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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 109, 期 36, 页码 14514-14519出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207488109
关键词
calcium dysregulation; plasma membrane calcium pumps; isoforms; X-linked ataxia; cerebellar atrophy
资金
- Italian Telethon Foundation [492/B, GGP08145]
- Italian Ministry of University and Research
- University of Padova (Progetto di Ateneo) [CPDA082825]
- Fondazione Cariparo (Progetti di Eccellenza)
- ERA-Net Neuron [nEUROsyn 2008]
Ca2+ in neurons is vital to processes such as neurotransmission, neurotoxicity, synaptic development, and gene expression. Disruption of Ca2+ homeostasis occurs in brain aging and in neurodegenerative disorders. Membrane transporters, among them the calmodulin (CaM)-activated plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases (PMCAs) that extrude Ca2+ from the cell, play a key role in neuronal Ca2+ homeostasis. Using X-exome sequencing we have identified a missense mutation (G1107D) in the CaM-binding domain of isoform 3 of the PMCAs in a family with X-linked congenital cerebellar ataxia. PMCA3 is highly expressed in the cerebellum, particularly in the presynaptic terminals of parallel fibers-Purkinje neurons. To study the effects of the mutation on Ca2+ extrusion by the pump, model cells (HeLa) were cotransfected with expression plasmids encoding its mutant or wild-type (wt) variants and with the Ca2+-sensing probe aequorin. The mutation reduced the ability of the PMCA3 pump to control the cellular homeostasis of Ca2+. It significantly slowed the return to baseline of the Ca2+ transient induced by an inositol-trisphosphate (InsP(3))-linked plasma membrane agonist. It also compromised the ability of the pump to oppose the influx of Ca2+ through the plasma membrane capacitative channels.
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