1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

ER-luminal [Ca2+] regulation of InsP3 receptor gating mediated by an ER-luminal peripheral Ca2+-binding protein

  1. Horia Vais
  2. Min Wang
  3. Karthik Mallilankaraman
  4. Riley Payne
  5. Chris McKennan
  6. Jeffrey T Lock
  7. Lynn A Spruce
  8. Carly Fiest
  9. Matthew Y Chan
  10. Ian Parker
  11. Steven H Seeholzer
  12. J Kevin Foskett  Is a corresponding author
  13. Don-On Daniel Mak
  1. University of Pennsylvania, United States
  2. University of Pittsburgh, United States
  3. University of California, Irvine, United States
  4. Children's hospital of Philadelphia, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53531
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  1. Horia Vais
  2. Min Wang
  3. Karthik Mallilankaraman
  4. Riley Payne
  5. Chris McKennan
  6. Jeffrey T Lock
  7. Lynn A Spruce
  8. Carly Fiest
  9. Matthew Y Chan
  10. Ian Parker
  11. Steven H Seeholzer
  12. J Kevin Foskett
  13. Don-On Daniel Mak
(2020)
ER-luminal [Ca2+] regulation of InsP3 receptor gating mediated by an ER-luminal peripheral Ca2+-binding protein
eLife 9:e53531.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53531
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Abstract

Modulating cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) by endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) Ca2+-release channels is a universal signaling pathway that regulates numerous cell-physiological processes. Whereas much is known regarding regulation of InsP3R activity by cytoplasmic ligands and processes, its regulation by ER-luminal Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]ER) is poorly understood and controversial. We discovered that the InsP3R is regulated by a peripheral membrane-associated ER-luminal protein that strongly inhibits the channel in the presence of high, physiological [Ca2+]ER. The widely-expressed Ca2+-binding protein annexin A1 (ANXA1) is present in the nuclear envelope lumen and, through interaction with a luminal region of the channel, can modify high-[Ca2+]ER inhibition of InsP3R activity. Genetic knockdown of ANXA1 expression enhanced global and local elementary InsP3-mediated Ca2+ signaling events. Thus, [Ca2+]ER is a major regulator of InsP3R channel activity and InsP3R-mediated [Ca2+]i signaling in cells by controlling an interaction of the channel with a peripheral membrane-associated Ca2+-binding protein, likely ANXA1.

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  1. Horia Vais

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  2. Min Wang

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  3. Karthik Mallilankaraman

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  4. Riley Payne

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  5. Chris McKennan

    Department of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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  6. Jeffrey T Lock

    Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States
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  7. Lynn A Spruce

    Proteomics Core, Children's hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
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  8. Carly Fiest

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  9. Matthew Y Chan

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  10. Ian Parker

    Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States
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  11. Steven H Seeholzer

    Proteomics Core, Children's hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
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  12. J Kevin Foskett

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  13. Don-On Daniel Mak

    Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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National Institutes of Health (R37GM56328)

  • J Kevin Foskett

National Institutes of Health (R01GM114042)

  • Don-On Daniel Mak

National Institutes of Health (GM048071)

  • Ian Parker

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© 2020, Vais et al.

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  1. Horia Vais
  2. Min Wang
  3. Karthik Mallilankaraman
  4. Riley Payne
  5. Chris McKennan
  6. Jeffrey T Lock
  7. Lynn A Spruce
  8. Carly Fiest
  9. Matthew Y Chan
  10. Ian Parker
  11. Steven H Seeholzer
  12. J Kevin Foskett
  13. Don-On Daniel Mak
(2020)
ER-luminal [Ca2+] regulation of InsP3 receptor gating mediated by an ER-luminal peripheral Ca2+-binding protein
eLife 9:e53531.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53531

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