北大参与合作的《Nature》文章 解析细胞信号通路

　　

生物通报道，近期的Nature在线版发表了俄亥俄州大学神经分子科学研究中心，牛津大学，爱丁堡大学，北京大学等多国研究人员参与的文章，NAADP mobilizes calcium from acidic organelles through two-pore channels。

 

文章通讯作者是来自俄亥俄州立大学神经科学，生化学与分子神经科学中心的Michael X.Zhu，其中来自北京大学的生命科学院的作者是Xuemei Hao。

 

在哺乳动物的细胞中Ca2+离子的流动会导致重要的信号转导过程产生，一般这一过程受inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3), cyclic ADP ribose 和 nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP)调控。InsP3和cyclic ADP ribose能与相对应的受体结合促进内质网释放Ca+2离子。相反，胞内储存Ca+2的过程受NAADP的调控，然而，目前学界对NAADP的受体的鉴定存在不同的意见。

 

在本研究中，研究小组发现一个双孔的通道（two-pore channels，TPCs）可能是NAADP受体家族的成员，人类的TPC1（也称TPCN1）和鸡的TPC3（TPCN3）在内涵体膜上表达，在人类的HEK293细胞中，人类的TCP2仅在溶酶体膜上表达。聚集大量TPC2的膜具有高度的NAADP的亲和性。

 

研究结果表明，NAADP的TPCs模式的受体具有诱导酸性细胞器释放Ca+2的功效。这些研究成果有助了解Ca+2通道和信号转导，有助人们了解NAADP的作用模式。

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生物通推荐原文检索：NAADP mobilizes calcium from acidic organelles through two-pore channels

 

【Abstract】

Ca2+ mobilization from intracellular stores represents an important cell signalling process1 that is regulated, in mammalian cells, by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3), cyclic ADP ribose and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP). InsP3 and cyclic ADP ribose cause the release of Ca2+ from sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum stores by the activation of InsP3 and ryanodine receptors (InsP3Rs and RyRs). In contrast, the nature of the intracellular stores targeted by NAADP and the molecular identity of the NAADP receptors remain controversial1, 2, although evidence indicates that NAADP mobilizes Ca2+ from lysosome-related acidic compartments3, 4. Here we show that two-pore channels (TPCs) comprise a family of NAADP receptors, with human TPC1 (also known as TPCN1) and chicken TPC3 (TPCN3) being expressed on endosomal membranes, and human TPC2 (TPCN2) on lysosomal membranes when expressed in HEK293 cells. Membranes enriched with TPC2 show high affinity NAADP binding, and TPC2 underpins NAADP-induced Ca2+ release from lysosome-related stores that is subsequently amplified by Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release by InsP3Rs. Responses to NAADP were abolished by disrupting the lysosomal proton gradient and by ablating TPC2 expression, but were only attenuated by depleting endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ stores or by blocking InsP3Rs. Thus, TPCs form NAADP receptors that release Ca2+ from acidic organelles, which can trigger further Ca2+ signals via sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum. TPCs therefore provide new insights into the regulation and organization of Ca2+ signals in animal cells, and will advance our understanding of the physiological role of NAADP.