title: Two-Pore Channels: Lessons from Mutant Mouse Models.
abstract: Recent interest in two-pore channels (TPCs) has resulted in a variety of studies dealing with the functional role and mechanism of action of these endo-lysosomal proteins in diverse physiological processes. With the availability of mouse lines harbouring mutant alleles forTpcnland/orTpcn2genes, several studies have made use of them to validate, consolidate and discover new roles for these channels not only at the cellular level but, importantly, also at the level of the whole organism. The different mutant mouse lines that have been used were derived from distinct genetic manipulation strategies, with the aim of knocking out expression of TPC proteins. However, the expression of different residual TPC sequences predicted to occur in these mutant mouse lines, together with the varied degree to which the effects onTpcnexpression have been studied, makes it important to assess the true knockout status of some of the lines. In this review we summarize theseTpcnmutant mouse lines with regard to their predicted effect onTpcnexpression and the extent to which they have been characterized. Additionally, we discuss how results derived from studies using theseTpcnmutant mouse lines have consolidated previously proposed roles for TPCs, such as mediators of NAADP signalling, endo-lysosomal functions, and pancreaticβcell physiology. We will also review how they have been instrumental in the assignment of new physiological roles for these cation channels in processes such as membrane electrical excitability, neoangiogenesis, viral infection and brown adipose tissue and heart function, revealing, in some cases, a specific contribution of a particular TPC isoform.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galione
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parrington
keywords: Acrosome; Arrhythmia; Autophagy; Cardiac Hypertrophy; Endo-Lysosomes; Knockout; Metabolism; Myocardial Infarction; Neoangiogenesis; Nicotinic Acid Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NAADP); PI(3,5)P2; Reporter Gene; Trafficking; Two-Pore Channels (TPCN, TPC)