Cardiac ryanodine receptor distribution is dynamic and changed by auxiliary proteins and post-translational modification

8 figures, 6 videos, 5 tables and 3 additional files

Figures

Calcium Sparks.

(A) Representative line-scan images of Ca2+ sparks recorded from permeabilized rat ventricular cardiomyocytes under the indicated conditions. (B) Box and whisker plots of the aggregated Ca2+ spark …

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
Tomogram of a Rat Ventricular Myocyte Dyad.

Orthogonal views, (A) XY and (B) YZ, 1nm-thick, through a dyad, with the intersecting planes (red line – XY plane, blue line - XZ plane, green line - YZ plane) positioned over a single RyR2. Single …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Localization and Distribution of 3 RyR2 Tetramers Identified in Figure 2 (a,b and c) on the Surface of the jSR.

(a) (i) The RyR2 shown in Figure 2D, (D12); the red arrows point at the identified RyR throughout the panel. (ii) Tilt rotation in X (blue lines), centred on the identified tetramer. (iii) The …

Localization, Distribution and NND Measurements of RyR2 on the Surface of the jSR in a Permeabilized Rat Ventricular Myocyte Exposed to the Phosphorylation Cocktail.

Orthogonal planes within the tomogram are outlined in different colors; XY in red, YZ in green and XZ in blue. (A) A single XY plane extracted from the dual-tilt tomogram. Single arrow points to the …

Permeabilized Rat Cardiomyocytes Treated with 10 µM Exogenous, Purified, FKBP12 or FKBP12.6 Either Without (A and C) or With (B and D) the Phosphorylation Cocktail.

(i) A single XY plane (red) through the dyad with the YZ (green) and XZ (blue) planes intersecting a single tetramer. M – mitochondria, t- t tubule, scale bars 30 nm. (ii) Position, orientation and …

Cumulative Distribution Functions of the C-to-C NND.

Each treatment group is associated with a different color and all are significantly different from each other (p<0.01). Left shifted lines have significantly smaller NND than control while those …

Figure 5—source data 1

Statistical Analysis of the Cumulative Distribution Functions.

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Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Superresolution Images of the Distribnution of RyR2 on the Myocyte Surface.

(A) Superresolution images of the surface of isolated cardiomyocytes labeled for the ryanodine receptor under the indicated conditions. Scale bars are 500 nm. (B) Alpha shapes identify individual …

Figure 6—source data 1

Statistical Analysis of the Cumulative Distribution Functions for the Alpha Shape Areas.

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Figure 6—source data 2

Statistical Analysis of the Cumulative Distribution Functions for the Tetramers per Cluster.

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Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Screen Shot of the Output from the Fourier Ring Correlation Program: Resolution = 18.6 nm.

The image is from the Control experimental group. The original image (white) was split into two (red) which were correlated with each other. For further details, see Banterle et al, J. Struct. Vol …

Western Blots.

(A) Western blots probed with anti FKBP12 (two blots displayed, the bottom blot shows a visible band in control lane) and the proteins selected as loading controls, calsequestrin and RyR. (B and C) …

Figure 8 with 2 supplements
Calcium Spark and TEM Correlation Microscopy Pipeline.

(A) Enzymatically dissociated cardiac cells were plated on laminin coated ibidi u-Dish 35 mm, glass bottom Grid-50 dishes (Laminin, Roche). (B) Permeabilized cardiac myocytes were exposed to …

Figure 8—figure supplement 1
Dual Tilt Electron Tomography; Imaging and Data Processing Pipeline.

(a) A slot grid holding a 200–300 nm thick section of the same cell used for imaging calcium sparks was placed in the rotating, dual tilt stage and observed in the 200 kV Tecnai G2 transmission …

Figure 8—figure supplement 2
2D Electron Micrographs of Treated Isolated Cells.

Scale bars are 1 μm.

Videos

Video 1
Dyad of a control myocyte:tomogram and model.
Video 2
Dyad from a Myocyte Treated with the Phosphorylation Cocktail: Tomogram and Model.
Video 3
Dyad of a Myocyte Treated with FKBP12: Tomogram and Model.
Video 4
Dyad of a Myocyte treeated with FKBP12.6: Tomogram and Model.
Video 5
Dyad of a Myocyte treated with FKBP12 and the Phosphorylation Cocktail: Tomogram and Model.
Video 6
Dyad of a Myocyte treated with FKBP12.6 and the Phosphorylation Cocktail: Tomogram and Model.

Tables

Table 1
Tetramer Arrangements.
CheckerboardSide-by-SideIsolatedBothTomogramsTetramersRats
FKBP128.4%57.1%18.5%16.0%51193
FKBP12+Phos60.5%13.2%19.4%7.0%71293
FKBP12.68.2%82.8%7.4%1.6%71223
FKBP12.6+Phos71.3%5.2%22.6%0.9%81153
Control50.0%27.6%14.3%8.2%5983
Phosphorylation75.0%6.3%14.1%4.7%4643
Table 2
dSTORM Images: Cluster Areas.
Median Cluster Area (nm2 x 103)Mean Cluster Area (nm2 x 103)Number of Clusters Examined
Control (10)12.227.35582
Phosphorylated (12)11.132.24997
FKBP12 (13)5.912.43615
FKBP12.6 (7)6.113.22444
FKBP12 + Phos (10)16.033.37761
FKBP12.6 + Phos (9)13.132.34248
Table 3
Tetramer Density per Cluster.
TomogramsdSTORM Images
Median Tetramer Coverage/ClusterNo. of Tomograms ExaminedMedian No. of Tetramers/ClusterMean No. of Tetramers/Cluster
Control49.5%13818.5
Phosphorylated52.8%9823.3
FKBP1257.1%1259.7
FKBP12.662.5%9511.3
FKBP12 + Phos44.9%71020.5
FKBP12.6 + Phos46.2%8820.5
Table 4
Nearest Neighbour Centre-to-Centre Distances.
CheckerboardSide-by-Side
Mean ± SDMedianMean ± SDMedian
FKBP1234.8 ± 2.035.028.4 ± 0.928.5
FKBP12 + Phos34.3 ± 1.934.628.6 ± 0.928.8
FKBP12.633.3 ± 2.833.628.0 ± 0.828.0
FKBP12.6 + Phos35.1 ± 2.134.928.4 ± 0.228.4
Control34.2 ± 1.634.628.3 ± 0.828.1
Phosphorylation34.2 ± 1.934.327.7 ± 0.327.7
Key resources table
Reagent type
(species) or resource
DesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional
information
Biological sample (Rat)Primary left ventricular myocytesCharles River
Canada
RRID:RGD_11040548Wistar
Male rat (150–200 gr)
AntibodyAnti FKBP12
(Rabbit polyclonal)
AbcamRRID:AB_303413WB (1:2500)
AntibodyAnti Calsequestrin
(Rabbit polyclonal)
AbcamRRID:AB_303865WB (1:75000)
AntibodyRYR2 Phospho Serine 2814 Anti-Serum antibody (Rabbit polyclonal)BadrillaRRID:AB_2617055WB (1:2000)
AntibodyRyanodine Receptor Monoclonal Antibody (C3-33)Thermo Fisher ScientificRRID:AB_2183054Super-res IF(1:100),
WB (1:1000)
AntibodyGoat anti-Mouse IgG (H+L) Highly Cross-Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor 647Thermo Fisher ScientificRRID:AB_2535805Super-res IF (1:50)
AntibodyAnti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) Polyclonal Antibody, Horseradish Peroxidase ConjugatedInnovative Research (Invitrogen/Zymed)RRID:AB_88349WB (1:10000)
AntibodyGoat anti-Mouse IgG (H+L) Secondary Antibody, HRPThermo Fisher ScientificRRID:AB_2533947WB (1:10000)
OtherImmobilon-P PVDF membraneSigma
Millipore
Cat# IPVH00010WB (0.45 µm pore size)
OtherFluoSpheres Carboxylate-Modified Microspheres, 0.1 µm, infrared fluorescentThermo Fisher ScientificCat# F8799Microspheres used in Super-res IF
(Image stabilization)
OtherSuperSignal West Femto Chemiluminescent Substrate kitThermo Fisher ScientificCat# 34095Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) substrates- WB
Other
(Calcium Indicator)
Fluo-4, Pentapotassium SaltThermo Fisher ScientificCat# F14200Concentration: 30 µmol/L
Chemical compound, drugProtease Inhibitor CocktailSigmaCat#P-8340WB- lysis buffer
Chemical compound, drugIBMX
(3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine/)
SigmaCat# 15879In phosphorylation cocktail as a phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor (10 µmol/L)
Chemical compound, drugCalyculin A from Discodermia calyxSigmaCat# C5552In phosphorylation cocktail as an inhibitor of serine-threonine protein phosphatase 2A
Chemical compound, drugOkadaic acid ammonium salt from Prorocentrum concavumSigmaCat#O8010In phosphorylation cocktail- Inhibitor of type 1 and type 2A protein phosphatases
Chemical compound, drug2-mercaptoethanolSigmaCat#M3148Super-res IF (140 mmol/L)
Chemical compound, drugGlucose Oxidase from Aspergillus nigerSigmaCat#G0543Super-res IF (0.5 mg/ml)
Chemical compound, drugCatalase from bovine liverSigmaCat#C3155Super-res IF (40 µg/ml)
Software, algorithmHierarchical statistical data analysisSikkel et al., 2017PMID: 29016722Used for statistical analysis of calcium spark parameters
Software, algorithmAmira for Life SciencesThermo Fisher Scientific (FEI)RRID:SCR_007353Tomography 3D visualization and analysis software
Software, algorithmImageJNIH ImageRRID:SCR_003070Used in WB analysis
Software, algorithmFijiNIH ImageRRID:SCR_002285Spark Master plugin, used in calcium spark analysis
Transfected construct (include species here)E. coli RosettaTM (DE3) cellsNovagenCat#70954Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12.6
OtherSuperdex 200 16/60 columnGE HealthcareCat#GE28-9893-35Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12
OtherPorosMC columnThermofisher ScientificCat#1542226Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12
Chemical compound, druglysozymeThermofisher ScientificCat#8983325 μg/ml (Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12)
Chemical compound, drugTEV proteaseNEBCat#P8112SExpression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12
Chemical compound, drugimidazoleSigmaCat#792527300 mmol/L (Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12)
Chemical compound, drugisopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG)Thermofisher ScientificCat#BP-17550.4 mmol/L
(Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12)
Chemical compound, drugPMSFSigma MilliporeCat#7110100 μM
(Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12)
Chemical compound, drugDNase ISigmaCat#1128493200125 μg/ml (Expression and purification of human FKBP12 and FKBP12)

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