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CELL METABOLISM
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 84-93Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.06.002
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01GM64316, P01GM078195, P01 GM078195, R01 GM064316] Funding Source: Medline
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Lymphocytes lacking the TRPM7 (transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 7) dual function ion channel/protein kinase exhibit a unique phenotype: they are unable to proliferate in regular media, but proliferate normally in media supplemented with 10-15 mM extracellular Mg2+. Here, we have analyzed the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenotype. We find that upon transition from proliferation-supporting Mg2+-supplemented media to regular media, TRPM7-deficient cells rapidly downregulate their rate of growth, resulting in a secondary arrest in proliferation. The downregulated growth rate of transitioning cells is associated with a deactivation of signaling downstream from phosphoinositide 3-kinase, and expression of constitutively active p110 phosphoinositide 3-kinase is sufficient to support growth and proliferation of TRPM7-deficient cells in regular media. Together, these observations indicate that TRPM7 channels are required for sustained phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent growth signaling and therefore, that TRPM7 is positioned alongside phosphoinositide 3-kinases as a central regulator of lymphocyte growth and proliferation.
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