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ABSTRACT: Voltage-gated Kv1.5 channels are expressed in a wide variety of tissues including cardiac myocytes, smooth muscle and tumor cells. Kv1.5 channel activity is modified by N-cadherin, which in turn binds the multifunctional oncogenic protein β-catenin. The present experiments explored the effect of β-catenin on Kv1.5 channel activity. To this end, Kv1.5 was expressed in Xenopus oocytes with or without β-catenin and the voltage-gated Kv current determined by dual electrode voltage clamp. As a result, expression of β-catenin significantly increased the voltage-gated Kv current at positive potentials. The stimulating effect of β-catenin on Kv1.5 was not dependent on the stimulation of transcription since it was observed even in the presence of the transcription inhibitor actinomycin D. Specific antibody binding to surface Kv1.5 in Xenopus oocytes revealed that β-catenin enhances the membrane abundance of Kv1.5. Further experiments with brefeldin A showed that β-catenin fosters the insertion of Kv1.5 into rather than delaying the retrieval from the plasma membrane. According to electrophysiological recordings with mutant β-catenin, the effect on Kv1.5 requires the same protein domains that are required for association of β-catenin with cadherin. The experiments disclose a completely novel function of β-catenin, i.e. the regulation of Kv1.5 channel activity.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 12/2011; 417(2):692-6. · 2.48 Impact Factor
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Malgorzata Sobiesiak,
Ekaterina Shumilina, Rebecca S Lam,
Florian Wölbing,
Nicole Matzner,
Susanne Kaesler,
Irina M Zemtsova,
Adrian Lupescu,
Naima Zahir,
Dietmar Kuhl,
Martin Schaller,
Tilo Biedermann,
Florian Lang
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ABSTRACT: The PI3K pathway plays a pivotal role in the stimulation of mast cells. PI3K-dependent kinases include the serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 (SGK1). The present study explored the role of SGK1 in mast cell function. Mast cells were isolated from bone marrow (BMMC) of SGK1 knockout mice (sgk1(-/-)) and their wild-type littermates (sgk1(+/+)). The BMMC number as well as CD117, CD34, and FcepsilonRI expression in BMCCs were similar in both genotypes. Upon Ag stimulation of the FcepsilonRI receptor, Ca(2+) entry but not Ca(2+) release from intracellular stores was markedly impaired in sgk1(-/-) BMMCs. The currents through Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels induced by Ag were significantly higher in sgk1(+/+) BMMCs than in sgk1(-/-) BMMCs. Treatment with the Ca(2+) ionophore ionomycin (1 microM) led to activation of the K+ channels in both genotypes, indicating that the Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels are similarly expressed and sensitive to activation by Ca(2+) in sgk1(+/+) and sgk1(-/-) BMMCs, and that blunted stimulation of Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels was secondary to decreased Ca(2+) entry. Ag-IgE-induced degranulation and early IL-6 secretion were also significantly blunted in sgk1(-/-) BMMCs. The decrease in body temperature following Ag treatment, which reflects an anaphylactic reaction, was substantially reduced in sgk1(-/-) mice, pointing to impaired mast cell function in vivo. Serum histamine levels measured 30 min after induction of an anaphylactic reaction were significantly lower in sgk1(-/-) than in sgk1(+/+)mice. The observations reveal a critical role for SGK1 in ion channel regulation and the function of mast cells, and thus disclose a completely novel player in the regulation of allergic reaction.
The Journal of Immunology 10/2009; 183(7):4395-402. · 5.79 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a cAMP-activated Cl(-) channel critically important in Cl(-) secreting epithelia. Mutations in the CFTR gene, such as (DeltaF508)CFTR leads to cystic fibrosis, a severe disease with defective Cl(-) secretion. CFTR is stimulated by the serum and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase SGK1. The SGK1 dependent regulation of several carriers and channels involves the phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate-5-kinase PIKfyve, which similarly mediates the regulation of glucose carriers by PKB/Akt. The present study was thus performed to elucidate whether PKB/Akt and PIKfyve are regulators of CFTR. To this end CFTR or (DeltaF508)CFTR were expressed in Xenopus oocytes alone or together with PKB, PIKfyve or the SGK1/PKB resistant mutant (S318A)PIKfyve, and the current generated by cAMP upregulation with 10muM forskolin+1mM IBMX determined utilizing dual electrode voltage clamp. As a result, forskolin/IBMX treatment triggered a current (I(cAMP)) in CFTR-expressing Xenopus oocytes, but not in oocytes expressing (DeltaF508)CFTR. Coexpression of PKB/Akt and PIKfyve, but not of (S318A)PIKfyve, stimulated I(cAMP) in CFTR-expressing ( approximately 2- to 3-fold) but not in (DeltaF508)CFTR-expressing or water injected Xenopus oocytes. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the coexpression of PIKfyve, but not of (S318A)PIKfyve, enhanced the CFTR protein abundance but not the (DeltaF508)CFTR protein abundance in CFTR or (DeltaF508)CFTR-expressing oocytes. The present observations reveal a novel powerful regulator of intact but not of defective CFTR.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 10/2009; 390(3):952-7. · 2.48 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Cholesterol affects diverse biological processes, in many cases by modulating the function of integral membrane proteins. In this study we have investigated the role of cholesterol in the adenosine-dependent regulation of ion transport in colonic epithelial cells. We observed that methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD), a cholesterol-sequestering molecule, enhanced adenosine A(2A) receptor-activated transepithelial short circuit current (I(sc)), but only from the basolateral side. Cholesterol is a major constituent of membrane microdomains, called lipid rafts that also contain sphingolipids. However, studies with the sphingomyelin-degrading enzyme, sphingomyelinase, and the cholesterol-binding agent, filipin, indicated that the change in the level of cholesterol alone was sufficient to control the adenosine-modulated I(sc). Cholesterol depletion had a major effect on the functional selectivity of A(2A) receptors. Under control conditions, adenosine activated I(sc) more potently than the specific A(2A) agonist, CGS-21680, and the current was inhibited by XE991, an inhibitor of cAMP-dependent K(+) channels. Following cholesterol depletion, CGS-21680 activated I(sc) more potently than adenosine, and the current was inhibited by clotrimazole, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (IK1) channels. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that A(2A) receptors associate with IK1 channels following cholesterol depletion. These results suggest that cholesterol content in colonic epithelia affects adenosine-mediated anion secretion by controlling agonist-selective signaling.
Experimental Cell Research 07/2009; 315(17):3028-35. · 3.58 Impact Factor
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Ekaterina Shumilina, Rebecca S Lam,
Florian Wölbing,
Nicole Matzner,
Irina M Zemtsova,
Malgorzata Sobiesiak,
Hasan Mahmud,
Ulrike Sausbier,
Tilo Biedermann,
Peter Ruth,
Matthias Sausbier,
Florian Lang
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ABSTRACT: Mast cell stimulation by Ag is followed by the opening of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels, which participate in the orchestration of mast cell degranulation. The present study has been performed to explore the involvement of the Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel K(Ca)3.1 in mast cell function. To this end mast cells have been isolated and cultured from the bone marrow (bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs)) of K(Ca)3.1 knockout mice (K(Ca)3.1(-/-)) and their wild-type littermates (K(Ca)3.1(+/+)). Mast cell number as well as in vitro BMMC growth and CD117, CD34, and FcepsilonRI expression were similar in both genotypes, but regulatory cell volume decrease was impaired in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) BMMCs. Treatment of the cells with Ag, endothelin-1, or the Ca(2+) ionophore ionomycin was followed by stimulation of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels and cell membrane hyperpolarization in K(Ca)3.1(+/+), but not in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) BMMCs. Upon Ag stimulation, Ca(2+) entry but not Ca(2+) release from intracellular stores was markedly impaired in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) BMMCs. Similarly, Ca(2+) entry upon endothelin-1 stimulation was significantly reduced in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) cells. Ag-induced release of beta-hexosaminidase, an indicator of mast cell degranulation, was significantly smaller in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) BMMCs compared with K(Ca)3.1(+/+) BMMCs. Moreover, histamine release upon stimulation of BMMCs with endothelin-1 was reduced in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) cells. The in vivo Ag-induced decline in body temperature revealed that IgE-dependent anaphylaxis was again significantly (by approximately 50%) blunted in K(Ca)3.1(-/-) mice. In conclusion, K(Ca)3.1 is required for Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel activity and Ca(2+)-dependent processes such as endothelin-1- or Ag-induced degranulation of mast cells, and may thus play a critical role in anaphylactic reactions.
The Journal of Immunology 06/2008; 180(12):8040-7. · 5.79 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Stimulation of the mast cell IgE-receptor (FcepsilonRI) by antigen leads to stimulation of Ca(2+) entry with subsequent mast cell degranulation and release of inflammatory mediators. Ca(2+) further activates Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels, which in turn provide the electrical driving force for Ca(2+) entry. Since phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3-kinase has previously been shown to be required for mast cell activation and degranulation, we explored, whether mast cell Ca(2+) and Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels may be sensitive to PI3-kinase activity. Whole-cell patch clamp experiments and Fura-2 fluorescence measurements for determination of cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration were performed in mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells either treated or untreated with the PI3-kinase inhibitors LY-294002 (10 muM) and wortmannin (100 nM). Antigen-stimulated Ca(2+) entry but not Ca(2+) release from the intracellular stores was dramatically reduced upon PI3-kinase inhibition. Ca(2+) entry was further inhibited by TRPV blocker ruthenium red (10 muM). Ca(2+) entry following readdition after Ca(+)-store depletion with thapsigargin was again decreased by LY-294002, pointing to inhibition of store-operated channels (SOCs). Moreover, inhibition of PI3-kinase abrogated IgE-stimulated, but not ionomycin-induced stimulation of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels. These observations disclose PI3-kinase-dependent regulation of Ca(2+) entry and Ca(2+)-activated K(+)-channels, which in turn participate in triggering mast cell degranulation.
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 02/2008; 22(1-4):169-76. · 2.86 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Kv1.5 is expressed in multiple tissues including heart, brain, macrophages, as well as vascular, airway, and intestinal smooth muscle cells. Kv1.5 currents contribute to cardiac repolarization. In cardiac myocytes Kv1.5 colocalizes with N-cadherin. As Kv1.5 expression increases following establishment of cell-cell contacts and N-cadherin influences the activity of other ion channels, we explored whether N-cadherin participates in the regulation of Kv1.5 activity. To this end, we expressed Kv1.5 in Xenopus oocytes with or without additional expression of N-cadherin. Coexpression of N-cadherin was followed by a approximately 2- to 3-fold increase of Kv1.5 induced current. The effect of N-cadherin was not paralleled by significant alterations of Kv1.5 channel abundance within the oocyte cell membrane but resulted primarily from accelerated recovery from inactivation. In conclusion, N-cadherin modifies Kv1.5 channel activity and is thus a novel candidate signaling molecule participating in the regulation of a variety of functions including cardiac action potential and vascular tone.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 12/2007; 363(1):18-23. · 2.48 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Changes in the level of membrane cholesterol regulate a variety of signaling processes including those mediated by acylated signaling molecules that localize to lipid rafts. Recently several types of ion channels have been shown to have cholesterol-dependent activity and to localize to lipid rafts. In this study, we have investigated the role of cholesterol in the regulation of ion transport in colonic epithelial cells. We observed that methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD), a cholesterol-sequestering molecule, activated transepithelial short circuit current (Isc), but only from the basolateral side. Similar results were obtained with a cholesterol-binding agent, filipin, and with the sphingomyelin-degrading enzyme, sphingomyelinase. Experiments with DeltaF508CFTR mutant mice indicated that raft disruption affected CFTR-mediated anion secretion, while pharmacological studies showed that this effect was due to activation of basolateral large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels. Sucrose density gradient centrifugation studies demonstrated that BK channels were normally present in the high-density fraction containing the detergent-insoluble cytoskeleton, and that following treatment with MbetaCD, BK channels redistributed into detergent-soluble fractions. Our evidence therefore implicates novel high-density cholesterol-enriched plasma membrane microdomains in the modulation of BK channel activation and anion secretion in colonic epithelia.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 01/2005; 1667(2):241-8. · 4.66 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Previous studies have shown that alpha2 adrenoceptor (alpha2AR) agonists inhibit electrolyte secretion in colonic epithelia, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in this process. In this study we examined the effect of alpha2AR activation on transepithelial anion secretion across isolated murine colonic epithelium. We found that alpha2AR agonists, UK 14,304, clonidine and medetomidine were potent inhibitors of anion secretion, especially in the proximal colon. Short circuit current measurements (Isc) in colonic epithelia from normal and cystic fibrosis (CF) mice showed that alpha2AR agonists inhibited basal cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-mediated Cl- secretion but had no effect on CFTR activation by cAMP-dependent phosphorylation. Apical administration of an ionophore, nystatin (90 microg ml-1), was used to investigate the effect of UK 14,304 on basolateral K+ transport. The Na+-K+-ATPase current, measured as ouabain-sensitive current in the absence of ion gradients, was unaltered by pretreatment of the tissue with UK 14,304 (1 microM). In the presence of a basolaterally directed K+ gradient, UK 14,304 significantly reduced nystatin-activated Isc indicating that activation of alpha2ARs inhibits basolateral K+ channels. Studies with selective K+ channel inhibitors and openers showed that alpha2AR agonists inhibited KATP channels that were tonically active in mouse colonic epithelia. RT-PCR and pharmacological studies suggested that these channels could be similar to vascular smooth muscle KATP channels comprising Kir6.1/SUR2B or Kir6.2/SUR2B subunits. Inhibition of anion secretion by alpha2AR agonists required activation of pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi/o proteins, but did not involve classical second messengers, such as cAMP or Ca2+. In summary, alpha2ARs inhibit anion secretion in colonic epithelia by acting on basolateral KATP channels, through a process that does not involve classical second messengers.
The Journal of Physiology 05/2003; 548(Pt 2):475-84. · 4.72 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Cholesterol affects diverse biological processes, in many cases by modulating the function of integral membrane proteins. In this study we have investigated the role of cholesterol in the adenosine-dependent regulation of ion transport in colonic epithelial cells. We observed that methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD), a cholesterol-sequestering molecule, enhanced adenosine A2A receptor-activated transepithelial short circuit current (Isc), but only from the basolateral side. Cholesterol is a major constituent of membrane microdomains, called lipid rafts that also contain sphingolipids. However, studies with the sphingomyelin-degrading enzyme, sphingomyelinase, and the cholesterol-binding agent, filipin, indicated that the change in the level of cholesterol alone was sufficient to control the adenosine-modulated Isc. Cholesterol depletion had a major effect on the functional selectivity of A2A receptors. Under control conditions, adenosine activated Isc more potently than the specific A2A agonist, CGS-21680, and the current was inhibited by XE991, an inhibitor of cAMP-dependent K+ channels. Following cholesterol depletion, CGS-21680 activated Isc more potently than adenosine, and the current was inhibited by clotrimazole, an inhibitor of Ca2+-activated K+ (IK1) channels. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that A2A receptors associate with IK1 channels following cholesterol depletion. These results suggest that cholesterol content in colonic epithelia affects adenosine-mediated anion secretion by controlling agonist-selective signaling.
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