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tmem16f Anoctamin 6 in ferroptotic cell death
Cancers, 2019Co-Authors: Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Rainer Schreiber, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:Ca2+ activated Cl− channels (TMEM16A; ANO1) support cell proliferation and cancer growth. Expression of TMEM16A is strongly enhanced in different types of malignomas. In contrast, TMEM16F (ANO6) operates as a Ca2+ activated chloride/nonselective ion channel and scrambles membrane phospholipids to expose phosphatidylserine at the cell surface. Both phospholipid scrambling and cell swelling induced through activation of nonselective ion currents appear to destabilize the plasma membrane thereby causing cell death. There is growing evidence that activation of TMEM16F contributes to various forms of regulated cell death. In the present study, we demonstrate that ferroptotic cell death, occurring during peroxidation of plasma membrane phospholipids activates TMEM16F. Ferroptosis was induced by erastin, an inhibitor of the cystine-glutamate antiporter and RSL3, an inhibitor of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). Cell death was largely reduced in the intestinal epithelium, and in peritoneal macrophages isolated from mice with tissue-specific knockout of TMEM16F. We show that TMEM16F is activated during erastin and RSL3-induced ferroptosis. In contrast, inhibition of ferroptosis by ferrostatin-1 and by inhibitors of TMEM16F block TMEM16F currents and inhibit cell death. We conclude that activation of TMEM16F is a crucial component during ferroptotic cell death, a finding that may be useful to induce cell death in cancer cells.
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Contribution of Anoctamins to Cell Survival and Cell Death
Cancers, 2019Co-Authors: Karl Kunzelmann, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Ines Cabrita, Roberta Benedetto, Rainer SchreiberAbstract:Before Anoctamins (TMEM16 proteins) were identified as a family of Ca2+-activated chloride channels and phospholipid scramblases, the founding member Anoctamin 1 (ANO1, TMEM16A) was known as DOG1, a marker protein for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Meanwhile, ANO1 has been examined in more detail, and the role of ANO1 in cell proliferation and the development of different types of malignomas is now well established. While ANO5, ANO7, and ANO9 may also be relevant for growth of cancers, evidence has been provided for a role of ANO6 (TMEM16F) in regulated cell death. The cellular mechanisms by which Anoctamins control cell proliferation and cell death, respectively, are just emerging; however, the pronounced effects of Anoctamins on intracellular Ca2+ levels are likely to play a significant role. Recent results suggest that some Anoctamins control membrane exocytosis by setting Ca2+i levels near the plasma membrane, and/or by controlling the intracellular Cl− concentration. Exocytosis and increased membrane trafficking induced by ANO1 and ANO6 may enhance membrane expression of other chloride channels, such as CFTR and volume activated chloride channels (VRAC). Notably, ANO6-induced phospholipid scrambling with exposure of phosphatidylserine is pivotal for the sheddase function of disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM). This may support cell death and tumorigenic activity of IL-6 by inducing IL-6 trans-signaling. The reported anticancer effects of the anthelminthic drug niclosamide are probably related to the potent inhibitory effect on ANO1, apart from inducing cell cycle arrest through the Let-7d/CDC34 axis. On the contrary, pronounced activation of ANO6 due to a large increase in intracellular calcium, activation of phospholipase A2 or lipid peroxidation, can lead to ferroptotic death of cancer cells. It therefore appears reasonable to search for both inhibitors and potent activators of TMEM16 in order to interfere with cancer growth and metastasis.
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Anoctamin-6 regulates ADAM sheddase function
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 2018Co-Authors: Martin Veit, Rainer Schreiber, Karl Kunzelmann, Katharina Isabelle Koyro, Björn Ahrens, Florian Bleibaum, Martin Munz, Hagen Rövekamp, Jörg Andrä, Anselm SommerAbstract:Abstract ADAM17, a prominent member of the “Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase” (ADAM) family, controls vital cellular functions through cleavage of transmembrane substrates including TGF-alpha, Amphiregulin (AREG) and TNF-Receptor 1 (TNFR1). We recently presented evidence that surface exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) is pivotal for ADAM17 to exert sheddase activity. Anoctamin-6 (ANO6) has Ca2+-dependent phospholipid scramblase activity and it followed that the functions of ANO6 and ADAM17 might be linked. We report that overexpression of ANO6 in HEK293T cells led to increased Ca2+-mediated PS-exposure that was indeed accompanied by enhanced release of AREG and TGF-alpha. The effect was not observed when cells were treated with the PKC-dependent ADAM17 activator PMA. Transformation of cells with a constitutively active ANO6 mutant led to spontaneous PS-exposure and to the release of ADAM17-substrates in the absence of any stimuli. Inhibitor experiments indicated that ANO6-mediated enhancement of substrate cleavage simultaneously broadened the spectrum of participating metalloproteinases. In complementary experiments, siRNA-mediated downregulation of ANO6 was shown to decrease ionophore-mediated release of TNFR1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We conclude that ANO6, by virtue of its scramblase activity, may play a role as an important regulator of the ADAM-network in the plasma membrane.
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Differential effects of Anoctamins on intracellular calcium signals.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2017Co-Authors: Ines Cabrita, Rainer Schreiber, Boris V Skryabin, Podchanart Wanitchakool, Lalida Sirianant, Roberta Benedetto, Ana G Fonseca, Laura K. Schenk, Hermann Pavenstädt, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:The Ca2+-activated Cl- channel TMEM16A [Anoctamin (ANO)1] is homologous to yeast Ist2 and has been shown to tether the cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the plasma membrane. We therefore examined whether ANO1 and other members of the ANO family affect intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) signals. It is shown that expression of ANO1 augments Ca2+ store release upon stimulation of GPCRs, whereas knockdown of ANO1, or lack of Ano1 expression in Ano1-/- animals, as shown in an earlier report, inhibits Ca2+ release. ANO6, and -10 show similar effects, whereas expression of ANO4, -8, and -9 attenuate filling of the ER store. The impact of ANO1 and -4 were examined in more detail. ANO1 colocalized and interacted with IP3R, whereas ANO4 colocalized with SERCA Ca2+ pumps and interacted with ORAI-1 channels, respectively. ANO1 Cl currents were rapidly activated exclusively through Ca2+ store release, and remained untouched by influx of extracellular Ca2+ In contrast expression of ANO4 caused a delayed activation of membrane-localized ANO6 channels, solely through store-operated Ca2+ entry via ORAI. Ca2+ signals were inhibited by knocking down expression of endogenous ANO1, -5, -6, and -10 and were also reduced in epithelial cells from Ano10-/- mice. The data suggest that ANOs affect compartmentalized [Ca2+]i signals, which may explain some of the cellular defects related to ANO mutations.-Cabrita, I., Benedetto, R., Fonseca, A., Wanitchakool, P., Sirianant, L., Skryabin, B. V., Schenk, L. K., Pavenstadt, H., Schreiber, R., Kunzelmann, K. Differential effects of Anoctamins on intracellular calcium signals.
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Expression of Anoctamins in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2016Co-Authors: Rainer Schreiber, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:The Anoctamin (ANO, TMEM16) family of Ca^2+-activated Cl^− channels consists of ten members with different cellular functions (ANO1–10). ANO1 is a Ca^2+-activated Cl^− channel in secretory epithelial cells of exocrine pancreas, salivary glands, or enterocytes. Expression of ANO1 also promotes cell proliferation and migration of tumor cells. ANO6 is essential for Ca^2+-dependent scrambling of membrane phospholipids in platelets, red blood cells, and lymphocytes. ANO10 modulates Ca^2+ signals in macrophages and has a role in cerebellar ataxia and other neurological disorders. All three Anoctamins have been proposed to control intracellular Ca^2+ signals. Anoctamins may also form the basolateral Ca^2+-activated Cl^− channel in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). We show that native human, bovine, porcine, and mouse RPEs express ANO1, ANO6, and ANO10. Growth arrested and confluent RPR cells expressed ANO1 in the plasma membrane, whereas ANO6 and ANO10 were found in the primary cilium. Ussing chamber experiments showed that the application of ATP to the apical (retinal) side of porcine RPE induced a Ca^2+-activated Cl^− secretion. Activation was inhibited by basolateral (choroidal) administration of the ANO inhibitors AO1, niflumic acid (NFA), and 4,4′-diisothiocyano-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonic acid (DIDS). The results suggest that ANO1 is responsible for basolateral Ca^2+-dependent Cl^− secretion in RPE, whereas ANO6 and ANO10 may have different functions, such as modulating Ca^2+ signals.
Rainer Schreiber - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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tmem16f Anoctamin 6 in ferroptotic cell death
Cancers, 2019Co-Authors: Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Rainer Schreiber, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:Ca2+ activated Cl− channels (TMEM16A; ANO1) support cell proliferation and cancer growth. Expression of TMEM16A is strongly enhanced in different types of malignomas. In contrast, TMEM16F (ANO6) operates as a Ca2+ activated chloride/nonselective ion channel and scrambles membrane phospholipids to expose phosphatidylserine at the cell surface. Both phospholipid scrambling and cell swelling induced through activation of nonselective ion currents appear to destabilize the plasma membrane thereby causing cell death. There is growing evidence that activation of TMEM16F contributes to various forms of regulated cell death. In the present study, we demonstrate that ferroptotic cell death, occurring during peroxidation of plasma membrane phospholipids activates TMEM16F. Ferroptosis was induced by erastin, an inhibitor of the cystine-glutamate antiporter and RSL3, an inhibitor of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). Cell death was largely reduced in the intestinal epithelium, and in peritoneal macrophages isolated from mice with tissue-specific knockout of TMEM16F. We show that TMEM16F is activated during erastin and RSL3-induced ferroptosis. In contrast, inhibition of ferroptosis by ferrostatin-1 and by inhibitors of TMEM16F block TMEM16F currents and inhibit cell death. We conclude that activation of TMEM16F is a crucial component during ferroptotic cell death, a finding that may be useful to induce cell death in cancer cells.
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Contribution of Anoctamins to Cell Survival and Cell Death
Cancers, 2019Co-Authors: Karl Kunzelmann, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Ines Cabrita, Roberta Benedetto, Rainer SchreiberAbstract:Before Anoctamins (TMEM16 proteins) were identified as a family of Ca2+-activated chloride channels and phospholipid scramblases, the founding member Anoctamin 1 (ANO1, TMEM16A) was known as DOG1, a marker protein for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Meanwhile, ANO1 has been examined in more detail, and the role of ANO1 in cell proliferation and the development of different types of malignomas is now well established. While ANO5, ANO7, and ANO9 may also be relevant for growth of cancers, evidence has been provided for a role of ANO6 (TMEM16F) in regulated cell death. The cellular mechanisms by which Anoctamins control cell proliferation and cell death, respectively, are just emerging; however, the pronounced effects of Anoctamins on intracellular Ca2+ levels are likely to play a significant role. Recent results suggest that some Anoctamins control membrane exocytosis by setting Ca2+i levels near the plasma membrane, and/or by controlling the intracellular Cl− concentration. Exocytosis and increased membrane trafficking induced by ANO1 and ANO6 may enhance membrane expression of other chloride channels, such as CFTR and volume activated chloride channels (VRAC). Notably, ANO6-induced phospholipid scrambling with exposure of phosphatidylserine is pivotal for the sheddase function of disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM). This may support cell death and tumorigenic activity of IL-6 by inducing IL-6 trans-signaling. The reported anticancer effects of the anthelminthic drug niclosamide are probably related to the potent inhibitory effect on ANO1, apart from inducing cell cycle arrest through the Let-7d/CDC34 axis. On the contrary, pronounced activation of ANO6 due to a large increase in intracellular calcium, activation of phospholipase A2 or lipid peroxidation, can lead to ferroptotic death of cancer cells. It therefore appears reasonable to search for both inhibitors and potent activators of TMEM16 in order to interfere with cancer growth and metastasis.
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Anoctamin-6 regulates ADAM sheddase function
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 2018Co-Authors: Martin Veit, Rainer Schreiber, Karl Kunzelmann, Katharina Isabelle Koyro, Björn Ahrens, Florian Bleibaum, Martin Munz, Hagen Rövekamp, Jörg Andrä, Anselm SommerAbstract:Abstract ADAM17, a prominent member of the “Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase” (ADAM) family, controls vital cellular functions through cleavage of transmembrane substrates including TGF-alpha, Amphiregulin (AREG) and TNF-Receptor 1 (TNFR1). We recently presented evidence that surface exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) is pivotal for ADAM17 to exert sheddase activity. Anoctamin-6 (ANO6) has Ca2+-dependent phospholipid scramblase activity and it followed that the functions of ANO6 and ADAM17 might be linked. We report that overexpression of ANO6 in HEK293T cells led to increased Ca2+-mediated PS-exposure that was indeed accompanied by enhanced release of AREG and TGF-alpha. The effect was not observed when cells were treated with the PKC-dependent ADAM17 activator PMA. Transformation of cells with a constitutively active ANO6 mutant led to spontaneous PS-exposure and to the release of ADAM17-substrates in the absence of any stimuli. Inhibitor experiments indicated that ANO6-mediated enhancement of substrate cleavage simultaneously broadened the spectrum of participating metalloproteinases. In complementary experiments, siRNA-mediated downregulation of ANO6 was shown to decrease ionophore-mediated release of TNFR1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). We conclude that ANO6, by virtue of its scramblase activity, may play a role as an important regulator of the ADAM-network in the plasma membrane.
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Differential effects of Anoctamins on intracellular calcium signals.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2017Co-Authors: Ines Cabrita, Rainer Schreiber, Boris V Skryabin, Podchanart Wanitchakool, Lalida Sirianant, Roberta Benedetto, Ana G Fonseca, Laura K. Schenk, Hermann Pavenstädt, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:The Ca2+-activated Cl- channel TMEM16A [Anoctamin (ANO)1] is homologous to yeast Ist2 and has been shown to tether the cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the plasma membrane. We therefore examined whether ANO1 and other members of the ANO family affect intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) signals. It is shown that expression of ANO1 augments Ca2+ store release upon stimulation of GPCRs, whereas knockdown of ANO1, or lack of Ano1 expression in Ano1-/- animals, as shown in an earlier report, inhibits Ca2+ release. ANO6, and -10 show similar effects, whereas expression of ANO4, -8, and -9 attenuate filling of the ER store. The impact of ANO1 and -4 were examined in more detail. ANO1 colocalized and interacted with IP3R, whereas ANO4 colocalized with SERCA Ca2+ pumps and interacted with ORAI-1 channels, respectively. ANO1 Cl currents were rapidly activated exclusively through Ca2+ store release, and remained untouched by influx of extracellular Ca2+ In contrast expression of ANO4 caused a delayed activation of membrane-localized ANO6 channels, solely through store-operated Ca2+ entry via ORAI. Ca2+ signals were inhibited by knocking down expression of endogenous ANO1, -5, -6, and -10 and were also reduced in epithelial cells from Ano10-/- mice. The data suggest that ANOs affect compartmentalized [Ca2+]i signals, which may explain some of the cellular defects related to ANO mutations.-Cabrita, I., Benedetto, R., Fonseca, A., Wanitchakool, P., Sirianant, L., Skryabin, B. V., Schenk, L. K., Pavenstadt, H., Schreiber, R., Kunzelmann, K. Differential effects of Anoctamins on intracellular calcium signals.
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Expression of Anoctamins in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2016Co-Authors: Rainer Schreiber, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:The Anoctamin (ANO, TMEM16) family of Ca^2+-activated Cl^− channels consists of ten members with different cellular functions (ANO1–10). ANO1 is a Ca^2+-activated Cl^− channel in secretory epithelial cells of exocrine pancreas, salivary glands, or enterocytes. Expression of ANO1 also promotes cell proliferation and migration of tumor cells. ANO6 is essential for Ca^2+-dependent scrambling of membrane phospholipids in platelets, red blood cells, and lymphocytes. ANO10 modulates Ca^2+ signals in macrophages and has a role in cerebellar ataxia and other neurological disorders. All three Anoctamins have been proposed to control intracellular Ca^2+ signals. Anoctamins may also form the basolateral Ca^2+-activated Cl^− channel in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). We show that native human, bovine, porcine, and mouse RPEs express ANO1, ANO6, and ANO10. Growth arrested and confluent RPR cells expressed ANO1 in the plasma membrane, whereas ANO6 and ANO10 were found in the primary cilium. Ussing chamber experiments showed that the application of ATP to the apical (retinal) side of porcine RPE induced a Ca^2+-activated Cl^− secretion. Activation was inhibited by basolateral (choroidal) administration of the ANO inhibitors AO1, niflumic acid (NFA), and 4,4′-diisothiocyano-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonic acid (DIDS). The results suggest that ANO1 is responsible for basolateral Ca^2+-dependent Cl^− secretion in RPE, whereas ANO6 and ANO10 may have different functions, such as modulating Ca^2+ signals.
Anna Menini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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conditional knockout of tmem16a Anoctamin1 abolishes the calcium activated chloride current in mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons
The Journal of General Physiology, 2015Co-Authors: Asma Amjad, Devendra Kumar Maurya, Jason R Rock, Anna Boccaccio, Simone Pifferi, Andres Hernandezclavijo, Jessica Franzot, Anna MeniniAbstract:Pheromones are substances released from animals that, when detected by the vomeronasal organ of other individuals of the same species, affect their physiology and behavior. Pheromone binding to receptors on microvilli on the dendritic knobs of vomeronasal sensory neurons activates a second messenger cascade to produce an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Here, we used whole-cell and inside-out patch-clamp analysis to provide a functional characterization of currents activated by Ca2+ in isolated mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons in the absence of intracellular K+. In whole-cell recordings, the average current in 1.5 µM Ca2+ and symmetrical Cl− was −382 pA at −100 mV. Ion substitution experiments and partial blockade by commonly used Cl− channel blockers indicated that Ca2+ activates mainly anionic currents in these neurons. Recordings from inside-out patches from dendritic knobs of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons confirmed the presence of Ca2+-activated Cl− channels in the knobs and/or microvilli. We compared the electrophysiological properties of the native currents with those mediated by heterologously expressed TMEM16A/Anoctamin1 or TMEM16B/Anoctamin2 Ca2+-activated Cl− channels, which are coexpressed in microvilli of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons, and found a closer resemblance to those of TMEM16A. We used the Cre–loxP system to selectively knock out TMEM16A in cells expressing the olfactory marker protein, which is found in mature vomeronasal sensory neurons. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the specific ablation of TMEM16A in vomeronasal neurons. Ca2+-activated currents were abolished in vomeronasal sensory neurons of TMEM16A conditional knockout mice, demonstrating that TMEM16A is an essential component of Ca2+-activated Cl− currents in mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons.
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calcium activated chloride channels in the apical region of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons
The Journal of General Physiology, 2012Co-Authors: Michele Dibattista, Asma Amjad, Devendra Kumar Maurya, Claudia Sagheddu, Giorgia Montani, Roberto Tirindelli, Anna MeniniAbstract:The rodent vomeronasal organ plays a crucial role in several social behaviors. Detection of pheromones or other emitted signaling molecules occurs in the dendritic microvilli of vomeronasal sensory neurons, where the binding of molecules to vomeronasal receptors leads to the influx of sodium and calcium ions mainly through the transient receptor potential canonical 2 (TRPC2) channel. To investigate the physiological role played by the increase in intracellular calcium concentration in the apical region of these neurons, we produced localized, rapid, and reproducible increases in calcium concentration with flash photolysis of caged calcium and measured calcium-activated currents with the whole cell voltage-clamp technique. On average, a large inward calcium-activated current of −261 pA was measured at −50 mV, rising with a time constant of 13 ms. Ion substitution experiments showed that this current is anion selective. Moreover, the chloride channel blockers niflumic acid and 4,4′-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid partially inhibited the calcium-activated current. These results directly demonstrate that a large chloride current can be activated by calcium in the apical region of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons. Furthermore, we showed by immunohistochemistry that the calcium-activated chloride channels TMEM16A/Anoctamin1 and TMEM16B/Anoctamin2 are present in the apical layer of the vomeronasal epithelium, where they largely colocalize with the TRPC2 transduction channel. Immunocytochemistry on isolated vomeronasal sensory neurons showed that TMEM16A and TMEM16B coexpress in the neuronal microvilli. Therefore, we conclude that microvilli of mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons have a high density of calcium-activated chloride channels that may play an important role in vomeronasal transduction.
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Anoctamin 2/TMEM16B: a calcium-activated chloride channel in olfactory transduction.
Experimental physiology, 2011Co-Authors: Simone Pifferi, Valentina Cenedese, Anna MeniniAbstract:In vertebrate olfactory transduction, a Ca(2+)-dependent Cl(-) efflux greatly amplifies the odorant response. The binding of odorants to receptors in the cilia of olfactory sensory neurons activates a transduction cascade that involves the opening of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels and the entry of Ca(2+) into the cilia. The Ca(2+) activates a Cl(-) current that, in the presence of a maintained elevated intracellular Cl(-) concentration, produces an efflux of Cl(-) ions and amplifies the depolarization. In this review, we summarize evidence supporting the hypothesis that Anoctamin 2/TMEM16B is the main, or perhaps the only, constituent of the Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels involved in olfactory transduction. Indeed, studies from several laboratories have shown that Anoctamin 2/TMEM16B is expressed in the ciliary layer of the olfactory epithelium, that there are remarkable functional similarities between currents in olfactory sensory neurons and in HEK 293 cells transfected with Anoctamin 2/TMEM16B, and that knockout mice for Anoctamin 2/TMEM16B did not show any detectable Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) current. Finally, we discuss the involvement of Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels in the transduction process of vomeronasal sensory neurons and the physiological role of these channels in olfaction.
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calcium concentration jumps reveal dynamic ion selectivity of calcium activated chloride currents in mouse olfactory sensory neurons and tmem16b transfected hek 293t cells
The Journal of Physiology, 2010Co-Authors: Claudia Sagheddu, Michele Dibattista, Giorgia Montani, Roberto Tirindelli, Anna Boccaccio, Anna MeniniAbstract:Ca2+-activated Cl− channels play relevant roles in several physiological processes, including olfactory transduction, but their molecular identity is still unclear. Recent evidence suggests that members of the transmembrane 16 (TMEM16, also named Anoctamin) family form Ca2+-activated Cl− channels in several cell types. In vertebrate olfactory transduction, TMEM16b/Anoctamin2 has been proposed as the major molecular component of Ca2+-activated Cl− channels. However, a comparison of the functional properties in the whole-cell configuration between the native and the candidate channel has not yet been performed. In this study, we have used the whole-cell voltage-clamp technique to measure functional properties of the native channel in mouse isolated olfactory sensory neurons and compare them with those of mouse TMEM16b/Anoctamin2 expressed in HEK 293T cells. We directly activated channels by rapid and reproducible intracellular Ca2+ concentration jumps obtained from photorelease of caged Ca2+ and determined extracellular blocking properties and anion selectivity of the channels. We found that the Cl− channel blockers niflumic acid, 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid (NPPB) and DIDS applied at the extracellular side of the membrane caused a similar inhibition of the two currents. Anion selectivity measured exchanging external ions and revealed that, in both types of currents, the reversal potential for some anions was time dependent. Furthermore, we confirmed by immunohistochemistry that TMEM16b/Anoctamin2 largely co-localized with adenylyl cyclase III at the surface of the olfactory epithelium. Therefore, we conclude that the measured electrophysiological properties in the whole-cell configuration are largely similar, and further indicate that TMEM16b/Anoctamin2 is likely to be a major subunit of the native olfactory Ca2+-activated Cl− current.
Jiraporn Ousingsawat - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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tmem16f Anoctamin 6 in ferroptotic cell death
Cancers, 2019Co-Authors: Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Rainer Schreiber, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:Ca2+ activated Cl− channels (TMEM16A; ANO1) support cell proliferation and cancer growth. Expression of TMEM16A is strongly enhanced in different types of malignomas. In contrast, TMEM16F (ANO6) operates as a Ca2+ activated chloride/nonselective ion channel and scrambles membrane phospholipids to expose phosphatidylserine at the cell surface. Both phospholipid scrambling and cell swelling induced through activation of nonselective ion currents appear to destabilize the plasma membrane thereby causing cell death. There is growing evidence that activation of TMEM16F contributes to various forms of regulated cell death. In the present study, we demonstrate that ferroptotic cell death, occurring during peroxidation of plasma membrane phospholipids activates TMEM16F. Ferroptosis was induced by erastin, an inhibitor of the cystine-glutamate antiporter and RSL3, an inhibitor of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). Cell death was largely reduced in the intestinal epithelium, and in peritoneal macrophages isolated from mice with tissue-specific knockout of TMEM16F. We show that TMEM16F is activated during erastin and RSL3-induced ferroptosis. In contrast, inhibition of ferroptosis by ferrostatin-1 and by inhibitors of TMEM16F block TMEM16F currents and inhibit cell death. We conclude that activation of TMEM16F is a crucial component during ferroptotic cell death, a finding that may be useful to induce cell death in cancer cells.
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Contribution of Anoctamins to Cell Survival and Cell Death
Cancers, 2019Co-Authors: Karl Kunzelmann, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Ines Cabrita, Roberta Benedetto, Rainer SchreiberAbstract:Before Anoctamins (TMEM16 proteins) were identified as a family of Ca2+-activated chloride channels and phospholipid scramblases, the founding member Anoctamin 1 (ANO1, TMEM16A) was known as DOG1, a marker protein for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Meanwhile, ANO1 has been examined in more detail, and the role of ANO1 in cell proliferation and the development of different types of malignomas is now well established. While ANO5, ANO7, and ANO9 may also be relevant for growth of cancers, evidence has been provided for a role of ANO6 (TMEM16F) in regulated cell death. The cellular mechanisms by which Anoctamins control cell proliferation and cell death, respectively, are just emerging; however, the pronounced effects of Anoctamins on intracellular Ca2+ levels are likely to play a significant role. Recent results suggest that some Anoctamins control membrane exocytosis by setting Ca2+i levels near the plasma membrane, and/or by controlling the intracellular Cl− concentration. Exocytosis and increased membrane trafficking induced by ANO1 and ANO6 may enhance membrane expression of other chloride channels, such as CFTR and volume activated chloride channels (VRAC). Notably, ANO6-induced phospholipid scrambling with exposure of phosphatidylserine is pivotal for the sheddase function of disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM). This may support cell death and tumorigenic activity of IL-6 by inducing IL-6 trans-signaling. The reported anticancer effects of the anthelminthic drug niclosamide are probably related to the potent inhibitory effect on ANO1, apart from inducing cell cycle arrest through the Let-7d/CDC34 axis. On the contrary, pronounced activation of ANO6 due to a large increase in intracellular calcium, activation of phospholipase A2 or lipid peroxidation, can lead to ferroptotic death of cancer cells. It therefore appears reasonable to search for both inhibitors and potent activators of TMEM16 in order to interfere with cancer growth and metastasis.
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Cl^− channels in apoptosis
European Biophysics Journal, 2016Co-Authors: Podchanart Wanitchakool, Rainer Schreiber, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Lalida Sirianant, Nanna Macaulay, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:A remarkable feature of apoptosis is the initial massive cell shrinkage, which requires opening of ion channels to allow release of K^+, Cl^−, and organic osmolytes to drive osmotic water movement and cell shrinkage. This article focuses on the role of the Cl^− channels LRRC8, TMEM16/Anoctamin, and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in cellular apoptosis. LRRC8A-E has been identified as a volume-regulated anion channel expressed in many cell types. It was shown to be required for regulatory and apoptotic volume decrease (RVD, AVD) in cultured cell lines. Its presence also determines sensitivity towards cytostatic drugs such as cisplatin. Recent data point to a molecular and functional relationship of LRRC8A and Anoctamins (ANOs). ANO6, 9, and 10 (TMEM16F, J, and K) augment apoptotic Cl^− currents and AVD, but it remains unclear whether these Anoctamins operate as Cl^− channels or as regulators of other apoptotic Cl^− channels, such as LRRC8. CFTR has been known for its proapoptotic effects for some time, and this effect may be based on glutathione release from the cell and increase in cytosolic reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although we find that CFTR is activated by cell swelling, it is possible that CFTR serves RVD/AVD through accumulation of ROS and activation of independent membrane channels such as ANO6. Thus activation of ANO6 will support cell shrinkage and induce additional apoptotic events, such as membrane phospholipid scrambling.
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Relationship between TMEM16A/Anoctamin 1 and LRRC8A
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2016Co-Authors: Roberta Benedetto, Rainer Schreiber, Podchanart Wanitchakool, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Ines Cabrita, Lalida Sirianant, Ines Pankonien, Margarida D. Amaral, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:TMEM16A/Anoctamin 1/ANO1 and VRAC/LRRC8 are independent chloride channels activated either by increase in intracellular Ca2+ or cell swelling, respectively. In previous studies, we observed overlapping properties for both types of channels. (i) TMEM16A/ANO1 and LRRC8 are inhibited by identical compounds, (ii) the volume-regulated anion channel VRAC requires compartmentalized Ca2+ increase to be fully activated, (iii) Anoctamins are activated by cell swelling, (iv) both channels have a role for apoptotic cell death, (v) both channels are possibly located in lipid rafts/caveolae like structures, and (vi) VRAC and Anoctamin 1 currents are not additive when each are fully activated. In the present study, we demonstrate in different cell types that loss of LRRC8A expression not only inhibited VRAC, but also attenuated Ca2+ activated Cl− currents. Moreover, expression of LRRC8A enhanced Ca2+ activated Cl− currents, and both LRRC8A and ANO1 could be coimmunoprecipitated. We found that LRRC8A becomes accessible to biotinylation upon exposure to hypotonic bath solution, while membrane capacitance was not enhanced. When intracellular Ca2+ was increased in ANO1-expressing cells, the membrane capacitance was enhanced and increased binding of FM4–64 to the membrane was observed. As this was not seen in cells lacking ANO1 expression, a role of ANO1 for exocytosis was suggested. We propose that ANO1 and LRRC8A are activated in parallel. Thus, ionomycin or purinergic stimulation will not only activate ANO1 but also LRRC8 currents. Cell swelling will not only activate LRRC8/VRAC, but also stimulate ANO1 currents by enhancing compartmentalized Ca2+ increase and/or through swelling induced autocrine release of ATP.
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relationship between tmem16a Anoctamin 1 and lrrc8a
Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology, 2016Co-Authors: Roberta Benedetto, Rainer Schreiber, Podchanart Wanitchakool, Jiraporn Ousingsawat, Ines Cabrita, Lalida Sirianant, Ines Pankonien, Margarida D. Amaral, Karl KunzelmannAbstract:TMEM16A/Anoctamin 1/ANO1 and VRAC/LRRC8 are independent chloride channels activated either by increase in intracellular Ca2+ or cell swelling, respectively. In previous studies, we observed overlapping properties for both types of channels. (i) TMEM16A/ANO1 and LRRC8 are inhibited by identical compounds, (ii) the volume-regulated anion channel VRAC requires compartmentalized Ca2+ increase to be fully activated, (iii) Anoctamins are activated by cell swelling, (iv) both channels have a role for apoptotic cell death, (v) both channels are possibly located in lipid rafts/caveolae like structures, and (vi) VRAC and Anoctamin 1 currents are not additive when each are fully activated. In the present study, we demonstrate in different cell types that loss of LRRC8A expression not only inhibited VRAC, but also attenuated Ca2+ activated Cl− currents. Moreover, expression of LRRC8A enhanced Ca2+ activated Cl− currents, and both LRRC8A and ANO1 could be coimmunoprecipitated. We found that LRRC8A becomes accessible to biotinylation upon exposure to hypotonic bath solution, while membrane capacitance was not enhanced. When intracellular Ca2+ was increased in ANO1-expressing cells, the membrane capacitance was enhanced and increased binding of FM4–64 to the membrane was observed. As this was not seen in cells lacking ANO1 expression, a role of ANO1 for exocytosis was suggested. We propose that ANO1 and LRRC8A are activated in parallel. Thus, ionomycin or purinergic stimulation will not only activate ANO1 but also LRRC8 currents. Cell swelling will not only activate LRRC8/VRAC, but also stimulate ANO1 currents by enhancing compartmentalized Ca2+ increase and/or through swelling induced autocrine release of ATP.
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Tracking of unfamiliar odors is facilitated by signal amplification through Anoctamin 2 chloride channels in mouse olfactory receptor neurons.
Physiological reports, 2017Co-Authors: Franziska Neureither, Stephan Frings, Nadine Stowasser, Frank MöhrlenAbstract:Many animals follow odor trails to find food, nesting sites, or mates, and they require only faint olfactory cues to do so. The performance of a tracking dog, for instance, poses the question on how the animal is able to distinguish a target odor from the complex chemical background around the trail. Current concepts of odor perception suggest that animals memorize each odor as an olfactory object, a percept that enables fast recognition of the odor and the interpretation of its valence. An open question still is how this learning process operates efficiently at the low odor concentrations that typically prevail when animals inspect an odor trail. To understand olfactory processing under these conditions, we studied the role of an amplification mechanism that boosts signal transduction at low stimulus intensities, a process mediated by calcium-gated Anoctamin 2 chloride channels. Genetically altered Ano2-/- mice, which lack these channels, display an impaired cue-tracking behavior at low odor concentrations when challenged with an unfamiliar, but not with a familiar, odor. Moreover, recordings from the olfactory epithelium revealed that odor coding lacks sensitivity and temporal resolution in Anoctamin 2-deficient mice. Our results demonstrate that the detection of an unfamiliar, weak odor, as well as its memorization as an olfactory object, require signal amplification in olfactory receptor neurons. This process may contribute to the phenomenal tracking abilities of animals that follow odor trails.
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Dataset for: Tracking of unfamiliar odors is facilitated by signal amplification through Anoctamin 2 chloride channels in mouse olfactory receptor neurons
2017Co-Authors: Franziska Neureither, Stephan Frings, Nadine Stowasser, Frank MöhrlenAbstract:Many animals follow odor trails to find food, nesting sites or mates, and they require only faint olfactory cues to do so. The performance of a tracking dog, for instance, poses the question on how the animal is able to distinguish a target odor from the complex chemical background around the trail. Current concepts of odor perception suggest that animals memorize each odor as an olfactory object, a percept that enables fast recognition of the odor and the interpretation of its valence. An open question still is how this learning process operates efficiently at the low odor concentrations that typically prevail when animals inspect an odor trail. To understand olfactory processing under these conditions, we studied the role of an amplification mechanism that boosts signal transduction at low stimulus intensities, a process mediated by calcium-gated Anoctamin 2 chloride channels. Genetically altered Ano2-/- mice, which lack these channels, display an impaired cue-tracking behavior at low odor concentrations when challenged with an unfamiliar, but not with a familiar, odor. Moreover, recordings from the olfactory epithelium revealed that odor coding lacks sensitivity and temporal resolution in Anoctamin 2-deficient mice. Our results demonstrate that the detection of an unfamiliar, weak odor, as well as its memorization as an olfactory object, require signal amplification in olfactory receptor neurons. This process may underlie the phenomenal tracking abilities of animals that follow odor trails
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Anoctamin Calcium-Activated Chloride Channels May Modulate Inhibitory Transmission in the Cerebellar Cortex.
PloS one, 2015Co-Authors: Weiping Zhang, Stephan Frings, Steffen Schmelzeisen, Daniel Parthier, Frank MöhrlenAbstract:Calcium-activated chloride channels of the Anoctamin (alias TMEM16) protein family fulfill critical functions in epithelial fluid transport, smooth muscle contraction and sensory signal processing. Little is known, however, about their contribution to information processing in the central nervous system. Here we examined the recent finding that a calcium-dependent chloride conductance impacts on GABAergic synaptic inhibition in Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. We asked whether Anoctamin channels may underlie this chloride conductance. We identified two Anoctamin channel proteins, ANO1 and ANO2, in the cerebellar cortex. ANO1 was expressed in inhibitory interneurons of the molecular layer and the granule cell layer. Both channels were expressed in Purkinje cells but, while ANO1 appeared to be retained in the cell body, ANO2 was targeted to the dendritic tree. Functional studies confirmed that ANO2 was involved in a calcium-dependent mode of ionic plasticity that reduces the efficacy of GABAergic synapses. ANO2 channels attenuated GABAergic transmission by increasing the postsynaptic chloride concentration, hence reducing the driving force for chloride influx. Our data suggest that ANO2 channels are involved in a Ca2+-dependent regulation of synaptic weight in GABAergic inhibition. Thus, in balance with the chloride extrusion mechanism via the co-transporter KCC2, ANO2 appears to regulate ionic plasticity in the cerebellum.
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Calmodulin-dependent activation and inactivation of Anoctamin calcium-gated chloride channels
The Journal of general physiology, 2013Co-Authors: Kerstin Vocke, Kristin Dauner, Stephan Frings, Anne Hahn, Anne Ulbrich, Jana Broecker, Sandro Keller, Frank MöhrlenAbstract:Calcium-dependent chloride channels serve critical functions in diverse biological systems. Driven by cellular calcium signals, the channels codetermine excitatory processes and promote solute transport. The Anoctamin (ANO) family of membrane proteins encodes three calcium-activated chloride channels, named ANO 1 (also TMEM16A), ANO 2 (also TMEM16B), and ANO 6 (also TMEM16F). Here we examined how ANO 1 and ANO 2 interact with Ca2+/calmodulin using nonstationary current analysis during channel activation. We identified a putative calmodulin-binding domain in the N-terminal region of the channel proteins that is involved in channel activation. Binding studies with peptides indicated that this domain, a regulatory calmodulin-binding motif (RCBM), provides two distinct modes of interaction with Ca2+/calmodulin, one at submicromolar Ca2+ concentrations and one in the micromolar Ca2+ range. Functional, structural, and pharmacological data support the concept that calmodulin serves as a calcium sensor that is stably associated with the RCBM domain and regulates the activation of ANO 1 and ANO 2 channels. Moreover, the predominant splice variant of ANO 2 in the brain exhibits Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent inactivation, a loss of channel activity within 30 s. This property may curtail ANO 2 activity during persistent Ca2+ signals in neurons. Mutagenesis data indicated that the RCBM domain is also involved in ANO 2 inactivation, and that inactivation is suppressed in the retinal ANO 2 splice variant. These results advance the understanding of Ca2+ regulation in Anoctamin Cl− channels and its significance for the physiological function that Anoctamin channels subserve in neurons and other cell types.
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Targeted expression of Anoctamin calcium-activated chloride channels in rod photoreceptor terminals of the rodent retina.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2013Co-Authors: Kristin Dauner, Carolin Möbus, Stephan Frings, Frank MöhrlenAbstract:PURPOSE. In the vertebrate retina, calcium-activated chloride channels are expressed in photoreceptor synaptic terminals. These channels are involved in the control of transmitter release in the dark. The search for their molecular identity has recently lead to the localization of the protein Anoctamin 2 (also TMEM16B) in the outer plexiform layer of the rodent retina. Since both rod and cone photoreceptors have their terminals in this layer, it was not clear which of these express Anoctamin 2. Here, we examine rod spherules and cone pedicles for expression of Anoctamin 2. METHODS. Expression of Anoctamin genes was studied in the rat eye using RT-PCR. Immunohistochemical experiments were used to localize Anoctamins and chloride transporters with their regulatory kinases. Photoreceptor synaptic proteins, as well as the lectins Peanut agglutinin and Griffonia simplicifolia agglutinin, were used to distinguish retinal structures. RESULTS. Anoctamin 1, 2, and 10 were found to be expressed in the eye. Anoctamin 2 was expressed as a splice variant that includes exon 15 of the genomic structure. The protein is exclusively expressed in rod terminals and is not present in cone pedicles. Expression is not clustered at the ribbon complex, but spread across the presynaptic membrane where it colocalizes with the plasma membrane calcium pump. The electroneutral chloride transporter NKCC1 is expressed in photoreceptor terminals, together with its regulatory kinases SPAK and OSR1. CONCLUSIONS. Rod photoreceptor terminals possess the molecular machinery for chloride accumulation and for the generation of calcium-dependent chloride currents conducted through Anoctamin 2 channels. We discuss this finding in the framework of the established hypothesis that calcium-activated chloride channels are part of a feedback inhibition mechanism that limits transmitter release in the dark.
