Abstract
TRPM7 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7) regulates gene expression and stress-induced cytotox-icity and is required in early embryogenesis through organ development. Here, we show that the majority of TRPM7 is localized in abundant intracellular vesicles. These vesicles (M7Vs) are distinct from endosomes, lysosomes, and other familiar vesicles or organelles. M7Vs accumulate Zn2+ in a glutathione-enriched, reduced lumen when cytosolic Zn2+ concentrations are elevated. Treatments that increase reactive oxygen species (ROS) trigger TRPM7-dependent Zn2+ release from the vesicles, whereas reduced glutathione prevents TRPM7-dependent cytosolic Zn2+ influx. These observations strongly support the notion that ROS-mediated TRPM7 activation releases Zn2+ from intracellular vesicles after Zn2+ overload. Like the endoplasmic reticulum, these vesicles are a distributed system for divalent cation uptake and release, but in this case the primary divalent ion is Zn2+ rather than Ca2+.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | E6079-E6088 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 25 2017 |
Funding
We thank Maria Ericsson for EM, Clary Clish for metabolomics, Eric Spooner for proteomics studies, Bayush Dinegde for DNA purification, Svetlana Gapon for cell culture, and Luba Krapivinsky for TRPM7 antibody purification. This work was supported in part by NIH Institutional Research Training (T32) Grants 5T32HL007572-31 (to S.A.A.) and K99HL124070 (to D.C.) at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Keywords
- TRPM7
- Vesicles
- Zinc
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General