The linoleic acid derivative DCP-LA increases membrane surface localization of the α7 ACh receptor in a protein 4.1N-dependent manner

2013 ◽  
Vol 450 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Kanno ◽  
Ayako Tsuchiya ◽  
Akito Tanaka ◽  
Tomoyuki Nishizaki
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Linoleic Acid ◽  
Acid Derivative ◽  
Membrane Fraction ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Plasma Membrane Fraction ◽  
Pc 12 Cells ◽  
Surface Localization ◽  
Α7 Ach Receptor

In yeast two-hybrid screening, protein 4.1N, a scaffolding protein, was identified as a binding partner of the α7 ACh (acetylcholine) receptor. For rat hippocampal slices, the linoleic acid derivative DCP-LA {8-[2-(2-pentyl-cyclopropylmethyl)-cyclopropyl]-octanoic acid} increased the association of the α7 ACh receptor with 4.1N, and the effect was inhibited by GF109203X, an inhibitor of PKC (protein kinase C), although DCP-LA did not induce PKC phosphorylation of 4.1N. For PC-12 cells, the presence of the α7 ACh receptor in the plasma membrane fraction was significantly suppressed by knocking down 4.1N. DCP-LA increased the presence of the α7 ACh receptor in the plasma membrane fraction, and the effect was still inhibited by knocking down 4.1N. In the monitoring of α7 ACh receptor mobilization, DCP-LA enhanced signal intensities for the α7 ACh receptor at the membrane surface in PC-12 cells, which was clearly prevented by knocking down 4.1N. Taken together, the results of the present study show that 4.1N interacts with the α7 ACh receptor and participates in the receptor tethering to the plasma membrane. The results also indicate that DCP-LA increases membrane surface localization of the α7 ACh receptor in a 4.1N-dependent manner under the control of PKC, but without phosphorylating 4.1N.

scholarly journals Vacuolar-type H+-ATPase regulates cytoplasmic pH in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites

1998 ◽  
Vol 330 (2) ◽  
pp. 853-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Silvia MORENO ◽  
Li ZHONG ◽  
Hong-Gang LU ◽  
Wanderley DE SOUZA ◽  
Marlene BENCHIMOL
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Cytoplasmic Ph ◽  
Bafilomycin A1

Cytoplasmic pH (pHi) regulation was studied in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites by using the fluorescent dye 2ʹ,7ʹ-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein. Their mean baseline pHi (7.07±0.06; n = 5) was not significantly affected in the absence of extracellular Na+, K+ or HCO3- but was significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner by low concentrations of N,Nʹ-dicyclohexylcarbodi-imide (DCCD), N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) or bafilomycin A1. Bafilomycin A1 also inhibited the recovery of tachyzoite pHi after an acid load with sodium propionate. Similar concentrations of DCCD, NEM and bafilomycin A1 produced depolarization of the plasma membrane potential as measured with bis-(1,3-diethylthiobarbituric)trimethineoxonol (bisoxonol), and DCCD prevented the hyperpolarization that accompanies acid extrusion after the addition of propionate, in agreement with the electrogenic nature of this pump. Confocal laser scanning microscopy indicated that, in addition to being located in cytoplasmic vacuoles, the vacuolar (V)-H+-ATPase of T. gondii tachyzoites is also located in the plasma membrane. Surface localization of the V-H+-ATPase was confirmed by experiments using biotinylation of cell surface proteins and immunoprecipitation with antibodies against V-H+-ATPases. Taken together, the results are consistent with the presence of a functional V-H+-ATPase in the plasma membrane of these intracellular parasites and with an important role of this enzyme in the regulation of pHi homoeostasis in these cells.

scholarly journals Calcium-dependent fusion of the plasma membrane fraction from human neutrophils with liposomes

1990 ◽  
Vol 1025 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Francis ◽  
James E. Smolen ◽  
Kenneth J. Balazovich ◽  
Rebecca R. Sandborg ◽  
Laurence A. Boxer
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Membrane Fraction ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Plasma Membrane Fraction ◽  
Calcium Dependent

Association of the hepatic IP3 receptor with the plasma membrane: relevance to mode of action

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (6) ◽  
pp. C1588-C1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Feng ◽  
N. Kraus-Friedmann
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Membrane Fraction ◽  
Ip3 Receptors ◽  
Ip3 Receptor ◽  
Plasma Membrane Fraction ◽  
T Lymphoma Cells ◽  
T Lymphoma ◽  
Triton X ◽  
Brain Receptor ◽  
The Brain

Studies were carried out to characterize the interaction between inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors and the plasma membrane fraction. Extraction of the membranes with the nonionic detergents Nonidet P-40 and Triton X-100, followed by centrifugation at 100,000 g, resulted in the doubling of the IP3 receptor in the pellets, whereas no detectable binding was found in the supernatants. These data indicate that the detergents did not solubilize the receptor, that it remained associated with membrane particles, and that it is likely to be associated with the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton proteins actin, ankyrin, and spectrin were identified in the plasma membrane fraction. However, comparison of the amount of these proteins in different fractions of the detergent, or otherwise treated plasma membrane fractions, showed no direct correlation between the presence of any of these proteins in the plasma membrane fraction and their ability to bind [3H]IP3. This is in contrast to the brain and T-lymphoma cells in which the IP3 receptor is attached to ankyrin (L. Y. W. Bourguigon, H. Jin, N. Iida, N. R. Brandt, and S. H. Zhang. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 6477-6486, 1993; and S. K. Joseph and S. Samanta. J. Biol. Chem 268: 6477-6486, 1993). Thus the hepatic IP3 receptor, which is different from the brain receptor, might attach to the cytoskeleton by anchoring to a different protein. Because cytochalasin D treatment of livers diminishes the ability of IP3 to raise cytosolic free Ca2+ levels, the attachment of the IP3 receptor to the cytoskeleton seems to involve an association with microfilaments.

scholarly journals Plasma membrane association of Acanthamoeba myosin I.

1989 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 1519-1528 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Miyata ◽  
B Bowers ◽  
E D Korn
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Heavy Chain ◽  
Membrane Fraction ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Actin Binding ◽  
Plasma Membrane Fraction ◽  
Myosin I ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Actin Binding Site

Myosin I accounted for approximately 2% of the protein of highly purified plasma membranes, which represents about a tenfold enrichment over its concentration in the total cell homogenate. This localization is consistent with immunofluorescence analysis of cells that shows myosin I at or near the plasma membrane as well as diffusely distributed in the cytoplasm with no apparent association with cytoplasmic organelles or vesicles identifiable at the level of light microscopy. Myosin II was not detected in the purified plasma membrane fraction. Although actin was present in about a tenfold molar excess relative to myosin I, several lines of evidence suggest that the principal linkage of myosin I with the plasma membrane is not through F-actin: (a) KI extracted much more actin than myosin I from the plasma membrane fraction; (b) higher ionic strength was required to solubilize the membrane-bound myosin I than to dissociate a complex of purified myosin I and F-actin; and (c) added purified myosin I bound to KI-extracted plasma membranes in a saturable manner with maximum binding four- to fivefold greater than the actin content and with much greater affinity than for pure F-actin (apparent KD of 30-50 nM vs. 10-40 microM in 0.1 M KCl plus 2 mM MgATP). Thus, neither the MgATP-sensitive actin-binding site in the NH2-terminal end of the myosin I heavy chain nor the MgATP-insensitive actin-binding site in the COOH-terminal end of the heavy chain appeared to be the principal mechanism of binding of myosin I to plasma membranes through F-actin. Furthermore, the MgATP-sensitive actin-binding site of membrane-bound myosin I was still available to bind added F-actin. However, the MgATP-insensitive actin-binding site appeared to be unable to bind added F-actin, suggesting that the membrane-binding site is near enough to this site to block sterically its interaction with actin.

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