Regulation of the Epithelial Mg2+ Channel TRPM6 by Estrogen and the Associated Repressor Protein of Estrogen Receptor Activity (REA)*

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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The maintenance of the Mg2+ balance of the body is essential for neuromuscular excitability, protein synthesis, nucleic acid stability, and numerous enzymatic systems. The Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 6 (TRPM6) functions as the gatekeeper of transepithelial Mg2+ transport. However, the molecular regulation of TRPM6 channel activity remains elusive. Here, we identified the repressor of estrogen receptor activity (REA) as an interacting protein of TRPM6 that binds to the 6th, 7th, and 8th β-sheets in its α-kinase domain. Importantly, REA and TRPM6 are coexpressed in renal Mg2+-transporting distal convoluted tubules (DCT). We demonstrated that REA significantly inhibits TRPM6, but not its closest homologue TRPM7, channel activity. This inhibition occurs in a phosphorylation-dependent manner, since REA has no effect on the TRPM6 phosphotransferase-deficient mutant (K1804R), while it still binds to this mutant. Moreover, activation of protein kinase C by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-PMA potentiated the inhibitory effect of REA on TRPM6 channel activity. Finally, we showed that the interaction between REA and TRPM6 is a dynamic process, as short-term 17β-estradiol treatment disassociates the binding between these proteins. In agreement with this, 17β-estradiol treatment significantly stimulates the TRPM6-mediated current in HEK293 cells. These results suggest a rapid pathway for the effect of estrogen on Mg2+ homeostasis in addition to its transcriptional effect. Together, these data indicate that REA operates as a negative feedback modulator of TRPM6 in the regulation of active Mg2+ (re)absorption and provides new insight into the molecular mechanism of renal transepithelial Mg2+ transport.

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