Structural and Functional Study on Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) and Ankyrin Receptor (TRPA1) Channels

Mgr. Abdul SAMAD

Disertační práce

Anotace:

Investigations of structural and functional relationships of rat transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRPV1), also known as the capsaicin receptor, and human transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1, also known as TRPA1, are presented. Capsaicin induced Ca2+ -dependent desensitization of rat TRPV1 channel is studied and lead to the identification of key amino acid residues in the C- terminal domain of TRPV1 interacting with the membrane phospholipid PIP2 and an intradomain interaction that controls the open and desensitized state of the TRPV1 channel. Further the molecular basis of agonist AITC- and voltage-dependent gating on TRPA1 is explained. Hereby, residue P949 located near the center of the sixth transmembrane spanning helix (S6) is structurally required for normal functioning of the receptor and the distal bi-glycine G958XXXG962 motif controls its activation/deactivation properties. Furthermore, the gating region is extended towards the cytoplasmic part of the channel, putatively located near the inner mouth of the channel pore. A following series of experiments lead to the identification of a limited number of residues that appear important for allosteric regulation of the channel by chemical and voltage stimuli (K969, R975, K989, K1009, K1046, K1071, K1092 and K1099). In addition, three charge-neutralizing `gain-of- function{\crq} mutants (R975A, K988A, and K989A) which exhibited higher sensitivity to depolarizing voltages were characterized, indicating that these residues are directly involved in voltage-dependent modulation of TRPA1.

Abstract:

Investigations of structural and functional relationships of rat transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRPV1), also known as the capsaicin receptor, and human transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1, also known as TRPA1, are presented. Capsaicin induced Ca2+ -dependent desensitization of rat TRPV1 channel is studied and lead to the identification of key amino acid residues in the C- terminal domain of TRPV1 interacting with the membrane phospholipid PIP2 and an intradomain interaction that controls the open and desensitized state of the TRPV1 channel. Further the molecular basis of agonist AITC- and voltage-dependent gating on TRPA1 is explained. Hereby, residue P949 located near the center of the sixth transmembrane spanning helix (S6) is structurally required for normal functioning of the receptor and the distal bi-glycine G958XXXG962 motif controls its activation/deactivation properties. Furthermore, the gating region is extended towards the cytoplasmic part of the channel, putatively located near the inner mouth of the channel pore. A following series of experiments lead to the identification of a limited number of residues that appear important for allosteric regulation of the channel by chemical and voltage stimuli (K969, R975, K989, K1009, K1046, K1071, K1092 and K1099). In addition, three charge-neutralizing `gain-of- function{\crq} mutants (R975A, K988A, and K989A) which exhibited higher sensitivity to depolarizing voltages were characterized, indicating that these residues are directly involved in voltage-dependent modulation of TRPA1.

Klíčová slova

Transient receptor potential channels, TRPV1, TRPA1, protein structure and function, molecular biology, electrophysiology

Jazyk práce: čeština

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 30. 9. 2010

Identifikátor: 12148

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 25. 11. 2010
• Vedoucí: doc. RNDr. Rüdiger Hors Ettrich, Ph.D.

JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Doktorský studijní program / obor:
Molekulární a buněčná biologie / Molekulární a buněčná biologie a genetika