Rem uncouples excitation-contraction coupling in adult skeletal muscle fibers
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In skeletal muscle, excitation-contraction (EC) coupling requires depolarization-induced conformational rearrangements in L-type Ca2%2b channel (CaV1.1) to be communicated to the type 1 ryanodine-sensitive Ca2%2b release channel (RYR1) of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) via transient protein-protein interactions. Although the molecular mechanism that underlies conformational coupling between CaV1.1 and RYR1 has been investigated intensely for more than 25 years, the question of whether such signaling occurs via a direct interaction between the principal, voltage-sensing α1S subunit of CaV1.1 and RYR1 or through an intermediary protein persists. A substantial body of evidence supports the idea that the auxiliary β1a subunit of CaV1.1 is a conduit for this intermolecular communication. However, a direct role for β1a has been difficult to test because β1a serves two other functions that are prerequisite for conformational coupling between CaV1.1 and RYR1. Specifically, β1a promotes efficient membrane expression of CaV1.1 and facilitates the tetradic ultrastructural arrangement of CaV1.1 channels within plasma membrane-SR junctions. In this paper, we demonstrate that overexpression of the RGK protein Rem, an established β subunit-interacting protein, in adult mouse flexor digitorum brevis fibers markedly reduces voltageinduced myoplasmic Ca2%2b transients without greatly affecting CaV1.1 targeting, intramembrane gating charge movement, or releasable SR Ca2%2b store content. In contrast, a β1a-binding-deficient Rem triple mutant (R200A/ L227A/H229A) has little effect on myoplasmic Ca2%2b release in response to membrane depolarization. Thus, Rem effectively uncouples the voltage sensors of CaV1.1 from RYR1-mediated SR Ca2%2b release via its ability to interact with β1a. Our findings reveal Rem-expressing adult muscle as an experimental system that may prove useful in the definition of the precise role of the β1a subunit in skeletal-type EC coupling. © 2015 Beqollari et al.
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calcium; calcium channel L type; monomeric guanine nucleotide binding protein; protein binding; Rem protein, mouse; ryanodine receptor; ryanodine receptor 1, mouse; animal; C57BL mouse; calcium signaling; cell membrane; excitation contraction coupling; male; metabolism; molecular genetics; mouse; muscle contraction; physiology; sarcoplasmic reticulum; skeletal muscle cell; Animals; Calcium; Calcium Channels, L-Type; Calcium Signaling; Cell Membrane; Excitation Contraction Coupling; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Molecular Sequence Data; Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal; Protein Binding; Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
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