scholarly journals The mechanism of action of β-bungarotoxin at the presynaptic plasma membrane

1986 ◽  
Vol 233 (2) ◽  
pp. 519-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Rugolo ◽  
J O Dolly ◽  
D G Nicholls
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Nerve Terminals ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Synaptosomal Plasma Membrane ◽  
Presynaptic Plasma Membrane ◽  
Mammalian Nerve

The beta-bungarotoxin-induced depolarization of the synaptosomal plasma membrane monitored by the efflux of 86Rb+ is potentiated by raising the albumin in the incubation, is Ca2+-dependent and is due neither to inhibition of the (Na+ + K+)-dependent ATPase nor to activation of the voltage-dependent Na+ channel. Occupancy of the beta-bungarotoxin-binding site by dendrotoxin inhibits partially the action of beta-bungarotoxin. The efflux of 86Rb+ is parallelled by a release of lactate dehydrogenase from the synaptosome, and the two processes are maximal with 2 nM-toxin. Digitonin induces a release of 86Rb+ and lactate dehydrogenase closely similar to that seen with beta-bungarotoxin. It is concluded that the toxicity of beta-bungarotoxin for mammalian nerve terminals can be largely accounted for by specific site-directed phospholipase A2-induced permeabilization of the plasma membrane.

scholarly journals Calcium efflux and cycling across the synaptosomal plasma membrane

1985 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Snelling ◽  
D Nicholls
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Potential Gradient ◽  
Electrochemical Potential ◽  
Electrochemical Gradient ◽  
Calcium Efflux ◽  
Normal Medium ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Synaptosomal Plasma Membrane ◽  
Ca2 Channels

Ca2+ efflux from intact synaptosomes is investigated. Net efflux can be induced by returning synaptosomes from media with elevated Ca2+ or high pH to a normal medium. Net Ca2+ efflux is accelerated when the Na+ electrochemical potential gradient is collapsed by veratridine plus ouabain. Under steady-state conditions at 30 degrees C, Ca2+ cycles across the plasma membrane at 0.38 nmol . min-1 . mg-1 of protein. Exchange is increased by 145% by veratridine plus ouabain, both influx and efflux being increased. Increased influx is probably due to activation of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, since it is abolished by verapamil. The results indicate that, at least under conditions of low Na+ electrochemical gradient, some pathway other than a Na+/Ca2+ exchange must operate in the plasma membrane to expel Ca2+.

scholarly journals Hydrogen sulfide is a partially redox-independent activator of the human jejunum Na+ channel, Nav1.5

2011 ◽  
Vol 300 (6) ◽  
pp. G1105-G1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Strege ◽  
Cheryl E. Bernard ◽  
Robert E. Kraichely ◽  
Amelia Mazzone ◽  
Lei Sha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Oxidation Reactions ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Peak Current ◽  
293 Cells ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Cells Of Cajal

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced endogenously by l-cysteine metabolism. H2S modulates several ion channels with an unclear mechanism of action. A possible mechanism is through reduction-oxidation reactions attributable to the redox potential of the sulfur moiety. The aims of this study were to determine the effects of the H2S donor NaHS on NaV1.5, a voltage-dependent sodium channel expressed in the gastrointestinal tract in human jejunum smooth muscle cells and interstitial cells of Cajal, and to elucidate whether H2S acts on NaV1.5 by redox reactions. Whole cell Na+ currents were recorded in freshly dissociated human jejunum circular myocytes and NaV1.5-transfected human embryonic kidney-293 cells. RT-PCR amplified mRNA for H2S enzymes cystathionine β-synthase and cystathionine γ-lyase from the human jejunum. NaHS increased native Na+ peak currents and shifted the half-point ( V1/2) of steady-state activation and inactivation by +21 ± 2 mV and +15 ± 3 mV, respectively. Similar effects were seen on the heterologously expressed NaV1.5 α subunit with EC50s in the 10−4 to 10−3 M range. The reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT) mimicked in part the effects of NaHS by increasing peak current and positively shifting steady-state activation. DTT together with NaHS had an additive effect on steady-state activation but not on peak current, suggesting that the latter may be altered via reduction. Pretreatment with the Hg2+-conjugated oxidizer thimerosal or the alkylating agent N-ethylmaleimide inhibited or decreased NaHS induction of NaV1.5 peak current. These studies show that H2S activates the gastrointestinal Na+ channel, and the mechanism of action of H2S is partially redox independent.

VAMP (synaptobrevin) is present in the plasma membrane of nerve terminals

1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (20) ◽  
pp. 3559-3567
Author(s):  
P. Taubenblatt ◽  
J.C. Dedieu ◽  
T. Gulik-Krzywicki ◽  
N. Morel
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Synaptic Vesicle ◽  
Synaptic Vesicles ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Snare Complex ◽  
Nerve Endings ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Synaptosomal Plasma Membrane ◽  
Presynaptic Plasma Membrane ◽  
Vesicle Proteins

Synaptic vesicle docking and exocytosis require the specific interaction of synaptic vesicle proteins (such as VAMP/synaptobrevin) with presynaptic plasma membrane proteins (such as syntaxin and SNAP 25). These proteins form a stable, SDS-resistant, multimolecular complex, the SNARE complex. The subcellular distribution of VAMP and syntaxin within Torpedo electric organ nerve endings was studied by immunogoldlabeling of SDS-digested freeze-fracture replicas (Fujimoto, 1995). This technique allowed us to visualize large surface areas of the presynaptic plasma membrane and numerous synaptic vesicles from rapidly frozen nerve endings and synaptosomes. VAMP was found associated with synaptic vesicles, as also shown by conventional electron microscopy immunolabeling, and to the presynaptic plasma membrane (P leaflet). Syntaxin was also detected in the nerve ending plasma membrane, without gold labeling of synaptic vesicles. Comparison of gold particle densities suggests that the presynaptic plasma membrane contains 3 VAMP molecules per molecule of syntaxin. After biotinylation of intact synaptosomes, the synaptosomal plasma membrane was isolated on Streptavidin coated magnetic beads. Its antigenic content was compared to that of purified synaptic vesicles. VAMP was present in both membranes whereas syntaxin and SNAP 25 were highly enriched in the synaptosomal plasma membrane. This membrane has a low content of classical synaptic vesicle proteins (synaptophysin, SV2 and the vesicular acetylcholine transporter). The VAMP to syntaxin stoichiometry in the isolated synaptosomal membrane was estimated by comparison with purified antigens and close to 2, in accordance with morphological data. SDS-resistant SNARE complexes were detected in the isolated presynaptic membrane but absent in purified synaptic vesicles. Taken together, these results show that the presence of VAMP in the plasma membrane of nerve endings cannot result from exocytosis of synaptic vesicles, a process which could, as far as SNAREs are concerned, very much resemble homotypic fusion.

Axonal transport of the voltage-dependent Na+ channel protein identified by its tetrodotoxin binding site in rat sciatic nerves

1985 ◽  
Vol 345 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Lombet ◽  
Pierre Laduron ◽  
Christiane Mourre ◽  
Yves Jacomet ◽  
Michel Lazdunski
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Axonal Transport ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Channel Protein ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Sciatic Nerves

scholarly journals Interaction of bilirubin with the synaptosomal plasma membrane.

1988 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 1255-1265
Author(s):  
J Vázquez ◽  
M García-Calvo ◽  
F Valdivieso ◽  
F Mayor ◽  
F Mayor
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Synaptosomal Plasma Membrane

scholarly journals The ldhA Gene Encoding Fermentative L-Lactate Dehydrogenase in Corynebacterium glutamicum Is Positively Regulated by the Global Regulator GlxR

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 550
Author(s):  
Koichi Toyoda ◽  
Masayuki Inui
Keyword(s):  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Corynebacterium Glutamicum ◽  
Lactate Production ◽  
Exponential Phase ◽  
Aerobic Bacterium ◽  
Global Regulator ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Fermentation Products ◽  
Ldha Gene

Bacterial metabolism shifts from aerobic respiration to fermentation at the transition from exponential to stationary growth phases in response to limited oxygen availability. Corynebacterium glutamicum, a Gram-positive, facultative aerobic bacterium used for industrial amino acid production, excretes L-lactate, acetate, and succinate as fermentation products. The ldhA gene encoding L-lactate dehydrogenase is solely responsible for L-lactate production. Its expression is repressed at the exponential phase and prominently induced at the transition phase. ldhA is transcriptionally repressed by the sugar-phosphate-responsive regulator SugR and L-lactate-responsive regulator LldR. Although ldhA expression is derepressed even at the exponential phase in the sugR and lldR double deletion mutant, a further increase in its expression is still observed at the stationary phase, implicating the action of additional transcription regulators. In this study, involvement of the cAMP receptor protein-type global regulator GlxR in the regulation of ldhA expression was investigated. The GlxR-binding site found in the ldhA promoter was modified to inhibit or enhance binding of GlxR. The ldhA promoter activity and expression of ldhA were altered in proportion to the binding affinity of GlxR. Similarly, L-lactate production was also affected by the binding site modification. Thus, GlxR was demonstrated to act as a transcriptional activator of ldhA.

scholarly journals Embryonal Carcinoma P19 Cells Produce Erythropoietin Constitutively But Express Lactate Dehydrogenase in an Oxygen-Dependent Manner

Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 1185-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiho Kambe ◽  
Junko Tada ◽  
Mariko Chikuma ◽  
Seiji Masuda ◽  
Masaya Nagao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Embryonal Carcinoma ◽  
Hypoxia Inducible Factor ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Gene Promoter ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
P19 Cells ◽  
Independent Manner ◽  
Hep3b Cells

Abstract Embryonic stem cells and embryonal carcinoma P19 cells produce erythropoietin (Epo) in an oxygen-independent manner, although lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) is hypoxia-inducible. To explore this paradox, we studied the operation of cis-acting sequences from these genes in P19 and Hep3B cells. The Epo gene promoter and 3′ enhancer from P19 cells conveyed hypoxia-inducible responses in Hep3B cells but not in P19 cells. Together with DNA sequencing and the normal transcription start site of P19 Epo gene, this excluded the possibility that the noninducibility of Epo gene in P19 cells was due to mutation in these sequences or unusual initiation of transcription. In contrast, reporter constructs containing LDHA enhancer and promoter were hypoxia inducible in P19 and Hep3B cells, and mutation of a hypoxia- inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) binding site abolished the hypoxic inducibility in both cells, indicating that HIF-1 activation operates normally in P19 cells. Neither forced expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 in P19 cells nor deletion of its binding site from the Epo enhancer was effective in restoring Epo enhancer function. P19 cells may lack an unidentified regulator(s) required for interaction of the Epo enhancer with Epo and LDHA promoters.

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