LRMP inhibits cAMP potentiation of HCN4 channels by disrupting intramolecular signal transduction

  1. Colin H Peters
  2. Rohit K Singh
  3. Avery A Langley
  4. William G Nichols
  5. Hannah R Ferris
  6. Danielle A Jeffrey
  7. Catherine Proenza  Is a corresponding author
  8. John R Bankston  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
  2. Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
  3. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
8 figures, 4 tables and 2 additional files

Figures

The cytosolic region of LRMP regulates HCN4 but does not antagonize cAMP binding.

(A) Exemplar current recordings from HCN4 in the absence or presence of 1 mM cAMP and/or LRMP 1-479Cit. Currents recorded with a –110 mV activating pulse are shown in red. (B) Voltage dependence of activation for HCN4 alone (black) or co-transfected with LRMP 1-479Cit (red) in the presence or absence of 1 mM intracellular cAMP (open symbols). (C) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4 in the absence or presence of LRMP 1-479Cit and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). (D) Average (± standard error of the mean) time constants of deactivation for HCN4 in the absence or presence of LRMP 1-479Cit and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). Small circles in (C) and (D) represent individual cells and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 1.

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
The pre-coiled-coil region of the LRMP N-terminus is necessary and sufficient to regulate HCN4.

(A) Schematic of LRMP showing the coiled-coil domain (CCD) and ER-transmembrane and luminal domains (ER) as predicted by Alphafold (Q60664). The locations of cut sites in the LRMP coiled-coil and N-terminal domains are indicated (red dotted lines).( B–E) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN4 in the absence (black) or presence (red) of LRMP 1–227 (B), LRMP 228–539 (C), LRMP 1-108Cit (D), or LRMP 110-230Cit (E), and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP (open symbols). The midpoints of activation for HCN4 with (dotted line) or without (solid line) 1 mM cAMP in the absence of LRMP are shown. (F) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4 in the absence or presence of LRMP constructs and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B–E). Small circles represent individual recordings and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 1.

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Mouse LRMP sequence.

Sequence for the mouse LRMP construct used in this study showing the predicted start of the coiled-coil, ER transmembrane, and ER lumenal domains as well as cut sites used for constructs in this study.

The distal HCN4 N-terminus is required for functional regulation by LRMP.

(A) Schematic representation of HCN4 showing truncation sites (red dotted lines) in the non-conserved distal N-terminus (TMD: Transmembrane domain). (B–E) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN4 Δ1–25 (B), HCN4 Δ1–62 (C), HCN4 Δ1–130 (D), and HCN4 Δ1–185 (E) in the absence (black) or presence of LRMP (red) and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP (open symbols). (B-E) Insets: Exemplar current recordings for HCN4 Δ1–25 (B), HCN4 Δ1–62 (C), HCN4 Δ1–130 (D), and HCN4 Δ1–185 (E) in the absence of LRMP and cAMP. Currents recorded with a –110 mV activating pulse are shown in red. (F) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4 Δ1–25, HCN4 Δ1–62, HCN4 Δ1–130, and HCN4 Δ1–185 in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B–E). Small circles represent individual recordings and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 2.

The HCN4 C-terminus is not the primary site for functional regulation by LRMP.

(A) Schematic representation of HCN4 showing truncation sites (red dotted lines) of the distal C-terminus and CNBD (TMD: Transmembrane domain). (B) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN4 S719X in the absence (black) or presence of LRMP (red) and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP (open symbols). (C) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4 S719X in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). (D) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN4 V604X in the absence or presence of LRMP or 1 mM intracellular cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). (E) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4 V604X in the absence or presence of LRMP or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). Small circles represent individual recordings in (C) and (E) and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. (B and D) insets: Exemplar current recordings for HCN4 S719X (B) and HCN4 V604X (D) in the absence of LRMP and cAMP. Currents recorded with a –110 mV activating pulse are shown in red. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 2.

The N-terminus of LRMP FRETs with the N-terminus of HCN4.

(A) Schematic representations of the Citrine-tagged LRMP fragments and Cerulean-tagged HCN4 and HCN2 fragments used in FRET experiments. (B) Average (± standard error of the mean) acceptor photobleaching FRET efficiency between free Citrine or the Citrine-tagged N-terminal region of the LRMP (LRMP NT) and the Cerulean-tagged HCN4 N-terminus (NT), halves of the HCN4 N-terminus (N1 and N2), or the HCN4 C-Linker/CNBD. The dotted line is the average FRET in YFP-CFP concatemers from a prior study (Wang et al., 2020b). (C) Average (± standard error of the mean) acceptor photobleaching FRET efficiency between Citrine-tagged fragments of the LRMP N-terminus (L1 and L2) and Cerulean-tagged fragments of HCN4 or HCN2. Small circles in (B and C) represent individual recordings and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference compared to control FRET in cells co-transfected with free Citrine and with Cerulean-tagged HCN4 N-terminal fragments. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 3.

Mutants in the HCN4 C-linker disrupt LRMP’s functional effects.

(A) Sequence alignments of the HCN channel HCND (purple), voltage-sensor (blue), pore (green), and C-linker regions (orange) known to regulate cAMP-transduction. Non-conserved HCN4 residues in the S5 and C-linker regions are highlighted in yellow, and some of the residues believed to participate in cAMP-transduction are highlighted in red. (B) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN4 P545A/T547F (PT/AF) in the absence (black) or presence of LRMP (red) and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP (open symbols). (C) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4 PT/AF in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). (D) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN4-2 (HCN4 1–518+HCN2 442-863) in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). Schematic Inset: Schematic of the chimeric HCN4-2 channel with HCN4 sequence shown in black and HCN2 in blue. The HCN and cyclic-nucleotide binding domains are indicated as thicker line segments. (E) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN4-2 in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (B). (B and D) insets: Exemplar current recordings for HCN PT/AF (B) and HCN4-2 (D) in the absence of LRMP and cAMP. Currents recorded with a –110 mV activating pulse are shown in red. Small circles represent individual recordings in (C) and (E) and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 2.

HCN4-specific residues and the HCN4 N-terminus confer LRMP regulation on HCN2.

(A) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN2 A467P/F469T (AF/PT) in the absence (black) or presence of LRMP (red) and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP (open symbols). (B) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN2 AF/PT in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (A). (C) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN2 VVGPT (M338V/C341V/S345G/A467P/F469T) in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP using the same color scheme as (A). (D) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN2 VVGPT in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (A). (E) Voltage-dependence of activation for HCN2-4N VVGPT (HCN4 1–212+HCN2 135-863 M338V/C341V/S345G/A467P/F469T) in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM intracellular cAMP using the same color scheme as (A). (F) Average (± standard error of the mean) midpoints of activation for HCN2-4N VVGPT in the absence or presence of LRMP and/or 1 mM cAMP using the same color scheme as (A). Sample current insets: Exemplar current recordings for HCN2 AF/PT (A), HCN2 VVGPT (C), and HCN2-4N VVGPT (E) in the absence of LRMP and cAMP. Currents recorded with a –110 mV activating pulse are shown in red. Schematic Insets: Schematics of the chimeric channels with HCN4 sequence shown in black and HCN2 in blue. The HCN and cyclic-nucleotide binding domains are indicated as thicker line segments. Small circles represent individual recordings in (B, D) and (F) and values in parentheses are the number of independent recordings for each condition. * indicates a significant (p<0.05) difference. All means, standard errors, and exact p-values are in Table 2.

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Tables

Table 1
Midpoints of activation in HCN4 in the presence of LRMP fragments.
Control(mV)cAMP (1 mM)(mV)ΔV½ in cAMPp-Value Control vs. cAMP
HCN4 Control–117.8±0.9 (54)–103.4±1.5 (36)14.4 mVp<0.0001
HCN4 LRMP 1-479Cit–119.8±2.0 (12)
p=0.3847
–117.1±2.2 (11)
p<0.0001
2.7 mVp0.3710
HCN4 LRMP 1–227–117.9±1.9 (13)
p=0.9399
–118.1±1.4 (11)
p<0.0001
–0.2 mVp=0.9642
HCN4 LRMP 228–539–116.1±2.6 (9)
p=0.5265
–106.3±2.0 (8)
p=0.3100
9.8 mVp=0.0069
HCN4 LRMP 1-108Cit–123.1±1.8 (7)
p=0.0747
–103.0±2.5 (8)
p=0.8890
20.1 mVp<0.0001
HCN4 LRMP 110-230Cit–118.0±4.0 (9)
p=0.9423
–106.4±1.3 (12)
p=0.2118
11.6 mVp=0.0005
  1. Average midpoint of activation (mV) ± standard error of the mean (Number of independent cells). ΔV½ values reflect the difference in population midpoints for whole-cell experiments in the presence vs. absence of cAMP.

Table 2
Midpoints of Activation for HCN Channel Constructs.
Control(mV)+LRMP(mV)LRMP vs. ControlControl ΔV½ in cAMP (mV)LRMP ΔV½ in cAMP (mV)
HCN4
+cAMP
–117.8±0.9 (54)*
–103.4±1.5 (36)
p<0.0001
–120.1±2.2 (14)*
–114.7±2.6 (16)
p=0.0724
p=0.3530
p<0.0001
14.4 mV5.4 mV
HCN2
+cAMP
–109.3±1.5 (8)
–90.3±3.2 (8)
p<0.0001
–114.4±1.9 (8)
–87.9±1.6 (8)
p<0.0001
p=0.1101
p=0.4293
19.0 mV26.5 mV
HCN4 Δ1–25
+cAMP
–118.1±2.2 (19)
–101.1±2.6 (13)
p<0.0001
–121.0±2.7 (10)
–116.5±1.5 (12)
p=0.2236
p=0.3859
p=0.0001
17.0 mV4.5 mV
HCN4 Δ1–62
+cAMP
–116.5±1.7 (8)
–99.1±2.2 (10)
p<0.0001
–118.8±1.9 (10)
–107.9±1.4 (8)
p=0.0003
p=0.4089
p=0.0027
17.4 mV10.9 mV
HCN4 Δ1–130
+cAMP
–115.2±2.2 (11)
–101.3±2.3 (8)
p=0.0003
–117.4±1.3 (6)
–106.9±3.7 (7)
p=0.0152
p=0.5651
p=0.1481
13.9 mV10.5 mV
HCN4 Δ1–185
+cAMP
–117.1±2.1 (12)
–103.1±3.3 (13)
p<0.0001
–125.5±2.3 (8)
–103.6±3.1 (8)
p<0.0001
p=0.0500
p=0.8913
14.0 mV21.9 mV
HCN4 V604X
+cAMP
–101.7±2.0 (12)
–104.7±4.9 (6)
p=0.4698
–102.0±1.9 (6)

p=0.9407

–3.0 mV
HCN4 S719X
+cAMP
–124.9±1.3 (17)
–106.5±1.6 (22)
p<0.0001
–121.4±1.6 (20)
–114.1±1.6 (18)
p=0.0018
p=0.1217
p=0.0010
18.4 mV7.3 mV
HCN4 PT/AF
+cAMP
–127.6±1.6 (21)
–117.1±2.2 (15)
p=0.0002
–127.8±1.9 (15)
–112.1±2.1 (15)
p<0.0001
p=0.9311
p=0.0785
10.5 mV15.7 mV
HCN2 AF/PT
+cAMP
–106.5±1.9 (15)
–88.2±0.7 (16)
o<0.0001
–107.7±1.5 (11)
–86.4±1.6 (13)
p<0.0001
p=0.5858
p=0.3987
18.3 mV21.3 mV
HCN4-2
+cAMP
–112.7±2.8 (11)
–94.8±3.1 (15)
p<0.0001
–111.9±2.2 (14)
–102.5±1.9 (16)
p=0.0092
p=0.8290
p=0.0284
17.9 mV9.4 mV
HCN2 VVGPT
+cAMP
–103.4±2.1 (11)
–88.9±2.2 (10)
p=0.0002
–105.6±2.8 (10)
–93.3±3.0 (9)
p=0.0018
p=0.5305
p=0.2278
14.5 mV12.3 mV
HCN2-4N VVGPT
+cAMP
–104.6±2.1 (16)
–89.6±2.3 (16)
p<0.0001
–100.9±2.3 (14)
–99.9±1.2 (11)
p=0.7574
p=0.2183
p=0.0019
15.0 mV1.0 mV
  1. Average midpoint of activation ± standard error of the mean (Number of independent cells). ΔV½ values reflect the difference in population midpoints for whole-cell experiments in the presence vs. absence of cAMP.

  2. *

    HCN4 control and cAMP data in the absence of LRMP is the same as in Table 1.

Table 3
Acceptor photobleaching FRET between LRMP and HCN channel fragments.
CitrineCeruleanFRET efficiency (%)p-Value vs. control
Free CitrineHCN4 1–125 or 125–260
HCN4 1–125
HCN4 125–260
1.7±0.3
1.6±0.6 (5)
1.8±0.4 (11)
LRMP 1–230HCN4 1–260
HCN4 1–125
HCN4 125–260
HCN4 C-Linker/CNBD
3.6±0.9 (12)
13.1±1.9 (8)
14.0±1.9 (4)
0.8±0.5 (5)
p=0.8471
p<0.0001
p<0.0001
p=1.0000
LRMP 1–108HCN4 1–260
HCN4 1–125
HCN4 125–260
HCN4 C-Linker/CNBD
HCN2 N-Term
7.9±1.0 (4)
10.4±1.1 (7)
11.7±1.3 (9)
0.0±0.5 (6)
2.4±0.8 (9)
p=0.0265
p<0.0001
p<0.0001
p=0.9869
p=1.0000
LRMP 110–230HCN4 1–125
HCN4 125–260
HCN4 C-Linker/CNBD
HCN2 N-Term
17.2±2.5 (8)
15.0±2.0 (6)
0.3±0.9 (7)
2.1±0.8 (8)
p<0.0001
p<0.0001
p=0.9949
p=1.0000
  1. Average midpoint of activation ± standard error of the mean (Number of independent cells).

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-293ATCCCRL-1573
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4Dr. Martin Biel; Zong et al., 2012
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4This paperATCC CRL-1573; pcDNA3.1 mHCN4HEK-293 stably expressing HCN4
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN2This paperATCC CRL-1573; pcDNA3.1 mHCN2HEK-293 stably expressing HCN2
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4 Δ1–62This paperATCC CRL-1573; pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4 Δ1–62HEK-293 stably expressing HCN4 Δ1–62
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4 Δ1–130This paperATCC CRL-1573; pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4 Δ1–130HEK-293 stably expressing HCN4 Δ1–130
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4 Δ1–185This paperATCC CRL-1573; pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4 Δ1–185HEK-293 stably expressing HCN4 Δ1–185
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4 Δ1–200This paperATCC CRL-1573; pTwist-CMV-Hygro mHCN4 Δ1–200HEK-293 stably expressing HCN4 Δ1–200
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN4 PT/AFThis paperATCC CRL-1573; pcDNA3.1 mHCN4 PT/AFHEK-293 stably expressing HCN4 P545A/T547F
Cell line (Homo-sapiens)HEK-HCN2 AF/PTThis paperATCC CRL-1573; pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN2 AF/PTHEK-293 stably expressing HCN2 A467P/F469T
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN1Dr. Eric Accili; Proenza et al., 2002
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN1This paper; Liao et al., 2012mHCN2 (sequence NP_032252.1) subcloned from pcDNA4
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA6 mHCN4 Δ1–25Dr. Richard Aldrich; Liu and Aldrich, 2011
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN2 A467P/F469TThis paperSynthesized by Twist Bioscience based on sequence NP_032252.1
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4This paperNP_001074661.1; codon optimizedSynthesized by Twist Bioscience
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4 Δ1–62This paperDeletions made using site-directed mutagenesis in pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo HCN4
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4 Δ1–130This paperDeletions made using site-directed mutagenesis in pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo HCN4
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo mHCN4 Δ1–185This paperDeletions made using site-directed mutagenesis in pTwist-CMV-WPRE-Neo HCN4
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-Hygro mHCN4 Δ1–200This paperSynthesized by Twist Bioscience based on sequence NP_001074661.1
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 P545T/A547FThis paperSite-directed mutagenesis of pcDNA3.1 HCN4 by Applied Biological Materials
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 V604XThis paperSite-directed mutagenesis of pcDNA3.1 HCN4 by Applied Biological Materials
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 S719XProenza Lab; Liao et al., 2012
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA4 mHCN4-2Proenza Lab; Liao et al., 2012HCN4 residues 1–518 plus HCN2 residues 442–863
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-BG-WPRE-Neo mHCN2-4N VVGPTThis paperSynthesized by Twist Bioscience based on sequence NP_001074661.1 and NP_032252.1
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV-BG-WPRE-Neo mHCN2 VVGPTThis paperSynthesized by Twist Bioscience based on sequence NP_032252.1
Recombinant DNA reagentpCMV6 Kan/Neo mLRMPOrigeneCAT#: MC201923Untagged mouse LRMP construct
Recombinant DNA reagentpCMV6 Kan/Neo Myc-mLRMPProenza Lab; Peters et al., 2020N-terminal Myc-tagged LRMP construct
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV mLRMP 1–227This paperSynthesized by Twist Bioscience based on GenBank AAH52909.1
Recombinant DNA reagentpTwist-CMV mLRMP 228–539This paperSynthesized by Twist Bioscience based on GenBank AAH52909.1
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 125-260CerThis paperC-terminal Cerulean; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 1-260CerThis paperC-terminal Cerulean; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 521-719CerThis paperC-terminal Cerulean; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcDNA3.1 mHCN4 1-125CerThis paperC-terminal Cerulean; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcMVBG mLRMP 1-479CitThis paperC-terminal Citrine; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcMVBG mLRMP 1-230CitThis paperC-terminal Citrine; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcMVBG mLRMP 1-108CitThis paperC-terminal Citrine; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Recombinant DNA reagentpcMVBG mLRMP 110-230CitThis paperC-terminal Citrine; see DNA constructs section of the methods
Commercial assay or kitQ5 Site-Directed Mutagenesis KitNew England BiolabsCAT#: E0554S
Commercial assay or kitIn-Fusion HD CloningClontechClontech:639647
Chemical compound, drugFuGENE 6PromegaCAT#: E2691
Chemical compound, drugLipofectamine 2000Thermo-Fisher ScientificCAT#: 11668027
Software, AlgorithmpClamp and clampfitMolecular DevicesRRID:SCR_011323
Software, AlgorithmImageJNIH DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2089RRID:SCR_003070
Software, AlgorithmSigmaplot 12.0Systat Software IncRRID:SCR_003210
Software, AlgorithmJMP14SAS InstituteRRID:SCR_014242

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  1. Colin H Peters
  2. Rohit K Singh
  3. Avery A Langley
  4. William G Nichols
  5. Hannah R Ferris
  6. Danielle A Jeffrey
  7. Catherine Proenza
  8. John R Bankston
(2024)
LRMP inhibits cAMP potentiation of HCN4 channels by disrupting intramolecular signal transduction
eLife 12:RP92411.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.92411.3