Neuronal junctophilins recruit specific CaV and RyR isoforms to ER-PM junctions and functionally alter CaV2.1 and CaV2.2

  1. Stefano Perni
  2. Kurt Beam  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, United States
12 figures, 1 table and 1 additional file

Figures

Junctions between the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane (ER-PM junctions) are induced in tsA201 cells by expression of JPH3 or JPH4 N-terminally tagged with fluorescent proteins.

(A) Schematic representation of JPH3 and JPH4, indicating the ‘MORN’ motifs that bind to the plasma membrane and C-terminal segment (‘TM’) that traverses the ER membrane. Except for the ‘Divergent’ …

Three neuronal, high-voltage-activated calcium channels (CaV1.2, CaV2.1, and CaV2.2), but not a low-voltage-activated one (CaV3.1), localize at junctions induced between the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane by JPH3 or JPH4.

Mid-level or bottom-surface optical sections are shown for tsA201 cells transfected with the designated CaV constructs (represented in green) either in the absence of junctophilins (A) or together …

Figure 2—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graphs in Figure 2.

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Figure 3 with 1 supplement
JPH3 and JPH4 slow the inactivation of Ca2+ currents via CaV2.1 and CaV2.2 but not those via CaV1.2.

Ca2+ currents were measured in tsA201 cells transfected with CaV1.2 (A), CaV2.1 (B), or CaV2.2 (C) either without junctophilins (black) or together with either JPH3 (red) or JPH4 (green). Constructs …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Similar to its effects on Ca2+ currents, JPH4 slows inactivation of Ba2+ currents via CaV2.1 and CaV2.2, with less effect on inactivation of Ba2+ currents via CaV1.2.

Ba2+ currents were measured in tsA201 cells transfected with CaV1.2 (A), CaV2.1 (B), or CaV2.2 (C) either without junctophilins (open symbols) or together with JPH4 (closed symbols). Constructs for …

The ability of JPH3 and JPH4 to slow inactivation of CaV2.1 and CaV2.2 does not depend upon the formation of junctions induced between the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.

Cells were transfected with the calcium channels together with JPH3(1 – 707) or JPH4(1 – 576), which lack the ER-spanning membrane segment and thus associate with the cell surface without inducing …

Figure 5 with 1 supplement
JPH3 recruits all three RyR isoforms to junctions between the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membranes, whereas JPH4 only recruits RyR3.

Representative, red/green merged images of the mid-level or bottom surface of tsA201 cells expressing GFP-RyR1, YFP-RyR2, or YFP-RyR3 (left to right, represented in green) together with either …

Figure 5—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graphs in Figure 5.

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Figure 5—figure supplement 1
Levels of RyRs endogenously expressed in tsA201 cells are very low.

The change in fluorescence (ΔF/F0) of Fluo8-AM-loaded cells is plotted as a function of time. The blue and red traces represent the responses of RyR1-stable cells and non-transfected tsA201 cells, …

The additional expression of CaV1.2 does not affect colocalization between JPH3 and RyR2 or between JPH4 and RyR3.

Pearson’s coefficients, calculated from bottom-surface scans, for mCherry-JPH3 versus YFP-RyR2 (left), and for mCherry-JPH4 versus YFP-RyR3 (right) expressed either alone or together with CFP-CaV1.2 …

Figure 6—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graphs in Figure 6.

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CaV2.1 and CaV2.2 colocalize with RyR1 in the presence of JPH3 but not of JPH4.

Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is detectable after depolarization of cells expressing RyR1, JPH3, and either CaV2.1 or CaV2.2. (A) Representative images of cells expressing YFP-CaV2…

Figure 8 with 1 supplement
The JPH3 divergent domain is important for the junctional recruitment of all RyRs.

(A) Schematic representation of the chimera ‘JPH3-with-JPH4-divergent’ in which the divergent domain of JPH3 has been replaced by that from JPH4. (B) Red only (top row) and red/green merged images …

Figure 8—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graphs in Figure 8.

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Figure 8—figure supplement 1
The JPH3 divergent domain is not important for interactions with voltage-gated calcium channels.

(A) Pearson's coefficients for tsA201 cells co-transfected with YFP-CaV1.2 and mCherry-tagged JPH3, JPH3-with-JPH4-divergent (see Figure 6A), or JPH4. Constructs for β1a and α2δ1were also present. (B

The cytoplasmic domains of RyR1 and RyR3, which have been untethered from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), accumulate at JPH3-induced junctions between the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane, but the untethered cytoplasmic domain of RyR2 does not; none of the untethered RyR cytoplasmic domains accumulate at junctions induced by JPH4.

Mid-level and bottom-surface optical sections of tsA201 cells expressing YFP-RyR11:4300, YFP-RyR21:4226, or YFP-RyR31:4032 (represented in green) together with either mCherry-JPH3 (A) or …

Figure 9—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graphs in Figure 9.

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Figure 10 with 1 supplement
The cytoplasmic domain of RyR1 interacts with a distal segment of the JPH3 divergent region.

(A–E) Confocal sections of tsA201 cells transfected with YFP-RyR11:4300 (represented in green) and the indicated mCherry-tagged constructs. For all the constructs, the leftmost image displays only …

Figure 10—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graph in Figure 10.

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Figure 10—figure supplement 1
Deletion of JPH3 divergent domain residues 681 – 725 does not affect junctional recruitment of RyR1.

(A) Mid-level confocal sections of a tsA201 cell co-expressing mCherry-JPH3Δ(681-725) (red, left panel), GFP-RyR1 (green, center panel), and the red/green merged image (right panel). Scale bar = 5 …

Figure 10—figure supplement 1—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graph in Figure 10—figure supplement 1.

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Absence of colocalization between YFP-RyR31:4032 and mCherry-JPH3(1 – 707) expressed in tsA201 cells.

(A) Mid-level optical sections acquired from a transfected cell before and after photobleaching of YFP. mCherry-JPH3(1 – 707) was associated with the cell surface (leftmost image) but there was only …

Figure 11—source data 1

Numerical data and statistical analyses to support graph in Figure 11.

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Species alignment of a segment of the JPH3 divergent domain that houses a likely site of interaction with the cytoplasmic domain of RyR1.

Identical residues are shaded pink, and the numbers designate the N- and C-terminal residues, respectively. NCBI Sequence References are AAH36533.1 (Homo sapiens), NP_001100907.1 (Rattus norvegicus),…

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Cell line (Homo sapiens)tsA201tsA201ECACC 96121229
RRID:CVCL_0063
100 % STR profile match to ATCC # CRL-3216
Cell line (Homo sapiens)Spiking-HEK293PMID:24391999HEK293 cells stably expressing NaV1.3 and KIR2.186 % STR profile match to ATCC # CRL-1573.3
Cell line (Homo sapiens)RyR1-stable cellsThis paper (Materials and methods)Spiking-HEK293 stably expressing RyR1
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH3GenScriptC96900In vector: pcDNA3.1-DYK with addition of mCherry or ECFP CDS
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH4GenScriptC97908In vector: pcDNA3.1-DYK with addition of mCherry or ECFP CDS
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH3-with-JPH4-divergentThis paper (Materials and methods)In vector: same as JPH3
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH3(1 – 707)This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pmCHerry-C1
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH4(1 – 576)This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pmCHerry-C1
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH3Δ681-725This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: same as JPH3
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH4(1 – 414)-JPH3(418 – 707)This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: same as JPH3
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH3(418 – 748)This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pmCHerry-C1
Transfected construct (Homo sapiens)JPH3(653 – 748)This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pmCHerry-C1
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)CaV1.2PMID:2474130NM_001136522.1In vector: pEYFP-C1 or pECFP
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)CaV2.2PMID:8386525GenBank: D14157.1In vector: modified pSP72 (see ref 28)
Transfected construct (Rattus norvegicus)CaV3.1PMID:9495342GenBank: AF027984.1
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)CaV2.1PMID:1849233NM_001101693.1In vector: pEYFP-C1
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)α2δ1PMID:28495885NM_001082276.1
Transfected construct (Rattus norvegicus)β1bPMID:19996312GenBank: X61394.1
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)RyR1PMID:2725677NM_001101718.1In vector: pEYFP-C1 or pECFP-C1 or pCEP4 (with oriP removed)
Transfected construct (Mus musculus)RyR2PMID:10473538NM_023868.2In vector: pcDNA3 plus EYFP CDS
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)RyR3PMID:12471029NM_001082762.1In vector: pcDNA3 plus EYFP CDS
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)RyR11:4300PMID:29284662In vector: pEYFP-C1
Transfected construct (Mus musculus)RyR21:4226This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pcDNA3 plus EYFP CDS
Transfected construct (Mus musculus)RyR21:3991This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pcDNA3 plus EYFP CDS
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)RyR31:4032This paper (Materials and methods)In vector: pcDNA3 plus EYFP CDS
Transfected construct (Oryctolagus cuniculus)pCMV R-CEPIA1erAddgeneCat # 58216
RRID:Addgene_58216
Recombinant DNA reagentpmCherry-C1TaKaRa/ClontechCat # PT3975-5
Recombinant DNA reagentmCherry-ERAddgeneCat # 55041
RRID:Addgene_55041
Recombinant DNA reagentpEYFP-C1TaKaRa/ClontechCat # 6006- 1
Recombinant DNA reagentpECFP-C1TaKaRa/ClontechCat # 6076 -1
Recombinant DNA reagentpCEP4InvitrogenCat # V044-50
Sequence-based reagent#1This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCGGGAGCTGCCAAC
CCCCTGCTGGTGGT
CATGGTGATCTTGC
Sequence-based reagent#2This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerTCTAGCATGGGCTG
CAGGTCTTTGGCAG
TGATCCTGGCGAT
Sequence-based reagent#3This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerTCGCCAGGATCACT
GCCAAAGACCTGCA
GCCCATGCTAGAGG
Sequence-based reagent#4This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerAAGATCACCATGA
CCACCAGCAGGG
GGTTGGC
Sequence-based reagent#5This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGCTCGCCAGTTTC
TGCACG
Sequence-based reagent#6This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCCTATCCTGGTGG
TCATGGTG
Sequence-based reagent#7This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGTACGGGCTCAGC
GCCTATCGTGGTG
GGAGCCGTGG
Sequence-based reagent#8This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerTGGAAGGAAGGGG
AGAACTCCTGGGC
TATCAGTTTGGCCA
Sequence-based reagent#9This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerTGGCCAAACTGATAG
CCCAGGAGTTCTCCC
CTTCCTTCCAGCACC
Sequence-based reagent#10This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerAGGGCCACGGCTCC
CACCACGATAGGCG
CTGAGCCCG
Sequence-based reagent#11This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCCAGGATCACGAAT
TCAGAGTTCTCCCC
Sequence-based reagent#12This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerAGTGGTACCTTCC
AGGGTCAAGG
Sequence-based reagent#13This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGAGATGAATTCCT
TGCTGAGGATGG
Sequence-based reagent#14This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerACGATAAGAGCA
AGGGCGAGGAGG
Sequence-based reagent#15This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCTCAGCAACACCAT
GGTGGCGACC
Sequence-based reagent#16This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCCATGGTGTTGCTG
AGGATGGAGACGCAT
Sequence-based reagent#17This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGCCCTTGCTCTTAT
CGTCGTCATCCTTG
TAATCGATGAA
Sequence-based reagent#18This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGGGCTAGCGCCAC
CATGCAGAGACTG
CGGTCC
Sequence-based reagent#19This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGTTCAGGGGGA
GGTGTGG
Sequence-based reagent#20This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCGTCAGATCCGCT
AGCGCTACCG
Sequence-based reagent#21This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGATCCCGGGCTA
GCGGTACCGTCG
Sequence-based reagent#22This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCCGGGCTAGCGGT
ACCCCGTCGACTGC
Sequence-based reagent#23This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCTGATCCGATACG
TGGATGAGGCGC
Sequence-based reagent#24This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerCCATCTGTTTGCCT
ATGCGGCCGCTCA
CCACATTACC
Sequence-based reagent#25This paper (Materials and methods)PCR primerGCTCCTGCGGCCG
CTCCTTCTCACTCTC
Commercial assay or kitjetPRIME transfection reagentPolyplusVWR Cat#:89129- 922
Chemical compound, drugCaffeineSigma-AldrichCat# C-0750
Chemical compound, drugFluo8-AMAat BioquestCat # 21082
Software, algorithmGraphPad PrismGraphPad PrismRRID:SCR_002798Graphs and statistics
Software, algorithmFijiImageJdoi:
10.1038/nmeth.2019
RRID:SCR_002285
Image analysis

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