Lipid-independent control of endothelial and neuronal TRPC3 channels by light

Autor: Annarita Graziani, Lutz Birnbaumer, Christoph Romanin, Toma N. Glasnov, Niroj Shrestha, Gema Guedes de la Cruz, Sonja Lindinger, Carmen Butorac, Helmut Kubista, Wolfgang F. Graier, Marc Freichel, Christiane Klec, Oleksandra Tiapko, Klaus Groschner
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Chemical Science
Chemical Science. 2019;10(9):2837-2842
Repositorio Institucional (UCA)
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
instacron:UCA
Popis: A new photochromic ligand enables high precision control over native TRPC channels.
Lipid-gated TRPC channels are highly expressed in cardiovascular and neuronal tissues. Exerting precise pharmacological control over their activity in native cells is expected to serve as a basis for the development of novel therapies. Here we report on a new photopharmacological tool that enables manipulation of TRPC3 channels by light, in a manner independent of lipid metabolism and with higher temporal precision than lipid photopharmacology. Using the azobenzene photoswitch moiety, we modified GSK1702934A to generate light-controlled TRPC agonists. We obtained one light-sensitive molecule (OptoBI-1) that allows us to exert efficient, light-mediated control over TRPC3 activity and the associated cellular Ca2+ signaling. OptoBI-1 enabled high-precision, temporal control of TRPC3-linked cell functions such as neuronal firing and endothelial Ca2+ transients. With these findings, we introduce a novel photopharmacological strategy to control native TRPC conductances.
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