Pichlo, M.* ; Bungert-Plümke, S.* ; Weyand, I.* ; Seifert, R.* ; Bönigk, W.* ; Strünker, T.* ; Kashikar, N.D.* ; Goodwin, N.* ; Müller, A.* ; Pelzer, P.* ; Van, Q.* ; Enderlein, J.* ; Klemm, C.* ; Krause, E.* ; Trötschel, C.* ; Poetsch, A.* ; Kremmer, E. ; Kaupp, U.B.*
High density and ligand affinity confer ultrasensitive signal detection by a guanylyl cyclase chemoreceptor.
J. Cell Biol. 206, 541-557 (2014)
Guanylyl cyclases (GCs), which synthesize the messenger cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate, control several sensory functions, such as phototransduction, chemosensation, and thermosensation, in many species from worms to mammals. The GC chemoreceptor in sea urchin sperm can decode chemoattractant concentrations with single-molecule sensitivity. The molecular and cellular underpinnings of such ultrasensitivity are not known for any eukaryotic chemoreceptor. In this paper, we show that an exquisitely high density of 3 × 10(5) GC chemoreceptors and subnanomolar ligand affinity provide a high ligand-capture efficacy and render sperm perfect absorbers. The GC activity is terminated within 150 ms by dephosphorylation steps of the receptor, which provides a means for precise control of the GC lifetime and which reduces "molecule noise." Compared with other ultrasensitive sensory systems, the 10-fold signal amplification by the GC receptor is surprisingly low. The hallmarks of this signaling mechanism provide a blueprint for chemical sensing in small compartments, such as olfactory cilia, insect antennae, or even synaptic boutons.
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Natriuretic-peptide Receptor; Nucleotide-gated Channels; Sea-urchin Sperm; Single-photon Responses; Kinase Homology Domain; De-novo Peptide; Phosphorylation Sites; Structure Prediction; Corynebacterium-glutamicum; Caenorhabditis-elegans
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englisch
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2014
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2014
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0021-9525
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1540-8140
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Band: 206,
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Rockefeller University Press
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New York
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Peer reviewed
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30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
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Immune Response and Infection
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G-501793-001
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2014-08-21