TY - JOUR
T1 - Initiation of purinergic signaling by exocytosis of ATP-containing vesicles in liver epithelium
AU - Feranchak, Andrew P.
AU - Lewis, Matthew A.
AU - Kresge, Charles
AU - Sathe, Meghana
AU - Bugde, Abhijit
AU - Luby-Phelps, Kate
AU - Antich, Peter P.
AU - Fitz, J. Gregory
PY - 2010/3/12
Y1 - 2010/3/12
N2 - Extracellular ATP represents an important autocrine/paracrine signaling molecule within the liver. The mechanisms responsible for ATP release are unknown, and alternative pathways have been proposed, including either conductive ATP movement through channels or exocytosis of ATP-enriched vesicles, although direct evidence from liver cells has been lacking. Utilizing dynamic imaging modalities (confocal and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and luminescence detection utilizing a high sensitivity CCD camera) at different scales, including confluent cell populations, single cells, and the intracellular submembrane space, we have demonstrated in a model liver cell line that (i) ATP release is not uniform but reflects point source release by a defined subset of cells; (ii) ATP within cells is localized to discrete zones of high intensity that are ∼1 μm in diameter, suggesting a vesicular localization; (iii) these vesicles originate from a bafilomycin A 1-sensitive pool, are depleted by hypotonic exposure, and are not rapidly replenished from recycling of endocytic vesicles; and (iv) exocytosis of vesicles in response to cell volume changes depends upon a complex series of signaling events that requires intact microtubules as well as phosphoinositide 3-kinase and protein kinase C. Collectively, these findings are most consistent with an essential role for exocytosis in regulated release of ATP and initiation of purinergic signaling in liver cells.
AB - Extracellular ATP represents an important autocrine/paracrine signaling molecule within the liver. The mechanisms responsible for ATP release are unknown, and alternative pathways have been proposed, including either conductive ATP movement through channels or exocytosis of ATP-enriched vesicles, although direct evidence from liver cells has been lacking. Utilizing dynamic imaging modalities (confocal and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and luminescence detection utilizing a high sensitivity CCD camera) at different scales, including confluent cell populations, single cells, and the intracellular submembrane space, we have demonstrated in a model liver cell line that (i) ATP release is not uniform but reflects point source release by a defined subset of cells; (ii) ATP within cells is localized to discrete zones of high intensity that are ∼1 μm in diameter, suggesting a vesicular localization; (iii) these vesicles originate from a bafilomycin A 1-sensitive pool, are depleted by hypotonic exposure, and are not rapidly replenished from recycling of endocytic vesicles; and (iv) exocytosis of vesicles in response to cell volume changes depends upon a complex series of signaling events that requires intact microtubules as well as phosphoinositide 3-kinase and protein kinase C. Collectively, these findings are most consistent with an essential role for exocytosis in regulated release of ATP and initiation of purinergic signaling in liver cells.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M109.065482
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M109.065482
M3 - Article
C2 - 20071341
AN - SCOPUS:77950903448
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 285
SP - 8138
EP - 8147
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 11
ER -