Entry
Name
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion - Dipodomys spectabilis (banner-tailed kangaroo rat)
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
dsp04925 Aldosterone synthesis and secretion
Other DBs
Organism
Dipodomys spectabilis (banner-tailed kangaroo rat) [GN:
dsp ]
Gene
122095118 Gnaq; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha [KO:K04634 ]
122095270 Atp1b3; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3 [KO:K01540 ]
122098385 Atf1; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1 isoform X1 [KO:K09053 ]
122098543 Orai1; calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 [KO:K16056 ]
122098571 Scarb1; scavenger receptor class B member 1 isoform X1 [KO:K13885 ]
122098776 Cacna1f; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
122099328 Creb3l3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
122099338 Gna11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 [KO:K04635 ]
122100434 Atp1b2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2 [KO:K01540 ]
122101283 Cacna1g; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1G isoform X1 [KO:K04854 ]
122103692 Atp1b1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 [KO:K01540 ]
122104229 Kcnj5; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 [KO:K04999 ]
122105011 Creb3l1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
122105949 Creb3l2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
122107322 Creb1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
122107636 Star; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrial [KO:K16931 ]
122108123 Cacna1d; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D [KO:K04851 ]
122108136 Itpr1; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04958 ]
122109534 Creb3l4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 [KO:K09048 ]
122111396 Atf6b; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta [KO:K09049 ]
122111510 Itpr3; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 isoform X1 [KO:K04960 ]
122112193 Creb5; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 [KO:K09047 ]
122114401 Plcb2; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
122116510 Camk2g; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit gamma isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
122118130 Camk2a; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
122120051 Atf2; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2 [KO:K04450 ]
122120299 Plcb1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
122122893 Creb3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
122123175 Camk2d; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit delta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
122123617 Cacna1i; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1I [KO:K04856 ]
122123666 Atf4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 [KO:K04374 ]
122123782 Cacna1h; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1H [KO:K04855 ]
122126705 Cacna1s; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
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
dsp04960 Aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorption
KO pathway