title: Ca(2+) influx through the osteoclastic plasma membrane ryanodine receptor.
abstract: We predict that the type 2 ryanodine receptor isoform (RyR-2) located in the osteoclastic membrane functions as a Ca(2+) influx channel and as a divalent cation (Ca(2+)) sensor. Cytosolic Ca(2+) measurements revealed Ca(2+) influx in osteoclasts at depolarized membrane potentials. The cytosolic Ca(2+) change was, as expected, not seen in Ca(2+)-free medium and was blocked by the RyR modulator ryanodine. In contrast, at basal membrane potentials (approximately 25 mV) ryanodine triggered extracellular Ca(2+) influx that was blocked by Ni(2+). In parallel, single-channel recordings obtained from inside-out excised patches revealed a divalent cation-selective approximately 60-pS conductance in symmetric solutions of Ba-aspartate [Ba-Asp; reversal potential (E(rev)) approximately 0 mV]. In the presence of a Ba(2+) gradient, i.e., with Ba-Asp in the pipette and Na-Asp in the bath, channel conductance increased to approximately 120 pS and E(rev) shifted to 21 mV. The conductance was tentatively classified as a RyR-gated Ca(2+) channel as it displayed characteristic metastable states and was sensitive to ruthenium red and a specific anti-RyR antibody, Ab(34). To demonstrate that extracellular Ca(2+) sensing occurred at the osteoclastic surface rather than intracellularly, we performed protease protection assays using pronase. Preincubation with pronase resulted in markedly attenuated cytosolic Ca(2+) signals triggered by either Ni(2+) (5 mM) or Cd(2+) (50 microM). Finally, intracellular application of antiserum Ab(34) potently inhibited divalent cation sensing. Together, these results strongly suggest the existence of 1) a membrane-resident Ca(2+) influx channel sensitive to RyR modulators; 2) an extracellular, as opposed to intracellular, divalent cation activation site; and 3) a cytosolic CaM-binding regulatory site for RyR. It is likely therefore that the surface RyR-2 not only gates Ca(2+) influx but also functions as a sensor for extracellular divalent cations.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Bone Program, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Baljit S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Moonga
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jameel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Vijai S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: Peter J R
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bevis
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inzerillo
authors.forename: Etsuko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Christopher L-H
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Mone
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaidi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001665:Binding Sites; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000378:metabolism; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D016257:Fura-2; D015640:Ion Channel Gating / Q000502:physiology; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D009532:Nickel / Q000494:pharmacology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000378:metabolism*; D014634:Valinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D002147:Calmodulin; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D014634:Valinomycin; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D009532:Nickel; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2