scholarly journals Effect of an N‐terminus deletion on voltage‐dependent gating of the ClC‐2 chloride channel

2002 ◽  
Vol 544 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Varela ◽  
María Isabel Niemeyer ◽  
L. Pablo Cid ◽  
Francisco V. Sepúlveda
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Channel ◽  
N Terminus ◽  
Voltage Dependent

Association between Hsp90 and the ClC-2 chloride channel upregulates channel function

2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (1) ◽  
pp. C45-C56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Hinzpeter ◽  
Joanna Lipecka ◽  
Franck Brouillard ◽  
Maryvonne Baudoin-Legros ◽  
Michal Dadlez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Channel ◽  
Fluid Transport ◽  
Cell Swelling ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Identification ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Channel Expression ◽  
Associated Proteins ◽  
Cellular Stresses

The voltage-dependent ClC-2 chloride channel has been implicated in a variety of physiological functions, including fluid transport across specific epithelia. ClC-2 is activated by hyperpolarization, weakly acidic external pH, intracellular Cl−, and cell swelling. To add more insight into the mechanisms involved in ClC-2 regulation, we searched for associated proteins that may influence ClC-2 activity. With the use of immunoprecipitation of ClC-2 from human embryonic kidney-293 cells stably expressing the channel, followed by electrophoretic separation of coimmunoprecipitated proteins and mass spectrometry identification, Hsp70 and Hsp90 were unmasked as possible ClC-2 interacting partners. Association of Hsp90 with ClC-2 was confirmed in mouse brain. Inhibition of Hsp90 by two specific inhibitors, geldanamycin or radicicol, did not affect total amounts of ClC-2 but did reduce plasma membrane channel abundance. Functional experiments using the whole cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique showed that inhibition of Hsp90 reduced ClC-2 current amplitude and impaired the intracellular Cl− concentration [Cl−]-dependent rightward shift of the fractional conductance. Geldanamycin and radicicol increased both the slow and fast activation time constants in a chloride-dependent manner. Heat shock treatment had the opposite effect. These results indicate that association of Hsp90 with ClC-2 results in greater channel activity due to increased cell surface channel expression, facilitation of channel opening, and enhanced channel sensitivity to intracellular [Cl−]. This association may have important pathophysiological consequences, enabling increased ClC-2 activity in response to cellular stresses such as elevated temperature, ischemia, or oxidative reagents.

Attenuation of endothelin effects by a chloride channel inhibitor, indanyloxyacetic acid

1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (5) ◽  
pp. F799-F806 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Takenaka ◽  
M. Epstein ◽  
H. Forster ◽  
D. W. Landry ◽  
K. Iijima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Channel ◽  
Chloride Channels ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Fluorescein Isothiocyanate ◽  
Cytosolic Calcium ◽  
Membrane Depolarization ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels ◽  
Afferent Arterioles ◽  
Subsequent Activation

We have recently proposed that the actions of endothelin (ET) are in part mediated by opening of chloride channels (K. Iijima, L. Lin, A. Nasjletti, and M. S. Goligorsky. Am. J. Physiol. 260 (Cell Physiol. 29: C982-C992, 1991). In the present study the ability of a chloride channel inhibitor, an indanyloxyacetic acid (IAA-94), to block ET-induced effects was examined in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) by spectrofluorometry and direct videomicroscopic visualization of the renal microcirculation in isolated perfused hydronephrotic kidneys (IPHK). A fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled IAA-94 analogue showed specific binding to VSMC. IAA-94 (30 microM) neither affected basal cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in VSMC nor peak response to ET, but it significantly curtailed sustained elevation of [Ca2+]i (half-time recovery was 147 +/- 23 vs. 248 +/- 33 s in control, P less than 0.05). IAA-94 blunted ET-induced membrane depolarization from 24.5 +/- 3.3 to 8.0 +/- 1.8 mV. In IPHK, ET constricted afferent arterioles (AA) by 29 +/- 2% (18.7 +/- 0.8 to 13.2 +/- 0.6 microns, P less than 0.001). Isradipine reversed this ET-induced vasoconstriction. Pretreatment with IAA-94 did not alter AA diameter, but markedly attenuated ET-induced AA constriction (reduction of AA diameters by only 9 +/- 2%, P less than 0.001). The subsequent addition of isradipine (0.1-1 microM) did not further dilate AA. Our data indicate that IAA-94 markedly attenuates AA vasoconstriction elicited by ET and suggest that ET-induced opening of chloride channels, membrane depolarization, and subsequent activation of voltage-dependent calcium channels contribute to the vasoconstrictor mechanisms of this peptide.

scholarly journals Chloride channel activity of ClC-2 is modified by the actin cytoskeleton

2000 ◽  
Vol 352 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najma AHMED ◽  
Mohabir RAMJEESINGH ◽  
Simeon WONG ◽  
Alison VARGA ◽  
Elizabeth GARAMI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Actin Cytoskeleton ◽  
Chloride Channel ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Osmotic Shock ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Cell Volume Regulation ◽  
Channel Activity ◽  
N Terminus ◽  
Inhibitory Domain

The chloride channel ClC-2has been implicated in essential physiological functions, including cell-volume regulation and fluid secretion by specific epithelial tissues. Although ClC-2 is known to be activated by hyperpolarization and hypo-osmotic shock, the molecular basis for the regulation of this channel remains unclear. Here we show in the Xenopus oocyte expression system that the chloride-channel activity of ClC-2 is enhanced after treatment with the actin-disrupting agents cytochalasin and latrunkulin. These findings suggest that the actin cytoskeleton normally exerts an inhibitory effect on ClC-2 activity. An inhibitory domain was previously defined in the N-terminus of ClC-2, so we sought to determine whether this domain might interact directly with actin in binding assays in vitro. We found that a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein containing the inhibitory domain was capable of binding actin in overlay and co-sedimentation assays. Further, the binding of actin to this relatively basic peptide (pI 8.4) might be mediated through electrostatic interactions because binding was inhibited at high concentrations of NaCl with a half-maximal decrease in signal at 180mM NaCl. This work suggests that electrostatic interactions between the N-terminus of ClC-2 and the actin cytoskeleton might have a role in the regulation of this channel.

scholarly journals The syndromic deafness mutation G12R impairs fast and slow gating in Cx26 hemichannels

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac E. García ◽  
Felipe Villanelo ◽  
Gustavo F. Contreras ◽  
Amaury Pupo ◽  
Bernardo I. Pinto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Intracellular Loop ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Gain Of Function ◽  
Gating Mechanism ◽  
N Terminus ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Fast Gating ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Connexin Hemichannels

Mutations in connexin 26 (Cx26) hemichannels can lead to syndromic deafness that affects the cochlea and skin. These mutations lead to gain-of-function hemichannel phenotypes by unknown molecular mechanisms. In this study, we investigate the biophysical properties of the syndromic mutant Cx26G12R (G12R). Unlike wild-type Cx26, G12R macroscopic hemichannel currents do not saturate upon depolarization, and deactivation is faster during hyperpolarization, suggesting that these channels have impaired fast and slow gating. Single G12R hemichannels show a large increase in open probability, and transitions to the subconductance state are rare and short-lived, demonstrating an inoperative fast gating mechanism. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate that G12R causes a displacement of the N terminus toward the cytoplasm, favoring an interaction between R12 in the N terminus and R99 in the intracellular loop. Disruption of this interaction recovers the fast and slow voltage-dependent gating mechanisms. These results suggest that the mechanisms of fast and slow gating in connexin hemichannels are coupled and provide a molecular mechanism for the gain-of-function phenotype displayed by the syndromic G12R mutation.

scholarly journals Voltage-dependent and -independent titration of specific residues accounts for complex gating of a ClC chloride channel by extracellular protons

2009 ◽  
Vol 587 (7) ◽  
pp. 1387-1400 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Isabel Niemeyer ◽  
L. Pablo Cid ◽  
Yamil R. Yusef ◽  
Rodolfo Briones ◽  
Francisco V. Sepúlveda
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Channel ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Clc Chloride Channel

scholarly journals Cloning and functional expression of a plant voltage-dependent chloride channel.

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Lurin ◽  
D Geelen ◽  
H Barbier-Brygoo ◽  
J Guern ◽  
C Maurel
Keyword(s):  
Chloride Channel ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Voltage Dependent
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