Neuronal calcium sensor-1 enhancement of InsP3 receptor activity is inhibited by therapeutic levels of lithium

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2006-06Author
Schlecker, Christina
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Boehmerle, Wolfgang
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Jeromin, Andreas
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DeGray, Brenda
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Varshney, Anurag
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Sharma, Yogendra
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Szigeti-Buck, Klara
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Ehrlich, Barbara E.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1533As published
https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI22466DOI
10.1172/JCI22466Abstract
Regulation and dysregulation of intracellular calcium (Ca2+) signaling via the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R) has been linked to many cellular processes and pathological conditions. In the present study, addition of neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1), a high-affinity, low-capacity, calcium-binding protein, to purified InsP3R type 1 (InsP3R1) increased the channel activity in both a calcium-dependent and -independent manner. In intact cells, enhanced expression of NCS-1 resulted in increased intracellular calcium release upon stimulation of the phosphoinositide signaling pathway. To determine whether InsP3R1/NCS-1 interaction could be functionally relevant in bipolar disorders, conditions in which NCS-1 is highly expressed, we tested the effect of lithium, a salt widely used for treatment of bipolar disorders. Lithium inhibited the enhancing effect of NCS-1 on InsP3R1 function, suggesting that InsP3R1/NCS-1 interaction is an essential component of the pathomechanism of bipolar disorder.
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Author Posting. © American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2006. This article is posted here by permission of American Society for Clinical Investigation for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Clinical Investigation 116 (2006): 1668-1674, doi:10.1172/JCI22466.