scholarly journals ENaC–Membrane Interactions

2004 ◽  
Vol 123 (6) ◽  
pp. 709-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouhamed S. Awayda ◽  
Weijian Shao ◽  
Fengli Guo ◽  
Mark Zeidel ◽  
Warren G. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Xenopus Oocytes ◽  
Feedback Inhibition ◽  
Membrane Conductance ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Membrane Area ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Lipid Order ◽  
Effects Of Temperature

Recently, it was reported that the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) is regulated by temperature (Askwith, C.C., C.J. Benson, M.J. Welsh, and P.M. Snyder. 2001. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 98:6459–6463). As these changes of temperature affect membrane lipid order and lipid–protein interactions, we tested the hypothesis that ENaC activity can be modulated by membrane lipid interactions. Two approaches were used to modulate membrane anisotropy, a lipid order–dependent parameter. The nonpharmacological approach used temperature changes, while the pharmacological one used chlorpromazine (CPZ), an agent known to decrease membrane order, and Gd+3. Experiments used Xenopus oocytes expressing human ENaC. Methods of impedance analysis were used to determine whether the effects of changing lipid order indirectly altered ENaC conductance via changes of membrane area. These data were further corroborated with quantitative morphology on micrographs from oocytes membranes studied via electron microscopy. We report biphasic effects of cooling (stimulation followed by inhibition) on hENaC conductance. These effects were relatively slow (minutes) and were delayed from the actual bath temperature changes. Peak stimulation occurred at a calculated Tmax of 15.2. At temperatures below Tmax, ENaC conductance was inhibited with cooling. The effects of temperature on gNa were distinct from those observed on ion channels endogenous to Xenopus oocytes, where the membrane conductance decreased monoexponentially with temperature (t = 6.2°C). Similar effects were also observed in oocytes with reduced intra- and extracellular [Na+], thereby ruling out effects of self or feedback inhibition. Addition of CPZ or the mechanosensitive channel blocker, Gd+3, caused inhibition of ENaC. The effects of Gd+3 were also attributed to its ability to partition into the outer membrane leaflet and to decrease anisotropy. None of the effects of temperature, CPZ, or Gd+3 were accompanied by changes of membrane area, indicating the likely absence of effects on channel trafficking. However, CPZ and Gd+3 altered membrane capacitance in an opposite manner to temperature, consistent with effects on the membrane-dielectric properties. The reversible effects of both Gd+3 and CPZ could also be blocked by cooling and trapping these agents in the rigidified membrane, providing further evidence for their mechanism of action. Our findings demonstrate a novel regulatory mechanism of ENaC.

scholarly journals Protease priming of neutrophil superoxide production. Effects on membrane lipid order and lateral mobility.

1991 ◽  
Vol 266 (25) ◽  
pp. 16465-16471
Author(s):  
D.J. Kusner ◽  
J.N. Aucott ◽  
D. Franceschi ◽  
M.M. Sarasua ◽  
P.J. Spagnuolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Superoxide Production ◽  
Lateral Mobility ◽  
Lipid Order ◽  
Neutrophil Superoxide ◽  
Production Effects

NaCl-dependent expression of amiloride-blockable Na+ channel in Xenopus oocytes

1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (2) ◽  
pp. G244-G248 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Asher ◽  
D. Singer ◽  
R. Eren ◽  
O. Yeger ◽  
N. Dascal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Xenopus Oocytes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Channel Activity ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Exogenous Rna ◽  
Lower Intestine ◽  
Regulation Of Transport

RNA was isolated from chicken lower intestine (both colon and coprodeum) and injected into Xenopus oocytes. 22Na+ fluxes measured after 1-4 days demonstrated the induction of an amiloride-blockable pathway. The Na+ transporter expressed by the exogenous RNA had a high affinity to amiloride (inhibitory constant less than 0.1 microM), but was insensitive to ethylisopropyl amiloride, i.e., it is likely to be the apical Na+ channel. Functional channels were readily expressed in oocytes injected with RNA derived from chickens fed a low-NaCl diet. On the other hand, no channel activity was detected in oocytes injected with RNA isolated from chickens fed a high-NaCl diet. Thus the previously reported regulation of transport by the dietary NaCl intake involves modulations in the level of mRNA that codes either for the Na+ channel or a posttranscriptional regulator of the channel.

Effect of PCMBS on CO2permeability of Xenopus oocytes expressing aquaporin 1 or its C189S mutant

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (6) ◽  
pp. C1481-C1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon J. Cooper ◽  
Walter F. Boron
Keyword(s):  
Carbonic Anhydrase ◽  
Intracellular Ph ◽  
Xenopus Oocytes ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Aquaporin 1 ◽  
Gas Channel ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Rule Out

A recent study on Xenopus oocytes [N. L. Nakhoul, M. F. Romero, B. A. Davis, and W. F. Boron. Am. J. Physiol. 274 ( Cell Physiol. 43): C543–548, 1998] injected with carbonic anhydrase showed that expressing aquaporin 1 (AQP1) increases by ∼40% the rate at which exposing the cell to CO2 causes intracellular pH to fall. This observation is consistent with several interpretations. Overexpressing AQP1 might increase apparent CO2 permeability by 1) allowing CO2 to pass through AQP1, 2) stimulating injected carbonic anhydrase, 3) enhancing the CO2 solubility of the membrane’s lipid, or 4) increasing the expression of a native “gas channel.” The purpose of the present study was to distinguish among these possibilities. We found that expressing the H2O channel AQP1 in Xenopus oocytes increases the CO2 permeability of oocytes in an expression-dependent fashion, whereas expressing the K+ channel ROMK1 has no effect. The mercury derivative p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid (PCMBS), which inhibits the H2O movement through AQP1, also blocks the AQP1-dependent increase in CO2 permeability. The mercury-insensitive C189S mutant of AQP1 increases the CO2 permeability of the oocyte to the same extent as does the wild-type channel. However, the C189S-dependent increase in CO2permeability is unaffected by treatment with PCMBS. These data rule out options 2–4 listed above. Thus our results suggest that CO2passes through the pore of AQP1 and are the first data to demonstrate that a gas can enter a cell by a means other than diffusing through the membrane lipid.

scholarly journals Modulation of A2aR Oligomerisation by Conformational State and PIP2 Interactions Revealed by MD Simulations and Markov Models

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanling Song ◽  
Anna L. Duncan ◽  
Mark S.P. Sansom
Keyword(s):  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Markov Models ◽  
Transmembrane Helix ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Intracellular Loop ◽  
Gpcr Activation ◽  
State Models

AbstractG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play key roles in cellular signalling. GPCRs are suggested to form dimers and higher order oligomers in response to activation. However, we do not fully understand GPCR activation at larger scales and in an in vivo context. We have characterised oligomeric configurations of the adenosine 2a receptor (A2aR) by combining large-scale molecular dynamics simulations with Markov state models. Receptor activation results in enhanced oligomerisation, more diverse oligomer populations, and a more connected oligomerisation network. The active state conformation of the A2aR shifts protein-protein association interfaces to those involving intracellular loop ICL3 and transmembrane helix TM6. Binding of PIP2 to A2aR stabilises protein-protein interactions via PIP2-mediated association interfaces. These results indicate that A2aR oligomerisation is responsive to the local membrane lipid environment. This in turn suggests a modulatory effect on A2aR whereby a given oligomerisation profile favours the dynamic formation of specific supra-molecular signalling complexes.

scholarly journals Feedback Inhibition of the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC): in vitro vs. in vivo

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankit Bharat Patel ◽  
Gustavo Frindt ◽  
Su Deng ◽  
Lawrence G. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Feedback Inhibition ◽  
Na Channel ◽  
Epithelial Na Channel

scholarly journals Emission Characteristics of Fluorescent Labels with Respect to Temperature Changes and Subsequent Effects on DNA Microchip Studies

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 6453-6457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Tso Liu ◽  
Jer-Horng Wu ◽  
Emily Sze-Ying Li ◽  
Ezrein Shah Selamat
Keyword(s):  
Melting Curve ◽  
Melting Curve Analysis ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Fluorescent Labels ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Formamide Concentration ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
Microarray Studies ◽  
Texas Red

ABSTRACT The effects of temperature, salt concentration, and formamide concentration on the emission characteristics of commonly used fluorescent labels were evaluated on DNA microchips. The emission intensities of different fluorophores without hybridization were observed to vary, each to a different extent, to mainly temperature changes. Rhodamine red, TAMRA (tetramethylrhodamine), and dyes from the carbocyanide group exhibited the largest variations, and Texas Red and Oregon Green exhibited the smallest variations. This temperature dependency was shown to affect results obtained during melting curve analysis in DNA microarray studies. To minimize the bias associated with the temperature-dependent emission of different fluorescent labels, a normalization step was proposed.

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