Cholesterol Regulation of Ion Channels and Receptors
Examines new research on the role of cholesterol in regulating ion channels and receptors and its effect on health
Drawing together and analyzing all the latest research findings, this book explores the role of cholesterol in the regulation of ion channels and receptors, including its pathological effects. It is the first book to comprehensively describe the complex mechanisms by which cholesterol regulates two major classes of membrane proteins. Moreover, it sheds new light on how cholesterol affects essential cellular functions such as the contraction of the heart, propagation of nerve impulses, and regulation of blood pressure and kidney function.
Written and edited by leading pioneers in the field, Cholesterol Regulation of Ion Channels and Receptors is divided into three parts:
- Part I, Cholesterol Regulation of Membrane Properties, introduces the heterogeneity of cholesterol distribution in biological membranes and the physical and biological implications of the formation of cholesterol-rich membrane domains.
- Part II, Cholesterol Regulation of Ion Channels, examines the mechanisms underlying cholesterol sensitivities of ion channels, including the regulation of ion channels by cholesterol as a boundary lipid.
- Part III, Cholesterol Regulation of Receptors, explores the latest discoveries concerning how cholesterol regulates distinct types of receptors, including G-protein coupled receptors, LDL and scavenger receptors, and innate immune system receptors.
Increased levels of cholesterol represent a major health risk. Understanding cholesterol regulation of ion channels and receptors is essential for facilitating the development of new therapeutic strategies to alleviate the impact of pathological cholesterol conditions. With this book as their guide, readers have access to the most current knowledge in the field.
I CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF MEMBRANE PROPERTIES 1
1 CHOLESTEROL TRAFFICKING AND DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN CELLULAR
Daniel Wu¨ stner, Lukasz Michael Solanko, and Frederik W. Lund
2 CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF MEMBRANE PROTEIN FUNCTION BY CHANGES
IN BILAYER PHYSICAL PROPERTIES—AN ENERGETIC PERSPECTIVE
Jens A. Lundbæk and Olaf S. Andersen
II CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF ION CHANNELS 45
3 INSIGHTS INTO STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF CHOLESTEROL
SENSITIVITY OF KIR CHANNELS 47
Avia Rosenhouse-Dantsker and Irena Levitan
4 ROLE OF LIPID RAFTS IN THE REGULATION OF STORE-OPERATED CA2+
Hwei L. Ong and Indu S. Ambudkar
5 CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF CARDIAC ION CHANNELS 91
Elise Balse, Ste´ phane Hatem, and Stanley Nattel
6 DIFFERENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF BK SUBUNITS TO NONGENOMIC
REGULATION OF CHANNEL FUNCTION BY STEROIDS 109
Alex M. Dopico, Anna N. Bukiya, and Aditya K. Singh
7 REGULATION OF K+ CHANNELS BY CHOLESTEROL-RICH MEMBRANE DOMAINS
IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM 135
Nu´ ria Comes and Antonio Felipe
8 INDIRECT CHANNEL REGULATION BY CHOLESTEROL: THE ROLE OF
CAVEOLAE AND CAVEOLINS IN REGULATING KATP CHANNEL FUNCTION
III CHOLESTEROL REGULATION OF RECEPTORS 181
9 REGULATION OF THE NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR BY
CHOLESTEROL AS A BOUNDARY LIPID 183
Francisco J. Barrantes
10 SPECIFIC AND NONSPECIFIC REGULATION OF GPCR FUNCTION BY
Gerald Gimpl and Katja Gehrig-Burger
11 STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS INTO CHOLESTEROL INTERACTIONS WITH
G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS 231
Jeremiah S. Joseph, Enrique E. Abola, and Vadim Cherezov
12 MEMBRANE CHOLESTEROL: IMPLICATIONS IN RECEPTOR FUNCTION
Sandeep Shrivastava and Amitabha Chattopadhyay
13 THE ROLE OF CHOLESTEROL AND LIPID RAFTS IN REGULATION OF TLR
Ruxana T. Sadikot
IRENA LEVITAN, PhD, is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Her research interests focus on the impact of dyslipidemia on K+ channels and endothelial biomechanics.
FRANCISCO J. BARRANTES is the former head of the National Research Council (CONICET) Bahia Blanca and UNESCO Chair of Biophysics and Molecular Neurobiology. Currently, he is Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina. His current research interests focus on the understanding of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-membrane cross-talk.
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