Airi Jo-Watanabe, Toshiki Inaba, Takahiro Osada, Ryota Hashimoto, Tomohiro Nishizawa, Toshiaki Okuno, Sayoko Ihara, Kazushige Touhara, Nobutaka Hattori, Masatsugu Oh-Hora, Osamu Nureki, Takehiko Yokomizo
Homoeostatic regulation of the acid-base balance is essential for cellular functional integrity. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism through which the acid-base balance regulates cellular responses. Here, we report that bicarbonate ions activate a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), i.e., GPR30, which leads to Gq -coupled calcium responses. Gpr30-Venus knock-in mice reveal predominant expression of GPR30 in brain mural cells. Primary culture and fresh isolation of brain mural cells demonstrate bicarbonate-induced, GPR30-dependent calcium responses...
February 27, 2024: Nature Communications