scholarly journals Selective Chemical Activation of Piezo1 in Leukemia Cell Membrane: Single Channel Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 7839
Author(s):  
Valeria Vasileva ◽  
Elena Morachevskaya ◽  
Anastasia Sudarikova ◽  
Yuri Negulyaev ◽  
Vladislav Chubinskiy-Nadezhdin
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Lipid Bilayers ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Leukemia Cell ◽  
K562 Cells ◽  
Cellular Systems ◽  
Suitable Model ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique

Piezo1/2 are mechanosensitive calcium-permeable channels that can be activated by various modes of membrane deformation. The identification of the small molecule Yoda1, a synthetic Piezo1 agonist, revealed the possibility of chemical activation of the channel. Stimulating effects of Yoda1 on Piezo1 have been mainly documented using over-expressing cellular systems or channel proteins incorporated in artificial lipid bilayers. However, the activating effect of Yoda1 on native Piezo1 channels in the plasma membrane of living cells remains generally undefined, despite the increasing number of studies in which the agonist is utilized as a functional tool to reveal the contribution of Piezo1 to cellular reactions. In the current study, we used the human myeloid leukemia K562 cell line as a suitable model to examine chemically induced Piezo1 activity with the use of the patch-clamp technique in various specific modes. The functional expression of Piezo1 in leukemia cells was evidenced using a combinative approach, including single channel patch-clamp measurements. Utilizing our established single-current whole-cell assay on K562 cells, we have shown, for the first time, the selective real-time chemical activation of endogenously expressed Piezo1. Extracellular application of 0.5–1 µM Yoda1 effectively stimulated single Piezo1 currents in the cell membrane.

scholarly journals A Synthetic Phospholipid Derivative Mediates Ion Transport Across Lipid Bilayers

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenxi Wang ◽  
Huiting Yang ◽  
Yanxin Xiang ◽  
Shihao Pang ◽  
Chunyan Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Ion Transport ◽  
Lipid Bilayers ◽  
Ionic Radius ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Ion Transporters ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Active Structure ◽  
Channel Conductivity

Inspired by the natural phospholipid structures for cell membrane, a synthetic phospholipid LC with an ion recognition group benzo-18-crown-6 (B18C6) moiety was prepared which has been demonstrated to be able to transport ions across the lipid bilayers. Fluorescent vesicle assay shows that LC has an excellent transport activity, and the EC50 value for K+ is 11.2 μM. The voltage clamp measurement exhibits regular square-like current signals with considerably long opening times, which indicates that LC achieves efficient ion transport through a channel mechanism and its single channel conductivity is 17 pS. Both of the vesicle assay and patch clamp tests indicate that LC has selectivity for Rb+, whose ionic radius is larger than the cavity of crown ether. It suggests that the sandwich interaction may play a key role in the ion transport across lipid bilayers. All these results help us to speculate that LC transports ions via a channel mechanism with a tetrameric aggregate as the active structure. In addition, LC had obvious toxicity to HeLa cells, and the IC50 was 100.0 μM after coculture for 36 h. We hope that this simple synthetic phospholipid will offer novel perspectives in the development of more efficient and selective ion transporters.

scholarly journals Macrophage Damage by Leishmania amazonensis Cytolysin: Evidence of Pore Formation on Cell Membrane

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 4578-4584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima S. M. Noronha ◽  
Jader S. Cruz ◽  
Paulo S. L. Beirão ◽  
M. Fátima Horta
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Pore Formation ◽  
Cell Damage ◽  
Leishmania Amazonensis ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Protein Subunits ◽  
Target Cell Membrane ◽  
Target Membrane

ABSTRACT We have previously shown that both promastigotes and amastigotes ofLeishmania amazonensis contain a lytic protein that damages erythrocytes and nucleated cells, including macrophages (F. S. M. Noronha, F. J. Ramalho-Pinto, and M. F. Horta, Infect. Immun. 64:3975–3982, 1996). Using the patch-clamp technique, we show here that cell damage by parasite extracts is mediated by the formation of nonselective pores on the target membrane. This demonstrates that L. amazonensis cytolysin is a pore-forming protein (PFP), here named leishporin. We show that the diameters of the pores formed by parasite extracts are heterogeneous, varying from ∼1.6 to >6.1 nm according to cytolysin concentration or time. We also show that pore formation involves the binding of the PFP to the target cell membrane, a temperature-independent event that is necessary but not sufficient to lyse cells. This is followed by a temperature-dependent step that triggers lysis, probably the insertion and the polymerization of protein subunits in the lipid bilayer. We provide evidence that suggests that polymerization of single subunits must occur for pore formation. We show, in addition, that L. amazonensis expresses molecules antigenically homologous to other PFPs.

Ca2+-activated K+ channels in cultured medullary thick ascending limb cells

1987 ◽  
Vol 252 (2) ◽  
pp. C121-C127 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Guggino ◽  
W. B. Guggino ◽  
N. Green ◽  
B. Sacktor
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Outward Current ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Thick Ascending Limb ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Apical Cell Membrane ◽  
K Channels ◽  
Medullary Thick Ascending Limb

The conductive properties of a clone of medullary thick ascending limb (MTAL) cells (GRB-MAL1) were assessed using conventional microelectrodes and the patch clamp technique. The apical cell membrane potential (Va) of MTAL cells was -46 +/- 3 mV. Addition of Ba2+ (1 mM) to the apical solution induced a 22 +/- 2 mV depolarization of Va, whereas furosemide hyperpolarized Va by -5 +/- 1 mV. In the cell-attached patch configuration, the most frequently occurring channel had a single channel conductance of 121 +/- 5 pS and carried outward current. In excised patches, current movement was down the electrochemical K+ gradient. Fluctuations were activated by depolarization of Va and by increasing Ca2+ concentration on the intracellular face. Micromolar amounts of Ba2+ on the intracellular face of the membrane inhibited channel activity. We conclude that cultures of MTAL cells GRB-MAL1 retain at least two of the properties of the mature phenotype, namely, an apical K+ conductance and a sensitivity to loop diuretics; the most frequently occurring channel in the apical cell membrane is a Ca2+-activated, maxi-K+ channel; and, finally Ca2+-activated K+ channels may play a role in generating the apical K+ conductance in cultured MTAL cells.

scholarly journals Heterogeneity and Remodeling of Ion Currents in Cultured Right Atrial Fibroblasts From Patients With Sinus Rhythm or Atrial Fibrillation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothee Jakob ◽  
Alexander Klesen ◽  
Elisa Darkow ◽  
Fabian A. Kari ◽  
Friedhelm Beyersdorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Sinus Rhythm ◽  
Cardiac Electrophysiology ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Cultured Fibroblasts ◽  
Outward Currents

Cardiac fibroblasts express multiple voltage-dependent ion channels. Even though fibroblasts do not generate action potentials, they may influence cardiac electrophysiology by electrical coupling via gap junctions with cardiomyocytes, and through fibrosis. Here, we investigate the electrophysiological phenotype of cultured fibroblasts from right atrial appendage tissue of patients with sinus rhythm (SR) or atrial fibrillation (AF). Using the patch-clamp technique in whole-cell mode, we observed steady-state outward currents exhibiting either no rectification or inward and/or outward rectification. The distributions of current patterns between fibroblasts from SR and AF patients were not significantly different. In response to depolarizing voltage pulses, we measured transient outward currents with fast and slow activation kinetics, an outward background current, and an inward current with a potential-dependence resembling that of L-type Ca2+ channels. In cell-attached patch-clamp mode, large amplitude, paxilline-sensitive single channel openings were found in ≈65% of SR and ∼38% of AF fibroblasts, suggesting the presence of “big conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa)” channels. The open probability of BKCa was significantly lower in AF than in SR fibroblasts. When cultured in the presence of paxilline, the shape of fibroblasts became wider and less spindle-like. Our data confirm previous findings on cardiac fibroblast electrophysiology and extend them by illustrating differential channel expression in human atrial fibroblasts from SR and AF tissue.

Change in K+ current of HeLa cells with progression of the cell cycle studied by patch-clamp technique

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (2) ◽  
pp. C328-C336 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Takahashi ◽  
H. Yamaguchi ◽  
H. Miyamoto
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Membrane Potentials ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Inward Rectification ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Fixed Membrane

The K+ channel of HeLa S3 cells in metaphase was analyzed by inside-out and whole cell patch-clamp techniques. The channel had the characteristics of strong inward rectification, small conductance (22 pS at -100 mV), and dependence on intracellular Ca2+. We investigated the cell cycle dependency of the channel, using cells synchronized by harvesting them at the mitotic stage. The cell capacitance increased gradually with increases in the cell volume toward the S phase. The inward K+ currents through the channel at fixed membrane potentials were highest in early G1 and then decreased with time to a minimum in the S phase, increasing again in the M phase. The permeabilities at fixed membrane potentials were also highest in early G1, decreased to minima in the S phase, and increased again toward the next mitosis. In contrast, mean amplitude and the open probability of the single channel at a fixed membrane potential (-60 mV) did not change significantly during the cell cycle. Therefore the capacitance increases with progression of the cell cycle, whereas the permeability decreases from early G1 to an apparent minimum in the S phase. These changes may be caused by cell cycle-dependent changes in the number of channels.

Basolateral membrane potassium channels in rabbit cortical thick ascending limb

1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (2) ◽  
pp. F262-F267 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Hurst ◽  
M. Duplain ◽  
J. Y. Lapointe
Keyword(s):  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Thick Ascending Limb ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Collagenase Treatment ◽  
Voltage Dependent ◽  
Selective Channel

The nature of K exit across the basolateral membrane of rabbit cortical thick ascending limb (CTAL) was investigated using the patch clamp technique. The basolateral membrane was exposed by mild collagenase treatment (0.1 U/ml), and a K-selective inwardly rectifying channel was identified. In cell-attached patches (140 mM K pipette) the inward conductance was 35.0 +/- 1.3 pS (n = 9) compared with an outward conductance of 7.0 +/- 0.9 pS (n = 5), and the current reversed at a pipette potential of -63.5 +/- 3.1 mV (n = 9). The channel is strongly voltage dependent, showing an e-fold increase in open probability per 18-mV depolarization. Barium blocked the channel, reducing both mean open probability and single-channel current amplitude; however, the channel was not Ca sensitive. On excision the channel exhibited rundown, which could not be prevented by 0.1 mM ATP or ATP plus 20 U/ml catalytic subunit of protein kinase A. A few excised patch recordings were possible, which confirmed the presence of a highly K-selective channel with a K-to-Na permeability ratio of 100. In conclusion, 1) it is possible to obtain patch clamp recordings from the rabbit CTAL basolateral membrane using a very mild collagenase treatment, and 2) the exit of K across the basolateral membrane is mediated at least in part by the presence of voltage-sensitive K channels.

scholarly journals Patch-clamp analysis of the effects of the insecticide deltamethrin on insect neurones

1992 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-84
Author(s):  
M. Amar ◽  
Y. Pichon ◽  
I. Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Small Amplitude ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Sodium Current ◽  
Reversal Potential ◽  
Inactivation Kinetics ◽  
Patch Clamp Technique ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Single Channel Activity ◽  
Steady State Inactivation

1. The mode of action of the pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin on inexcitable embryonic cultured cockroach neurones has been investigated using the patch-clamp technique. 2. Whole-cell recordings of the current induced by step depolarizations of the cell membrane showed that concentrations of deltamethrin ranging from 10(−8) to 5 × 10(−6) mol l-1 induced a small tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive inward current that peaked at around +10 mV and reversed at around +60 mV. The activation and inactivation kinetics of this current were much slower than those of the axonal sodium current in this same species and were relatively insensitive to membrane potential. Steady-state inactivation was almost absent. 3. Single-channel activity associated with the action of the insecticide was analyzed using the cell-attached configuration. Three distinct patterns of activity were found: (1) discrete single-channel events of relatively short duration, (2) long events of comparatively small amplitude and (3) complex bursts made up of a succession of openings and closings to several levels. These three patterns were analyzed quantitatively using specially designed programs. 4. The first pattern of activity could be seen in most patches. It consisted of short (1–10 ms) rectangular events of comparatively small amplitude (1.5 pA at rest) and very low open time probability (around 0.001). The current-voltage relationship of these small events was linear over the voltage range studied and the (extrapolated) reversal potential approximated ENa. 5. The second pattern of activity was observed less frequently. The channels could stay open for very long periods (up to several seconds) and occasionally flickered between two or more levels. 6. The third pattern of activity was observed in many patches. During the burst, which could last from a few milliseconds to a few hundred milliseconds, the single-channel current jumped almost continuously between several levels (up to 7 or 8).

Regulation of epithelial chloride channels by protein phosphatase

1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (6) ◽  
pp. C1217-C1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Q. La ◽  
S. L. Carosi ◽  
J. Valentich ◽  
S. Shenolikar ◽  
S. C. Sansom
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Patch Clamp ◽  
Lipid Bilayers ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Apical Membrane ◽  
Rectal Gland ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Cl Channels ◽  
Beta 2

A combination of planar bilayer and patch-clamp techniques was used to determine whether apical membrane Cl- channels of shark (Squalus acanthias) rectal gland (SRG) were regulated by a phosphorylating and dephosphorylating cycle. In channel reconstitution studies, apical membrane vesicles of SRG were purified, incubated in ATP-Mg2+ and the presence or absence (control) of catalytic subunit of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (cAMP-PK) and incorporated into planar lipid bilayers. In the presence of cAMP-PK, two distinct Cl- channels were found when imposing either 450/50 or 300/50 mM KCl (cis/trans) gradients. The most frequently observed channels (G beta 1) were open greater than 80% at all potentials between -60 and +20 mV (trans ground) and were inactivated by alkaline phosphatase added to the cis chamber. The single-channel conductance of G beta 1 was 42 pS between -60 and +20 mV with a 300/50 mM KCl gradient. The second channel (G beta 2) was always observed in pairs of 62-pS subchannels and was not affected by alkaline phosphatase, but the open probability increased with depolarizing potentials. G beta 2 was observed once, but G beta 1 was never observed in the absence of cAMP-PK. In parallel patch-clamp studies of the apical membrane of cultured SRG, a 50-pS channel similar to G beta 1 was noted after incubating cells with either forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclase, or okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A. It is concluded that G beta 1 of SRG can be studied in both patch-clamp and bilayer preparations and that G beta 1 is regulated by reversible phosphorylation by cAMP-PK and dephosphorylation by a protein phosphatase.

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