Identification of BSPRY as a novel auxiliary protein inhibiting TRPV5 activity

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Jan;17(1):26-30. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005101025.

Abstract

Transient receptor potential vallinoid 5 (TRPV5) and TRPV6 are the most Ca2+-selective members of the TRP superfamily and are essential for active Ca2+ (re)absorption in epithelia. However, little is known about intracellular proteins that regulate the activity of these channels. This study identified BSPRY (B-box and SPRY-domain containing protein) as a novel factor involved in the control of TRPV5. The interaction between BSPRY and TRPV5 by GST pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays was demonstrated. BSPRY showed co-localization with TRPV5 in mouse kidney. Expression of BSPRY resulted in a significant reduction of the Ca2+ influx in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cells that stably express TRPV5 without affecting channel cell-surface abundance. Finally, BSPRY expression in kidney was increased in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1alpha-hydroxylase knockout mice, suggesting an inverse regulation by vitamin D3. Together, these results demonstrate the physiologic role of the novel protein BSPRY in the regulation of epithelial Ca2+ transport via negative modulation of TRPV5 activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Calcitriol / physiology
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Calcium Channels / analysis
  • Calcium Channels / physiology
  • Cell Line
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Proteins / analysis
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Proteins / physiology*
  • TRPV Cation Channels / analysis
  • TRPV Cation Channels / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • TRPV Cation Channels / physiology
  • Xenopus

Substances

  • BSPRY protein, human
  • Calcium Channels
  • Proteins
  • TRPV Cation Channels
  • Trpv5 protein, mouse
  • Calcitriol
  • Calcium