IL1-receptor accessory protein-like 1 (IL1RAPL1), a protein involved in cognitive functions, regulates N-type Ca2+-channel and neurite elongation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2007-05-14; 104(21): 9063-9068
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0701133104
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1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May 22;104(21):9063-8. Epub 2007 May 14.
IL1-receptor accessory protein-like 1 (IL1RAPL1), a protein involved in cognitive
functions, regulates N-type Ca2+-channel and neurite elongation.
Gambino F(1), Pavlowsky A, Béglé A, Dupont JL, Bahi N, Courjaret R, Gardette R,
Hadjkacem H, Skala H, Poulain B, Chelly J, Vitale N, Humeau Y.
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(1)Département Neurotransmission et Sécrétion Neuroendocrine, Institut des
Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Université Louis Pasteur, 5 Rue Blaise
Pascal, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Null mutations in the IL1-receptor accessory protein-like 1 gene (IL1RAPL1) are
responsible for an inherited X-linked form of cognitive impairment. IL1RAPL1
protein physically interacts with neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1), but the
functional impact of the IL1RAPL1/NCS-1 interaction remains unknown. Here, we
demonstrate that stable expression of IL1RAPL1 in PC12 cells induces a specific
silencing of N-type voltage-gated calcium channels (N-VGCC) activity that
explains a secretion deficit observed in these IL1RAPL1 cells. Importantly, this
modulation of VGCC activity is mediated by NCS-1. Indeed, a specific
loss-of-function of N-VGCC was observed in PC12 cells overexpressing NCS-1, and a
total recovery of N-VGCC activity was obtained by a down-regulation of NCS-1 in
IL1RAPL1 cells. The functional relevance of the interaction between IL1RAPL1 and
NCS-1 was also suggested by the reduction of neurite elongation observed in nerve
growth factor (NGF)-treated IL1RAPL1 cells, a phenotype rescued by NCS-1
inactivation. Because both proteins are highly expressed in neurons, these
results suggest that IL1RAPL1-related mental retardation could result from a
disruption of N-VGCC and/or NCS-1-dependent synaptic and neuronal activities.
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0701133104
PMCID: PMC1885628
PMID: 17502602 [Indexed for MEDLINE]