The mucolipin-1 (TRPML1) ion channel, transmembrane-163 (TMEM163) protein, and lysosomal zinc handling.

Math P Cuajungco, Kirill Kiselyov

Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) 2017 Mar 01

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Lysosomes are emerging as important players in cellular zinc ion (Zn2+) homeostasis. The series of work on Zn2+ accumulation in the neuronal lysosomes and the mounting evidence on the role of lysosomal Zn2+ in cell death during mammary gland involution set a biological precedent for the central role of the lysosomes in cellular Zn2+ handling. Such a role appears to involve cytoprotection on the one hand, and cell death on the other. The recent series of work began to identify the molecular determinants of the lysosomal Zn2+ handling. In addition to zinc transporters (ZnT) of the solute-carrier family type 30A (SLC30A), the lysosomal ion channel TRPML1 and the poorly understood novel transporter TMEM163 have been shown to play a role in the Zn2+ uptake by the lysosomes. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on molecular determinants of the lysosomal Zn2+ handling, uptake, and release pathways, as well as discuss their possible roles in health and disease.

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Math P Cuajungco, Kirill Kiselyov. The mucolipin-1 (TRPML1) ion channel, transmembrane-163 (TMEM163) protein, and lysosomal zinc handling. Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition). 2017 Mar 01;22(8):1330-1343