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A network of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate + binding sites regulates gating of the Ca2 -activated − Cl channel ANO1 (TMEM16A) Kuai Yua,1, Tao Jiangb,c,d,1, YuanYuan Cuia, Emad Tajkhorshidb,c,d,2, and H. Criss Hartzella,2 aDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322; bNIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801; cDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801; and dCenter for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801 Edited by Christopher Miller, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, and approved August 19, 2019 (received for review March 26, 2019) + − + − ANO1 (TMEM16A) is a Ca2 -activated Cl channel that regulates di- Ca2 activates Cl flux because of conformational changes in- 2+ verse cellular functions including fluid secretion, neuronal excitabil- duced by direct binding of Ca to the ANO1 protein (21–25). ity, and smooth muscle contraction. ANO1 is activated by elevation Calmodulin is not required for channel activation (21, 26). 2+ Structurally, ANO1 is a dimer with each subunit composed of of cytosolic Ca and modulated by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphos- − phate [PI(4,5)P2]. Here, we describe a closely concerted experimental 10 transmembrane (TM) segments. The Cl selective pore of each subunit is surrounded by TMs 4 to 7 (22, 23, 27, 28), and each and computational study, including electrophysiology, mutagenesis, 2+ – subunit has a Ca binding site formed by amino acids E654, E702, functional assays, and extended sampling of lipid protein interac- – tions with molecular dynamics (MD) to characterize PI(4,5)P binding E705, E734, and D738 in TMs 6 to 8 (22 25, 29). Channel gating 2 involves conformational changes of TM6 (24, 25, 30). modes and sites on ANO1. ANO1 currents in excised inside-out – patches activated by 270 nM Ca2+ at +100 mV are increased by ANO1 is also regulated by PI(4,5)P2 (31 35). Ta et al. (33) have reported that PI(4,5)P2 stimulates ANO1 currents in excised exogenous PI(4,5)P2 with an EC50 = 1.24 μM. The effect of PI(4,5)P2 2+ patches. We (32) and Tembo et al. (35) have shown that PI(4,5)P2 is dependent on membrane voltage and Ca and is explained by a 2+ BIOPHYSICS AND 2+ canpreventandrescueCa -dependent rundown caused by stabilization of the ANO1 Ca -bound open state. Unbiased atomistic COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY spontaneous PI(4,5)P2 hydrolysis. In whole-cell recording, we also MD simulations with 1.4 mol% PI(4,5)P2 in a phosphatidylcholine showed that reduction of cellular PI(4,5)P2 by the voltage-sensitive bilayer identified 8 binding sites with significant probability of bind- phosphatase Dr-VSP or by activation of G-protein–coupled re- – ing PI(4,5)P2. Three of these sites captured 85% of all ANO1 PI(4,5)P2 ceptors causes a reduction in ANO1 current (32). Pritchard et al. interactions. Mutagenesis of basic amino acids near the membrane– (34) show biochemical evidence that PI(4,5)P2 binds to ANO1, but cytosol interface found 3 regions of ANO1 critical for PI(4,5)P reg- − 2 they report that exogenous PI(4,5)P2 decreases endogenous Cl ulation that correspond to the same 3 sites identified by MD. currents thought to be encoded by ANO1 in inside-out patches of PI(4,5)P2 is stabilized by hydrogen bonding between amino acid pulmonary artery cells, in contrast to the results with heterolo- side chains and phosphate/hydroxyl groups on PI(4,5)P2. Binding gously expressed ANO1 (32, 33). of PI(4,5)P2 alters the position of the cytoplasmic extension of PI(4,5)P2 binding sites typically have 2 or more positively TM6, which plays a crucial role in ANO1 channel gating, and in- charged amino acids with at least 1 Lys, and at least 1 aromatic − creases the accessibility of the inner vestibule to Cl ions. We pro- pose a model consisting of a network of 3 PI(4,5)P2 binding sites at Significance the cytoplasmic face of the membrane allosterically regulating ANO1 channel gating. Membrane proteins dwell in a sea of phospholipids that not only structurally stabilize the proteins by providing a hydrophobic chloride channel | protein–lipid interaction | molecular dynamics | environment for their transmembrane segments but also dy- structure–function | phospholipid namically regulate protein function. While many cation channels are known to be regulated by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 2+ − a -activated Cl channels (CaCCs) are jacks of all trades [PI(4,5)P2], relatively little is known about anion channel regulation Cand masters of many. These ion channels facilitate the pas- by phosphoinositides. Using a combination of patch-clamp electro- − sive flow of Cl across cell membranes in response to elevation of physiology and atomistic molecular-dynamics simulations, we have 2+ − cytosolic Ca (1). Although CaCCs are probably best known for identified several PI(4,5)P2 binding sites in ANO1 (TMEM16A), a Cl driving fluid secretion across mammalian epithelia, they are inti- channel that performs myriad physiological functions from epithe- mately involved in manifold physiological functions in all eu- lial fluid secretion to regulation of electrical excitability. These karyotes. CaCCs mediate action potentials in algae, the fast block binding sites form a band at the cytosolic interface of the mem- to polyspermy in Anuran eggs, and regulate functions as diverse as brane that we propose constitute a network to dynamically regu- smooth muscle contraction, nociception, neuronal excitability, late this highly allosteric protein. insulin secretion, and cell proliferation and migration in mammals (1–13). While there are several types of CaCCs, the so-called Author contributions: K.Y., T.J., E.T., and H.C.H. designed research; K.Y., T.J., Y.C., E.T., classical CaCCs are encoded by the ANO1 (TMEM16A)and and H.C.H. performed research; T.J., E.T., and H.C.H. contributed new reagents/analytic ANO2 TMEM16B – tools; K.Y., T.J., E.T., and H.C.H. analyzed data; and K.Y., T.J., E.T., and H.C.H. wrote ( ) genes (14 16). the paper. Activation of ANO1 in its physiological context typically begins The authors declare no conflict of interest. with ligand binding to a G-protein–coupled receptor that activates phospholipase C (PLC) (17–20). PLC hydrolyzes phosphatidyli- This article is a PNAS Direct Submission. Published under the PNAS license. nositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2] in the plasma membrane to 1 produce diacylgycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3]. K.Y. and T.J. contributed equally to this work. Ins(1,4,5)P binding to Ins(1,4,5)P receptors then triggers re- 2To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: [email protected] or criss. 3 + 3 lease of Ca2 from internal endoplasmic reticulum stores and [email protected]. + initiates store-operated Ca2 entry. The resulting rise in cytosolic www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1904012116 PNAS Latest Articles | 1of11 Downloaded by guest on September 23, 2021 Results PI(4,5)P2 Is a Positive Regulator of ANO1 Currents. To determine the effect of PI(4,5)P2 on ANO1, we transiently expressed ANO1 in HEK293 cells and measured the effect of dioctanoyl phosphati- dylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [diC8-PI(4,5)P2], a water-soluble, short acyl chain PI(4,5)P2, on inside-out excised patches. To reduce variability caused by different amounts of endogenous PI(4,5)P2, we first removed PI(4,5)P from the membrane patch by excising it 2 + + into a solution containing 10 mM Mg2 and 0 Ca2 /5 mM EGTA. 2+ Mg competes with ANO1 for binding to PI(4,5)P2 by electrostat- ically masking negative charges on PI(4,5)P2 (45). ANO1 currents were measured during voltage steps first in the presence of 270 nM 2+ 2+ Ca (Iinitial) and then with 270 nM Ca plus 10 μM diC8-PI(4,5)P2 (IPIP2)(Fig.1A). The increase in current (ΔIPIP2) was calculated as (IPIP2/Iinitial − 1) × 100%. On average, application of diC8-PI(4,5)P2 at +100 mV increased the current 79.1 ± 15.1% (n = 8). The effect of diC8-PI(4,5)P was slowly reversible: The currents decreased in 2 + amplitude when the patch was exposed to 270 nM Ca2 in the ab- 2+ sence of diC8-PI(4,5)P2 and exposure to 10 mM Mg reduced the current further to its initial level (Fig. 1A). The Effect of PI(4,5)P Is Regulated by Voltage and Ca2+. The effect of 2 + diC8-PI(4,5)P was modulated by both Ca2 and voltage (Fig. 1 B–D). 2 + At all voltages, ΔI was greatest at lower Ca2 concentrations PIP2 + (Fig. 1D). With 270 nM Ca2 , ΔI at +100 mV was 79.1%, + PIP2 + while with 1.1 μMCa2 ΔI was <10%. Moreover, at all Ca2 PIP2 + concentrations except the lowest [Ca2 ] tested (270 nM), current stimulation by PI(4,5)P2 decreased with depolarization (Fig. 1C). 2+ For example, with 360 nM Ca at −100 mV ΔIPIP2 was 83.8 ± 30%, but at +100 mV ΔIPIP2 was only 37.5 ± 9.1%. The IC50 Fig. 1. PI(4,5)P2 stimulates ANO1 current. (A) Current traces from a single inside-out excised patch exposed sequentially to solutions indicated above each set of traces. Each set of traces was obtained by voltage pulses from a holding potential of 0 mV to −100, −50, 0, 50, and 100 mV.