Arachidonic acid can function as a signaling modulator by activating the TRPM5 cation channel in taste receptor cells
Arachidonic acid can function as a signaling modulator by activating the TRPM5 cation channel in taste receptor cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbalip.2006.07.005
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发表时间:
2006-09-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Abe, Keiko
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作者:
Oike, Hideaki;Wakamori, Minoru;Abe, Keiko
Vertebrate sensory cells such as vomeronasal neurons and Drosophila photoreceptor cells use TRP channels to respond to exogenous stimuli. In mammalian taste cells, bitter and sweet substances as well as some amino acids are received by G protein-coupled receptors (T2Rs or T1Rs). As a result of activation of G protein and phospholipase C beta 2, the TPPM5 channel is activated. Intracellular Ca2+ is known to be a TRPM5 activator, but the participation of lipid activators remains unreported. To clarify the effect of arachidonic acid on TRPM5 in taste cells, we investigated the expression profile of a series of enzymes involved in controlling the intracellular free arachidonic acid level, with the result that in a subset of taste bud cells, monoglyceride lipase (MGL) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) are expressed as well as the previously reported group IIA phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)-IIA). Double-labeling analysis revealed that MGL, COX-2 and PLA(2)-IIA are co-expressed in some cells that express TRPM5. We then investigated whether arachidonic acid activates TRPM5 via a heterologous expression system in HEK293 cells, and found that its activation occurred at 10 mu M arachidonic acid. These results strongly suggest the possibility that arachidonic acid acts as a modulator of TRPN15 in taste signaling pathways. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.