peptide that prevents cAMP regulation in mammalian hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels. eLife 2018; 7:35753. [PMID: 29923826 PMCID: PMC6023613 DOI: 10.7554/elife.35753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Binding of TRIP8b to the cyclic nucleotide binding domain (CNBD) of mammalian hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels prevents their regulation by cAMP. Since TRIP8b is expressed exclusively in the brain, we envisage that it can be used for orthogonal control of HCN channels beyond the central nervous system. To this end, we have identified by rational design a 40-aa long peptide (TRIP8bnano) that recapitulates affinity and gating effects of TRIP8b in HCN isoforms (hHCN1, mHCN2, rbHCN4) and in the cardiac current If in rabbit and mouse sinoatrial node cardiomyocytes. Guided by an NMR-derived structural model that identifies the key molecular interactions between TRIP8bnano and the HCN CNBD, we further designed a cell-penetrating peptide (TAT-TRIP8bnano) which successfully prevented β-adrenergic activation of mouse If leaving the stimulation of the L-type calcium current (ICaL) unaffected. TRIP8bnano represents a novel approach to selectively control HCN activation, which yields the promise of a more targeted pharmacology compared to pore blockers.
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- Andrea Saponaro
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Magnetic Resonance Center, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Interuniversity Consortium for Magnetic Resonance of Metalloproteins, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM F-34094, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Laboratory of Excellence Ion Channels Science and Therapeutics, Valbonne, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM F-34094, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Laboratory of Excellence Ion Channels Science and Therapeutics, Valbonne, France
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- Department of Biology, TU-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Magnetic Resonance Center, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Interuniversity Consortium for Magnetic Resonance of Metalloproteins, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.,Institute of Neurosciences, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, United States
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Institute of Biophysics, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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Voos P, Fuck S, Weipert F, Babel L, Tandl D, Meckel T, Hehlgans S, Fournier C, Moroni A, Rödel F, Thiel G. Ionizing Radiation Induces Morphological Changes and Immunological Modulation of Jurkat Cells. Front Immunol 2018; 9:922. [PMID: 29760710 PMCID: PMC5936756 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Impairment or stimulation of the immune system by ionizing radiation (IR) impacts on immune surveillance of tumor cells and non-malignant cells and can either foster therapy response or side effects/toxicities of radiation therapy. For a better understanding of the mechanisms by which IR modulates T-cell activation and alters functional properties of these immune cells, we exposed human immortalized Jurkat cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) to X-ray doses between 0.1 and 5 Gy. This resulted in cellular responses, which are typically observed also in naïve T-lymphocytes in response of T-cell receptor immune stimulation or mitogens. These responses include oscillations of cytosolic Ca2+, an upregulation of CD25 surface expression, interleukin-2 and interferon-γ synthesis, elevated expression of Ca2+ sensitive K+ channels and an increase in cell diameter. The latter was sensitive to inhibition by the immunosuppressant cyclosporine A, Ca2+ buffer BAPTA-AM, and the CDK1-inhibitor RO3306, indicating the involvement of Ca2+-dependent immune activation and radiation-induced cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, on a functional level, Jurkat and PBL cell adhesion to endothelial cells was increased upon radiation exposure and was highly dependent on an upregulation of integrin beta-1 expression and clustering. In conclusion, we here report that IR impacts on immune activation and functional properties of T-lymphocytes that may have implications in both toxic effects and treatment response to combined radiation and immune therapy in cancer patients.
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- Patrick Voos
- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and CNR IBF-Mi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Winterstein LM, Kukovetz K, Rauh O, Turman DL, Braun C, Moroni A, Schroeder I, Thiel G. Reconstitution and functional characterization of ion channels from nanodiscs in lipid bilayers. J Gen Physiol 2018; 150:637-646. [PMID: 29487088 PMCID: PMC5881443 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201711904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Recent studies have shown that membrane proteins can be efficiently synthesized in vitro before spontaneously inserting into soluble nanoscale lipid bilayers called nanodiscs (NDs). In this paper, we present experimental details that allow a combination of in vitro translation of ion channels into commercially available NDs followed by their direct reconstitution from these nanobilayers into standard bilayer setups for electrophysiological characterization. We present data showing that two model K+ channels, Kcv and KcsA, as well as a recently discovered dual-topology F- channel, Fluc, can be reliably reconstituted from different types of NDs into bilayers without contamination from the in vitro translation cocktail. The functional properties of Kcv and KcsA were characterized electrophysiologically and exhibited sensitivity to the lipid composition of the target DPhPC bilayer, suggesting that the channel proteins were fully exposed to the target membrane and were no longer surrounded by the lipid/protein scaffold. The single-channel properties of the three tested channels are compatible with studies from recordings of the same proteins in other expression systems. Altogether, the data show that synthesis of ion channels into NDs and their subsequent reconstitution into conventional bilayers provide a fast and reliable method for functional analysis of ion channels.
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- Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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- Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Biofisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Rocca M, Orienti L, Stea S, Moroni A, Fini M, Giardino R. Comparison among Three Different Biocoatings for Orthopaedic Prostheses. An Experimental Animal Study. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889802100911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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One-hundred-eighty cylindrical monocortical titanium implants, 4mm diameter and 12mm long, with three different coatings: fluorohydroxyapatite (group A), hydroxyapatite (group B), and titanium oxide (group C), all applied by vacuum plasma spray were bilaterally, randomly implanted into the femurs and tibiae of twelve adult mongrel sheep. The sheep were divided into four groups (1, 2, 3 and 4) numbering three sheep each. Sheep of groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 were euthanized at two weeks, one month, three and nine months after implantation, respectively. Biomechanical and histomorphological analysis were performed. Extraction torque increased over time in all groups until the nine months period. At all the studied periods, the bone-implant contact was higher in Groups A and B compared to Group C. However, only at nine months did this difference reach statistical significance (p<0.005 comparing Groups A and B to C). The results of this study show that all the three coatings could be recommended for clinical applications.
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- M. Rocca
- Experimental Surgery Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
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- Experimental Surgery Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
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- Experimental Surgery Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
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- Experimental Surgery Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
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- Experimental Surgery Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
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- Experimental Surgery Department, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna - Italy
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Gardinali M, Calcagno A, Conciato L, Agostoni A, Rosti A, Cori P, Vozzo N, Moroni A, Anelli A, Zoni U, Del Prete M. Complement Activation in Dialysis: Effects on Cytokines, Lymphocyte Activation and β2 Microglobulin. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889401700605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anaphylatoxins generated by complement activation by filter membranes are present in plasma during hemodialysis (HD). In the presence of endotoxins which may contaminate the dialysate, they can trigger monocytes to produce interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), with detrimental effects for the patients. We have investigated whether or not the use of complement activating (cuprophan) and non- (or less-) activating membranes (polysulfone, polymethylmethacrylate or polyacrylonitrile) per se influences cytokine levels in HD patients. Our results indicate that if a sterile bicarbonate solution is used as dialysate, there are no significant increases in IL-1, TNF, interleukin-2 (IL-2) and soluble IL-2 receptors (sIL-2r) throughout HD, even with cuprophan membranes. Moreover even a prolonged use of this membrane (three months) did not change pre-dialysis levels of cytokines and receptors. Use of complement activating membranes also does not influence β2 microglobulin levels.
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- M. Gardinali
- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Milano, Milano - Italy
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- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Milano, Milano - Italy
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- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Milano, Milano - Italy
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- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Milano, Milano - Italy
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- Blood Transfusion Center, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Blood Transfusion Center, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Blood Transfusion Center, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Blood Transfusion Center, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, Milano - Italy
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Ion channels control the electrical properties of cells by opening and closing (gating) in response to a wide palette of environmental and physiological stimuli. Endowing ion channels with the possibility to be gated by remotely applied stimuli, such as light, provides a tool for in vivo control of cellular functions in behaving animals. We have engineered a synthetic light-gated potassium (K+) channel by connecting an exogenous plant photoreceptor LOV2 domain to the K+ channel pore Kcv. Here, we describe the experimental strategy that we have used to evolve the properties of the channel toward full control of light on pore gating. Our method combines rational and random mutagenesis of the channel followed by a yeast-based screening system for light-activated K+ conductance.
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- Cristian Cosentino
- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan and Biophysics Institute, National Research Council (CNR), Via Celoria 26, 201333, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan and Biophysics Institute, National Research Council (CNR), Via Celoria 26, 201333, Milan, Italy
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- Plant Membrane Biophysics, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan and Biophysics Institute, National Research Council (CNR), Via Celoria 26, 201333, Milan, Italy.
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Kukovetz K, Engel A, Gutsfeld S, Kithil M, Rauh O, Moroni A, Thiel G. Codon Usage Influences Gating of Small K+ Channels. Biophys J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.2090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Hoffgaard F, Kast SM, Moroni A, Thiel G, Hamacher K. Corrigendum to "Tectonics of a K+ channel: The importance of the N-terminus for channel gating" [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1848 (12) (2015) 3197-3204]. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr 2018; 1860:633. [PMID: 29195685 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- F Hoffgaard
- Computational Biology & Simulation Group, Dept. of Biology, TU Darmstadt, Germany; Physikalische Chemie III, TU Dortmund, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie III, TU Dortmund, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Milano e Istituto di Biofisica, CNR, Milano, Italy
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- Membrane Biophysics Group, Dept. of Biology, TU Darmstadt, Germany.
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- Computational Biology & Simulation Group, Dept. of Biology, TU Darmstadt, Germany
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Saponaro A, Porro A, Donadoni C, Santoro B, Thiel G, Moroni A. Assigning Function to the D and E Helices of HCN CNBD. Biophys J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.1721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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