LRRC52 regulates BK channel function and localization in mouse cochlear inner hair cells. 2019

Christopher J Lingle, and Pedro L Martinez-Espinosa, and Aizhen Yang-Hood, and Luis E Boero, and Shelby Payne, and Dora Persic, and Babak V-Ghaffari, and Maolei Xiao, and Yu Zhou, and Xiao-Ming Xia, and Sonja J Pyott, and Mark A Rutherford
Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110; clingle@morpheus.wustl.edu rutherfordmark@wustl.edu.

The perception of sound relies on sensory hair cells in the cochlea that convert the mechanical energy of sound into release of glutamate onto postsynaptic auditory nerve fibers. The hair cell receptor potential regulates the strength of synaptic transmission and is shaped by a variety of voltage-dependent conductances. Among these conductances, the Ca2+- and voltage-activated large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel (BK) current is prominent, and in mammalian inner hair cells (IHCs) displays unusual properties. First, BK currents activate at unprecedentedly negative membrane potentials (-60 mV) even in the absence of intracellular Ca2+ elevations. Second, BK channels are positioned in clusters away from the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels that mediate glutamate release from IHCs. Here, we test the contributions of two recently identified leucine-rich-repeat-containing (LRRC) regulatory γ subunits, LRRC26 and LRRC52, to BK channel function and localization in mouse IHCs. Whereas BK currents and channel localization were unaltered in IHCs from Lrrc26 knockout (KO) mice, BK current activation was shifted more than +200 mV in IHCs from Lrrc52 KO mice. Furthermore, the absence of LRRC52 disrupted BK channel localization in the IHCs. Given that heterologous coexpression of LRRC52 with BK α subunits shifts BK current gating about -90 mV, to account for the profound change in BK activation range caused by removal of LRRC52, we suggest that additional factors may help define the IHC BK gating range. LRRC52, through stabilization of a macromolecular complex, may help retain some other components essential both for activation of BK currents at negative membrane potentials and for appropriate BK channel positioning.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008564 Membrane Potentials The voltage differences across a membrane. For cellular membranes they are computed by subtracting the voltage measured outside the membrane from the voltage measured inside the membrane. They result from differences of inside versus outside concentration of potassium, sodium, chloride, and other ions across cells' or ORGANELLES membranes. For excitable cells, the resting membrane potentials range between -30 and -100 millivolts. Physical, chemical, or electrical stimuli can make a membrane potential more negative (hyperpolarization), or less negative (depolarization). Resting Potentials,Transmembrane Potentials,Delta Psi,Resting Membrane Potential,Transmembrane Electrical Potential Difference,Transmembrane Potential Difference,Difference, Transmembrane Potential,Differences, Transmembrane Potential,Membrane Potential,Membrane Potential, Resting,Membrane Potentials, Resting,Potential Difference, Transmembrane,Potential Differences, Transmembrane,Potential, Membrane,Potential, Resting,Potential, Transmembrane,Potentials, Membrane,Potentials, Resting,Potentials, Transmembrane,Resting Membrane Potentials,Resting Potential,Transmembrane Potential,Transmembrane Potential Differences
D008565 Membrane Proteins Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors. Cell Membrane Protein,Cell Membrane Proteins,Cell Surface Protein,Cell Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Proteins,Membrane-Associated Protein,Surface Protein,Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Protein,Membrane Protein,Membrane-Associated Proteins,Membrane Associated Protein,Membrane Associated Proteins,Membrane Protein, Cell,Membrane Protein, Integral,Membrane Proteins, Integral,Protein, Cell Membrane,Protein, Cell Surface,Protein, Integral Membrane,Protein, Membrane,Protein, Membrane-Associated,Protein, Surface,Proteins, Cell Membrane,Proteins, Cell Surface,Proteins, Integral Membrane,Proteins, Membrane,Proteins, Membrane-Associated,Proteins, Surface,Surface Protein, Cell
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D009435 Synaptic Transmission The communication from a NEURON to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across a SYNAPSE. In chemical synaptic transmission, the presynaptic neuron releases a NEUROTRANSMITTER that diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to specific synaptic receptors, activating them. The activated receptors modulate specific ion channels and/or second-messenger systems in the postsynaptic cell. In electrical synaptic transmission, electrical signals are communicated as an ionic current flow across ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES. Neural Transmission,Neurotransmission,Transmission, Neural,Transmission, Synaptic
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D005260 Female Females
D006199 Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner Auditory sensory cells of organ of Corti, usually placed in one row medially to the core of spongy bone (the modiolus). Inner hair cells are in fewer numbers than the OUTER AUDITORY HAIR CELLS, and their STEREOCILIA are approximately twice as thick as those of the outer hair cells. Auditory Hair Cell, Inner,Auditory Hair Cells, Inner,Cochlear Inner Hair Cell,Cochlear Inner Hair Cells,Hair Cell, Auditory, Inner,Inner Auditory Hair Cell,Inner Auditory Hair Cells,Inner Hair Cells,Cell, Inner Hair,Cells, Inner Hair,Hair Cell, Inner,Hair Cells, Inner,Inner Hair Cell
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015640 Ion Channel Gating The opening and closing of ion channels due to a stimulus. The stimulus can be a change in membrane potential (voltage-gated), drugs or chemical transmitters (ligand-gated), or a mechanical deformation. Gating is thought to involve conformational changes of the ion channel which alters selective permeability. Gating, Ion Channel,Gatings, Ion Channel,Ion Channel Gatings

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