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Molecular basis for the sensitivity of TRP channels to polyunsaturated fatty acids

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Item Type:Article
Title:Molecular basis for the sensitivity of TRP channels to polyunsaturated fatty acids
Creators Name:Riehle, M., Tsvetkov, D., Gohlke, B.O., Preissner, R., Harteneck, C., Gollasch, M. and Nürnberg, B.
Abstract:Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels represent a superfamily of unselective cation channels that are subdivided into seven subfamilies based on their sequence homology and differences in gating and functional properties. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms of TRP channel regulation, particularly of the "canonical" TRP (TRPC) subfamily and their activation by polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Here, we analyzed the structure-function relationship of Drosophila fruit fly TRPC channels. The primary aim was to uncover the molecular basis of PUFA sensitivity of Drosophila TRP-like (TRPL) and TRPgamma channels. Amino acid (aa) sequence alignment of the three Drosophila TRPC channels revealed 50 aa residues highly conserved in PUFA-sensitive TRPL and TRPgamma channels but not in the PUFA-insensitive TRP channel. Substitution of respective aa in TRPL by corresponding aa of TRP identified 18 residues that are necessary for PUFA-mediated activation of TRPL. Most aa positions are located within a stretch comprising transmembrane domains S2-S4, whereas six aa positions have been assigned to the proximal cytosolic C-terminus. Interestingly, residues I465 and S471 are required for activation by 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA) but not 5,8,11-eicosatriynoic acid (ETI). As proof of concept, we generated a PUFA-sensitive TRP channel by exchanging the corresponding aa from TRPL to TRP. Our study demonstrates a specific aa pattern in the transmembrane domains S2-S4 and the proximal C-terminus essential for TRP channel activation by PUFAs.
Keywords:Drosophila, TRPC Channels, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, TRP Channels, Ca(2+) Influx
Source:Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
ISSN:0028-1298
Publisher:Springer
Volume:391
Number:8
Page Range:833-846
Date:August 2018
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-018-1507-3
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