LRRC8A

LRRC8A
Identifiers
Aliases	LRRC8A , AGM5, LRRC8, SWELL1, leucine-rich repeat containing 8 family member A, leucine rich repeat containing 8 family member A, leucine rich repeat containing 8 VRAC subunit A, HsLRRC8A
External IDs	OMIM: 608360 MGI: 2652847 HomoloGene: 18617 GeneCards: LRRC8A
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 9 (human) [1] Band 9q34.11 Start 128,882,133 bp [1] End 128,918,039 bp [1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 2 (mouse) [2] Band 2|2 B Start 30,127,727 bp [2] End 30,153,802 bp [2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in visceral pleura external globus pallidus entorhinal cortex Brodmann area 23 parietal pleura parotid gland lower lobe of lung middle temporal gyrus postcentral gyrus seminal vesicula Top expressed in ankle joint superior surface of tongue gallbladder ciliary body secondary oocyte retinal pigment epithelium external carotid artery pineal gland semi-lunar valve belly cord More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function anion channel activity protein binding volume-sensitive anion channel activity identical protein binding Cellular component integral component of membrane cell surface ion channel complex membrane cytoplasm plasma membrane integral component of plasma membrane Biological process pre-B cell differentiation response to osmotic stress cell volume homeostasis cell differentiation ion transport anion transport regulation of anion transport anion transmembrane transport signal transduction transmembrane transport transport inorganic anion transport taurine transport aspartate transmembrane transport protein hexamerization Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 56262 241296 Ensembl ENSG00000136802 ENSMUSG00000007476 UniProt Q8IWT6 Q80WG5 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001127244 NM_001127245 NM_019594 NM_177725 RefSeq (protein) NP_001120716 NP_001120717 NP_062540 NP_808393 Location (UCSC) Chr 9: 128.88 – 128.92 Mb Chr 2: 30.13 – 30.15 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LRRC8A gene. ^[5] Researchers have found out that this protein, along with the other LRRC8 proteins LRRC8B, LRRC8C, LRRC8D, and LRRC8E, is a subunit of the heteromer protein volume-regulated anion channel (VRAC). ^[6] VRACs are crucial to the regulation of cell size by transporting chloride ions and various organic osmolytes, such as taurine or glutamate, across the plasma membrane, ^[7] and that is not the only function these channels have been linked to.

While LRRC8A is one of many proteins that can be part of VRAC, it is the most important subunit for the channel’s ability to function. ^{[8] [9]} However, while we know it is necessary for VRAC function, other studies have found that it is not sufficient for the full range of usual VRAC activity. ^[10] This is where the other LRRC8 proteins come in, as the different composition of these subunits affects the range of specificity for VRACs. ^{[11] [12]}

The transmembrane portion of LRRC8 proteins are similar to those in Pannexins. ^[13] LRRC8A alone can form a hexameric VRAC, for which the cyro-EM structure has been determined in its mice and human versions. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

In addition to its role in VRACs, the LRRC8 protein family is also associated with agammaglobulinemia-5. ^[17]

References

1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136802 – Ensembl, May 2017
2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000007476 – Ensembl, May 2017
3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
5. "Entrez Gene: LRRC8A leucine rich repeat containing 8 family, member A".
6. Voss FK, Ullrich F, Münch J, Lazarow K, Lutter D, Mah N, Andrade-Navarro MA, von Kries JP, Stauber T, Jentsch TJ (May 2014). "Identification of LRRC8 heteromers as an essential component of the volume-regulated anion channel VRAC" (PDF). Science. 344 (6184): 634–8. Bibcode:2014Sci...344..634V. doi:10.1126/science.1252826. PMID   24790029. S2CID   24709412.
7. Jentsch TJ (May 2016). "VRACs and other ion channels and transporters in the regulation of cell volume and beyond". Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 17 (5): 293–307. doi:10.1038/nrm.2016.29. PMID   27033257. S2CID   40565653.
8. Hyzinski-García MC, Rudkouskaya A, Mongin AA (November 2014). "LRRC8A protein is indispensable for swelling-activated and ATP-induced release of excitatory amino acids in rat astrocytes". The Journal of Physiology. 592 (22): 4855–62. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2014.278887. PMC   4259531 . PMID   25172945.
9. Yamada T, Wondergem R, Morrison R, Yin VP, Strange K (October 2016). "Leucine-rich repeat containing protein LRRC8A is essential for swelling-activated Cl- currents and embryonic development in zebrafish". Physiological Reports. 4 (19): e12940. doi:10.14814/phy2.12940. PMC   5064130 . PMID   27688432.
10. Okada T, Islam MR, Tsiferova NA, Okada Y, Sabirov RZ (March 2017). "Specific and essential but not sufficient roles of LRRC8A in the activity of volume-sensitive outwardly rectifying anion channel (VSOR)". Channels. 11 (2): 109–120. doi:10.1080/19336950.2016.1247133. PMC   5398601 . PMID   27764579.
11. Lutter D, Ullrich F, Lueck JC, Kempa S, Jentsch TJ (March 2017). "Selective transport of neurotransmitters and modulators by distinct volume-regulated LRRC8 anion channels". Journal of Cell Science. 130 (6): 1122–1133. doi: 10.1242/jcs.196253 . PMID   28193731.
12. Planells-Cases R, Lutter D, Guyader C, Gerhards NM, Ullrich F, Elger DA, Kucukosmanoglu A, Xu G, Voss FK, Reincke SM, Stauber T, Blomen VA, Vis DJ, Wessels LF, Brummelkamp TR, Borst P, Rottenberg S, Jentsch TJ (December 2015). "Subunit composition of VRAC channels determines substrate specificity and cellular resistance to Pt-based anti-cancer drugs". The EMBO Journal. 34 (24): 2993–3008. doi:10.15252/embj.201592409. PMC   4687416 . PMID   26530471.
13. Abascal, F; Zardoya, R (July 2012). "LRRC8 proteins share a common ancestor with pannexins, and may form hexameric channels involved in cell-cell communication". BioEssays. 34 (7): 551–60. doi:10.1002/bies.201100173. hdl: 10261/124027 . PMID   22532330. S2CID   24648128.
14. Deneka, D; Sawicka, M; Lam, AKM; Paulino, C; Dutzler, R (June 2018). "Structure of a volume-regulated anion channel of the LRRC8 family" (PDF). Nature. 558 (7709): 254–259. Bibcode:2018Natur.558..254D. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0134-y. PMID   29769723. S2CID   21696249.
15. Kefauver, JM; Saotome, K; Dubin, AE; Pallesen, J; Cottrell, CA; Cahalan, SM; Qiu, Z; Hong, G; Crowley, CS; Whitwam, T; Lee, WH; Ward, AB; Patapoutian, A (10 August 2018). "Structure of the human volume regulated anion channel". eLife. 7. doi: 10.7554/eLife.38461 . PMC   6086657 . PMID   30095067.
16. Kasuya, G; Nakane, T; Yokoyama, T; Jia, Y; Inoue, M; Watanabe, K; Nakamura, R; Nishizawa, T; Kusakizako, T; Tsutsumi, A; Yanagisawa, H; Dohmae, N; Hattori, M; Ichijo, H; Yan, Z; Kikkawa, M; Shirouzu, M; Ishitani, R; Nureki, O (September 2018). "Cryo-EM structures of the human volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8" (PDF). Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 25 (9): 797–804. doi:10.1038/s41594-018-0109-6. PMID   30127360. S2CID   52047355.
17. Sawada A, Takihara Y, Kim JY, Matsuda-Hashii Y, Tokimasa S, Fujisaki H, Kubota K, Endo H, Onodera T, Ohta H, Ozono K, Hara J (December 2003). "A congenital mutation of the novel gene LRRC8 causes agammaglobulinemia in humans". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112 (11): 1707–13. doi:10.1172/JCI18937. PMC   281644 . PMID   14660746.

Further reading

• Eggermont J, Trouet D, Carton I, Nilius B (2001). "Cellular function and control of volume-regulated anion channels". Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics . 35 (3): 263–74. doi:10.1385/CBB:35:3:263. PMID   11894846. S2CID   31821726.
• Mongin AA (March 2016). "Volume-regulated anion channel--a frenemy within the brain". Pflügers Archiv. 468 (3): 421–41. doi:10.1007/s00424-015-1765-6. PMC   4752865 . PMID   26620797.
• Nagase T, Kikuno R, Ishikawa KI, Hirosawa M, Ohara O (February 2000). "Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. XVI. The complete sequences of 150 new cDNA clones from brain which code for large proteins in vitro". DNA Research. 7 (1): 65–73. doi: 10.1093/dnares/7.1.65 . PMID   10718198.
• Kubota K, Kim JY, Sawada A, Tokimasa S, Fujisaki H, Matsuda-Hashii Y, Ozono K, Hara J (April 2004). "LRRC8 involved in B cell development belongs to a novel family of leucine-rich repeat proteins". FEBS Letters. 564 (1–2): 147–52. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(04)00332-1. PMID   15094057. S2CID   29283213.
• Smits G, Kajava AV (July 2004). "LRRC8 extracellular domain is composed of 17 leucine-rich repeats". Molecular Immunology. 41 (5): 561–2. doi:10.1016/j.molimm.2004.04.001. PMID   15183935.
• Otsuki T, Ota T, Nishikawa T, Hayashi K, Suzuki Y, Yamamoto J, Wakamatsu A, Kimura K, Sakamoto K, Hatano N, Kawai Y, Ishii S, Saito K, Kojima S, Sugiyama T, Ono T, Okano K, Yoshikawa Y, Aotsuka S, Sasaki N, Hattori A, Okumura K, Nagai K, Sugano S, Isogai T (2007). "Signal sequence and keyword trap in silico for selection of full-length human cDNAs encoding secretion or membrane proteins from oligo-capped cDNA libraries". DNA Research. 12 (2): 117–26. doi: 10.1093/dnares/12.2.117 . PMID   16303743.
• Olsen JV, Blagoev B, Gnad F, Macek B, Kumar C, Mortensen P, Mann M (November 2006). "Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks". Cell. 127 (3): 635–48. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026 . PMID   17081983. S2CID   7827573.