Entry
Name
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion - Equus asinus (ass)
Description
Aldosterone is a steroid hormone synthesized in and secreted from the outer layer of the adrenal cortex, the zona glomerulosa. Aldosterone plays an important role in the regulation of systemic blood pressure through the absorption of sodium and water. Angiotensin II (Ang II), potassium (K+) and adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) are the main extracellular stimuli which regulate aldosterone secretion. These physiological agonists all converge on two major intracellular signaling pathways: calcium (Ca2+) mobilization and an increase in cAMP production. The increase in cytosolic calcium levels activates calcium/calmodulin- dependent protein kinases (CaMK), and the increased cAMP levels stimulate the activity of cAMP-dependent protein kinase, or protein kinase A (PKA). The activated CaMK, and possibly PKA, activates transcription factors (NURR1 and NGF1B, CREB) to induce StAR and CYP11B2 expression, the early and late rate- limiting steps in aldosterone biosynthesis, respectively, thereby stimulating aldosterone secretion.
Class
Organismal Systems; Endocrine system
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
eai04925 Aldosterone synthesis and secretion
Ortholog table
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Organism
Equus asinus (ass) [GN:
eai ]
Gene
106825688 GNAQ; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha [KO:K04634 ]
106832309 GNA11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 [KO:K04635 ]
106823191 PLCB1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
106835172 PLCB2; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
106833627 PLCB3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-3 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
106848450 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04958 ]
106834634 ITPR3; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 isoform X1 [KO:K04960 ]
106828159 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
106837905 ATF2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2 isoform X2 [KO:K04450 ]
106842437 ATF4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 [KO:K04374 ]
106846249 CREB3L4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 isoform X2 [KO:K09048 ]
106843990 CREB3L1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 [KO:K09048 ]
106846981 CREB3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
106829982 CREB3L2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
106832323 CREB3L3; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
106831046 CREB5; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 isoform X1 [KO:K09047 ]
106831009 ATF6B; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta isoform X1 [KO:K09049 ]
106845044 ATF1; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1 isoform X1 [KO:K09053 ]
106845695 KCNJ5; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 [KO:K04999 ]
106841565 ATP1B1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 [KO:K01540 ]
106844216 ATP1B2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K01540 ]
106838143 ATP1B3; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3 [KO:K01540 ]
106826471 CACNA1G; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1G isoform X1 [KO:K04854 ]
106836269 CACNA1H; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1H isoform X1 [KO:K04855 ]
106842428 CACNA1I; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1I [KO:K04856 ]
106839455 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C isoform X1 [KO:K04850 ]
106822066 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X8 [KO:K04851 ]
106826963 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
106823553 CACNA1S; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S isoform X3 [KO:K04857 ]
106842218 ORAI1; calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 [KO:K16056 ]
106845190 CALML6; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: calmodulin-like protein 6 [KO:K02183 ]
106843233 CAMK2D; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit delta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
106843543 CAMK2G; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit gamma isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
106822866 CAMK2B; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit beta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
106838495 CAMK2A; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
106846613 LDLR; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: low-density lipoprotein receptor [KO:K12473 ]
106844877 SCARB1; scavenger receptor class B member 1 isoform X2 [KO:K13885 ]
106825087 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04632 ]
106824666 STAR; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrial [KO:K16931 ]
106841970 NR4A2; nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2 isoform X1 [KO:K08558 ]
Compound
C01124 18-Hydroxycorticosterone
C01245 D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Hattangady NG, Olala LO, Bollag WB, Rainey WE
Title
Acute and chronic regulation of aldosterone production.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bollag WB
Title
Regulation of aldosterone synthesis and secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Spat A, Hunyady L
Title
Control of aldosterone secretion: a model for convergence in cellular signaling pathways.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Boon WC, Coghlan JP, Curnow KM, McDougall JG
Title
Aldosterone secretion: a molecular perspective.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Bassett MH, Suzuki T, Sasano H, White PC, Rainey WE
Title
The orphan nuclear receptors NURR1 and NGFIB regulate adrenal aldosterone production.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Guagliardo NA, Yao J, Hu C, Barrett PQ
Title
Minireview: aldosterone biosynthesis: electrically gated for our protection.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Spat A, Fulop L, Szanda G
Title
The role of mitochondrial Ca(2+) and NAD(P)H in the control of aldosterone secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Spat A, Szanda G
Title
Special features of mitochondrial Ca(2)(+) signalling in adrenal glomerulosa cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Tsai LC, Beavo JA
Title
The roles of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) in steroidogenesis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Delcayre C, Silvestre JS
Title
Aldosterone and the heart: towards a physiological function?
Journal
Reference
Authors
Lisurek M, Bernhardt R
Title
Modulation of aldosterone and cortisol synthesis on the molecular level.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Miller WL
Title
Steroid hormone synthesis in mitochondria.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Martinez-Arguelles DB, Papadopoulos V
Title
Mechanisms mediating environmental chemical-induced endocrine disruption in the adrenal gland.
Journal
Related pathway
eai04960 Aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorption
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