TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of the effects of four HTR3B polymorphisms on human 5-HT3AB receptor expression and signalling
AU - Krzywkowski, Karen Margrethe
AU - Davies, Paul A.
AU - Irving, Andrew J.
AU - Bräuner-Osborne, Hans
AU - Jensen, Anders Asbjørn
N1 - Keywords: 5-HT3A; 5-HT3AB; 5-HT3B; expression; function; ligand-gated ion channel; polymorphism; serotonin; single-nucleotide polymorphism; variant
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - BACKGROUND: 5-Hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT3) receptors mediate the fast excitatory neurotransmission of serotonin. In this study, we have characterized the effects of four naturally occurring, nonsynonymous variants of the human 5-HT3B subunit on expression and signalling properties of heteromeric 5-HT3AB receptors. METHODS AND RESULTS: 5-HT3AB receptor signalling was studied in a fluorescence-based cell membrane potential assay and by electrophysiology. Expression levels of cotransfected epitope-tagged 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B subunits were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunocytochemistry. In cells coexpressing 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B(I143T) subunits, cell surface expression levels of 5-HT3B in particular, and also 5-HT3A were markedly reduced compared with those of wild-type (WT) 5-HT3AB receptor-expressing cells. Electrophysiological recordings on cells coexpressing 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B(I143T) indicated cell surface expression of 5-HT3AB(I143T) receptors with macroscopic current kinetics similar to those of WT 5-HT3AB receptors but with 3-fold lower current densities. In the membrane potential assay, 5-HT3AB(I143T)-transfected cells exhibited signalling properties intermediate to those of WT 5-HT3AB and 5-HT3A receptors. Cotransfection of 5-HT3A, 5-HT3AB(I143T) and WT 5-HT3AB subunit cDNAs did not increase cell surface expression of the variant subunit nor did it restore WT 5-HT3AB receptor signalling completely in the membrane potential assay. In contrast to 5-HT3B(I143T), the 5-HT3B variants S156R, V183I and A223T did not give rise to significant changes in 5-HT3AB receptor expression or signalling properties. CONCLUSION: 5-HT3B(I143T)-containing 5-HT3AB receptors display significantly reduced cell surface expression and different signalling properties compared with WT 5-HT3AB receptors. In contrast, three other 5-HT3B variants, S156R, V183I and A223T, do not appear to alter 5-HT3AB receptor expression or signalling.
AB - BACKGROUND: 5-Hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT3) receptors mediate the fast excitatory neurotransmission of serotonin. In this study, we have characterized the effects of four naturally occurring, nonsynonymous variants of the human 5-HT3B subunit on expression and signalling properties of heteromeric 5-HT3AB receptors. METHODS AND RESULTS: 5-HT3AB receptor signalling was studied in a fluorescence-based cell membrane potential assay and by electrophysiology. Expression levels of cotransfected epitope-tagged 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B subunits were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunocytochemistry. In cells coexpressing 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B(I143T) subunits, cell surface expression levels of 5-HT3B in particular, and also 5-HT3A were markedly reduced compared with those of wild-type (WT) 5-HT3AB receptor-expressing cells. Electrophysiological recordings on cells coexpressing 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B(I143T) indicated cell surface expression of 5-HT3AB(I143T) receptors with macroscopic current kinetics similar to those of WT 5-HT3AB receptors but with 3-fold lower current densities. In the membrane potential assay, 5-HT3AB(I143T)-transfected cells exhibited signalling properties intermediate to those of WT 5-HT3AB and 5-HT3A receptors. Cotransfection of 5-HT3A, 5-HT3AB(I143T) and WT 5-HT3AB subunit cDNAs did not increase cell surface expression of the variant subunit nor did it restore WT 5-HT3AB receptor signalling completely in the membrane potential assay. In contrast to 5-HT3B(I143T), the 5-HT3B variants S156R, V183I and A223T did not give rise to significant changes in 5-HT3AB receptor expression or signalling properties. CONCLUSION: 5-HT3B(I143T)-containing 5-HT3AB receptors display significantly reduced cell surface expression and different signalling properties compared with WT 5-HT3AB receptors. In contrast, three other 5-HT3B variants, S156R, V183I and A223T, do not appear to alter 5-HT3AB receptor expression or signalling.
KW - Former Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
U2 - 10.1097/FPC.0b013e328310f950
DO - 10.1097/FPC.0b013e328310f950
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19008750
SN - 1744-6872
VL - 18
SP - 1027
EP - 1040
JO - Pharmacogenetics
JF - Pharmacogenetics
IS - 12
ER -