scholarly journals Biogenesis of transverse tubules and triads: immunolocalization of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor, TS28, and the ryanodine receptor in rabbit skeletal muscle developing in situ.

1991 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
S H Yuan ◽  
W Arnold ◽  
A O Jorgensen

Our previous immunofluorescence studies support the conclusion that the temporal appearance and subcellular distribution of TS28 (a marker of transverse (T) tubules and caveolae in adult skeletal muscle [Jorgensen, A. O., W. Arnold, A. C.-Y. Shen. S. Yuan, M. Gover, and K. P. Campbell, 1990, J. Cell Biol. 110:1173-1185]), correspond very closely to those of T-tubules forming de novo in developing rabbit skeletal muscle (Yuan, S., W. Arnold, and A. O. Jorgensen, 1990, J. Cell Biol. 110:1187-1198). To extend our morphological studies of the biogenesis of T-tubules and triads, the temporal appearance and subcellular distribution of the alpha 1-subunit of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor (a marker of the T-tubules and caveolae) was compared to (a) that of TS28; and (b) that of the ryanodine receptor (a marker of the junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum) in rabbit skeletal muscle cells developing in situ (day 19 of gestation to 10 d newborn) by double immunofluorescence labeling. The results presented show that the temporal appearance and relative subcellular distribution of the alpha 1-subunit of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor (alpha 1-DHPR) are distinct from those of TS28 at the onset of the biogenesis of T-tubules. Thus, in a particular developing myotube the alpha 1-DHPR appeared before TS28 (secondary myotubes; day 19-24 of gestation). Furthermore, the alpha 1-DHPR was distributed in discrete foci at the outer zone of the cytosol, while TS28 was confined to foci and rod-like structures at the cell periphery. As development proceeded (primary myotubes; day 24 of gestation) approximately 50% of the foci were positively labeled for both TS28 and the alpha 1-DHPR, while approximately 20 and 30% of the foci were uniquely labeled for TS28 and the alpha 1-DHPR, respectively. The foci labeled for both TS28 and the alpha 1-DHPR and the foci uniquely labeled for TS28 were generally confined to the cell periphery, while the foci uniquely labeled for the alpha 1-DHPR were mostly confined to the outer zone of the cytosol. 1-2 d after birth, TS28 was distributed in a chickenwire-like network throughout the cytosol, while the alpha 1-DHPR was confined to cytosolic foci. In contrast, the temporal appearance and subcellular distribution of the alpha 1-DHPR and the ryanodine receptor were very similar, if not identical, throughout all the stages of the de novo biogenesis of T-tubules and triads examined.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

1989 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
A O Jorgensen ◽  
A C Shen ◽  
W Arnold ◽  
A T Leung ◽  
K P Campbell

The subcellular distribution of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor was determined in rabbit skeletal muscle in situ by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. Longitudinal and transverse cryosections (5-8 microns) of rabbit gracilis muscle were labeled with monoclonal antibodies specific against either the alpha 1-subunit (170,000-D polypeptide) or the beta-subunit (52,000-D polypeptide) of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor by immunofluorescence labeling. In longitudinal sections, specific labeling was present only near the interface between the A- and I-band regions of the sarcomeres. In transverse sections, specific labeling showed a hexagonal staining pattern within each myofiber however, the relative staining intensity of the type II (fast) fibers was judged to be three- to fourfold higher than that of the type I (slow) fibers. Specific immunofluorescence labeling of the sarcolemma was not observed in either longitudinal or transverse sections. These results are consistent with the idea that the alpha 1-subunit and the beta-subunit of the purified 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor are densely distributed in the transverse tubular membrane. Immunoelectron microscopical localization with a monoclonal antibody to the alpha 1-subunit of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor showed that the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor is densely distributed in the transverse tubular membrane. Approximately half of these were distributed in close proximity to the junctional region between the transverse tubules and the terminal cisternae. Specific labeling was also present in discrete foci in the subsarcolemmal region of the myofibers. The size and the nonrandom distribution of these foci in the subsarcolemmal region support the possibility that they correspond to invaginations from the sarcolemma called caveolae. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor in skeletal muscle is localized to the transverse tubular membrane and discrete foci in the subsarcolemmal region, possibly caveolae but absent from the lateral portion of the sarcolemma.


1990 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 1187-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Yuan ◽  
W Arnold ◽  
A O Jorgensen

To study the biogenesis of transverse tubules, the temporal appearance and distribution of TS28 (a specific marker of transverse tubules absent from the sarcolemma in adult skeletal muscle; 28,000 Mr) and SL50 (specifically associated with the sarcolemma and absent from the region of the transverse tubules in adult rabbit skeletal muscle) (Jorgensen, A.O., W. Arnold, A. C.-Y. Shen, S. Yuan, M. Gaver, and K.P. Campbell. 1990. J. Cell Biol. 110:1173-1185) were determined in rabbit skeletal muscle developing in situ (day 17 of gestation to day 15 newborn) by indirect immunofluorescence labeling. The results presented show that the temporal appearance and subcellular distribution of TS28 is distinct from that of SL50 at the developmental stages examined. TS28 was first detected in some, but not all, multinucleated myotubes on day 17 of gestation. At this stage of development, SL50 and the Ca2(+)-ATPase of the sarcoplasmic reticulum were already present in all myotubes. TS28 first appeared in discrete foci mostly confined to the cell periphery of the myotubes. At subsequent stages of development (days 19-24 of gestation), TS28 was also found in shoft finger-like structures extending obliquely and transversely from the cell periphery towards the center of the myotubes. 1-2 d after birth, TS28 was observed in an anastomosing network composed of transversely oriented chickenwire-like networks extending throughout the cytoplasm and interconnected by longitudinally oriented fiber-like structures. As development proceeded, the transversely oriented network became increasingly dominant. By day 10 of postnatal development, the longitudinally oriented component of the tubular network was not regularly observed. At none of the developmental stages examined was TS28 observed to be uniformly distributed at the cell periphery. SL50, like TS28, first appeared in discrete foci at the cell periphery. However, shortly after its first appearance it appeared to be distributed along the entire cell periphery. Although the intensity of SL50 labeling increased with development, it remained confined to the sarcolemma and was absent from the interior regions of the myofibers, where transverse tubules were present at all subsequent developmental stages examined. Immunoblotting of cell extracts from skeletal muscle tissue at various stages of development showed that SL50 was first detected on day 24 of gestation, while TS28 was not detected until days 1-2 after birth. Comparison of these results with previous ultrastructural studies of the formation of transverse tubules supports the idea that the temporal appearance and subcellular distribution of TS28 correspond very closely to that of the distribution of forming transverse tubules in rabbit skeletal muscle developing in situ.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)


1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (6) ◽  
pp. C1381-C1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. el-Hayek ◽  
M. Yano ◽  
B. Antoniu ◽  
J. R. Mickelson ◽  
C. F. Louis ◽  
...  

Triad vesicles were isolated from normal (N) and homozygous malignant hyperthermia-susceptible (MHS) porcine skeletal muscle, and two types of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release were investigated: 1) polylysine-induced Ca2+ release (direct stimulation of the junctional foot protein), and 2) depolarization-induced Ca2+ release (stimulation of the junctional foot protein via the dihydropyridine receptor). At submaximal concentrations of polylysine, the rates of induced Ca2+ release from the MHS triads were greater than from normal triads. The T tubules of polarized triads were depolarized by the K(+)-to-Na+ ionic replacement protocol. Higher grades of T-tubule depolarization resulted in higher rates of Ca2+ release from both MHS and normal triads but, when compared at a given grade of T-tubule depolarization, the release rate was always greater from the MHS than from normal triads. Thus the activity of the SR Ca2+ release channel is always higher in MHS than in normal muscle at a given submaximal dose of release trigger. This difference is observed when the channel is stimulated directly by polylysine or indirectly via a depolarization-induced activation of the T-tubule dihydropyridine receptor.


1997 ◽  
Vol 324 (2) ◽  
pp. 689-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan E. MURRAY ◽  
Kay OHLENDIECK

In mature skeletal muscle, excitation–contraction (EC) coupling is thought to be mediated by direct physical interactions between the transverse tubular, voltage-sensing dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR) and the ryanodine receptor (RyR) Ca2+ release channel of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Although previous attempts at demonstrating interactions between purified RyR and α1-DHPR have failed, the cross-linking analysis shown here indicates low-level complex formation between the SR RyR and the junctional α1-DHPR. After cross-linking of membranes highly enriched in triads with dithiobis-succinimidyl propionate, distinct complexes of more than 3000 kDa were detected. This agrees with numerous physiological and electron-microscopic findings, as well as co-immunoprecipitation experiments with triad receptors and receptor domain-binding studies. However, a distinct overlap of immunoreactivity between receptors was not observed in crude microsomal preparations, indicating that the triad complex is probably of low abundance. Disulphide-bonded, high-molecular-mass clusters of triadin, the junctional protein proposed to mediate interactions in triads, were confirmed to be linked to the RyR. Calsequestrin and the SR Ca2+-ATPase were not found in cross-linked complexes of the RyR and α1-DHPR. Thus, whereas recent studies indicate that the two receptors exhibit temporal differences in their developmental inductions and that receptor interactions are not essential for the formation and maintenance of triads, this study supports the signal transduction hypothesis of direct physical interactions between triad receptors in adult skeletal muscle.


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