L3 - Influenza II and PHA Flashcards

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What 3 glycoproteins are encoded in the influenza virion?

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Matrix protein - M1
Haemagglutinin
M2

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What is the haemagglutinin glycoprotein?

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Binds to sialic acid residues
Activates PKC
Transient inhibition of ENaC

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What is the M2 glycoprotein?

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Forms an acid activated, amantadine inhibited H+ channel
- Can change the pH  impacts on epithelial Na channel  ENaC
Inserted into apical membrane host cell during infection
Involved in long term regulation of ENaC during infection

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What happened when ENaC currents were recorded with over expression of M2?

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Mimics what happens during infection 
M2 decreases ENaC
- Number in membrane
- Function/currents 
- Open probability 
Western blot shows ENaC protein/band reduced in presence of M2
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What two reasons are there for the reduction in ENaC?

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ENaC not reaching membrane

ENaC being removed

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How did they test if endocytosis of ENaC was a response to the over expression of M2?

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They exploited a Liddles mutant of ENaC
- It is resistant to endocytosis
If you now overexpress M2 and endocytosis is
- Promoted by M2, you wont see such a big drop in the size of currents
- Not promoted by M2 you would still see the same drop in currents as with WT ENaC

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What did the endocytosis results of ENaC with a Liddle’s mutant show?

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Reduction in currents but not as big a drop as in wild-type

  • A significant drop in ENaC currents in the presence of M2 is because endocytosis is promoted
  • If you inhibit endocytosis you can reduce the inhibition seen with M2
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Overall what does M2 expression in response to infection do? - ENaC

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M2 expression in response to infection is promoting the endocytosis of ENaC from the apical membrane
- Removed from membrane faster than they would in the absence of M2

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How are ROS and M2 linked?

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In the absence of M2 – very little ROS
When M2 overexpressed – much more ROS
- Co localisation shows same cells express M2 and ROS

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Overall what does M2 expression in response to infection do? - ROS

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M2 increases ROS expression

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What happens when cell over expressing M2 and exposed to glutathione - an anti-oxidant? - If we reduce ROS do we see a recovery of ENaC currents?

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ENaC currents recovery nearly fully

Tells us ROS plays a role in ENaC inhibition

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What happens when cell over expressing M2 and exposed to PKC inhibitors? - If we reduce PKC do we see a recovery of ENaC currents?

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ENaC currents recovery nearly fully

Tells us PKC plays a role in ENaC inhibition

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Overall what is the role of M2, ROS and PKC during infection?

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Overexpression of M2 reduces open probability and number of channels and some of this is mediated by an increase in ROS and PKC activation

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14
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Does infection with influenza virus increase or decrease the ASL?

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Conflict in literature

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What could the differences in the height of the ASL and whether it increases or decreases during infection be due to?

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Cell source
Strain of mice 
Influenza virus properties
Lab conditions
- Different experimental solutions
Could this reflect what happens in vivo
- Whole range of symptoms could be seen
- Genetic background – predisposition 
- Where virus spreads to
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16
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What two channels are inhibited by influenza infection?

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CFTR and ENaC

17
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What experiment was used to show infection inhibited CFTR?

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Stimulate cells with Forskolin –> cAMP –> CFTR
Response to Forskolin is a measure of the function of CTFR
In infected cells almost no currents/response –> CFTR inhibited

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How are CFTR and M2 linked?

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Overexpression of M2 reduces the amount of mature CFTR

  • The CFTR that goes to the membrane
  • Tested using western blot
19
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If you run a western blot and probe for CFTR you will get two different bands, why?

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Band C – higher molecular weight – mature glycosylated version

20
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How did they test what cells would do if they were infected but could not make M2?

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M2 knockdown using an siRNA experiment

21
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What were the results of the siRNA M2 knockdown experiment?

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In uninfected cells – no significant different between the two bars
- The M2 is coming from the virus
In infected cells
- In control – inhibition –> reduced mature CFTR
- In M2 knockdown –> WT levels of mature CFTR
Overall - cells infected with influenza –> inhibit amount of mature CFTR –> reliant of M2 protein

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What were the results of the siRNA M2 knockdown experiment when looking at CFTR whole cell currents?

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In infected cell injected with Dsi-M2 (M2 KD) CFTR currents are returned to normal
If you knockdown M2 mature CFTR levels return to normal and these channels are fully functional

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What kind of channel is M2?

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Amantadine inhibited H channel

Changes in pH mediate the inhibition of CFTR

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What is the importance of M2 being an Amantadine inhibited H channel?

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Not all M2 that is made as a consequence of infection is amantadine inhibited
Udorn virus - makes a M2 amantadine sensitive protein
- If you add amantadine after infection with Udorn –> M2 is made but it can not transport H ions –> blocks H flux

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What experiments did they do to show the effect of Amantadine on M2?
No infection --> no M2 --> adding Amantadine does nothing Udorn --> no amantadine --> inhibition of CFTR band C - Infection with influenza reduces amount of CFTR Udorn --> amantadine --> blocks M2 --> less inhibition of CFTR band C - Stops protein movement - So protein movement/pH changes must influence what happens to mature CFTR PR8 --> no amantadine --> inhibition of CFTR band C PR8 --> amantadine -->inhibition of CFTR band C - No effect - M2 functions normally
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Overall what did the experiments with amantadine show?
Proton transport through M2 plays a role in what happens to CFTR
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What experiments did they do to show that infection and M2 leads to CFTR targeted to lysosomes for degradation?
Bafilomycin – prevents lysosomal acidification Lactacystin – prevents proteosomal degradation Uninfected - No effect of lysosomal degradation blockers Infected - Vehicle - reduction in CFTR Band C - Bagfiolmycin - reverses reduction in CFTR - Lactacystin - does not reverse reduction in CFTR
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Overall what did the experiments with bafilomycin and lactacystin show?
M2 mediates movement of protons --> changes pH --> this change in pH targets mature CFTR to lysosomes where it is degraded --> preventing lysosomal degradation prevents degradation of mature CFTR
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What diseases can gain of function mutations in ENaC cause?
Liddles - Hypertension - Increased ENaC - resistant to endocytosis - - Down to how ENaC interacts with Nedd4 – channel retrieval
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What diseases can loss of function mutations in ENaC cause?
PHA – pseudohypoaldosteroism | - Decreased ENac
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What are the symptoms of PHA1?
Salt wasting – lose Na in urine Hypotension – water follows Na, low EXC fluid volume Hyperkalaemia – if not reabsorbing enough Na - not secreting enough K – high plasma K Metabolic acidosis – if not absorbing enough Na across collecting duct, not excreting enough H ion into urine High renin and aldosterone – compensate for Na lose
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What are the characteristics of autosomal dominant PHA1?
Renal form Problems localised kidney Mutations in mineralocorticoid receptor gene – target for aldosterone
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What are the characteristics of autosomal recessive PHA1?
Systemic form Multiple organs affected Mutations in ENaC in all subunits Frequent lower respiratory tract illness and runny nose
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Why does PHA1 lead to a runny nose?
ENaC inhibited more than CFTR - leads to runny nose - Less Na reabsorption Wet weight – liquid from the nose increased - Excess Na in this nasal discharge Shows loss of function mutations in ENaC in patients --> disruption of nasal surface liquid layer
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What is reduce in systemic PHA1 patients?
Nasal transepithelial potential
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What does amiloride do to the transepithelial potential - normal vs systemic PHA1 patient
% inhibition of the transepithelial potential by amiloride - Normal – 60% - Systemic patient – 5%
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Describe the impact of infection on the PCL and lung function. Explain the cellular mechanism that underpins the change in PCL.
Infection leads to an increase in the height of the PCL It becomes more difficult for the cilia to remove mucous and therefore the lungs to clear infection - Bigger volume that the cilia has to move Causes - Inhibition of CFTR and inhibition of ENaC - Likely inhibition of ENaC predominated Could also talk about mechanisms in a longer question