Quang-Kim Tran- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA, United States
17β-Estradiol (E2) is the main estrogenic hormone in the body and exerts many cardiovascular protective effects. Via three receptors known to date, including estrogen receptors α (ERα) and β (ERβ) and the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER, aka GPR30), E2 regulates numerous calcium-dependent activities in cardiovascular tissues. Nevertheless, effects of E2 and its receptors on components of the calcium signaling machinery (CSM), the underlying mechanisms, and the linked functional impact are only beginning to be elucidated. A picture is emerging of the reciprocality between estrogen biology and Ca2+ signaling. Therein, E2 and GPER, via both E2-dependent and E2-independent actions, moderate Ca2+-dependent activities; in turn, ERα and GPER are regulated by Ca2+ at the receptor level and downstream signaling via a feedforward loop. This article reviews current understanding of the effects of E2 and its receptors on the cardiovascular CSM and vice versa with a focus on mechanisms and combined functional impact. An overview of the main CSM components in cardiovascular tissues will be first provided, followed by a brief review of estrogen receptors and their Ca2+-dependent regulation. The effects of estrogenic agonists to stimulate acute Ca2+ signals will then be reviewed. Subsequently, E2-dependent and E2-independent effects of GPER on components of the Ca2+ signals triggered by other stimuli will be discussed. Finally, a case study will illustrate how the many mechanisms are coordinated to moderate Ca2+-dependent activities in the cardiovascular system.
Main Components of the Calcium Signaling Machinery (CSM) in Cardiovascular Tissues
The CSM herein refers to proteins responsible for the generation or sequestration of intracellular Ca2+ signals and their transduction to target activities. In this section, key CSM components in cardiovascular tissues will be briefly described to facilitate review of the relevant effects and mechanisms of estrogenic agonists and receptors.
Intracellular Ca2+ Stores, Release, and Uptake Mechanisms
Organelles Functioning as Intracellular Ca2+ Stores
The sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) is the main Ca2+ store in cardiomyocytes, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) (1, 2), and endothelial cells (ECs), where the ER stores ~75% Ca2+ and mitochondria house ~25% (3). The Golgi (4, 5) and lysosomes have more recently been recognized as Ca2+ reservoirs (6, 7). Ca2+ reaches 5 × 10−4 M in the ER/SR and lysosomes and 1.3–2.5 × 10−4 M between the trans-Golgi and cis-Golgi (5, 8). The medial Golgi also releases Ca2+ in response to inositol-triphosphate receptor (IP3R) and ryanodine receptor (RyR) stimulation (9). Crosstalk between the ER/SR and other organelles affects their Ca2+ fluxes (10–14). In neonatal cardiomyocytes, beat-to-beat oscillations in mitochondrial and cytosolic Ca2+ occur in parallel (15), and mitochondrial uptake reduces cytosolic Ca2+ (16).
Mechanisms of Ca2+ Uptake Into Ca2+ Stores
SR/ER Ca2+-ATPases (SERCAs) are the key Ca2+ uptake mechanisms. For each ATP hydrolyzed, they pump 2 Ca2+ ions into the ER/SR in exchange for less than four H+ ions (17). SERCA2b is ubiquitously expressed. SERCA2a predominates in cardiomyocytes and is essential for cardiac development (18). SERCA3 is the predominant vascular isoform; its deletion causes smooth muscle relaxation abnormality (19, 20). SERCA3 has lower affinity for Ca2+ and is only active at high Ca2+ levels. Non-phosphorylated phospholamban interacts with SERCA1a, SERCA2a, and SERCA2b and reduces their Ca2+ affinity. Phosphorylation at Ser16 and Thr17 removes phospholamban–SERCA interaction, promoting SERCA activity (21, 22). Sarcolipin also binds SERCAs and reduces their Ca2+ affinity. Its deletion increases SR Ca2+ uptake (23).
The secretory pathway Ca2+ pump (SPCA) mediates Ca2+ uptake into the Golgi with nanomolar affinity for Ca2+. Unlike the SERCA, Ca2+ transport by SPCA is not associated with counter transport of H+. In the medial Golgi, both SERCA and SPCA participate in Ca2+ uptake (9).
Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake is mediated by the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) and the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU). VDACs are non-selective anion channels in the open state yet in the “closed” state permit influxes of cations such as K+, Na+, and Ca2+ into the mitochondria (24). VDAC isoforms participate equally in transporting Ca2+ triggered by IP3-producing agonists; however, VDAC1 selectively transports apoptotic Ca2+ signals (25). Myocardial VDAC2 regulates rhythmicity by influencing the spatial and temporal properties of cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals (26). The MCU constitutes a low-affinity yet selective Ca2+ channel pore as part of a mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake protein complex (MICU) and the essential MCU regulator (27, 28).
Mechanisms of Ca2+ Release From Ca2+ Stores
In IP3Rs, IP3 binds with IP3R2 > IP3R1 > IP3R3 affinity order (29) and cooperatively switches IP3R tetramers to an open conformation to form clusters and release Ca2+ (30, 31). IP3Rs regulate Ca2+ release from the ER/SR, Golgi apparatus, and nucleus (32). ER/SR Ca2+ release depletes ER Ca2+ and triggers store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). IP3R2 predominates in the cardiomyocytes (33). In failing hearts, IP3R-mediated Ca2+ transients are enhanced, and mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake is reduced, which facilitates contraction and spontaneous action potentials that increase arrhythmogenicity (34). In VSMCs, all IP3Rs are expressed and are important for agonist-induced contraction (35). Endothelial IP3R1 is predominant in the brain (36), whereas IP3R2 and IP3R3 are abundant in the aorta and pulmonary arteries (37, 38).
RyRs (RyR1–RyR3) are the main SR Ca2+ release channels (39). Regulation by cytosolic Ca2+: In cardiomyocytes, RyR2 predominates (40) and is closed, activated, and inhibited, respectively, at Ca2+ <10−7 M, ~10−7-10−5 M, and >10−3 M (41). Entry via voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) stimulates Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release (CICR) via RyR2, contributing to myocardial contraction. In VSMCs, RyR2 predominates in the aorta and pulmonary and cerebral arteries, while RyR3 is the only isoform in basilar arteries (42–44). CICR also contributes to VSMC contraction, but not as critically as in cardiomyocytes; indeed, skinned smooth muscle fiber bundles can contract at Ca2+ levels that do not activate RyRs (45). In ECs, RyR2 is on the ER and mitochondria (46); however, RyR agonists only cause a slow Ca2+ release that corresponds to a reduction in the IP3-sensitive Ca2+ pool (47, 48). Regulation by SR Ca2+ is important in cardiomyocytes. SR Ca2+ overload triggers spontaneous RyR2-mediated Ca2+ release, a phenomenon called store overload-induced Ca2+ release (SOICR) (49, 50). SOICR can cause delayed afterdepolarizations leading to tachycardias and is abolished by an E4872A mutation in the RyR2 gate (51).
Ca2+ Entry
Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry (SOCE)
SOCE is a ubiquitous mechanism where Ca2+ store depletion triggers Ca2+ influx (52, 53). Proposed in the 1980s, SOCE was confirmed in the mid-2000s with the discoveries of the stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) (54–56) and Orai Ca2+ channels (57–59). STIM1 resides mainly on the ER/SR membrane and has a luminal EF hand that houses a Ca2+-binding loop (60). In Ca2+-full ER/SR, the loop is in a closed conformation. Upon ER/SR Ca2+ depletion, Ca2+ leaving the loop promotes STIM1 oligomerization to interact with Orai1 channels and trigger Ca2+ entry (61–63). STIM1 also interacts with L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs) (64), maintains ER/SR structure (65–67), and is upregulated in atherosclerosis and hypertension (68–71). Myocardial SOCE is normally not prominent; however, STIM1 and SOCE are increased in heart failure (67, 72–76). In VSMCs, SOCE contributes significantly to contraction; α1AR-mediated contraction is reduced ~30% in SM-specific STIM1−/− animals (77). In ECs, SOCE is the major Ca2+ entry and is required for many critical functions such as endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity and proliferation (78–82).
Voltage-Dependent Ca2+ Entry (VDCE)
Functional voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) are the hallmark of tissue excitability and are present in cardiomyocytes and VSMCs, but not ECs. In cardiomyocytes, LTCCs are located mostly in transverse T tubules in apposition to RyR2s (83). Ca2+ entry via LTCCs triggers CICR via RyR2. In VSMCs, LTCCs also play a critical role in Ca2+ entry and contraction (84). The LTCC complex (85) consists of α1, α2, β, δ, and γ subunits. Four LTCC members are named according to their α1 pore-forming subunits: Cav1.1, Cav1.2, Cav1.3, and Cav1.4 (86). Cav1.2 is predominant in cardiac and smooth muscles.
Ca2+ Extrusion via the Plasma Membrane/Sarcolemma
The plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases (PMCAs) prevail for Ca2+ extrusion in non-excitable tissues while the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) is more important in excitable cells. SERCA2a, NCX, and PMCA sequester, respectively, ~70, 28, and 2% of cytosolic Ca2+ in cardiomyocytes (83) and 25, 25, and 50% in ECs (87).
Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPase
PMCAs extrude one Ca2+ ion for each ATP used and function as Ca2+-H+ exchangers (88–90). PMCAs are regulated by a Ca2+-dependent interaction with calmodulin (CaM). At low Ca2+, a C-terminal autoinhibitory domain binds to two cytosolic loops and inhibits pump activity. Increased Ca2+ promotes CaM–PMCA interaction, which removes inhibition and activates Ca2+ efflux (91, 92). PSD-95 promotes expression and distribution of PMCA4b via PDZ binding (93). PMCAs are inhibited by C-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation (94). Myocardial PMCAs play a little role under physiological conditions. However, expressions of PMCA1 and PMCA4 are reduced by up to 70 and 50%, respectively, in end-stage heart failure (95), and cardiac-specific overexpression of PMCA4b improved myocardial functions in ischemia–reperfusion injury and heart failure (96). PMCAs concentrate in the caveolae of VSMCs and ECs (97, 98). PMCA1 suppresses VSMC proliferation (99, 100), while PMCA4 mediates cell cycle (101, 102). In ECs, PMCA1b, and PMCA4b are predominant (87, 103, 104).
Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger
The NCX may function in two modes. In the forward mode, myocardial NCX1 balances LTCC-mediated Ca2+ entry and RyR-mediated Ca2+ release during cardiac excitation, extruding ~25% of the Ca2+ needed to activate myofilaments (105). NCX1 also predominates in VSMCs (106, 107). In ECs, NCX accounts for ~25% of Ca2+ removal (87). Endothelial NCX and PMCA dynamically adjust their Ca2+ extrusion rates to maintain sufficient efflux (104). In the reverse mode, upon myocardial depolarization, Na+ entry causes the NCX to transiently operate in this mode, promoting Ca2+ entry. This is much less efficient in triggering SR Ca2+ release compared to LTCC-mediated Ca2+ entry (108, 109). However, it primes the dyad to increase LTCC-mediated CICR (110). In VSMCs, reverse-mode NCX1 facilitates Ca2+ entry and mediates contraction, vascular tone, and blood pressure (111, 112). The reverse mode is not significant in ECs.
Sex Differences in Ca2+ Signaling Proteins
Higher mRNA levels of Cav1.2, RyR, and NCX, but not of phospholamban and SERCA2, have been observed in female than in male rat hearts (113). However, caffeine-induced Ca2+ release is lower in cardiomyocytes from female hearts (114). Cav1.2 mRNA is higher in coronary smooth muscle from male than from female pigs (115). In smooth muscle cells (SMCs), expressions of ERα and ERβ, but not G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER), are higher in female than in male rats (116). These differences and the lower Cav1.2 expression (115) may be responsible for less contraction of VSMCs from females (116). No studies have examined sex differences in Ca2+ handling proteins in ECs.
Transduction of Ca2+ Signals—The Essential Role of Calmodulin (CaM)
While some Ca2+-dependent proteins are activated directly by Ca2+, many are activated by a complex between Ca2+ and CaM. CaM has two lobes linked by a flexible helix and can interact with ~300 target proteins (117, 118). Ca2+-free CaM binds or serves as structural subunits of ~15 proteins (119). However, each CaM lobe has two Ca2+-binding sites, and cooperative Ca2+ binding induces conformations that allow CaM to interact with many proteins, aided by the flexibility of the central helix (120, 121). Thus, CaM is the ubiquitous Ca2+ signal transducer. Activities of Ca2+/CaM-binding proteins depend on the Ca2+ signals, CaM availability, and properties of the interaction between Ca2+-CaM and the target proteins. Many of these factors are subject to estrogenic moderation.
Despite being required for activation of many Ca2+-dependent proteins, up to 50% of cellular CaM is engaged in inseparable interactions, leaving much less available for dynamic target binding (122). This generates an environment of limited CaM (123), as has been demonstrated in ECs (124), VSMCs (125), and cardiomyocytes (126). Consequently, competition for CaM generates a unique crosstalk among CaM-dependent proteins (124, 127), and factors that alter CaM level are predicted to have pervasive functional impact. It is noteworthy that virtually all CSM components interact with CaM and, in the context of reciprocality between estrogenic and Ca2+ signaling pathways, that ERα and GPER are both regulated by direct interactions with Ca2+-CaM.
Estrogen Receptors and Their Calcium-Dependent Regulation
Estrogen Receptor α (ERα)
ERα (128–130) is a nuclear receptor that, upon E2 binding (Kd ~ 10−10 M), assumes an active conformation to bind estrogen-responsive elements (EREs) in the promoters of target genes, modulating their transcription (131). Its N-terminus has a transcriptional activation function (AF-1) domain, a DNA-binding domain, and a hinge region; the C-terminus houses the ligand-binding domain and a second AF-2 domain. ERα is robustly expressed in the heart (132), VSMCs, and ECs (133–136).
ERα activities are strongly regulated by the Ca2+-dependent interaction with CaM. ERα binds CaM in a Ca2+-dependent fashion with a Kd of 1.6 ×10−10 M and an EC50(Ca2+) value of ~3 × 10−7 M (137). When ERα from Wistar rats' uteri is used, CaM decreases ERα-E2 binding but increases liganded ERα-ERE interaction (138, 139). A comparison of the CaM-bound/CaM-unbound ERα ratio in the cytosolic (unliganded) and nuclear (liganded) ERα pools isolated from MCF-7 cells suggests that E2 binding induces a conformation that favors ERα-CaM interaction (138). The CaM-binding domain was initially predicted to be a.a. 298–310 (137) but was later determined to be a.a. 298–317, with a.a. 248–317 required for maximal interaction (140). Further studies revealed that a.a. 287–311 is required to interact with both CaM lobes (141). CaM binding promotes ERα homodimerization that is critical for transcription activity (140, 142). With two lobes, each CaM binds two ERα molecules and thus stabilizes ERα dimerization (143). Notably, analogs of ERα17p (a.a. 295–311) that are unable to bind CaM downregulates ERα, stimulates ERα-dependent transcription, and enhances proliferation of MCF-7 cells, as does the wild-type ERα17p, indicating that this domain may also be involved in CaM-independent posttranslational regulation of ERα (144).
Estrogen Receptor β (ERβ)
ERβ has ~96% and 55–58% sequence homology with ERα in the DNA- and ligand-binding domains, respectively (145, 146). ERβ binds E2 with a Kd of ~4–6 × 10−10 M. ERβ forms homodimers but more preferentially forms heterodimers with ERα, which bind E2 with a Kd of ~2 × 10−9 M and are transcriptionally active (147). ERβ is abundantly expressed in the vasculature (133–136). However, its expression and direct actions in the heart are controversial; cardiac manifestations in ERβ−/− animals have been attributed to indirect effects from vascular changes (148). ERβ is not regulated by Ca2+ or CaM (149).
GPER
GPER (150), aka GPR30, was cloned from various tissues in the 1990s (151–156). GPR30 is required for estrogenic activation of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK)1/2 via transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and release of the heparan-bound epidermal growth factor (EGF) (157, 158). It was shown to bind E2 in 2005 (159, 160), and the designation GPER was adopted by the International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology in 2007 (161). A host of steroidal and non-steroidal agents and specific GPER agonists can activate GPER (150). GPER couples with Gαs or Gαi/o. Supporting Gαs coupling are data that (1) most membrane-bound [35S]GTPγ-S from cells overexpressing GPER and treated with E2 coimmunoprecipitate with Gαs (159), (2) GPER is present in Gαs-pull-down fraction from GPER-expressing cells, and (3) E2 promotes GPER-dependent cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production (162). Supporting GPER-Gαi/o association are results that pertussis toxin prevents (1) E2-induced, GPER-mediated ERK1/2 phosphorylation in cells transfected with GPER (134, 157); (2) upregulation of c-fos in ERα/ERβ-negative, GPER-positive SKBr3 cells (163); and (3) E2-induced Ca2+ signals in ECs (164).
GPER is robustly expressed in cardiovascular tissues (133–136). In ECs, GPER mRNA is increased 8-fold by shear stress (154). GPER is localized on the ER/SR membrane (160) and responds to cell-permeable ligands (165). However, it also resides on the plasma membrane (166) and requires its C-terminal PDZ-binding motif to do so (167). The plasmalemmal GPER pool seems to constitutively undergo clathrin-dependent endocytosis and accumulate in the trans-Golgi network for ubiquitination in the proteasome without recycling to the plasma membrane, a process unaffected by agonist stimulation (168). Despite its predominant expression in the ER/SR, the sequence that drives GPER localization here has not been identified.
GPER is directly regulated by Ca2+-CaM complexes. In VSMCs and ECs, GPER coimmunoprecipitates with CaM in a constitutive association that is promoted by treatment with E2, G-1, or receptor-independent stimulation of Ca2+ entry (169, 170). GPER is the first G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) shown to possess four CaM-binding sites on its respective four submembrane domains (SMDs) (169). Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensors based on SMDs of GPER bind CaM with Kd from 0.4 to 136 × 10−6 M and affinity ranking SMD2 > SMD4 > SMD3 > SMD1. These interactions are Ca2+ dependent, with an EC50 (Ca2+) of 1.3 × 10−7-5 × 10−6 M, values within the physiological Ca2+ range (169). Due to technical challenges with purifying full-length GPCRs, the KCaM for GPER as a holoreceptor is not available. The presence of four CaM-binding sites makes this task even more challenging and, in some way, not useful functionally. Functionally, mutations that reduce CaM binding but that do not perturb GPER-Gβγ preassociation drastically prevent GPER-mediated ERK1/2 phosphorylation (170).
Stimulation of Calcium Signals by Estrogen and GPER Agonists
Observations
In rat hearts, E2 (10−12-10−8 M) triggers 45Ca2+ uptake that is inhibited by LTCC antagonists (171). In VSMCs, GPER agonist G-1 triggers a slow-rising Ca2+ signal that is <2 × 10−7 M (172). In MCF-7 cells, E2 (10−7 M) induces Ca2+ store release and entry, yet only the former is required to activate mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) (173). Interestingly, the ERα/ERβ antagonist ICI182,780 (10−6 M) also triggered Ca2+ signals in these cells. In ECs, E2 (10−10-10−9 M) triggers Ca2+ store release and entry, effects not affected by ERα/ERβ inhibitor tamoxifen (164, 174). The data with ICI182,780 and tamoxifen implicate a receptor other than ERα or ERβ in mediating the Ca2+ signal. Both reagents were later shown to be GPER agonists, triggering ERK1/2 phosphorylation only in cells expressing GPER (157, 159). Later studies confirmed Ca2+ signals stimulated by E2, GPER agonist G-1, and ICI182,780 in cells expressing GPER endogenously and absence of this effect in GPER−/− cells (160, 175, 176).
Mechanisms (Figure 1)
Direct E2-Cav1.2 Interaction
E2 (10−11-10−9 M) potentiates ICa,L in neurons and HEK293 cells overexpressing the α1C subunit; nifedipine displaces membrane E2 binding; and E2's effect is reduced by a dihydropyridine-insensitive LTCC mutant, indicating that E2 binds to the dihydropyridine-binding site (177). Intriguingly, E2 and the dihydropyridines exert opposite effects on ICa,L.
Figure 1. Components of the CSM that are affected by E2 and/or GPER in excitable and non-excitable cardiovascular tissues. See text for details.
Direct, Membrane-Delimited Activation of Ca2+ Channels by Gα Subunits
GPCR stimulation can trigger Ca2+ signals independently of the second messenger (178–180). GPER couples with Gαs and Gαi/o, which can interact with LTCC (178, 181, 182) and trigger Ca2+ entry.
Release of Gβγ Subunit Upon GPER-Associated Gαi Stimulation
Gβγ stimulates PLCβ (183–185) and activates IP3R1 (186), both of which trigger Ca2+ store depletion and SOCE. Consistently, E2-induced Ca2+ store release and entry in ECs are completely inhibited by pertussis toxin and PLCβ inhibitor U73122 (164). Also, HEK293 cells only produce a Ca2+ response to E2 when expressing HA-tagged GPER (162). Since (1) Ca2+ entry channels are located on the membrane and (2) Gβγ activates IP3Rs by interacting with the IP3-binding sites (186) on IP3Rs' cytosolic domains, both the membrane-delimited/Gα-mediated and Gβγ-mediated mechanisms should only be operable by the plasmalemmal GPER pool. A distinguishing feature is that the former mechanism would not trigger SR/ER Ca2+ release in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, whereas the latter would. Based on this feature, data fitting the former are available from renal tubular cells (176); and data fitting the latter, from vascular ECs (164).
Functional Impact
Do Ca2+ signals stimulated by estrogenic agonists activate Ca2+-dependent activities? When reported, the concentration of a Ca2+ signal allows for prediction of proteins that may or may not be affected by it. For example, E2 induces ER Ca2+ release signals of ~2 × 10−7 M and activates MAPK (173), because this Ca2+ level is sufficient for MAPK activity (187); indeed, Ca2+ chelation abolishes E2's effect (173). Considering that GPER mediates the effect of E2 to trigger Ca2+ signals that activate MAPK, GPER activity can promote many downstream effects (163, 170, 188). In ECs, E2 (10−9-10−6 M) stimulates very small Ca2+ signals (<10−7 M) (174). One can predict that only proteins with very high Ca2+ sensitivity, for example, phosphorylated eNOS (170, 189, 190), would be activated by these signals. Whether a Ca2+ signal can produce a predicted effect also depends on other factors. For example, the Ca2+ signal of ~2 × 10−7 M triggered by G-1 in VSMCs (172) would be sufficient to activate myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) and cause vasoconstriction, based on MLCK's properties (191). However, G-1 causes vasodilation (172, 192–194), likely by activating eNOS (170, 193, 195–198), inhibiting VSMC Ca2+ (199), and stimulating SMC K+ efflux (200).
Calcium Entry Inhibition by Estrogenic Agonists and Estrogen Receptors
To a large extent, estrogenic regulation of Ca2+ signaling involves effects of estrogenic agonists and receptors on the Ca2+ signals triggered by other stimuli, via both E2-dependent and E2-independent mechanisms.
Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry (Figure 1)
In VSMCs, E2 (10−8-10−5 M) inhibits norepinephrine- and phenylephrine-induced arterial constriction in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ but not that induced in Ca2+-free medium (201, 202). These effects may be attributed to inhibition of both VDCE and SOCE, as α1 adrenoceptor agonists can activate both (77). GPER-mediated inhibition of SOCE has been shown in ECs, where G-1 (10−8-10−6 M) suppresses SOCE induced by thapsigargin or bradykinin (203). Interestingly, the observations that in the absence of any treatment with agonists, thapsigargin-induced SOCE is increased by 80% in GPER-knockdown ECs and is reduced by 40% in GPER-overexpressing HEK293 cells implicate E2-independent mechanisms (203).
How E2/GPER suppresses SOCE seems to involve STIM1. G-1 treatment prevents thapsigargin-induced STIM1 puncta, indicating inhibition of STIM1's association with the Ca2+ channel; and Ser575/608/621Ala mutations of STIM1 reduce the inhibitory effect of G-1 (203). Consistently, E2 inhibits Ser575 STIM1 phosphorylation in bronchial epithelial cells, thus suppressing STIM1 mobility and SOCE (204). Our initial data also indicate that dynamic physical interaction between them contributes importantly to GPER's inhibition of SOCE (205).
Voltage-Dependent Ca2+ Entry (Figure 1)
Electrically induced Ca2+ signals are increased in cardiomyocytes from ovariectomized (OVX) animals (206–208). Many lines of evidence indicate that GPER mediates the inhibitory effect of E2 on ICa,L. These include inhibitory effects of E2 (1–3 × 10−5 M) and combined ERα/ERβ antagonists/GPER agonists (ICI182,780, tamoxifen, or raloxifene) on ICa,L in cardiomyocytes from both WT and ERα−/−/ERβ−/− animals, as reviewed in (132). Similarly, in VSMCs, E2 inhibits electrically induced ICa,L (209, 210), and ERα/ERβ antagonists/GPER agonists tamoxifen and ICI164,384 inhibit high-K+-induced contraction (202). GPER agonist G-1 (10−6 M) inhibits nifedipine-sensitive Ca2+ spikes in LTCC-expressing A7R5 SMCs, an effect prevented by GPER antagonist G-15 (10−6 M) (199); these concentrations are specific for GPER (175, 211). Consistently, ERα knockout does not affect E2's inhibition of KCl-induced 45Ca2+ uptake in VSMCs and vasorelaxation (212).
How E2 inhibits electrically induced VDCE is still unknown. Hypothetically, at high levels, E2 binding to the dihydropyridine-binding site on LTCC (177) may instead inhibit ICa,L. As for prevention of β adrenoceptor (βAR)-mediated potentiation of VDCE, recent evidence suggests that GPER may be an intrinsic component of β1AR activation. Thus, G-1 inhibits isoproterenol-induced increases in left ventricle (LV) pressure, heart rate, ectopic contractions, ICa,L, LTCC phosphorylation, and total myocardial Ca2+ signal, while the GPER inhibitor G-36 promotes ISO-induced Ca2+ signal and LTCC phosphorylation (213). Speculatively, GPER may do so in part by interacting with β1AR or with A kinase-anchoring protein 5, thus inhibiting cAMP production (167). These may represent some E2-independent effects of GPER. Studies in GPER-knockout tissues are needed to further clarify the mechanisms.
Estrogenic Regulation of Cytoplasmic Calcium Removal Mechanisms
SERCA Activity
Few studies, mostly in cardiac tissues, have examined the effects of E2 on SERCA activity, with somewhat conflicting results. E2 (1–30 × 10−6 M) does not affect the Vmax of SR vesicle Ca2+ uptake in canine LV tissue (214). However, ovariectomy reduces the Vmax but increases the Ca2+ sensitivity for SR Ca2+ uptake of rat LV homogenates or SR-enriched membrane fractions; mechanistically, these effects appear to be associated with reduced Thr17 phosphorylation of phospholamban and are restored by treatment with either E2 or progesterone (215) (Figure 1). How E2 and progesterone promote Thr17 phosphorylation of phospholamban is unknown, perhaps by inhibiting CaM kinase II (216), the enzyme that phosphorylates phospholamban (21). The effect of E2 on SERCA activity in VSMCs has not been examined.
NCX Activity
As with SERCA activity, few studies have measured the effects of E2 on NCX activity. Na+-dependent 45Ca2+ uptake in rat LV myocytes is increased by ~3-fold after 60 days of ovariectomy, which is restored by replenishment with E2 (1.5 mg/60 days) (208). During myocardial ischemia, intracellular Na+ concentration is higher in male than in female cardiomyocytes and is associated with increased Ca2+ concentration as a result of increased NCX activity (217). These studies are consistent with an inhibitory effect of E2 on NCX activity in both the forward and reverse modes (Figure 1). However, the mechanisms of this inhibition are unclear.
Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake
In the heart, diethylstilbestrol (0.9–1.8 × 10−3 M) inhibits mitochondrial 45Ca2+ uptake (218). Mitochondrial Ca2+ retention capacity (mCRC), a combination of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, total mitochondrial Ca2+-binding sites, and mitochondrial Ca2+ release mechanisms, is a determinant of the protective role of the mitochondria during cytoplasmic Ca2+ overload. E2 (4 × 10−8 M) increases myocardial mCRC following ischemia–reperfusion, an effect abolished by genetic deletion of GPER but not of ERα or ERβ; mechanistically, this effect seems to involve PKC-dependent, MAPK-dependent phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β, leading to inhibition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (219). Consistently, E2 (10−8 M) inhibits high Ca2+-induced cytochrome c release from myocardial mitochondria (220). In ECs, 48-h E2 (10−8 M) treatment inhibits mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, an effect abolished by the ERα/ERβ antagonist ICI182,780 (10−8 M) (221). The mechanisms whereby E2 inhibits mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake are still unknown (Figure 1).
PMCA Activity
Recent data show that GPER inhibits PMCA activity via both E2-dependent and E2-independent mechanisms (Figure 1). E2-dependent mechanisms are evidenced by the effects of G-1 (10−8-10−6 M) and E2 (1–5 × 10−9 M) to inhibit PMCA-mediated efflux in primary ECs without affecting PMCA expression levels and to promote PMCA phosphorylation at Tyr1176 (135, 170), which is known to inhibit pump activity (94). Notably, this phosphorylation masks the stimulatory effect of enhancing the PMCA–CaM interaction produced by 48-h E2 treatment (170). E2-independent mechanisms are indicated by the findings that (1) GPER constitutively interacts with PMCA4b via the anchoring action of PSD-95 at their C-terminal PDZ-binding motifs; (2) overexpression of GPER decreases PMCA activity; (3) GPER knockdown promotes PMCA activity; and (4) PSD-95 knockdown or truncation of the PDZ-binding motif on GPER releases GPER–PMCA association and promotes PMCA activity (135). Functionally, these mechanisms collectively prolong agonist-induced Ca2+ signal and enhance eNOS activity in ECs (135, 170, 203). Consistent with suppressed Ca2+ efflux, the Ca2+ signals stimulated by E2 and the GPER agonist G-1 in cells overexpressing GPER reported by various laboratories display much more prolonged plateau phases compared to Ca2+ signals in cells not overexpressing GPER or those stimulated by other agonists such as ATP or bradykinin (160, 162, 164, 175). GPER–PMCA4b interaction seems to be mutually influential, such that knockdown of PMCA decreases GPER-mediated ERK1/2 phosphorylation, while GPER knockdown does the opposite on PMCA activity (135).
Estrogenic Regulation of Calcium Signal Transduction—The Calmodulin Network
Since CaM is the universal Ca2+ signal transducer for numerous proteins (117, 118), is insufficiently expressed for its targets (122, 125, 126), and is a source of competition among target proteins (124, 127), factors that regulate its expression and target interactions are predicted to have a pervasive impact. The effects of E2 on the CaM network have been examined in some detail in vascular ECs in recent studies (135, 169, 170). E2 treatment (1–5 × 10−9 M, 48 h) upregulates total CaM by around 7-fold and free Ca2+-CaM by ~15-fold in primary ECs. Data obtained using specific estrogen receptor agonists, gene silencing, and receptor overexpression indicate that GPER, but not ERα or ERβ, mediates this effect. Thus, the GPER agonist G-1 (10−9-10−7 M), but not the ERα agonist propyl pyrazole triol (PPT) (3 × 10−10-2 × 10−7 M) or the ERβ agonist diarylpropionitrile (DPN) (10−10-5 × 10−8 M), increases CaM expression; GPER knockdown reduces the effect of E2 to upregulate CaM; and E2 upregulates CaM in SKBR3 cells that express only GPER and not ERα or ERβ (170). Consistently, the ERα/ERβ antagonist/GPER agonist ICI182,780 dose-dependently upregulates CaM. Mechanistically, GPER exerts this action via the activities of EGFR and MAPK/ERK kinase 1 (MEK1). Functionally, E2 upregulates CaM and promotes the PMCA–CaM interaction; however, the predicted stimulatory effect on Ca2+ extrusion is masked by E2-induced inhibitory phosphorylation at Tyr1176 of PMCA (170); additionally, GPER exerts E2-dependent and E2-independent effects to inhibit PMCA (135). These collective actions prolong Ca2+ signals, promote Ca2+-CaM complex formation, and increase Ca2+-CaM associations with low- to high-affinity CaM network members, represented by GPER itself, ERα, and eNOS (170). Considering that CaM binding stabilizes ERα homodimers, these effects are expected to promote other genomic actions of E2 as well. Thus, a feedforward mechanism exists in which GPER mediates E2's effects to increase CaM and inhibits Ca2+ efflux, prolonging cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals, and the resultant increases in Ca2+-CaM complexes in turn promote the activities of GPER itself and other CaM network members (170) (Figure 1).
Estrogenic Moderation of Calcium-Dependent Activities
How do the various mechanisms discussed so far come together in regulating cardiovascular functions? An immediate challenge is how to reconcile the effects of estrogenic agonists to both trigger acute Ca2+ signals by themselves and inhibit otherwise stimulated Ca2+ signals. The Ca2+ signals triggered by estrogenic agonists in primary cardiovascular cells are generally of very low amplitude. Furthermore, as in experiments testing their effects on Ca2+ signals otherwise triggered, estrogenic agonists are present in situ with other stimuli whose Ca2+ signals they inhibit. Thus, for mechanisms that generate cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals, E2 and GPER exert ultimate inhibitory effects. For cytoplasmic Ca2+ removal mechanisms, estrogenic agonists and GPER also are inhibitory. For Ca2+ signal transduction, E2, via a feedforward at GPER, increases CaM expression and enhances linkage in the CaM-binding proteome.
All things considered, E2 and GPER, via both E2-dependent and E2-independent mechanisms, act to moderate Ca2+-dependent activities in the cardiovascular system. They “clamp” cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals by lowering peaks (inhibition of signal generation) and raising troughs (inhibition of signal removal), collectively confining tissues in a narrower yet more sustained operating range of Ca2+. Also, GPER-mediated increases in CaM expression and CaM network linkage improve Ca2+ signal transduction efficiency. Considering the Ca2+ sensitivity of Ca2+-dependent proteins in this context, one can predict that those with low Ca2+ sensitivity (requiring high Ca2+ for activation) are more likely to be affected by the inhibition of Ca2+ signal generation. On the other hand, proteins with high Ca2+ sensitivity (requiring low Ca2+ for activation) are more likely to be promoted by the inhibition of Ca2+ removal and less affected by the suppression of Ca2+ signal generation (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Moderation of cardiovascular functions by E2 and GPER via effects on Ca2+ signal generation, Ca2+ signal removal, and Ca2+ signal transduction. See text for details. Modified with permission from the author's previous publication (170).
This notion has been demonstrated experimentally via the case of eNOS, a Ca2+-dependent CaM-binding protein (222) with sub-nanomolar affinity for CaM (127). CaM interaction and subsequent activation of wild-type eNOS have high Ca2+ sensitivities, with respective EC50(Ca2+) values ~1.8 × 10−7 and 4 × 10−7 M (190). eNOS is also regulated by multisite phosphorylation (223). Notably, its bi-phosphorylation at Ser617 and Ser1179 promotes NO production by increasing the Ca2+ sensitivity for both CaM binding and enzyme activation, reducing their respective EC50 (Ca2+) values to ~0.7 × 10−7 and 1.3 × 10−7 M, thus rendering the synthase active at resting cytoplasmic Ca2+ (189). E2 and GPER (1) prolong endothelial cytoplasmic Ca2+ signal by inhibiting Ca2+ efflux (135, 170), (2) promote eNOS phosphorylation at Ser617 and Ser1179 (170, 198), (3) increase CaM expression and eNOS–CaM interaction (170), and (4) suppress endothelial SOCE (203). When we incorporate these effects into a verified sequential “CaM binding eNOS activation” model (189, 190), eNOS activity and NO accumulation are shown to substantially increase across the time course of bradykinin-induced Ca2+ signal in ECs by treatment with G-1 (203). Importantly, major contributions to this outcome include the increases in CaM binding, phosphorylation, Ca2+ sensitivity, and duration of Ca2+ signals due to Ca2+ efflux inhibition, but little or no effect of the inhibition of SOCE (203), due obviously to the synthase's high Ca2+ sensitivity (Figure 3). Thus, via multifaceted actions on components of the CSM, E2 and GPER moderate Ca2+-dependent activities by differentially affecting the continuum of Ca2+-dependent proteins based on their Ca2+ sensitivities for Ca2+ or Ca2+-CaM complexes.
Figure 3. Moderation of Ca2+-dependent eNOS activity by GPER activation. (A) Cytoplasmic Ca2+ clamping by GPER activation in ECs (203). The solid line represents Ca2+ signals produced in response to agonist stimulation in the absence of GPER activation. The sparsely dotted area represents the range of cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals, in which peak and trough are seen due to maximal effects of Ca2+ entry and Ca2+ efflux. The stippled blue line represents Ca2+ signals produced in the presence of GPER and its activation. These signals are clamped in a narrower range (the blue area) due to inhibitory effects on both SOCE [green stripes (203)] and PMCA4b-mediated Ca2+ efflux [red stripes (135, 170)]. (B) Average time courses of cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals measured in primary ECs treated with bradykinin in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ followed by treatment with vehicle or G-1; total Ca2+ signals were triggered by re-addition of extracellular Ca2+ [arrow (203)]. (C) Calculated eNOS point activity corresponding to each Ca2+ value in (B) considering only changes in Ca2+ due to GPER activation using a verified sequential eNOS–CaM binding eNOS activation model [equation, where (K1, K2) and (K3, K4) are derived products of the binding constants of Ca2+ at the Ca2+-binding sites on the N and C lobes of CaM in binding to CaM and interaction of Ca2+-CaM and eNOS (189, 190). (D) Calculated eNOS point activity corresponding to each Ca2+ value measured in (B), factoring in changes in Ca2+, CaM binding, and eNOS phosphorylation (170, 203). See details in text and (170, 203). Reproduced with permission from the author's previous publication (203).
Considering the two Ca2+-dependent estrogen receptors—ERα and GPER—how does the presence of one influence the effects of the other on Ca2+ signaling? A complex relationship is predicted to exist in which ERα transcriptional activities affect the expression of certain Ca2+ signaling proteins but are themselves influenced by the amplitudes and dynamics of Ca2+ signals limited by GPER activation and the availability of CaM that is promoted by GPER action (170). In turn, as CaM is limited in cells (122, 124, 126, 127), the high affinity binding of CaM by ERα and GPER further limits CaM availability and will influence CaM-dependent regulation of each other at the receptor level, a predictable outcome of the functional crosstalk via competition for limited CaM (124, 127). These relationships may represent but a small aspect of the reciprocality between estrogen and Ca2+ signaling.
Conclusion and Future Perspectives
Reciprocality between estrogen signaling and Ca2+-dependent activities is becoming evident. Considering the impact of estrogen and its receptors on Ca2+ signaling, E2, and in many cases, GPER exert inhibitory effects on many components of the CSM in cardiovascular tissues, from Ca2+ store release and uptake (214, 215, 221) and Ca2+ entry (199, 201–210, 212, 213) to cytosolic Ca2+ removal mechanisms (135, 170, 208, 217–221). Considering the impact of Ca2+ signaling on estrogen biology, both ERα and GPER are strongly regulated by direct Ca2+-dependent interactions with CaM. These interactions serve to stabilize receptor dimerization and enhance subsequent transcriptional activities [the case of ERα (137, 138, 142, 143)] or promote receptor-mediated downstream signaling [the case of GPER (169, 170)]. Also, E2-induced MAPK activation has long been known to be dependent on the Ca2+ signal produced (173). Reciprocality between estrogen biology and Ca2+ signaling is further evidenced by the demonstration of a feedforward mechanism, in which E2, via GPER activation, upregulates total cellular CaM expression and free intracellular Ca2+-CaM concentration, which promotes functions of GPER and ERα and other classes of Ca2+-CaM-dependent proteins (170). The combination of these various actions is predicted to affect Ca2+-dependent functions depending on the affinity and Ca2+ sensitivities of the proteins involved, as exemplified by the case of eNOS (Figures 2, 3) (170, 203).
The moderating effects that estrogenic agonists and receptors exert on the CSM can explain many of their cardiovascular effects, such as preventing excessive cardiac contraction during sympathetic stress, limiting adverse outcomes related to Ca2+ overload, and reducing vascular tone. Nevertheless, the effects of E2 and estrogen receptors on many CSM components have not been examined. Additionally, many questions remain regarding mechanisms of the observed effects that estrogenic agonist and receptors produce on the CSM. For example, how do E2 and GPER inhibit ICa,L? What are the mechanisms that position GPER as an intrinsic component of β1AR signaling in the myocardium? What are the mechanisms whereby E2 inhibits the activities of SERCA and NCX? What are the mechanisms whereby E2 inhibits mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake? Further studies are needed to answer these questions. Through many examples, however, it is clear that GPER produces both E2-dependent and E2-independent effects on the CSM. While the search is ongoing for approaches to apply specific estrogen receptor agonists to the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the therapeutic potential of E2-independent effects of GPER and other estrogen receptors is as yet an unexplored territory.
Author Contributions
Q-KT conceived the ideas, generated the figures, and wrote the manuscript.
Funding
The publication cost of this review article is covered by a fund from Des Moines University to the author.
Conflict of Interest
The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Abbreviations
AF domain, transcriptional activation function domain; CaM, calmodulin; Ca2+-CaM, Ca2+-bound calmodulin; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; CICR, Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release; CRAC, Ca2+ release-activated channels; CSM, Ca2+ signaling machinery; E2, 17β-estradiol; ECs, endothelial cells; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase; ERβ, estrogen receptor β; ERα, estrogen receptor α; ERK1/2, extracellular signal-related kinases 1 and 2; FRET, fluorescence resonance energy transfer; GPER, G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1; GPR30, G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1; HEK293 cells, human embryonic kidney 293 cells; ICa, L, L-type Ca2+ channel current; IP3Rs, inositol-trisphosphate receptors; LTCC, L-type Ca2+ channels; LV, left ventricle; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinases; mCRC, mitochondrial Ca2+ retention capacity; MCU, mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter; MEK1, MAP (mitogen-activated protein) kinase/ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) kinase 1; mPTP, mitochondrial permeability transition pore; NCX, Na+-Ca2+ exchanger; OVX, ovariectomy/ovariectomized; PDZ, PSD-95/Dlg/ZO; PKC, protein kinase C; PLCβ, phospholipase C-β; PMCA, plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase; PSD-95, post-synaptic density protein 95; RMP, resting membrane potential; RyRs, ryanodine receptors; SCPA, secretory pathway Ca2+ pump; SERCA, sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum-ATPase; SMD, submembrane domains of G protein-coupled receptors; SOCE, store-operated Ca2+ entry; SOICR, store overload-induced Ca2+ release; SR/ER, sarco-endoplasmic reticulum; STIM1, stromal interaction molecule 1; VDAC, voltage-dependent anion channel; VDCC, voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels; VDCE, voltage-dependent Ca2+ entry; VSMCs, vascular smooth muscle cells.
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Keywords: estrogen, G protein—coupled estrogen receptor, calcium, calmodulin, calmodulin-binding proteins, cardiomyocytes, vascular smooth muscle, endothelium
Citation: Tran Q-K (2020) Reciprocality Between Estrogen Biology and Calcium Signaling in the Cardiovascular System. Front. Endocrinol. 11:568203. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.568203
Received: 31 May 2020; Accepted: 19 August 2020;
Published: 29 September 2020.
Edited by:
Yves Jacquot, Faculté de pharmacie de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, FranceReviewed by:
Nandini Vasudevan, University of Reading, United KingdomCatarina Segreti Porto, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
Coralie Fontaine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France
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*Correspondence: Quang-Kim Tran, kim.tran@dmu.edu