The molecular basis of the genesis of basal tone in internal anal sphincter
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Cheng-Hai | |
dc.contributor.author | Lui, Donghai | |
dc.contributor.author | Lu, Ping | |
dc.contributor.author | Zheng, Kaizhi | |
dc.contributor.author | Craige, Siobhan M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lifshitz, Lawrence | |
dc.contributor.author | Keaney, John F. Jr. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fogarty, Kevin E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhuge, Ronghua | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhu, Min-Sheng | |
dc.date | 2022-08-11T08:09:45.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-23T16:42:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-23T16:42:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-04-22 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2016-08-16 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nat Commun. 2016 Apr 22;7:11358. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11358. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11358">Link to article on publisher's site</a> | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2041-1723 (Linking) | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/ncomms11358 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27101932 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/40051 | |
dc.description | <p>Full list of authors omitted for brevity. For full list see article.</p> | |
dc.description.abstract | Smooth muscle sphincters exhibit basal tone and control passage of contents through organs such as the gastrointestinal tract; loss of this tone leads to disorders such as faecal incontinence. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this tone remain unknown. Here, we show that deletion of myosin light-chain kinases (MLCK) in the smooth muscle cells from internal anal sphincter (IAS-SMCs) abolishes basal tone, impairing defecation. Pharmacological regulation of ryanodine receptors (RyRs), L-type voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels (VDCCs) or TMEM16A Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels significantly changes global cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) and the tone. TMEM16A deletion in IAS-SMCs abolishes the effects of modulators for TMEM16A or VDCCs on a RyR-mediated rise in global [Ca(2+)]i and impairs the tone and defecation. Hence, MLCK activation in IAS-SMCs caused by a global rise in [Ca(2+)]i via a RyR-TMEM16A-VDCC signalling module sets the basal tone. Targeting this module may lead to new treatments for diseases like faecal incontinence. | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
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dc.subject | Cell signalling | |
dc.subject | Gastrointestinal system | |
dc.subject | Medical research | |
dc.subject | Cellular and Molecular Physiology | |
dc.subject | Genetics | |
dc.subject | Molecular Biology | |
dc.subject | Molecular Genetics | |
dc.title | The molecular basis of the genesis of basal tone in internal anal sphincter | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Nature communications | |
dc.source.volume | 7 | |
dc.identifier.legacyfulltext | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3861&context=oapubs&unstamped=1 | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/2856 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 8985405 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-08-23T16:42:14Z | |
html.description.abstract | <p>Smooth muscle sphincters exhibit basal tone and control passage of contents through organs such as the gastrointestinal tract; loss of this tone leads to disorders such as faecal incontinence. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this tone remain unknown. Here, we show that deletion of myosin light-chain kinases (MLCK) in the smooth muscle cells from internal anal sphincter (IAS-SMCs) abolishes basal tone, impairing defecation. Pharmacological regulation of ryanodine receptors (RyRs), L-type voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels (VDCCs) or TMEM16A Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels significantly changes global cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) and the tone. TMEM16A deletion in IAS-SMCs abolishes the effects of modulators for TMEM16A or VDCCs on a RyR-mediated rise in global [Ca(2+)]i and impairs the tone and defecation. Hence, MLCK activation in IAS-SMCs caused by a global rise in [Ca(2+)]i via a RyR-TMEM16A-VDCC signalling module sets the basal tone. Targeting this module may lead to new treatments for diseases like faecal incontinence.</p> | |
dc.identifier.submissionpath | oapubs/2856 | |
dc.contributor.department | UMass Metabolic Network | |
dc.contributor.department | Program in Molecular Medicine | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems | |
dc.source.pages | 11358 |