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Phosphatidic acid is an endogenous negative regulator of PIEZO2 channels and mechanical sensitivity

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  • Matthew Gabrielle

    (Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School)

  • Yevgen Yudin

    (Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School)

  • Yujue Wang

    (Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    Tsinghua University)

  • Xiaoyang Su

    (Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey)

  • Tibor Rohacs

    (Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School)

Abstract

Mechanosensitive PIEZO2 ion channels play roles in touch, proprioception, and inflammatory pain. Currently, there are no small molecule inhibitors that selectively inhibit PIEZO2 over PIEZO1. The TMEM120A protein was shown to inhibit PIEZO2 while leaving PIEZO1 unaffected. Here we find that TMEM120A expression elevates cellular levels of phosphatidic acid and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), aligning with its structural resemblance to lipid-modifying enzymes. Intracellular application of phosphatidic acid or LPA inhibits PIEZO2 but not PIEZO1 activity. Extended extracellular exposure to the non-hydrolyzable phosphatidic acid and LPA analog carbocyclic phosphatidic acid (ccPA) also inhibits PIEZO2. Optogenetic activation of phospholipase D (PLD), a signaling enzyme that generates phosphatidic acid, inhibits PIEZO2 but not PIEZO1. Conversely, inhibiting PLD leads to increased PIEZO2 activity and increased mechanical sensitivity in mice in behavioral experiments. These findings unveil lipid regulators that selectively target PIEZO2 over PIEZO1, and identify the PLD pathway as a regulator of PIEZO2 activity.

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  • Matthew Gabrielle & Yevgen Yudin & Yujue Wang & Xiaoyang Su & Tibor Rohacs, 2024. "Phosphatidic acid is an endogenous negative regulator of PIEZO2 channels and mechanical sensitivity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-51181-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51181-4
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