Recruitment of NAADP-sensitive acidic Ca2+ stores by glutamate

2009 ◽  
Vol 422 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinita Pandey ◽  
Chia-Chen Chuang ◽  
Alexander M. Lewis ◽  
Parvinder K. Aley ◽  
Eugen Brailoiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Nicotinic Acid ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Second Messenger ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Acidic Compartments

NAADP (nicotinic acid–adenine dinucleotide phosphate) is an unusual second messenger thought to mobilize acidic Ca2+ stores, such as lysosomes or lysosome-like organelles, that are functionally coupled to the ER (endoplasmic reticulum). Although NAADP-sensitive Ca2+ stores have been described in neurons, the physiological cues that recruit them are not known. Here we show that in both hippocampal neurons and glia, extracellular application of glutamate, in the absence of external Ca2+, evoked cytosolic Ca2+ signals that were inhibited by preventing organelle acidification or following osmotic bursting of lysosomes. The sensitivity of both cell types to glutamate correlated well with lysosomal Ca2+ content. However, interfering with acidic compartments was largely without effect on the Ca2+ content of the ER or Ca2+ signals in response to ATP. Glutamate but not ATP elevated cellular NAADP levels. Our results provide evidence for the agonist-specific recruitment of NAADP-sensitive Ca2+ stores by glutamate. This links the actions of NAADP to a major neurotransmitter in the brain.

scholarly journals The ATF6β-calreticulin axis promotes neuronal survival under endoplasmic reticulum stress and excitotoxicity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinh Thi Nguyen ◽  
Thuong Manh Le ◽  
Tsuyoshi Hattori ◽  
Mika Takarada-Iemata ◽  
Hiroshi Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Neuronal Survival ◽  
Binding Capacity ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Er Stress Response ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Brain

AbstractWhile ATF6α plays a central role in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, the function of ATF6β is largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that ATF6β is highly expressed in the hippocampus of the brain, and specifically regulates the expression of calreticulin, a molecular chaperone in the ER with a high Ca2+-binding capacity. Calreticulin expression was reduced to ~50% in the central nervous system of Atf6b−/− mice, and restored by ATF6β. Analysis using cultured hippocampal neurons revealed that ATF6β deficiency reduced Ca2+ stores in the ER and enhanced ER stress-induced death, which was rescued by ATF6β, calreticulin, Ca2+-modulating reagents such as BAPTA-AM and 2-APB, and ER stress inhibitor salubrinal. In vivo, kainate-induced neuronal death was enhanced in hippocampi of Atf6b−/− and Calr+/− mice, and restored by 2-APB and salubrinal. These results suggest that the ATF6β-calreticulin axis plays a critical role in the neuronal survival by improving Ca2+ homeostasis under ER stress.

scholarly journals Determining the pharmacokinetics of nicotinic drugs in the endoplasmic reticulum using biosensors

2019 ◽  
Vol 151 (6) ◽  
pp. 738-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amol V. Shivange ◽  
Philip M. Borden ◽  
Anand K. Muthusamy ◽  
Aaron L. Nichols ◽  
Kallol Bera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Dopaminergic Neurons ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Early Event ◽  
Pharmacological Chaperone ◽  
Fluorescent Biosensors ◽  
Nicotinic Drugs ◽  
Inside Out

Nicotine dependence is thought to arise in part because nicotine permeates into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it binds to nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) and begins an “inside-out” pathway that leads to up-regulation of nAChRs on the plasma membrane. However, the dynamics of nicotine entry into the ER are unquantified. Here, we develop a family of genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors for nicotine, termed iNicSnFRs. The iNicSnFRs are fusions between two proteins: a circularly permutated GFP and a periplasmic choline-/betaine-binding protein engineered to bind nicotine. The biosensors iNicSnFR3a and iNicSnFR3b respond to nicotine by increasing fluorescence at [nicotine] <1 µM, the concentration in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of a smoker. We target iNicSnFR3 biosensors either to the plasma membrane or to the ER and measure nicotine kinetics in HeLa, SH-SY5Y, N2a, and HEK293 cell lines, as well as mouse hippocampal neurons and human stem cell–derived dopaminergic neurons. In all cell types, we find that nicotine equilibrates in the ER within 10 s (possibly within 1 s) of extracellular application and leaves as rapidly after removal from the extracellular solution. The [nicotine] in the ER is within twofold of the extracellular value. We use these data to run combined pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic simulations of human smoking. In the ER, the inside-out pathway begins when nicotine becomes a stabilizing pharmacological chaperone for some nAChR subtypes, even at concentrations as low as ∼10 nM. Such concentrations would persist during the 12 h of a typical smoker’s day, continually activating the inside-out pathway by >75%. Reducing nicotine intake by 10-fold decreases activation to ∼20%. iNicSnFR3a and iNicSnFR3b also sense the smoking cessation drug varenicline, revealing that varenicline also permeates into the ER within seconds. Our iNicSnFRs enable optical subcellular pharmacokinetics for nicotine and varenicline during an early event in the inside-out pathway.

scholarly journals Intracellular Trafficking of Brucella abortus in J774 Macrophages

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 4255-4263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graciela N. Arenas ◽  
Ana Sandra Staskevich ◽  
Alejandro Aballay ◽  
Luis S. Mayorga
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Brucella Abortus ◽  
Intracellular Transport ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Gold Particles ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Harsh Conditions ◽  
Acidic Compartments

ABSTRACT Brucella abortus is a facultative intracellular bacterium capable of surviving inside professional and nonprofessional phagocytes. The microorganism remains in membrane-bound compartments that in several cell types resemble modified endoplasmic reticulum structures. To monitor the intracellular transport of B. abortus in macrophages, the kinetics of fusion of phagosomes with preformed lysosomes labeled with colloidal gold particles was observed by electron microscopy. The results indicated that phagosomes containing live B. abortus were reluctant to fuse with lysosomes. Furthermore, newly endocytosed material was not incorporated into these phagosomes. These observations indicate that the bacteria strongly affect the normal maturation process of macrophage phagosomes. However, after overnight incubation, a significant percentage of the microorganisms were found in large phagosomes containing gold particles, resembling phagolysosomes. Most of theBrucella bacteria present in phagolysosomes were not morphologically altered, suggesting that they can also resist the harsh conditions prevalent in this compartment. About 50% colocalization ofB. abortus with LysoSensor, a weak base that accumulates in acidic compartments, was observed, indicating that theB. abortus bacteria do not prevent phagosome acidification. In contrast to what has been described for HeLa cells, only a minor percentage of the microorganisms were found in compartments labeled with monodansylcadaverine, a marker for autophagosomes, and with DiOC6 (3,3′-dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide), a marker for the endoplasmic reticulum. These results indicate thatB. abortus bacteria alter phagosome maturation in macrophages. However, acidification does occur in these phagosomes, and some of them can eventually mature to phagolysosomes.

scholarly journals The ATF6β-calreticulin axis promotes neuronal survival under endoplasmic reticulum stress and excitotoxicity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinh Thi Nguyen ◽  
Thuong Manh Le ◽  
Tsuyoshi Hattori ◽  
Mika Takarada-Iemata ◽  
Hiroshi Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Neuronal Survival ◽  
Binding Capacity ◽  
Er Stress Response ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Brain

AbstractWhile ATF6α plays a central role in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, the function of its paralogue ATF6β remains elusive, especially in the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we demonstrate that ATF6β is highly expressed in the hippocampus of the brain, and specifically regulates the expression of calreticulin (CRT), a molecular chaperone in the ER with a high Ca2+-binding capacity. CRT expression was reduced to ~ 50% in the CNS of Atf6b−/− mice under both normal and ER stress conditions. Analysis using cultured hippocampal neurons revealed that ATF6β deficiency reduced Ca2+ stores in the ER and enhanced ER stress-induced death. The higher levels of death in Atf6b−/− neurons were recovered by ATF6β and CRT overexpressions, or by treatment with Ca2+-modulating reagents such as BAPTA-AM and 2-APB, and with an ER stress inhibitor salubrinal. In vivo, kainate-induced neuronal death was enhanced in the hippocampi of Atf6b−/− and Calr+/− mice, and restored by administration of 2-APB and salubrinal. These results suggest that the ATF6β-CRT axis promotes neuronal survival under ER stress and excitotoxity by improving intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis.

scholarly journals Neuron–glia crosstalk in health and disease: fractalkine and CX 3 CR1 take centre stage

Open Biology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 130181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham K. Sheridan ◽  
Keith J. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Microglial Activation ◽  
Neuronal Damage ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Brain Maturation ◽  
Normal Brain ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Normal Brain Function ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The Brain

An essential aspect of normal brain function is the bidirectional interaction and communication between neurons and neighbouring glial cells. To this end, the brain has evolved ligand–receptor partnerships that facilitate crosstalk between different cell types. The chemokine, fractalkine (FKN), is expressed on neuronal cells, and its receptor, CX 3 CR1, is predominantly expressed on microglia. This review focuses on several important functional roles for FKN/CX 3 CR1 in both health and disease of the central nervous system. It has been posited that FKN is involved in microglial infiltration of the brain during development. Microglia, in turn, are implicated in the developmental synaptic pruning that occurs during brain maturation. The abundance of FKN on mature hippocampal neurons suggests a homeostatic non-inflammatory role in mechanisms of learning and memory. There is substantial evidence describing a role for FKN in hippocampal synaptic plasticity. FKN, on the one hand, appears to prevent excess microglial activation in the absence of injury while promoting activation of microglia and astrocytes during inflammatory episodes. Thus, FKN appears to be neuroprotective in some settings, whereas it contributes to neuronal damage in others. Many progressive neuroinflammatory disorders that are associated with increased microglial activation, such as Alzheimer's disease, show disruption of the FKN/CX 3 CR1 communication system. Thus, targeting CX 3 CR1 receptor hyperactivation with specific antagonists in such neuroinflammatory conditions may eventually lead to novel neurotherapeutics.

scholarly journals The ATF6β-Calreticulin Axis Promotes Neuronal Survival Under Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Excitotoxicity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinh Thi Nguyen ◽  
Thuong Manh Le ◽  
Tsuyoshi Hattori ◽  
Mika Takarada-Iemata ◽  
Hiroshi Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Neuronal Survival ◽  
Binding Capacity ◽  
Er Stress Response ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Brain

Abstract While ATF6α plays a central role in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, the function of its homologue ATF6β remains elusive, especially in the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we demonstrate that ATF6β is highly expressed in the hippocampus of the brain, and specifically regulates the expression of calreticulin (CRT), a molecular chaperone in the ER with a high Ca2+-binding capacity. CRT expression was reduced to ~ 50% in the CNS of Atf6b−/− mice under both normal and ER stress conditions. Analysis using cultured hippocampal neurons revealed that ATF6β deficiency reduced Ca2+ stores in the ER and enhanced ER stress-induced death. The higher levels of death in Atf6b−/− neurons were recovered by ATF6β and CRT overexpressions, or by treatment with Ca2+-modulating reagents such as BAPTA-AM and 2-APB, and with an ER stress inhibitor salubrinal. In vivo, kainate-induced neuronal death was enhanced in the hippocampi of Atf6b−/− and Calr+/− mice, and restored by administration of 2-APB and salubrinal. These results suggest that the ATF6β-CRT axis promotes neuronal survival under ER stress and excitotoxity by improving intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis.

scholarly journals Sperm express a Ca2+-regulated NAADP synthase

2008 ◽  
Vol 411 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridhar R. Vasudevan ◽  
Antony Galione ◽  
Grant C. Churchill
Keyword(s):  
Nicotinic Acid ◽  
Sea Urchin ◽  
Second Messenger ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Substrate Selectivity ◽  
Base Exchange ◽  
Adp Ribosyl Cyclase ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sea Urchin Sperm ◽  
Exchange Activity

NAADP (nicotinic acid–adenine dinucleotide phosphate), the most potent Ca2+-mobilizing second messenger, is active in a wide range of organisms and cell types. Until now, all NAADP-producing enzymes have been thought to be members of the ADP-ribosyl cyclase family. ADP-ribosyl cyclases exhibit promiscuous substrate selectivity, synthesize a variety of products and are regulated in a limited manner, which may be non-physiological. In the present paper, we report the presence of an enzyme on the surface of sea urchin sperm that exhibits bell-shaped regulation by Ca2+ over a range (EC50 of 10 nM and IC50 of 50 μM) that is physiologically relevant. Uniquely, this surface enzyme possesses complete selectivity for nucleotides with a 2′-phosphate group and exhibits only base-exchange activity without any detectable cyclase activity. Taken together, these findings indicate that this novel enzyme should be considered as the first true NAADP synthase.

Prevalence of the pit and antipit in the genus Glycine

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 986-987
Author(s):  
R. W. Yaklich ◽  
E. L. Vigil ◽  
W. P. Wergin
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Glycine Max ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Abaxial Surface ◽  
Legume Seed ◽  
Initial Report ◽  
Cone Cells ◽  
Glycine Max L

The legume seed coat is the site of sucrose unloading and the metabolism of imported ureides and synthesis of amino acids for the developing embryo. The cell types directly responsible for these functions in the seed coat are not known. We recently described a convex layer of tissue on the inside surface of the soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) seed coat that was termed “antipit” because it was in direct opposition to the concave pit on the abaxial surface of the cotyledon. Cone cells of the antipit contained numerous hypertrophied Golgi apparatus and laminated rough endoplasmic reticulum common to actively secreting cells. The initial report by Dzikowski (1936) described the morphology of the pit and antipit in G. max and found these structures in only 68 of the 169 seed accessions examined.

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