Ca2+ signals promote GLUT4 exocytosis and reduce its endocytosis in muscle cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 307 (2) ◽  
pp. E209-E224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Li ◽  
X. Zhu ◽  
S. Ishikura ◽  
D. Zhang ◽  
J. Gao ◽  
...  

Elevating cytosolic Ca2+ stimulates glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, but how Ca2+ affects intracellular traffic of GLUT4 is unknown. In tissue, changes in Ca2+ leading to contraction preclude analysis of the impact of individual, Ca2+-derived signals. In L6 muscle cells stably expressing GLUT4 myc, the Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin raised cytosolic Ca2+ and caused a gain in cell surface GLUT4 myc. Extra- and intracellular Ca2+ chelators (EGTA, BAPTA-AM) reversed this response. Ionomycin activated calcium calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII), AMPK, and PKCs, but not Akt. Silencing CaMKIIδ or AMPKα1/α2 partly reduced the ionomycin-induced gain in surface GLUT4 myc, as did peptidic or small molecule inhibitors of CaMKII (CN21) and AMPK (Compound C). Compared with the conventional isoenzyme PKC inhibitor Gö6976, the conventional plus novel PKC inhibitor Gö6983 lowered the ionomycin-induced gain in cell surface GLUT4 myc. Ionomycin stimulated GLUT4 myc exocytosis and inhibited its endocytosis in live cells. siRNA-mediated knockdown of CaMKIIδ or AMPKα1/α2 partly reversed ionomycin-induced GLUT4 myc exocytosis but did not prevent its reduced endocytosis. Compared with Gö6976, Gö6983 markedly reversed the slowing of GLUT4 myc endocytosis triggered by ionomycin. In summary, rapid Ca2+ influx into muscle cells accelerates GLUT4 myc exocytosis while slowing GLUT4 myc endocytosis. CaMKIIδ and AMPK stimulate GLUT4 myc exocytosis, whereas novel PKCs reduce endocytosis. These results identify how Ca2+-activated signals selectively regulate GLUT4 exocytosis and endocytosis in muscle cells.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romina B Cejas ◽  
Miriam Tamano-Blanco ◽  
Javier G Blanco

Persons with Down syndrome (DS, trisomy 21) have widespread cellular protein trafficking defects. There is a paucity of data describing the intracellular transport of IgG in the context of endosomal-lysosomal alterations linked to trisomy 21. In this study, we analyzed the intracellular traffic of IgG mediated by the human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in fibroblast cell lines with trisomy 21. Intracellular IgG trafficking studies in live cells showed that fibroblasts with trisomy 21 exhibit higher proportion of IgG in lysosomes (~10% increase), decreased IgG content in intracellular vesicles (~9% decrease), and a trend towards decreased IgG recycling (~55% decrease) in comparison to diploid cells. Amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) overexpression in diploid fibroblasts replicated the increase in IgG sorting to the degradative pathway observed in cells with trisomy 21. The impact of APP on the expression of FCGRT (alpha chain component of FcRn) was investigated by APP knock down and overexpression of the APP protein. APP knock down increased the expression of FCGRT mRNA by ~60% in both diploid and trisomic cells. Overexpression of APP in diploid fibroblasts and HepG2 cells resulted in a decrease in FCGRT and FcRn expression. Our results indicate that the intracellular traffic of IgG is altered in cells with trisomy 21. This study lays the foundation for future investigations into the role of FcRn in the context of DS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Cejas ◽  
M. Tamaño-Blanco ◽  
J. G. Blanco

AbstractPersons with Down syndrome (DS, trisomy 21) have widespread cellular protein trafficking defects. There is a paucity of data describing the intracellular transport of IgG in the context of endosomal-lysosomal alterations linked to trisomy 21. In this study, we analyzed the intracellular traffic of IgG mediated by the human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in fibroblast cell lines with trisomy 21. Intracellular IgG trafficking studies in live cells showed that fibroblasts with trisomy 21 exhibit higher proportion of IgG in lysosomes (~ 10% increase), decreased IgG content in intracellular vesicles (~ 9% decrease), and a trend towards decreased IgG recycling (~ 55% decrease) in comparison to diploid cells. Amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) overexpression in diploid fibroblasts replicated the increase in IgG sorting to the degradative pathway observed in cells with trisomy 21. The impact of APP on the expression of FCGRT (alpha chain component of FcRn) was investigated by APP knock down and overexpression of the APP protein. APP knock down increased the expression of FCGRT mRNA by ~ 60% in both diploid and trisomic cells. Overexpression of APP in diploid fibroblasts and HepG2 cells resulted in a decrease in FCGRT and FcRn expression. Our results indicate that the intracellular traffic of IgG is altered in cells with trisomy 21. This study lays the foundation for future investigations into the role of FcRn in the context of DS.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 3447-3456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Waas ◽  
Shana T Snarrenberg ◽  
Jack Littrell ◽  
Rachel A Jones Lipinski ◽  
Polly A Hansen ◽  
...  

Abstract Motivation Cell-type-specific surface proteins can be exploited as valuable markers for a range of applications including immunophenotyping live cells, targeted drug delivery and in vivo imaging. Despite their utility and relevance, the unique combination of molecules present at the cell surface are not yet described for most cell types. A significant challenge in analyzing ‘omic’ discovery datasets is the selection of candidate markers that are most applicable for downstream applications. Results Here, we developed GenieScore, a prioritization metric that integrates a consensus-based prediction of cell surface localization with user-input data to rank-order candidate cell-type-specific surface markers. In this report, we demonstrate the utility of GenieScore for analyzing human and rodent data from proteomic and transcriptomic experiments in the areas of cancer, stem cell and islet biology. We also demonstrate that permutations of GenieScore, termed IsoGenieScore and OmniGenieScore, can efficiently prioritize co-expressed and intracellular cell-type-specific markers, respectively. Availability and implementation Calculation of GenieScores and lookup of SPC scores is made freely accessible via the SurfaceGenie web application: www.cellsurfer.net/surfacegenie. Contact [email protected] Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.


2010 ◽  
Vol 298 (5) ◽  
pp. E1058-E1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyan Niu ◽  
Philip J. Bilan ◽  
Shuhei Ishikura ◽  
Jonathan D. Schertzer ◽  
Ariel Contreras-Ferrat ◽  
...  

Muscle contraction stimulates glucose uptake acutely to increase energy supply, but suitable cellular models that faithfully reproduce this complex phenomenon are lacking. To this end, we have developed a cellular model of contracting C2C12 myotubes overexpressing GLUT4 with an exofacial myc-epitope tag (GLUT4 myc) and explored stimulation of GLUT4 traffic by physiologically relevant agents. Carbachol (an acetylcholine receptor agonist) induced a gain in cell surface GLUT4 myc that was mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Carbachol also activated AMPK, and this response was sensitive to the contractile myosin ATPase inhibitor N-benzyl- p-toluenesulfonamide. The gain in surface GLUT4 myc elicited by carbachol or by the AMPK activator 5-amino-4-carboxamide-1 β-ribose was sensitive to chemical inhibition of AMPK activity by compound C and partially reduced by siRNA-mediated knockdown of AMPK catalytic subunits or LKB1. In addition, the carbachol-induced gain in cell surface GLUT4 myc was partially sensitive to chelation of intracellular calcium with BAPTA-AM. However, the carbachol-induced gain in cell surface GLUT4 myc was not sensitive to the CaMKK inhibitor STO-609 despite expression of both isoforms of this enzyme and a rise in cytosolic calcium by carbachol. Therefore, separate AMPK- and calcium-dependent signals contribute to mobilizing GLUT4 in response to carbachol, providing an in vitro cell model that recapitulates the two major signals whereby acute contraction regulates glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. This system will be ideal to further analyze the underlying molecular events of contraction-regulated GLUT4 traffic.


2007 ◽  
Vol 179 (5) ◽  
pp. 1067-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria R. Caiolfa ◽  
Moreno Zamai ◽  
Gabriele Malengo ◽  
Annapaola Andolfo ◽  
Chris D. Madsen ◽  
...  

To search for functional links between glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) protein monomer–oligomer exchange and membrane dynamics and confinement, we studied urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) receptor (uPAR), a GPI receptor involved in the regulation of cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation. Using a functionally active fluorescent protein–uPAR in live cells, we analyzed the effect that extracellular matrix proteins and uPAR ligands have on uPAR dynamics and dimerization at the cell membrane. Vitronectin directs the recruitment of dimers and slows down the diffusion of the receptors at the basal membrane. The commitment to uPA–plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1–mediated endocytosis and recycling modifies uPAR diffusion and induces an exchange between uPAR monomers and dimers. This exchange is fully reversible. The data demonstrate that cell surface protein assemblies are important in regulating the dynamics and localization of uPAR at the cell membrane and the exchange of monomers and dimers. These results also provide a strong rationale for dynamic studies of GPI-anchored molecules in live cells at steady state and in the absence of cross-linker/clustering agents.


1992 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.P. Baker ◽  
Q. Chen ◽  
H.B. Peng

Aneural muscle cells in culture often form acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clusters, termed hot spots, which are similar to those found at the postsynaptic membrane both in structure and in molecular composition. Although hot spots form on both dorsal and ventral surfaces of the cell, the ventral ones are better characterized because of their association with sites of cell-substratum contact. To understand the stimuli and mechanisms involved in ventral hot spot formation, native, uncoated polystyrene beads were applied to cultured Xenopus myotomal muscle cells to create local membrane-substratum contacts. These beads were able to induce a postsynaptic-type development as evidenced by the clustering of AChRs and the development of a set of ultrastructural specializations, including membrane infoldings and a basement membrane. Whereas these native beads were effective in inducing clustering, beads coated with bovine serum albumin or treated with serum-containing medium were ineffective. Native beads were also capable of inducing clusters in serum-free medium, indicating that their effect was mediated by endogenous molecules that were locally presented by the beads, rather than by bead adsorption of components in the medium. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) is a major component of the muscle extracellular matrix and our previous study has shown that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a member of the heparin-binding growth factor (HBGF) family, and its receptor are present in Xenopus myotomal muscle during the period of synaptogenesis. Therefore, we tested the involvement of HBGF in bead induction. The results of this study show the following: (1) preincubation of cultures in heparin, which solubilizes matrix-bound HBGFs, suppressed the bead-induced AChR clustering. (2) Suramin, which interferes with the interaction between several growth factors and their receptors, also inhibited bead-induced clustering. (3) Tyrphostin, which blocks tyrosine kinase activity associated with a number of growth factor receptors, was also inhibitory to the bead effect. (4) The percentage of bead-induced AChR clusters was significantly enhanced by pretreating the cultures with bFGF prior to bead application. This exogenously applied bFGF could be largely removed by treatment of cultures with heparin, suggesting its association with HSPG at the cell surface. (5) An anti-bFGF neutralizing antiserum significantly reduced the efficacy of the bead stimulation. These data suggest that uncoated beads, which adhere to the cell surface and can mimic the cell-substratum interaction, effect a local presentation of HBGFs, such as bFGF, residing with the HSPG to their membrane receptors, thereby locally activating receptor-associated tyrosine kinases.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)


Hypertension ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Herrera ◽  
Matthew A Sparks ◽  
Beverky H Koller ◽  
Thomas M Coffman

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a major prostanoid produced by the kidney having the potential to influence renal blood flow, Na excretion, and thus mean arterial pressure (BP). PGE2 actions are mediated by four distinct E-prostanoid (EP) receptor isoforms: EP1-EP4. The EP4 receptor (EP4R) triggers macula densa stimulation of renin, induces vasodilation, and may inhibit epithelial sodium transport. Thus, the impact of EP4Rs on BP may differ with the sites of PGE2 synthesis and pattern of EP4R activation within the kidney. To examine the role of EP4R on BP regulation we generated EP4R-deficient mice. Because deletion of EP4R in utero causes peri-natal mortality due to persistent patent ductus arteriosus, we carried out conditional deletion by crossing EP4flox/flox with a transgenic line with tamoxifen-inducible Cre expression in all tissues. Resting mean arterial pressure (MAP) measured by radiotelemetry was increased by 5±1mm Hg (p<0.05) in mice with total-body EP4R-deficiency (EP4R-TBKO) vs. controls. In addition, EP4R-TBKOs had an exaggerated increase in MAP with high-salt (6% NaCl) feeding (MAP increase: 5±1 vs. 2±1mmHg for controls; p<0.05) and during angiotensin II (Ang II)-dependent hypertension (MAP increase: 37±2 vs. 24±3mmHg for controls; p<0.05). We next hypothesized that exaggerated hypertension in the EP4R-TBKOs was due to elimination of compensatory EP4R-depedent vasodilation mediated by direct actions in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Accordingly, we generated mice lacking EP4R in VSMCs (EP4R-SMKOs) using EP4flox/flox and transgenic mice with tamoxifen-inducible expression of Cre limited to smooth muscle cells. In contrast to the EP4R-TBKOs, elimination of EP4R only from VSMC reduced resting MAP by 5±1mm Hg (p<0.04) but did not affect the BP response to high salt feeding (MAP change: 2±1 vs. 2±1 mm Hg; ns) or chronic Ang II infusion (MAP increase: 29±3 vs. 34±4 mm Hg; ns). Thus, the EP4R modulates resting MAP but its specific impact may vary between EP4R populations in different cell lineages. EP4Rs resist the development of salt- and Ang II-dependent hypertension. These anti-hypertensive actions are not mediated by direct effects of EP4R in VSMCs, but may involve EP4R in endothelium, brain, or kidney epithelia.


2000 ◽  
Vol 113 (23) ◽  
pp. 4193-4202 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Meerson ◽  
V. Bello ◽  
J.L. Delaunay ◽  
T.A. Slimane ◽  
D. Delautier ◽  
...  

Glycosylation was considered the major signal candidate for apical targeting of transmembrane proteins in polarized epithelial cells. However, direct demonstration of the role of glycosylation has proved difficult because non-glycosylated apical transmembrane proteins usually do not reach the cell surface. Here we were able to follow the targeting of the apical transmembrane glycoprotein NPP3 both when glycosylated and non-glycosylated. Transfected in polarized MDCK and Caco-2 cells, NPP3 was exclusively expressed at the apical membrane. The transport kinetics of the protein to the cell surface were studied after metabolic (35)S-labeling and surface immunoprecipitation. The newly synthesized protein was mainly targeted directly to the apical surface in MDCK cells, whereas 50% transited through the basolateral surface in Caco-2 cells. In both cell types, the basolaterally targeted pool was effectively transcytosed to the apical surface. In the presence of tunicamycin, NPP3 was not N-glycosylated. The non-glycosylated protein was partially retained intracellularly but the fraction that reached the cell surface was nevertheless predominantly targeted apically. However, transcytosis of the non-glycosylated protein was partially impaired in MDCK cells. These results provide direct evidence that glycosylation cannot be considered an apical targeting signal for NPP3, although glycosylation is necessary for correct trafficking of the protein to the cell surface.


1998 ◽  
Vol 274 (2) ◽  
pp. C472-C480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Naito ◽  
Shunichi Shimizu ◽  
Shigeto Maeda ◽  
Jianwei Wang ◽  
Richard Paul ◽  
...  

Ets-1 is a transcription factor that activates expression of matrix-degrading proteinases such as collagenase and stromelysin. To study the control of ets-1 gene expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), cells were exposed to factors known to regulate VSMC migration and proliferation. Platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced a dose-dependent expression of ets-1 mRNA. These effects were abrogated by inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) by H-7 or chronic PMA treatment. Ets-1 mRNA was superinduced by PDGF-BB and ET-1 in the presence of cycloheximide. The chelation of intracellular Ca2+ by 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane- N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid-acetoxymethyl ester and the depletion of endoplasmic reticulum intracellular Ca2+concentration ([Ca2+]i) by thapsigargin inhibited PDGF-BB- and ET-1-induced ets-1 mRNA, whereas ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)- N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid had no effect. However, [Ca2+]irelease alone was not sufficient to increase ets-1 mRNA. Forskolin blocked ET-1-, PDGF-BB-, and PMA-induced ets-1 mRNA, as well as inositol phosphate formation, consistent with an effect through impairment of PKC activation. Inhibitors of ets-1 gene expression, such as H-7 and herbimycin A, inhibited the ET-1 induction of collagenase I mRNA. We propose that ets-1 may be an important element in the orchestration of matrix proteinase expression and of vascular remodeling after arterial injury.


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