Entry
Name
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion - Ursus americanus (American black bear)
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
uar04925 Aldosterone synthesis and secretion
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Organism
Ursus americanus (American black bear) [GN:
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Gene
123781527 GNAQ; guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04634 ]
123793965 GNA11; guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-11 [KO:K04635 ]
123799710 PLCB1; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-1 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
123804253 PLCB2; 1-phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K05858 ] [EC:3.1.4.11 ]
123799165 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 isoform X1 [KO:K04958 ]
123798247 CREB1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
123794100 ATF2; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2 isoform X1 [KO:K04450 ]
123780649 ATF4; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-4 [KO:K04374 ]
123799579 CREB3L1; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 [KO:K09048 ]
123781164 CREB3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
123788905 CREB3L2; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 [KO:K09048 ]
123796787 CREB3L3; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
123783374 CREB3L4; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 [KO:K09048 ]
123789128 CREB5; cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 isoform X1 [KO:K09047 ]
123790975 ATF6B; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta isoform X1 [KO:K09049 ]
123794749 ATF1; cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-1 isoform X1 [KO:K09053 ]
123783193 KCNJ5; G protein-activated inward rectifier potassium channel 4 [KO:K04999 ]
123792133 ATP1B2; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-2 isoform X1 [KO:K01540 ]
123792376 ATP1B1; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-1 [KO:K01540 ]
123788438 ATP1B3; sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta-3 [KO:K01540 ]
123776816 CACNA1G; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1G isoform X1 [KO:K04854 ]
123783795 CACNA1H; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1H [KO:K04855 ]
123780748 CACNA1I; voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1I [KO:K04856 ]
123777895 CACNA1C; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C [KO:K04850 ]
123798762 CACNA1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D isoform X1 [KO:K04851 ]
123797184 CACNA1F; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
123785763 CACNA1S; LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
123779365 ORAI1; calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 [KO:K16056 ]
123793341 CAMK2D; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit delta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
123803651 CAMK2A; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
123789460 CAMK2B; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit beta isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
123782837 CAMK2G; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit gamma isoform X1 [KO:K04515 ] [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
123780199 SCARB1; scavenger receptor class B member 1 isoform X1 [KO:K13885 ]
123803290 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms XLas-like [KO:K04632 ]
123780378 STAR; steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrial [KO:K16931 ]
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
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Authors
Bollag WB
Title
Regulation of aldosterone synthesis and secretion.
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Reference
Authors
Spat A, Hunyady L
Title
Control of aldosterone secretion: a model for convergence in cellular signaling pathways.
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Reference
Authors
Boon WC, Coghlan JP, Curnow KM, McDougall JG
Title
Aldosterone secretion: a molecular perspective.
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Reference
Authors
Bassett MH, Suzuki T, Sasano H, White PC, Rainey WE
Title
The orphan nuclear receptors NURR1 and NGFIB regulate adrenal aldosterone production.
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Reference
Authors
Guagliardo NA, Yao J, Hu C, Barrett PQ
Title
Minireview: aldosterone biosynthesis: electrically gated for our protection.
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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.
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Reference
Authors
Spat A, Szanda G
Title
Special features of mitochondrial Ca(2)(+) signalling in adrenal glomerulosa cells.
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Reference
Authors
Tsai LC, Beavo JA
Title
The roles of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) in steroidogenesis.
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Reference
Authors
Delcayre C, Silvestre JS
Title
Aldosterone and the heart: towards a physiological function?
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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
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uar04960 Aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorption
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