title: TRPC3-like protein is involved in the capacitative cation entry induced by 1alpha,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 in ROS 17/2.8 osteoblastic cells.
abstract: In ROS 17/2.8 rat osteoblastic-like cells a capacitative Ca(2+) entry (CCE) pathway operates which is activated by either 1alpha,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 (1alpha,25(OH)(2)D3 or thapsigargin (Tpg)-induced depletion of Ca(2+) stores. In view of recent evidence favoring a role for transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins in mediating CCE, we investigated if channels involved in the 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D3-sensitive CCE in rat osteoblasts were related to an endogenous TRP-canonical (TRPC) isoform homologue. By reverse transcription (RT)-PCR using mRNA from ROS 17/2.8 cells and primers based on conserved regions within the mammalian TRPC3/6/7 subfamily, two fragments were amplified of 390 and 201 bp with 100 and 94% sequence identity, respectively, with human TRPC3. Northern blot analysis showed the presence of a 3.5 kb transcript and both immunobloting and immunocytochemistry using a specific anti-TRPC3 antibody confirmed endogenous expression of a TRPC3-like protein ( approximately 110 kDa) with membrane localization. In ROS 17/2.8 cells intranuclearly microinjected with anti-TRPC3 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN), both the initial rate and magnitude of CCE activated by either 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D3 or Tpg were markedly reduced, whereas no changes were detected in control-injected cells. The present findings constitute the first evidence to date suggesting that an endogenous TRPC3-like protein is functionally involved in the CCE route activated by 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D3 in a secosteroid target cell. We anticipate TRPC3 as a candidate for mediating store-operated non-selective cation entry into osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica and Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism*; D002412:Cations / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D050052:TRPC Cation Channels
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D007473:Ion Channels; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D050052:TRPC Cation Channels; C104603:TRPC3 cation channel; D002117:Calcitriol