Browsing by Author "Bourinet, Emmanuel"

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    AKAP79 modulation of L-type channels involves disruption of intramolecular interactions in the CaV1.2 subunit
    (Landes Bioscience, 2012-05) Altier, Christophe; Dubel, Stefan J.; Barrère, Christian; Jarvis, Scott E.; Stotz, Stephanie C.; Scott, John D.; Nargeot, Joël; Zamponi, Gerald W.; Bourinet, Emmanuel
    L-type voltage gated calcium channels (VGCCs) interact with a variety of proteins that modulate both their function and localization. A-Kinase Anchoring Proteins (AKAPs) facilitate L-type calcium channel phosphorylation through β adrenergic stimulation. Our previous work indicated a role of neuronal AKAP79/150 in the membrane targeting of Ca(V)1.2 L-type calcium channels, which involved a proline rich domain (PRD) in the intracellular II-III loop of the channel.(1) Here, we show that mutation of proline 857 to alanine (P857A) into the PRD does not disrupt the AKAP79-induced increase in Ca(v)1.2 membrane expression. Furthermore, deletion of two other PRDs into the carboxy terminal domain of Ca(V)1.2 did not alter the targeting role of AKAP79. In contrast, the distal carboxy terminus region of the channel directly interacts with AKAP79. This protein-protein interaction competes with a direct association of the channel II-III linker on the carboxy terminal tail and modulates membrane targeting of Ca(V)1.2. Thus, our results suggest that the effects of AKAP79 occur through relief of an autoinhibitory mechanism mediated by intramolecular interactions of Ca(v)1.2 intracellular regions.
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    Heterodimerization of ORL1 and opioid receptors and its consequences for N-type calcium channel regulation
    (The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc., 2010-01-08) You, Haitao; Hameed, Shahid; Altier, Christophe; Mezghrani, Alexandre; Bourinet, Emmanuel; Evans, Rhian M.; Zamponi, Gerald W.
    We have investigated the heterodimerization of ORL1 receptors and classical members of the opioid receptor family. All three classes of opioid receptors could be co-immunoprecipitated with ORL1 receptors from both transfected tsA-201 cell lysate and rat dorsal root ganglia lysate, suggesting that these receptors can form heterodimers. Consistent with this hypothesis, in cells expressing either one of the opioid receptors together with ORL1, prolonged ORL1 receptor activation via nociceptin application resulted in internalization of the opioid receptors. Conversely, mu-, delta-, and kappa-opioid receptor activation with the appropriate ligands triggered the internalization of ORL1. The mu-opioid receptor/ORL1 receptor heterodimers were shown to associate with N-type calcium channels, with activation of mu-opioid receptors triggering N-type channel internalization, but only in the presence of ORL1. Furthermore, the formation of opioid receptor/ORL1 receptor heterodimers attenuated the ORL1 receptor-mediated inhibition of N-type channels, in part because of constitutive opioid receptor activity. Collectively, our data support the existence of heterodimers between ORL1 and classical opioid receptors, with profound implications for effectors such as N-type calcium channels.