Ca2+-calmodulin and janus kinase 2 are required for activation of sodium-proton exchange by the Gi-coupled 5-hydroxytryptamine 1a receptor

The type 1 sodium-proton exchanger (NHE-1) is expressed ubiquitously and regulates key cellular functions, including mitogenesis, cell volume, and intracellular pH. Despite its importance, the signaling pathways that regulate NHE-1 remain incompletely defined. In this work, we present evidence that...

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Published in:	The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics Vol. 320; no. 1; p. 314
Main Authors:	Turner, Justin H, Garnovskaya, Maria N, Coaxum, Sonya D, Vlasova, Tamara M, Yakutovich, Margarita, Lefler, David M, Raymond, John R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-2007
Subjects:	8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin - pharmacology Animals Calcium - metabolism Calmodulin - physiology CHO Cells Cricetinae GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go - physiology Janus Kinase 2 - physiology Phosphorylation Protein Conformation Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A - physiology Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers - physiology Tyrosine - metabolism
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Summary:	The type 1 sodium-proton exchanger (NHE-1) is expressed ubiquitously and regulates key cellular functions, including mitogenesis, cell volume, and intracellular pH. Despite its importance, the signaling pathways that regulate NHE-1 remain incompletely defined. In this work, we present evidence that stimulation of the 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A (5-HT1A) receptor results in the formation of a signaling complex that includes activated Janus kinase 2 (Jak2), Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM), and NHE-1, and which involves tyrosine phosphorylation of CaM. The signaling pathway also involves rapid agonist-induced association of CaM and NHE-1 as assessed by coimmunoprecipitation studies and by bioluminescence resonance energy transfer studies in living cells. We propose that NHE-1 is activated through this pathway: 5-HT1A receptor --> G(i2)alpha and/or G(i3)alpha --> Jak2 activation --> tyrosine phosphorylation of CaM --> increased binding of CaM to NHE-1 --> induction of a conformational change in NHE-1 that unmasks an obscured proton-sensing and/or proton-transporting region of NHE-1 --> activation of NHE-1. The G(i/o)-coupled 5-HT1A receptor now joins a handful of Gq-coupled receptors and hypertonic shock as upstream activators of this emerging pathway. In the course of this work, we have presented clear evidence that CaM can be activated through tyrosine phosphorylation in the absence of a significant role for elevated intracellular Ca2+. We have also shown for the first time that the association of CaM with NHE-1 in living cells is a dynamic process.
ISSN:	0022-3565