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Schreiber, Rainer ; Ousingsawat, Jiraporn ; Kunzelmann, Karl

Targeting of Intracellular TMEM16 Proteins to the Plasma Membrane and Activation by Purinergic Signaling

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Schreiber, Rainer, Ousingsawat, Jiraporn and Kunzelmann, Karl (2020) Targeting of Intracellular TMEM16 Proteins to the Plasma Membrane and Activation by Purinergic Signaling. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (11), p. 4065.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.44034


Abstract

Anoctamins such as TMEM16A and TMEM16B are Ca2+-dependent Cl- channels activated through purinergic receptor signaling. TMEM16A (ANO1), TMEM16B (ANO2) and TMEM16F (ANO6) are predominantly expressed at the plasma membrane and are therefore well accessible for functional studies. While TMEM16A and TMEM16B form halide-selective ion channels, TMEM16F and probably TMEM16E operate as phospholipid ...

Anoctamins such as TMEM16A and TMEM16B are Ca2+-dependent Cl- channels activated through purinergic receptor signaling. TMEM16A (ANO1), TMEM16B (ANO2) and TMEM16F (ANO6) are predominantly expressed at the plasma membrane and are therefore well accessible for functional studies. While TMEM16A and TMEM16B form halide-selective ion channels, TMEM16F and probably TMEM16E operate as phospholipid scramblases and nonselective ion channels. Other TMEM16 paralogs are expressed mainly in intracellular compartments and are therefore difficult to study at the functional level. Here, we report that TMEM16E (ANO5), -H (ANO8), -J (ANO9) and K (ANO10) are targeted to the plasma membrane when fused to a C-terminal CAAX (cysteine, two aliphatic amino acids plus methionin, serine, alanin, cystein or glutamin) motif. These paralogs produce Ca2+-dependent ion channels. Surprisingly, expression of the TMEM16 paralogs in the plasma membrane did not produce additional scramblase activity. In contrast, endogenous scrambling induced by stimulation of purinergic P2X7 receptors was attenuated, in parallel with reduced plasma membrane blebbing. This could suggest that intracellular TMEM16 paralogs operate differently when compared to plasma membrane-localized TMEM16F, and may even stabilize intracellular membranes. Alternatively, CAAX tagging, which leads to expression in non-raft compartments of the plasma membrane, may antagonize phosphatidylserine exposure by endogenous raft-located TMEM16F. CAAX-containing constructs may be useful to further investigate the molecular properties of intracellular TMEM16 proteins.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
PublisherMDPI
Open Access TypeGold (with APC)
Place of PublicationBASEL
Volume21
Number of Issue or Book Chapter11
Page Rangep. 4065
Date5 June 2020
Date of publication02 Nov 2020 11:32
InstitutionsBiology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Physiologie
Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Physiologie > Prof. Dr. Karl Kunzelmann
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10.3390/ijms21114065DOI
KeywordsLIPID RAFTS; ANO10 MUTATIONS; EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; ANOCTAMINS; SECRETION; CHLORIDE; ATAXIA; CYST; ANO5; ANO8; ANO9; ANO10; TMEM16E; TMEM16H; TMEM16J; TMEM16K; scramblase; membrane blebbing; P2X7R; purineric signaling
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 570 Life sciences
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-440346
Item ID44034

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