Derived (mutated)-types of TRPV6 channels elicit greater Ca²+ influx into the cells than ancestral-types of TRPV6: evidence from Xenopus oocytes and mammalian cell expression system.
The frequency of the allele containing three derived nonsynonymous SNPs (157C, 378M, 681M) of the gene encoding calcium permeable TRPV6 channels expressed in the intestine has been increased by positive selection in non-African populations. To understand the nature of these SNPs, we compared the properties of Ca²+ influx of ancestral (in African populations) and derived-TRPV6 (in non-African populations) channels with electrophysiological, Ca²+-imaging, and morphological methods using both the Xenopus oocyte and mammalian cell expression systems. Functional electrophysiological and Ca²+-imaging analyses indicated that the derived-TRPV6 elicited more Ca²+ influx than the ancestral one in TRPV6-expressing cells where both channels were equally expressed in the cells. Ca²+-inactivation properties in the ancestral- and derived-TRPV6 were almost the same. Furthermore, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) analysis showed that both channels have similar multimeric formation properties, suggesting that derived-TRPV6 itself could cause higher Ca²+ influx. These findings suggest that populations having derived-TRPV6 in non-African areas may absorb higher Ca²+ from the intestine than ancestral-TRPV6 in the African area.
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan.
Yuka
Y
Sudo
Kiyotaka
K
Matsuo
Tomoyuki
T
Tetsuo
Satoshi
S
Tsutsumi
Masamichi
M
Ohkura
Junichi
J
Nakai
Yasuhito
Y
Uezono
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D050505:Mutant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014981:Xenopus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D015220:Calcium Channels; D050505:Mutant Proteins; D050916:TRPV Cation Channels; C422827:TRPV6 protein, human; D002118:Calcium