Regulation of ryanodine receptor-dependent calcium signaling by polycystin-2

摘要

Mutations in polycystin-2 (PC2) cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. A function for PC2 in the heart has not been described. Here, we show that PC2 coimmunoprecipitates with the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) from mouse heart. Biochemical assays showed that the N terminus of PC2 binds the RyR2, whereas the C terminus only binds to RyR2 in its open state. Lipid bilayer electro-physiological experiments indicated that the C terminus of PC2 functionally inhibited RyR2 channel activity in the presence of calcium (Ca~(2+)). Pkd2~(-/-) cardiomyocytes had a higher frequency of spontaneous Ca~(2+) oscillations, reduced Ca~(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum stores, and reduced Ca~(2+) content compared with Pkd2~(+/+) cardiomyocytes. In the presence of caffeine, Pkd2~(-/-) cardiomyocytes exhibited decreased peak fluorescence, a slower rate of rise, and a longer duration of Ca~(2+) transients compared with Pkd2~(+/+). These data suggest that PC2 is important for regulation of RyR2 function and that loss of this regulation of RyR2, as occurs when PC2 is mutated, results in altered Ca~(2+) signaling in the heart.