Tetrandrine regulates NAADP-mediated calcium signaling through a LIMP-2-dependent and sphingosine-mediated mechanism
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| Udgivet i: | Nature Communications vol. 16, no. 1 (2025), p. 6308 |
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| Resumen: | Tetrandrine (Tet) is a potent inhibitor of Ebola virus replication by blocking NAADP-dependent calcium release through endolysosomal two-pore channels (TPCs) and a moderately potent anti-tumor agent. Using a clickable photoaffinity probe, we identify lysosomal integral membrane protein-2 (LIMP-2) as a direct target of Tet and a key regulator of this calcium signaling. Tet binds LIMP-2’s ectodomain, inhibiting lysosomal cholesterol and sphingosine transport, which alters lipid metabolism. Tet treatment and LIMP-2 depletion inhibit NAADP-dependent calcium release, reversible by removing lysosomal cholesterol and sphingosine. Sphingosine triggers lysosomal calcium release via TPCs and restores this signaling in Tet-treated or LIMP-2-deficient cells, revealing a LIMP-2-regulated, sphingosine-dependent lysosomal calcium pathway. At higher doses, Tet induces apoptosis through unfolded protein response activation independently of LIMP-2. These findings highlight Tet as a LIMP-2 inhibitor, elucidate its role in calcium signaling and cell death, and suggest therapeutic potential for Tet and LIMP-2 inhibitors in antiviral treatments.Tetrandrine is one of the most potent inhibitors of Ebola Virus infection. Here the authors identify LIMP-2 as a direct cellular target of Tetrandrine and establish a functional connection between lysosomal sphingosine homeostasis and calcium regulation. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-025-61565-9 |
| Fuente: | Health & Medical Collection |