title: Stomatin inhibits pannexin-1-mediated whole-cell currents by interacting with its carboxyl terminal.
abstract: The pannexin-1 (Panx1) channel (often referred to as the Panx1 hemichannel) is a large-conductance channel in the plasma membrane of many mammalian cells. While opening of the channel is potentially detrimental to the cell, little is known about how it is regulated under physiological conditions. Here we show that stomatin inhibited Panx1 channel activity. In transfected HEK-293 cells, stomatin reduced Panx1-mediated whole-cell currents without altering either the total or membrane surface Panx1 protein expression. Stomatin coimmunoprecipitated with full-length Panx1 as well as a Panx1 fragment containing the fourth membrane-spanning domain and the cytosolic carboxyl terminal. The inhibitory effect of stomatin on Panx1-mediated whole-cell currents was abolished by truncating Panx1 at a site in the cytosolic carboxyl terminal. In primary culture of mouse astrocytes, inhibition of endogenous stomatin expression by small interfering RNA enhanced Panx1-mediated outward whole-cell currents. These observations suggest that stomatin may play important roles in astrocytes and other cells by interacting with Panx1 carboxyl terminal to limit channel opening.
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, United States of America.
authors: Haiying
authors: H
authors: Zhan
authors: Craig S
authors: CS
authors: Moore
authors: Bojun
authors: B
authors: Chen
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Zhou
authors: Xin-Ming
authors: XM
authors: Ma
authors: Kumiko
authors: K
authors: Ijichi
authors: Michael V L
authors: MV
authors: Bennett
authors: Xue-Jun
authors: XJ
authors: Li
authors: Stephen J
authors: SJ
authors: Crocker
authors: Zhao-Wen
authors: ZW
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D017630:Connexins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004996:Ethidium / Q000378:metabolism; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D017630:Connexins; C488964:Stom protein, mouse; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C503631:Panx1 protein, mouse; D004996:Ethidium