The Discovery of the IP3 Receptor
The Discovery of the IP3 Receptor
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IP3受体的发现
DOI:
10.1166/msr.2012.1009
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发表时间:
2012
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Mikoshiba K.
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作者:
Hatanaka N;Tokuno H;Nambu A;Takada M;神永拓,安藤雄太,大月智史,小田中浩平,中村仁彦;明和政子;Mikoshiba K.
It was known that intracellular Ca2+ release was triggered by the messenger IP3, but the mode of action of IP3 remained a mystery. The IP3 receptor was hypothesized to convert the IP3 signal to multiple signals. We used a unique approach to identify a candidate protein for the IP3 receptor by comparing normal and mutant mice. The mutant mice, which lacked Ca2+ spikes, were deficient in the protein P400 and we hypothesized that P400 was the IP3 receptor. Using specific monoclonal antibodies, IP3 binding activity could be immunoprecipitated along with P400, in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that P400 is related to the IP3 receptor/IP3 binding protein. We then employed an immunoscreening approach to clone the IP3 receptor by using an expression library and screening with the monoclonal antibodies we had generated for the specific identification of P400. With this approach we determined the entire cDNA sequence for the IP3 receptor. The immunogold technique using monoclonal antibodies showed its localization on the endoplasmic reticulum. The purified IP3 receptor was found to work as a Ca2+ channel when incorporated into a lipid bilayer. In addition, we discovered a new messenger and named it IRBIT (IP3R binding protein released with inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate) because it can be released from the IP3 receptor. This is a pseudo-ligand of the IP3 receptor that interacts with the IP3-binding core domain of the IP3 receptor. IRBIT regulates the acid-base balance by binding to various ion transporters, such as pancreas-type NBC1 (pNBC1) and CFTR. We found that the IP3 receptor binds many molecules. Cryo-electron microscopy shows a balloon-like structure, which has a vacancy inside the IP3 receptor with a multi-porous surface area, which is convenient for the IP3 receptor to associate with many proteins. The IP3 receptor serves as a signaling hub, which forms a macromolecular complex with various molecules. The function of IP3 receptor as a signaling hub is the key feature of converting a simple IP3 signal to the variety of multiple signals.