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Submitted on August 14, 2008
Revised on February 20, 2009
Accepted on March 3, 2009

Dynamic interactions between L-type voltage sensitive calcium channel (VSCC) Cav1.2 ({alpha}1C) subunits and ahnak in osteoblastic cells

Ying Shao1, Kirk J. Czymmek1, Patricia A. Jones1, Victor P. Fomin1, Kamil Akanbi1, Randall L. Duncan1, and Mary C. Farach-Carson1*

1 University of Delaware

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: farachca{at}udel.edu.

Voltage sensitive calcium channels (VSCCs) mediate Ca2+ permeability in osteoblasts. Association between VSCC {alpha}1 and {beta} subunits targets channel complexes to the plasma membrane and modulates function. In mechanosensitive tissues, a 700kDa ahnak protein anchors VSCCs to the actin cytoskeleton, via the {beta}2 subunit of the L-type Cav1.2 ({alpha}1C) VSCC complex. Cav1.2 is the major {alpha}1 subunit in osteoblasts, but the cytoskeletal complex and subunit composition are unknown. Among the four {beta} subtypes, {beta}2 and to a lesser extent {beta}3 subunits, co-immunoprecipitated with the Cav1.2 subunit in MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) revealed a complex between Cav1.2 and {beta}2 subunits and demonstrated their association in the plasma membrane and secretory pathway. Western blot and immunohistochemistry showed ahnak association with the channel complex in the plasma membrane via the {beta}2 subunit. Cytochalasin D exposure disrupted the actin cytoskeleton, but did not disassemble or disrupt the function of the complex of L-type VSCCs Cav1.2, {beta}2 subunit and ahnak. Likewise, siRNA knockdown of ahnak did not disrupt the actin cytoskeleton, but significantly impaired Ca2+ influx. Collectively, we showed that Cav1.2, {beta}2 subunit and ahnak form a stable complex in osteoblastic cells which permits Ca2+ signaling independently of association with the actin cytoskeleton.




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