Acidic NAADP-releasable Ca2+ compartments in the megakaryoblastic cell line MEG01

Background: A novel family of intracellular Ca2+-release channels termed two-pore channels (TPCs) has been presented as the receptors of NAADP (nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate), the most potent Ca2+ mobilizing intracellular messenger. TPCs have been shown to be exclusively localized to the endolysosomal system mediating NAADP-evoked Ca2+ release from the acidic compartments. Objectives: The present study is aimed to investigate NAADP-mediated Ca2+ release from intracellular stores in the megakaryoblastic cell line MEG01. Methods: Changes in cytosolic and intraluminal free Ca2+ concentrations were registered by fluorimetry using fura-2 and fura-if, respectively: TPC expression was detected by PCR. Results: Treatment of MEG01 cells with the H+/K+ ionophore nigericin or the V-type H+-ATPase selective inhibitor bafilomycin A1 revealed the presence of acidic Ca2+ stores in these cells, sensitive to the SERCA inhibitor 2,5-di-(tert-butyl)-1,4-hydroquinone (TBHQ). NAADP releases Ca2+ from acidic lysosomal-like Ca2+ stores in MEG01 cells probably mediated by the activation of TPC1 and TPC2 as demonstrated by TPC1 and TPC2 expression silencing and overexpression. Ca2+ efflux from the acidic lysosomal-like Ca2+ stores or the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) results in ryanodine-sensitive activation of Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release (CICR) from the complementary Ca2+ compartment. Conclusion: Our results show for the first time NAADP-evoked Ca2+ release from acidic compartments through the activation of TPC1 and TPC2, and CICR, in a megakaryoblastic cell line. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.