V-ATPases of the plasma membrane.

1992 ◽  
Vol 172 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Gluck
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Acid Excretion ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties

V-ATPases reside in high densities on the plasma membrane in specialized types of insect and vertebrate cells. They provide unique biochemical and electrophysiological properties that allow them to function in energizing the plasma membrane in insects, and in cellular acid excretion in vertebrates.

scholarly journals Identification and electrophysiological properties of a sphingosine‐dependent plasma membrane Ca 2+ channel in Trypanosoma cruzi

FEBS Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 286 (19) ◽  
pp. 3909-3925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Rodriguez‐Duran ◽  
Andrea Pinto‐Martinez ◽  
Cecilia Castillo ◽  
Gustavo Benaim
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties

scholarly journals TMEM16F (Anoctamin 6), an anion channel of delayed Ca2+ activation

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Grubb ◽  
Kristian A. Poulsen ◽  
Christian Ammitzbøll Juul ◽  
Tania Kyed ◽  
Thomas K. Klausen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Anion Channel ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Hek293 Cells ◽  
Na Current ◽  
Pore Region ◽  
Anoctamin 6 ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties ◽  
Anion Selectivity

Members of the TMEM16 (Anoctamin) family of membrane proteins have been shown to be essential constituents of the Ca2+-activated Cl− channel (CaCC) in many cell types. In this study, we have investigated the electrophysiological properties of mouse TMEM16F. Heterologous expression of TMEM16F in HEK293 cells resulted in plasma membrane localization and an outwardly rectifying ICl,Ca that was activated with a delay of several minutes. Furthermore, a significant Na+ current was activated, and the two permeabilities were correlated according to PNa = 0.3 PCl. The current showed an EC50 of 100 µM intracellular free Ca2+ concentration and an Eisenman type 1 anion selectivity sequence of PSCN > PI > PBr > PCl > PAsp. The mTMEM16F-associated ICl,Ca was abolished in one mutant of the putative pore region (R592E) but retained in two other mutants (K616E and R636E). The mutant K616E had a lower relative permeability to iodide, and the mutant R636E had an altered anion selectivity sequence (PSCN = PI = PBr = PCl > PAsp). Our data provide evidence that TMEM16F constitutes a Ca2+-activated anion channel or a pore-forming subunit of an anion channel with properties distinct from TMEM16A.

scholarly journals Electrophysiological Properties of Endogenous Single Ca2+ Activated Cl− Channels Induced by Local Ca2+ Entry in HEK293

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4767
Author(s):  
Dmitrii Kolesnikov ◽  
Anastasiia Perevoznikova ◽  
Konstantin Gusev ◽  
Lyubov Glushankova ◽  
Elena Kaznacheyeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Chloride Channels ◽  
Transmembrane Potential ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties ◽  
Trpc1 Channels ◽  
Transient Receptor

Microdomains formed by proteins of endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane play a key role in store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). Ca2+ release through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) and subsequent Ca2+ store depletion activate STIM (stromal interaction molecules) proteins, sensors of intraluminal Ca2+, which, in turn, open the Orai channels in plasma membrane. Downstream to this process could be activated TRPC (transient receptor potential-canonical) calcium permeable channels. Using single channel patch-clamp technique we found that a local Ca2+ entry through TRPC1 channels activated endogenous Ca2+-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) with properties similar to Anoctamin6 (TMEM16F). Our data suggest that their outward rectification is based on the dependence from membrane potential of both the channel conductance and the channel activity: (1) The conductance of active CaCCs highly depends on the transmembrane potential (from 3 pS at negative potentials till 60 pS at positive potentials); (2) their activity (NPo) is enhanced with increasing Ca2+ concentration and/or transmembrane potential, conversely lowering of intracellular Ca2+ concentration reduced the open state dwell time; (3) CaCC amplitude is only slightly increased by intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Experiments with Ca2+ buffering by EGTA or BAPTA suggest close local arrangement of functional CaCCs and TRPC1 channels. It is supposed that Ca2+-activated chloride channels are involved in Ca2+ entry microdomains.

scholarly journals Challenging the charge balance hypothesis: reconsidering buffer effect and reuptake of previously excreted organic acids by Penicillium ochrochloron

2020 ◽  
Vol 367 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Artmann ◽  
P Vrabl ◽  
R Gianordoli ◽  
W Burgstaller
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Organic Acids ◽  
Organic Acid ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Facilitated Diffusion ◽  
Acid Excretion ◽  
Buffer Effect ◽  
Charge Balance ◽  
Balance Hypothesis

ABSTRACT Penicillium ochrochloron was used in the past for the leaching of zinc from a zinc oxide containing filter dust via excreted organic acids. Organic acid excretion by P. ochrochloron was stimulated by the addition of an extracellular buffer (2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid, MES; or zinc oxide, ZnO: ZnO + 2 H+ → Zn2+ + H2O). It was tested if the buffer stimulated excretion of organic acid anions is due to the necessity of an anion efflux across the plasma membrane to maintain electroneutrality by balancing the excretion of protons by the H+-ATPase. This charge balance hypothesis was previously postulated for P. ochrochloron. Two strains of P. ochrochloron were studied, which differed in growth parameters and amount of excreted organic acids. From the results, it was concluded that charge balance at the plasma membrane is not the main reason for organic acid excretion in these two strains of P. ochrochloron. Furthermore, the phenomenon of reuptake of excreted organic acids in the presence of about 100 mM of glucose is confirmed. It is suggested that the equilibrium between extracellular and intracellular organic acid anions may be maintained passively by a facilitated diffusion transporter.

scholarly journals TMEM16A channels generate Ca2+-activated Cl− currents in cerebral artery smooth muscle cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 301 (5) ◽  
pp. H1819-H1827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candice Thomas-Gatewood ◽  
Zachary P. Neeb ◽  
Simon Bulley ◽  
Adebowale Adebiyi ◽  
John P. Bannister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Cerebral Arteries ◽  
Reversal Potential ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties ◽  
Channel Expression

Transmembrane protein (TMEM)16A channels are recently discovered membrane proteins that display electrophysiological properties similar to classic Ca2+-activated Cl− (ClCa) channels in native cells. The molecular identity of proteins that generate ClCa currents in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of resistance-size arteries is unclear. Similarly, whether cerebral artery SMCs generate ClCa currents is controversial. Here, using molecular biology and patch-clamp electrophysiology, we examined TMEM16A channel expression and characterized Cl− currents in arterial SMCs of resistance-size rat cerebral arteries. RT-PCR amplified transcripts for TMEM16A but not TMEM16B–TMEM16H, TMEM16J, or TMEM16K family members in isolated pure cerebral artery SMCs. Western blot analysis using an antibody that recognized recombinant (r)TMEM16A channels detected TMEM16A protein in cerebral artery lysates. Arterial surface biotinylation and immunofluorescence indicated that TMEM16A channels are located primarily within the arterial SMC plasma membrane. Whole cell ClCa currents in arterial SMCs displayed properties similar to those generated by rTMEM16A channels, including Ca2+ dependence, current-voltage relationship linearization by an elevation in intracellular Ca2+ concentration, a Nerstian shift in reversal potential induced by reducing the extracellular Cl− concentration, and a negative reversal potential shift when substituting extracellular I− for Cl−. A pore-targeting TMEM16A antibody similarly inhibited both arterial SMC ClCa and rTMEM16A currents. TMEM16A knockdown using small interfering RNA also inhibited arterial SMC ClCa currents. In summary, these data indicate that TMEM16A channels are expressed, insert into the plasma membrane, and generate ClCa currents in cerebral artery SMCs.

Heterogeneity of Size and Distribution of Intramembrane Particles in the Plasma Membrane of Yeast

1977 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 596-597
Author(s):  
E. Keyhani
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Candida Utilis ◽  
Synthetic Medium ◽  
Freeze Fracture ◽  
Translational Diffusion ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Intramembrane Particles ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Water Cell

The matrix of biological membranes consists of a lipid bilayer into which proteins or protein aggregates are intercalated. Freeze-fracture techni- ques permit these proteins, perhaps in association with lipids, to be visualized in the hydrophobic regions of the membrane. Thus, numerous intramembrane particles (IMP) have been found on the fracture faces of membranes from a wide variety of cells (1-3). A recognized property of IMP is their tendency to form aggregates in response to changes in experi- mental conditions (4,5), perhaps as a result of translational diffusion through the viscous plane of the membrane. The purpose of this communica- tion is to describe the distribution and size of IMP in the plasma membrane of yeast (Candida utilis).Yeast cells (ATCC 8205) were grown in synthetic medium (6), and then harvested after 16 hours of culture, and washed twice in distilled water. Cell pellets were suspended in growth medium supplemented with 30% glycerol and incubated for 30 minutes at 0°C, centrifuged, and prepared for freeze-fracture, as described earlier (2,3).

Organization of the Pellicle and the Muciferous Glands in Euglena Gracilis

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 104-105
Author(s):  
Hilton H. Mollenhauer ◽  
W. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Euglena Gracilis ◽  
Complex Forms ◽  
Secondary Periodicity

The pellicular structure of Euglena gracilis consists of a series of relatively rigid strips (Fig. 1) composed of ridges and grooves which are helically oriented along the cell and which fuse together into a common junction at either end of the cell. The strips are predominantly protein and consist in part of a series of fibers about 50 Å in diameter spaced about 85 Å apart and with a secondary periodicity of about 450 Å. Microtubules are also present below each strip (Fig. 1) and are often considered as part of the pellicular complex. In addition, there may be another fibrous component near the base of the pellicle which has not yet been very well defined.The pellicular complex lies underneath the plasma membrane and entirely within the cell (Fig. 1). Each strip of the complex forms an overlapping junction with the adjacent strip along one side of each groove (Fig. 1), in such a way that a certain amount of sideways movement is possible between one strip and the next.

Localization of Sodium in Normal and Inhibited Transporting Epithelia

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 392-393
Author(s):  
G. I. Kaye ◽  
J. D. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
Fixation Method ◽  
Colonic Epithelium ◽  
Gallbladder Epithelium ◽  
Rabbit Colon ◽  
Rabbit Gallbladder

For a number of years we have used an adaptation of Komnick's KSb(OH)6-OsO4 fixation method for the localization of sodium in tissues in order to study transporting epithelia under a number of different conditions. We have shown that in actively transporting rabbit gallbladder epithelium, large quantities of NaSb(OH)6 precipitate are found in the distended intercellular compartment, while localization of precipitate is confined to the inner side of the lateral plasma membrane in inactive gallbladder epithelium. A similar pattern of distribution of precipitate has been demonstrated in human and rabbit colon in active and inactive states and in the inactive colonic epithelium of hibernating frogs.

Electron microscopy of endocardial cell populations

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 486-487
Author(s):  
T. G. Sarphie ◽  
C. R. Comer ◽  
D. J. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Cellular Transformation ◽  
Cell Populations ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Kb Cells ◽  
Dna Viruses ◽  
Cell Cycles ◽  
Ultrastructural Studies ◽  
Endocardial Cell

Previous ultrastructural studies have characterized surface morphology during norma cell cycles in an attempt to associate specific changes with specific metabolic processes occurring within the cell. It is now known that during the synthetic ("S") stage of the cycle, when DNA and other nuclear components are synthesized, a cel undergoes a doubling in volume that is accompanied by an increase in surface area whereby its plasma membrane is elaborated into a variety of processes originally referred to as microvilli. In addition, changes in the normal distribution of glycoproteins and polysaccharides derived from cell surfaces have been reported as depreciating after cellular transformation by RNA or DNA viruses and have been associated with the state of growth, irregardless of the rate of proliferation. More specifically, examination of the surface carbohydrate content of synchronous KB cells were shown to be markedly reduced as the cell population approached division Comparison of hamster kidney fibroblasts inhibited by vinblastin sulfate while in metaphase with those not in metaphase demonstrated an appreciable decrease in surface carbohydrate in the former.

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