Calmodulin binds and modulates K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+-exchanger isoform 4, NCKX4. [Cell Biology]

Alexandros G.Sfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Calmodulin binds and modulates K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+-exchanger isoform 4, NCKX4. [Cell Biology] Μέσω JBC Papers in Press The family of K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+-exchangers, NCKX, are important mediators of cellular Ca2+ efflux, particularly in neurons associated with sensory transduction. The NCKX family comprises five proteins, NCKX1–5, each the product of a different SLC24 gene. NCKX4 (SLC24A4) has been found to have a critical role in termination and adaptation of visual and olfactory signals, melanocortin-dependent satiety signaling, and the maturation of dental enamel. To explore mechanisms that might influence the temporal control of NCKX4 activity, a yeast two-hybrid system was used to search for protein interaction partners. We identified calmodulin as a partner for NCKX4, and confirmed the interaction using glutathione-S-transferase-fusion-pulldown. Calmodulin binding to NCKX4 was demonstrated in extracts from mouse brain and in transfected HEK293 cells. Calmodulin bound in a Ca2+-dependent manner to a motif present in the central cytosolic loop of NCKX4, and was abolished by the double mutant I328D/F334D. When co-transfected in HEK293 cells, calmodulin bound to NCKX4 under basal conditions and induced a ~2.5-fold increase in NCKX4 abundance, but did not influence either cellular location or basal activity. When purinergic stimulation of NCKX4 was examined in these cells, co-expression of wild type calmodulin, but not a Ca2+ binding-deficient calmodulin mutant, suppressed NCKX4 activation in a ti me-dependent manner. We propose that Ca2+ binding to calmodulin pre-positioned on NCKX4 induces a slow conformational rearrangement that interferes with purinergic stimulation of the exchanger, possibly by obscuring T331, a previously identified potential protein kinase C site. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.