Acid-sensing ion channels emerged over 600 Mya and are conserved throughout the deuterostomes
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Acid-sensing ion channels emerged over 600 Mya and are conserved throughout the deuterostomes. / Lynagh, Timothy; Mikhaleva, Yana; Colding, Janne M; Glover, Joel C; Pless, Stephan A.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 115, No. 33, 14.08.2018, p. 8430-8435.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Acid-sensing ion channels emerged over 600 Mya and are conserved throughout the deuterostomes
AU - Lynagh, Timothy
AU - Mikhaleva, Yana
AU - Colding, Janne M
AU - Glover, Joel C
AU - Pless, Stephan A
PY - 2018/8/14
Y1 - 2018/8/14
N2 - Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated ion channels broadly expressed in the vertebrate nervous system, converting decreased extracellular pH into excitatory sodium current. ASICs were previously thought to be a vertebrate-specific branch of the DEG/ENaC family, a broadly conserved but functionally diverse family of channels. Here, we provide phylogenetic and experimental evidence that ASICs are conserved throughout deuterostome animals, showing that ASICs evolved over 600 million years ago. We also provide evidence of ASIC expression in the central nervous system of the tunicate, Oikopleura dioica Furthermore, by comparing broadly related ASICs, we identify key molecular determinants of proton sensitivity and establish that proton sensitivity of the ASIC4 isoform was lost in the mammalian lineage. Taken together, these results suggest that contributions of ASICs to neuronal function may also be conserved broadly in numerous animal phyla.
AB - Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated ion channels broadly expressed in the vertebrate nervous system, converting decreased extracellular pH into excitatory sodium current. ASICs were previously thought to be a vertebrate-specific branch of the DEG/ENaC family, a broadly conserved but functionally diverse family of channels. Here, we provide phylogenetic and experimental evidence that ASICs are conserved throughout deuterostome animals, showing that ASICs evolved over 600 million years ago. We also provide evidence of ASIC expression in the central nervous system of the tunicate, Oikopleura dioica Furthermore, by comparing broadly related ASICs, we identify key molecular determinants of proton sensitivity and establish that proton sensitivity of the ASIC4 isoform was lost in the mammalian lineage. Taken together, these results suggest that contributions of ASICs to neuronal function may also be conserved broadly in numerous animal phyla.
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1806614115
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1806614115
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30061402
VL - 115
SP - 8430
EP - 8435
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 33
ER -
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