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Fantinelli JC, Orlowski A, Aiello EA, Mosca SM. The electrogenic cardiac sodium bicarbonate co-transporter (NBCe1) contributes to the reperfusion injury. Cardiovasc Pathol 2014; 23:224-30. [PMID: 24721237 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the participation of the electrogenic sodium/bicarbonate cotransporter (NBCe1) in the recovery from an intracellular acid load is recognized, its role in ischemia-reperfusion is still unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Our objective was to assess the role of NBCe1 in reperfusion injury. We use selective functional antibodies against extracellular loop 3 (a-L3) and loop 4 (a-L4) of NBCe1. a-L3 inhibits and a-L4 stimulates NBCe1 activity. Isolated rat hearts were submitted to 40 min of coronary occlusion and 1 h of reperfusion. a-L3, a-L4 or S0859--selective Na(+)-HCO3(-) co-transport inhibitor--were administered during the initial 10 min of reperfusion. The infarct size (IS) was measured by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining technique. Postischemic systolic and diastolic functions were also assessed. a-L3 and S0859 treatments decreased significantly (P < .05) the IS (16 ± 3% for a-L3 vs. 32 ± 5% in hearts treated with control nonimmune serum and 19 ± 3% for S0859 vs. 39 ± 2% in untreated hearts). Myocardial function during reperfusion improved after a-L3 treatment, but it was not modified by S0859. The infusion of a-L4 did not modify neither the IS nor myocardial function. CONCLUSIONS The NBCe1 hyperactivity during reperfusion leads to Na(+) and Ca(2+) loading, conducing to Ca(2+) overload and myocardial damage. Consistently, we have shown herein that the selective NBCe1 blockade with a-L3 exerted cardioprotection. This beneficial action strongly suggests that NBCe1 could be a potential target for the treatment of coronary disease.
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- Juliana C Fantinelli
- Established Investigator of CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fellowship of Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Established Investigator of CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Established Investigator of CONICET, Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Esophageal desalination is mediated by Na⁺, H⁺ exchanger-2 in the gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2014; 171:57-63. [PMID: 24548910 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Esophageal desalination is a crucial step in the gastrointestinal water absorption pathway, as this pre-intestinal processing establishes the osmotic conditions necessary for water absorption. Previous work has shown that esophageal Na(+) absorption is amiloride sensitive; however, it is as yet unclear if Na(+), H(+) exchangers (NHE) or Na(+) channels (ENaC) are responsible. The purpose of the current study was therefore to investigate the roles that NHE isoforms may play in this process in a marine teleost, the gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta), as well as what role NHE isoforms may play in the downstream intestinal Na(+) transport. A combination of symmetrical current clamp and asymmetrical voltage clamp experiments showed the esophagus to contain both an ion absorptive current (I(sc)=0.83±0.68) and serosal side negative transepithelial potential (TEP=-4.9±0.6). (22)Na uptake (J(Na)(m→s)) was inhibited by 0.5 mM EIPA, with no effect of 0.1 mM amiloride, 1 mM furosemide or 1 mM thiazide. A Cl(-) free saline reduced J(Na)(m→s) by 40% while also reducing conductance and reversing TEP. These results suggest that both transcellular and paracellular components contribute to esophageal Na(+) transport, with transcellular transport mediated by NHE. The NHE1, NHE2 and NHE3 genes were amplified and tissue distribution analysis by real-time PCR showed high NHE2 expression levels in the esophagus and stomach. Little NHE3 expression was observed throughout the gastrointestinal tract, and NHE2 expression was absent from the intestine. Hypersalinity (60 ppt) had no effect on the expression profile of NHE2, slc4a2, scl26a6, CAc or V-type ATPase (β-subunit), suggesting that esophageal desalination is less flexible in response to osmotic stress than the intestine.
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Sedlakova O, Svastova E, Takacova M, Kopacek J, Pastorek J, Pastorekova S. Carbonic anhydrase IX, a hypoxia-induced catalytic component of the pH regulating machinery in tumors. Front Physiol 2014; 4:400. [PMID: 24409151 PMCID: PMC3884196 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Acidic tissue microenvironment contributes to tumor progression via multiple effects including the activation of angiogenic factors and proteases, reduced cell-cell adhesion, increased migration and invasion, etc. In addition, intratumoral acidosis can influence the uptake of anticancer drugs and modulate the response of tumors to conventional therapy. Acidification of the tumor microenvironment often develops due to hypoxia-triggered oncogenic metabolism, which leads to the extensive production of lactate, protons, and carbon dioxide. In order to avoid intracellular accumulation of the acidic metabolic products, which is incompatible with the survival and proliferation, tumor cells activate molecular machinery that regulates pH by driving transmembrane inside-out and outside-in ion fluxes. Carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX) is a hypoxia-induced catalytic component of the bicarbonate import arm of this machinery. Through its catalytic activity, CA IX directly participates in many acidosis-induced features of tumor phenotype as demonstrated by manipulating its expression and/or by in vitro mutagenesis. CA IX can function as a survival factor protecting tumor cells from hypoxia and acidosis, as a pro-migratory factor facilitating cell movement and invasion, as a signaling molecule transducing extracellular signals to intracellular pathways (including major signaling and metabolic cascades) and converting intracellular signals to extracellular effects on adhesion, proteolysis, and other processes. These functional implications of CA IX in cancer are supported by numerous clinical studies demonstrating the association of CA IX with various clinical correlates and markers of aggressive tumor behavior. Although our understanding of the many faces of CA IX is still incomplete, existing knowledge supports the view that CA IX is a biologically and clinically relevant molecule, exploitable in anticancer strategies aimed at targeting adaptive responses to hypoxia and/or acidosis.
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- Olga Sedlakova
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia
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Cordat E, Reithmeier RA. Structure, Function, and Trafficking of SLC4 and SLC26 Anion Transporters. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2014; 73:1-67. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800223-0.00001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mardones P, Chang JC, Oude Elferink RPJ. Cyclic AMP and alkaline pH downregulate carbonic anhydrase 2 in mouse fibroblasts. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1765-70. [PMID: 24361611 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The hydration of CO2 catalyzed by the ubiquitous carbonic anhydrase 2 (Ca2) is central for bicarbonate transport, bone metabolism and acid-base homeostasis in metazoans. There is evidence that in some tissues Ca2 expression can be acutely induced by cAMP, whereas in other cell types it is unresponsive to cAMP-mediated transcriptional activation. METHODS We isolated fibroblasts from wild type and mice lacking the ubiquitous chloride/bicarbonate exchanger (Ae2a,b(-/-) mice). In these cells the regulation of carbonic anhydrase 2 by cAMP was studied. RESULTS We show that Ca2 expression is strongly inhibited by chronic incubation with dibutyryl-cAMP, forskolin or alkaline pH in cultured mouse fibroblasts. Furthermore, fibroblasts obtained from anion exchanger 2 deficient (Ae2a,b(-/-)) mice, which display intracellular alkalosis and increased cAMP production, express less than 10% of control Ca2 mRNA and protein. Surprisingly, inhibition of the bicarbonate-sensitive soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) was found to reduce CA2 expression instead of increasing it. CONCLUSIONS CA2 expression is strongly regulated by intracellular pH and by cAMP, suggesting a role for soluble adenylyl cyclase. Regulation occurs in opposite directions which may be explained by an incoherent feedforward loop consisting of activation by pCREB and repression by ICER.
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- Pablo Mardones
- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Tabibian JH, Masyuk AI, Masyuk TV, O'Hara SP, LaRusso NF. Physiology of cholangiocytes. Compr Physiol 2013; 3:541-65. [PMID: 23720296 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c120019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cholangiocytes are epithelial cells that line the intra- and extrahepatic ducts of the biliary tree. The main physiologic function of cholangiocytes is modification of hepatocyte-derived bile, an intricate process regulated by hormones, peptides, nucleotides, neurotransmitters, and other molecules through intracellular signaling pathways and cascades. The mechanisms and regulation of bile modification are reviewed herein.
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Shnitsar V, Li J, Li X, Calmettes C, Basu A, Casey JR, Moraes TF, Reithmeier RAF. A substrate access tunnel in the cytosolic domain is not an essential feature of the solute carrier 4 (SLC4) family of bicarbonate transporters. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:33848-33860. [PMID: 24121512 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.511865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Anion exchanger 1 (AE1; Band 3; SLC4A1) is the founding member of the solute carrier 4 (SLC4) family of bicarbonate transporters that includes chloride/bicarbonate AEs and Na(+)-bicarbonate co-transporters (NBCs). These membrane proteins consist of an amino-terminal cytosolic domain involved in protein interactions and a carboxyl-terminal membrane domain that carries out the transport function. Mutation of a conserved arginine residue (R298S) in the cytosolic domain of NBCe1 (SLC4A4) is linked to proximal renal tubular acidosis and results in impaired transport function, suggesting that the cytosolic domain plays a role in substrate permeation. Introduction of single and double mutations at the equivalent arginine (Arg(283)) and at an interacting glutamate (Glu(85)) in the cytosolic domain of human AE1 (cdAE1) had no effect on the cell surface expression or the transport activity of AE1 expressed in HEK-293 cells. In addition, the membrane domain of AE1 (mdAE1) efficiently mediated anion transport. A 2.1-Å resolution crystal structure of cdΔ54AE1 (residues 55-356 of cdAE1) lacking the amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal disordered regions, produced at physiological pH, revealed an extensive hydrogen-bonded network involving Arg(283) and Glu(85). Mutations at these residues affected the pH-dependent conformational changes and stability of cdΔ54AE1. As these structural alterations did not impair functional expression of AE1, the cytosolic and membrane domains operate independently. A substrate access tunnel within the cytosolic domain is not present in AE1 and therefore is not an essential feature of the SLC4 family of bicarbonate transporters.
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- Volodymyr Shnitsar
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Bernardino RL, Martins AD, Socorro S, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Effect of Prediabetes on Membrane Bicarbonate Transporters in Testis and Epididymis. J Membr Biol 2013; 246:877-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s00232-013-9601-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Frumence E, Genetet S, Ripoche P, Iolascon A, Andolfo I, Le Van Kim C, Colin Y, Mouro-Chanteloup I, Lopez C. Rapid Cl−/HCO3−exchange kinetics of AE1 in HEK293 cells and hereditary stomatocytosis red blood cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 305:C654-62. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00142.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Anion exchanger 1 (AE1) or band 3 is a membrane protein responsible for the rapid exchange of chloride for bicarbonate across the red blood cell membrane. Nine mutations leading to single amino-acid substitutions in the transmembrane domain of AE1 are associated with dominant hereditary stomatocytosis, monovalent cation leaks, and reduced anion exchange activity. We set up a stopped-flow spectrofluorometry assay coupled with flow cytometry to investigate the anion transport and membrane expression characteristics of wild-type recombinant AE1 in HEK293 cells, using an inducible expression system. Likewise, study of three stomatocytosis-associated mutations (R730C, E758K, and G796R), allowed the validation of our method. Measurement of the rapid and specific chloride/bicarbonate exchange by surface expressed AE1 showed that E758K mutant was fully active compared with wild-type (WT) AE1, whereas R730C and G796R mutants were inactive, reinforcing previously reported data on other experimental models. Stopped-flow analysis of AE1 transport activity in red blood cell ghost preparations revealed a 50% reduction of G796R compared with WT AE1 corresponding to a loss of function of the G796R mutated protein, in accordance with the heterozygous status of the AE1 variant patients. In conclusion, stopped-flow led to measurement of rapid transport kinetics using the natural substrate for AE1 and, conjugated with flow cytometry, allowed a reliable correlation of chloride/bicarbonate exchange to surface expression of AE1, both in recombinant cells and ghosts and therefore a fine comparison of function between different stomatocytosis samples. This technical approach thus provides significant improvements in anion exchange analysis in red blood cells.
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- Etienne Frumence
- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
- Université de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, France; and
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- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
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- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
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- Chair of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University Federico II, Naples, and CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
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- Chair of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University Federico II, Naples, and CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
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- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
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- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
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- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
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- Inserm U665, Paris, France
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S665, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex., Paris, France
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Yabuki T, Morimoto F, Kida Y, Sakaguchi M. Membrane translocation of lumenal domains of membrane proteins powered by downstream transmembrane sequences. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:3123-32. [PMID: 23924896 PMCID: PMC3784385 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-04-0210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The affinity required for the trapping of translocation of a streptavidin-binding peptide–tagged N-terminal domain of a type I signal anchor sequence is determined. Using the same tagging method, this study also detects the cytosolic stall of lumenal loops of a multispanning membrane protein and the translocation by the following TM sequence. Translocation of the N-terminus of a type I signal anchor (SA-I) sequence across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane can be arrested by tagging with a streptavidin-binding peptide tag (SBP tag) and trapping by streptavidin. In the present study, we first examine the affinity required for the translocation arrest. When the SBP tag is serially truncated, the ability for arrest gradually decreases. Surface plasmon resonance analysis shows that an interaction as strong as 10−8 M or a smaller dissociation constant is required for trapping the topogenesis of a natural SA-I sequence. Such truncated tags, however, become effective by mutating the SA-I sequence, suggesting that the translocation motivation is considerably influenced by the properties of the SA-I sequence. In addition, we introduce the SBP tag into lumenal loops of a multispanning membrane protein, human erythrocyte band 3. Among the tagged loops between transmembrane 1 (TM1) and TM8, three loops are trapped by cytosolic streptavidin. These loops are followed by TM sequences possessing topogenic properties, like the SA-I sequence, and translocation of one loop is diminished by insertion of a proline into the following TM sequence. These findings suggest that the translocation of lumenal loops by SA-I–like TM sequences has a crucial role in topogenesis of multispanning membrane proteins.
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- Takaaki Yabuki
- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Kouto, Kamigori, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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Loqman MY, Bush PG, Farquharson C, Hall AC. Suppression of mammalian bone growth by membrane transport inhibitors. J Cell Biochem 2013; 114:658-68. [PMID: 23059814 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bone lengthening during skeletal growth is driven primarily by the controlled enlargement of growth plate (GP) chondrocytes. The cellular mechanisms are unclear but membrane transporters are probably involved. We investigated the role of the Na(+)/H(+) antiporter (NHE1) and anion exchanger (AE2) in bone lengthening and GP chondrocyte hypertrophy in Sprague-Dawley 7-day-old rat (P7) bone rudiments using the inhibitors EIPA (5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride) and DIDS (4,4-diidothiocyano-2,2-stilbenedisulphonate), respectively. We have also determined cell-associated levels of these transporters along the GP using fluorescent immunohistochemistry (FIHC). Culture of bones with EIPA or DIDS inhibited rudiment growth (50% at approx. 250 and 25 µM, respectively). Both decreased the size of the hypertrophic zone (P < 0.05) but had no effect on overall length or cell density of the GP. In situ chondrocyte volume in proliferative and hypertrophic zones was decreased (P < 0.01) with EIPA but not DIDS. FIHC labeling of NHE1 was relatively high and constant along the GP but declined steeply in the late hypertrophic zone. In contrast, AE2 labeling was relatively low in proliferative zone cells but increased (P < 0.05) reaching a maximum in the early hypertrophic zone, before falling rapidly in the late hypertrophic zone suggesting AE2 might regulate the transition phase of chondrocytes between proliferative and hypertrophic zones. The inhibition of bone growth by EIPA may be due to a reduction to chondrocyte volume set-point. However the effect of DIDS was unclear but could result from inhibition of AE2 and blocking of the transition phase. These results demonstrate that NHE1 and AE2 are important regulators of bone growth.
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- Mohamad Y Loqman
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, Scotland, UK
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Otsu W, Kurooka T, Otsuka Y, Sato K, Inaba M. A new class of endoplasmic reticulum export signal PhiXPhiXPhi for transmembrane proteins and its selective interaction with Sec24C. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:18521-32. [PMID: 23658022 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.443325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein export from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) depends on the interaction between a signal motif on the cargo and a cargo recognition site on the coatomer protein complex II. A hydrophobic sequence in the N terminus of the bovine anion exchanger 1 (AE1) anion exchanger facilitated the ER export of human AE1Δ11, an ER-retained AE1 mutant, through interaction with a specific Sec24 isoform. The cell surface expression and N-glycan processing of various substitution mutants or chimeras of human and bovine AE1 proteins and their Δ11 mutants in HEK293 cells were examined. The N-terminal sequence (V/L/F)X(I/L)X(M/L), (26)VSIPM(30) in bovine AE1, which is comparable with ΦXΦXΦ, acted as the ER export signal for AE1 and AE1Δ11 (Φ is a hydrophobic amino acid, and X is any amino acid). The AE1-Ly49E chimeric protein possessing the ΦXΦXΦ motif exhibited effective cell surface expression and N-glycan maturation via the coatomer protein complex II pathway, whereas a chimera lacking this motif was retained in the ER. A synthetic polypeptide containing the N terminus of bovine AE1 bound the Sec23A-Sec24C complex through a selective interaction with Sec24C. Co-transfection of Sec24C-AAA, in which the residues (895)LIL(897) (the binding site for another ER export signal motif IXM on Sec24C and Sec24D) were mutated to (895)AAA(897), specifically increased ER retention of the AE1-Ly49E chimera. These findings demonstrate that the ΦXΦXΦ sequence functions as a novel signal motif for the ER export of cargo proteins through an exclusive interaction with Sec24C.
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- Wataru Otsu
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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The concept of the cytosol as a space that contains discrete zones of metabolites is discussed relative to the contribution of GAPDH. GAPDH is directed to very specific cell compartments. This chapter describes the utilization of GAPDH's enzymatic function for focal demands (i.e. ATP/ADP and NAD(+)/NADH), and offers a speculative role for GAPDH as perhaps moderating local concentrations of inorganic phosphate and hydrogen ions (i.e. co-substrate and co-product of the glycolytic reaction, respectively). Where known, the structural features of the binding between GAPDH and the compartment components are discussed. The nuances, which are associated with the intracellular distribution of GAPDH, appear to be specific to the cell-type, particularly with regards to the various plasma membrane proteins to which GAPDH binds. The chapter includes discussion on the curious observation of GAPDH being localized to the external surface of the plasma membrane in a human cell type. The default perspective has been that GAPDH localization is synonymous with compartmentation of glycolytic energy. The chapter discusses GAPDH translocation to the nucleus and to non-nuclear cellular structures, emphasizing its glycolytic function. Nevertheless, it is becoming clear that alternate functions of GAPDH play a role in compartmentation, particularly in the translocation to the nucleus.
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- Norbert W Seidler
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Mesquita FS, Machado SA, Drnevich J, Borowicz P, Wang Z, Nowak RA. Influence of cloning by chromatin transfer on placental gene expression at Day 45 of pregnancy in cattle. Anim Reprod Sci 2013; 136:231-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Lee S, Yang HS, Kim E, Ju EJ, Kwon MH, Dudley RK, Smith Y, Yun CC, Choi I. PSD-95 interacts with NBCn1 and enhances channel-like activity without affecting Na/HCO(3) cotransport. Cell Physiol Biochem 2012. [PMID: 23183381 DOI: 10.1159/000343332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The sodium/bicarbonate transporter NBCn1 plays an essential role in intracellular pH regulation and transepithelial HCO(3)(-) movement in the body. NBCn1 also has sodium channel-like activity uncoupled to Na/HCO(3) cotransport. We previously reported that NBCn1 interacts with the postsynaptic density protein PSD-95 in the brain. Here, we elucidated the structural determinant and functional consequence of NBCn1/PSD-95 interaction. METHODS RESULTS In rat hippocampal CA3 neurons, NBCn1 was localized to the postsynaptic membranes of both dendritic shafts and spines and occasionally to the presynaptic membranes. A GST/NBCn1 fusion protein containing the C-terminal 131 amino acids of NBCn1 pulled down PSD-95 from rat brain lysates, whereas GST/NBCn1-ΔETSL (deletion of the last four amino acids) and GST/NBCn2 (NCBE) lacking the same ETSL did not. NBCn1 and PSD-95 were coimmunoprecipitated in HEK 293 cells, and their interaction did not affect the efficacy of PSD-95 to bind to the NMDA receptor NR2A. PSD-95 has negligible effects on intracellular pH changes mediated by NBCn1 in HEK 293 cells and Xenopus oocytes. However, PSD-95 increased an ionic conductance produced by NBCn1 channel-like activity. This increase was abolished by NBCn1-ΔETSL or by the peptide containing the last 15 amino acids of NBCn1. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that PSD-95 interacts with NBCn1 and increases its channel-like activity while negligibly affecting Na/HCO(3) cotransport. The possibility that the channel-like activity occurs via an intermolecular cavity of multimeric NBCn1 proteins is discussed.
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- Soojung Lee
- Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Wang T, Zhao L, Yang Y, Tian H, Suo WH, Yan M, Fu GH. EGR1 is critical for gastrin-dependent upregulation of anion exchanger 2 in gastric cancer cells. FEBS J 2012; 280:174-83. [PMID: 23121767 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Revised: 10/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The essential anion exchanger (AE) involved in bicarbonate secretion is AE2/SLC4A2, a membrane protein recognized to be relevant for the regulation of the intracellular pH in several cell types. Here we report that gastrin, a major gastrointestinal hormone, upregulates the expression of AE2 mRNA and protein in a cholecystokinin B receptor dependent manner in gastric cancer cells. The upregulated species of AE2 mRNA originates from the classical upstream promoter of the AE2 gene (here referred to as AE2a1) which provides the binding site for transcription factors early growth response 1 (EGR1) and SP1. EGR1 upregulated the AE2 expression that can be competitively inhibited by SP1 in co-transfection experiments. This competitive inhibition was avoided in cells because the SP1 expression was time-staggered to EGR1 in response to gastrin. Overexpression or knockdown of EGR1 consistently increased or decreased the expression of AE2. Our data linked a novel signal pathway involved in gastrin-stimulated AE2 expression.
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- Ting Wang
- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zhou C, Baltz JM. JAK2 mediates the acute response to decreased cell volume in mouse preimplantation embryos by activating NHE1. J Cell Physiol 2012; 228:428-38. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Baltz JM, Zhou C. Cell volume regulation in mammalian oocytes and preimplantation embryos. Mol Reprod Dev 2012; 79:821-31. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jonchère V, Brionne A, Gautron J, Nys Y. Identification of uterine ion transporters for mineralisation precursors of the avian eggshell. BMC PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 12:10. [PMID: 22943410 PMCID: PMC3582589 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6793-12-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Gallus gallus, eggshell formation takes place daily in the hen uterus and requires large amounts of the ionic precursors for calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Both elements (Ca2+, HCO3-) are supplied by the blood via trans-epithelial transport. Our aims were to identify genes coding for ion transporters that are upregulated in the uterine portion of the oviduct during eggshell calcification, compared to other tissues and other physiological states, and incorporate these proteins into a general model for mineral transfer across the tubular gland cells during eggshell formation. RESULTS A total of 37 candidate ion transport genes were selected from our database of overexpressed uterine genes associated with eggshell calcification, and by analogy with mammalian transporters. Their uterine expression was compared by qRTPCR in the presence and absence of eggshell formation, and with relative expression levels in magnum (low Ca2+/HCO3- movement) and duodenum (high rates of Ca2+/HCO3- trans-epithelial transfer). We identified overexpression of eleven genes related to calcium movement: the TRPV6 Ca2+ channel (basolateral uptake of Ca2+), 28 kDa calbindin (intracellular Ca2+ buffering), the endoplasmic reticulum type 2 and 3 Ca2+ pumps (ER uptake), and the inositol trisphosphate receptors type 1, 2 and 3 (ER release). Ca2+ movement across the apical membrane likely involves membrane Ca2+ pumps and Ca2+/Na+ exchangers. Our data suggests that Na+ transport involved the SCNN1 channel and the Na+/Ca2+ exchangers SLC8A1, 3 for cell uptake, the Na+/K+ ATPase for cell output. K+ uptake resulted from the Na+/K+ ATPase, and its output from the K+ channels (KCNJ2, 15, 16 and KCNMA1).We propose that the HCO3- is mainly produced from CO2 by the carbonic anhydrase 2 (CA2) and that HCO3- is secreted through the HCO3-/Cl- exchanger SLC26A9. HCO3- synthesis and precipitation with Ca2+ produce two H+. Protons are absorbed via the membrane's Ca2+ pumps ATP2B1, 2 in the apical membrane and the vacuolar (H+)-atpases at the basolateral level. Our model incorporate Cl- ions which are absorbed by the HCO3-/Cl- exchanger SLC26A9 and by Cl- channels (CLCN2, CFTR) and might be extruded by Cl-/H+ exchanger (CLCN5), but also by Na+ K+ 2 Cl- and K+ Cl- cotransporters. CONCLUSIONS Our Gallus gallus uterine model proposes a large list of ion transfer proteins supplying Ca2+ and HCO3- and maintaining cellular ionic homeostasis. This avian model should contribute towards understanding the mechanisms and regulation for ionic precursors of CaCO3, and provide insight in other species where epithelia transport large amount of calcium or bicarbonate.
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- INRA, UR83 Recherches Avicoles, F-37380, Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UR83 Recherches Avicoles, F-37380, Nouzilly, France
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Most organelles within the exocytic and endocytic pathways typically acidify their interiors, a phenomenon that is known to be crucial for their optimal functioning in eukaryotic cells. This review highlights recent advances in our understanding of how Golgi acidity is maintained and regulated, and how its misregulation contributes to organelle dysfunction and disease. Both its biosynthetic products (glycans) and protein-sorting events are highly sensitive to changes in Golgi luminal pH and are affected in certain human disease states such as cancers and cutis laxa. Other potential disease states that are caused by, or are associated with, Golgi pH misregulation will also be discussed.
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- Antti Rivinoja
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Ho HTB, Dahlin A, Wang J. Expression Profiling of Solute Carrier Gene Families at the Blood-CSF Barrier. Front Pharmacol 2012; 3:154. [PMID: 22936914 PMCID: PMC3426838 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2012.00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The choroid plexus (CP) is a highly vascularized tissue in the brain ventricles and acts as the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier (BCSFB). A main function of the CP is to secrete CSF, which is accomplished by active transport of small ions and water from the blood side to the CSF side. The CP also supplies the brain with certain nutrients, hormones, and metal ions, while removing metabolites and xenobiotics from the CSF. Numerous membrane transporters are expressed in the CP in order to facilitate the solute exchange between the blood and the CSF. The solute carrier (SLC) superfamily represents a major class of transporters in the CP that constitutes the molecular mechanisms for CP function. Recently, we systematically and quantitatively examined Slc gene expression in 20 anatomically comprehensive brain areas in the adult mouse brain using high-quality in situ hybridization data generated by the Allen Brain Atlas. Here we focus our analysis on Slc gene expression at the BCSFB using previously obtained data. Of the 252 Slc genes present in the mouse brain, 202 Slc genes were found at detectable levels in the CP. Unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis showed that the CP Slc gene expression pattern is substantially different from the other 19 analyzed brain regions. The majority of the Slc genes in the CP are expressed at low to moderate levels, whereas 28 Slc genes are present in the CP at the highest levels. These highly expressed Slc genes encode transporters involved in CSF secretion, energy production, and transport of nutrients, hormones, neurotransmitters, sulfate, and metal ions. In this review, the functional characteristics and potential importance of these Slc transporters in the CP are discussed, with particular emphasis on their localization and physiological functions at the BCSFB.
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- Horace T B Ho
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA
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Takakura H, Kojima R, Ozawa T, Nagano T, Urano Y. Development of 5'- and 7'-substituted luciferin analogues as acid-tolerant substrates of firefly luciferase. Chembiochem 2012; 13:1424-7. [PMID: 22678981 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201200142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hideo Takakura
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Hongoh M, Haratake M, Fuchigami T, Nakayama M. A thiol-mediated active membrane transport of selenium by erythroid anion exchanger 1 protein. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:7340-9. [PMID: 22580993 DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30707c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, we describe a thiol-mediated and energy-dependent membrane transport of selenium by erythroid anion exchanger 1 (AE1, also known as band 3 protein). The AE1 is the most abundant integral protein of red cell membranes and plays a critical role in the carbon dioxide transport system in which carbon dioxide is carried as bicarbonate in the plasma. This protein mediates the membrane transport of selenium, an essential antioxidant micronutrient, from red cells to the plasma in a manner that is distinct from the already known anion exchange mechanism. In this pathway, selenium bound to the cysteine 93 of the hemoglobin β chain (Hb-Cysβ93) is transported by the relay mechanism to the Cys317 of the amino-terminal cytoplasmic domain of the AE1 on the basis of the intrinsic interaction between the two proteins and is subsequently exported to the plasma via the Cys843 of the membrane-spanning domain. The selenium export did not occur in plain isotonic buffer solutions and required thiols, such as albumin, in the outer medium. Such a membrane transport mechanism would also participate in the export pathways of the nitric oxide vasodilator activity and other thiol-reactive substances bound to the Hb-Cysβ93 from red cells to the plasma and/or peripherals.
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- Masafumi Hongoh
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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Akbas F, Aydin Z. Boric acid increases the expression levels of human anion exchanger genes SLC4A2 and SLC4A3. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2012; 11:847-54. [PMID: 22576912 DOI: 10.4238/2012.april.3.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Boron is an important micronutrient in plants and animals. The role of boron in living systems includes coordinated regulation of gene expression, growth and proliferation of higher plants and animals. There are several well-defined genes associated with boron transportation and tolerance in plants and these genes show close homology with human anion exchanger genes. Mutation of these genes also characterizes some genetic disorders. We investigated the toxic effects of boric acid on HEK293 cells and mRNA expression of anion exchanger (SLC4A1, SLC4A2 and SLC4A3) genes. Cytotoxicity of boric acid at different concentrations was tested by using the methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay. Gene expression profiles were examined using quantitative real-time PCR. In the HEK293 cells, the nontoxic upper concentration of boric acid was 250 μM; more than 500 μM caused cytotoxicity. The 250 μM boric acid concentration increased gene expression level of SLC4A2 up to 8.6-fold and SLC4A3 up to 2.6-fold, after 36-h incubation. There was no significant effect of boric acid on SLC4A1 mRNA expression levels.
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- F Akbas
- Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Fatih University, Büyükcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Song LJ, Liu RJ, Zeng Z, Alper SL, Cui HJ, Lu Y, Zheng L, Yan ZW, Fu GH. Gastrin inhibits a novel, pathological colon cancer signaling pathway involving EGR1, AE2, and P-ERK. J Mol Med (Berl) 2012; 90:707-18. [PMID: 22228178 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-011-0851-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Human anion exchanger 2 (AE2) is a plasma membrane protein that regulates intracellular pH and cell volume. AE2 contributes to transepithelial transport of chloride and bicarbonate in normal colon and other epithelial tissues. We now report that AE2 overexpression in colon cancer cells is correlated with expression of the nuclear proliferation marker, Ki67. Survival analysis of 24 patients with colon cancer in early stage or 33 patients with tubular adenocarcinoma demonstrated that expression of AE2 is correlated with poor prognosis. Cellular and molecular experiments indicated that AE2 expression promoted proliferation of colon cancer cells. In addition, we found that transcription factor EGR1 underlies AE2 upregulation and the AE2 sequester p16INK4a (P16) in the cytoplasm of colon cancer cells. Cytoplasmic P16 enhanced ERK phosphorylation and promoted proliferation of colon cancer cells. Gastrin inhibited proliferation of colon cancer cells by suppressing expression of EGR1 and AE2 and by blocking ERK phosphorylation. Taken together, our data describe a novel EGR1/AE2/P16/P-ERK signaling pathway in colon carcinogenesis, with implications for pathologic prognosis and for novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Ling-Jun Song
- Department of Pathology, Key Laboratory of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Chinese Ministry of Education, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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Chen HP, He M, Mei ZJ, Huang QR, Peng W, Huang M. Anion exchanger 3 is required for sasanquasaponin to inhibit ischemia/reperfusion-induced elevation of intracellular Cl− concentration and to elicit cardioprotection. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:2803-12. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Mackinder L, Wheeler G, Schroeder D, von Dassow P, Riebesell U, Brownlee C. Expression of biomineralization-related ion transport genes in Emiliania huxleyi. Environ Microbiol 2011; 13:3250-65. [PMID: 21902794 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biomineralization in the marine phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi is a stringently controlled intracellular process. The molecular basis of coccolith production is still relatively unknown although its importance in global biogeochemical cycles and varying sensitivity to increased pCO₂ levels has been well documented. This study looks into the role of several candidate Ca²⁺, H⁺ and inorganic carbon transport genes in E. huxleyi, using quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR. Differential gene expression analysis was investigated in two isogenic pairs of calcifying and non-calcifying strains of E. huxleyi and cultures grown at various Ca²⁺ concentrations to alter calcite production. We show that calcification correlated to the consistent upregulation of a putative HCO₃⁻ transporter belonging to the solute carrier 4 (SLC4) family, a Ca²⁺/H⁺ exchanger belonging to the CAX family of exchangers and a vacuolar H⁺-ATPase. We also show that the coccolith-associated protein, GPA is downregulated in calcifying cells. The data provide strong evidence that these genes play key roles in E. huxleyi biomineralization. Based on the gene expression data and the current literature a working model for biomineralization-related ion transport in coccolithophores is presented.
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- Luke Mackinder
- The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association of the UK, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK.
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Wang CC, Sato K, Otsuka Y, Otsu W, Inaba M. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of mammalian erythroid AE1 anion exchanger facilitated by a YXXΦ or a noncanonical YXXXΦ motif in the N-terminal stretch. J Vet Med Sci 2011; 74:17-25. [PMID: 21873807 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To explore the roles of the conserved YXXΦ-type motif in the erythroid-specific N-terminal stretch of anion exchanger 1 (AE1), cell surface expression and internalization of various mutants derived from murine erythroid AE1 tagged with an N-terminal enhanced green fluorescent protein and an extracellular FLAG (EGFP-mAE1Flag) were explored in K562 and HEK293 cells. EGFP-mAE1Flag showed rapid internalization, in association with the internalizations of transferrin and the endogenous AE1 chaperone-like protein glycophorin A in K562 cells. Disruption of the conserved Y72VEL sequence markedly reduced the internalization and increased the relative abundance of cell-surface AE1, whereas substitution of the N-terminal region from bovine AE1 that lacks the relevant motif for the corresponding region had less of an effect on internalization. Deletion or substitution mutations of the Y7EDQL sequence in the bovine N-terminal stretch resulted in the decreased internalization of the AE1 proteins. Cell surface biotinylation and deglycosylation studies showed that approximately 30% of the cell-surface EGFP-mAE1Flag and several other mutants was sorted to the plasma membrane without N-glycan maturation in the Golgi apparatus. These findings indicate that the conserved YXXΦ sequence or a noncanonical YXXXΦ sequence in the N-terminal region facilitates the endocytic recycling of erythroid AE1 through a clathrin-mediated pathway.
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- Chen-Chi Wang
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Band 3 missense mutations and stomatocytosis: insight into the molecular mechanism responsible for monovalent cation leak. Int J Cell Biol 2011; 2011:136802. [PMID: 21876696 PMCID: PMC3163022 DOI: 10.1155/2011/136802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/29/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Missense mutations in the erythroid band 3 protein (Anion Exchanger 1) have been associated with hereditary stomatocytosis. Features of cation leaky red cells combined with functional expression of the mutated protein led to the conclusion that the AE1 point mutations were responsible for Na(+) and K(+) leak through a conductive mechanism. A molecular mechanism explaining mutated AE1-linked stomatocytosis involves changes in AE1 transport properties that become leaky to Na(+) and K(+). However, another explanation suggests that point-mutated AE1 could regulate a cation leak through other transporters. This short paper intends to discuss these two alternatives.
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Wu F, Satchwell TJ, Toye AM. Anion exchanger 1 in red blood cells and kidney: Band 3's in a pod. Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 89:106-14. [PMID: 21455263 DOI: 10.1139/o10-146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The bicarbonate/chloride exchanger 1 (AE1, Band 3) is abundantly expressed in the red blood cell membrane, where it is involved in gas exchange and functions as a major site of cytoskeletal attachment to the erythrocyte membrane. A truncated kidney isoform (kAE1) is highly expressed in type A intercalated cells of the distal tubules, where it is vital for urinary acidification. Recently, kAE1 has emerged as a novel physiologically significant protein in the kidney glomerulus. This minireview will discuss the known interactions of kAE1 in the podocytes and the possible mechanisms whereby this important multispanning membrane protein may contribute to the function of the glomerular filtration barrier and prevent proteinuria.
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- Fiona Wu
- School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Sowah D, Casey JR. An intramolecular transport metabolon: fusion of carbonic anhydrase II to the COOH terminus of the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-)exchanger, AE1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 301:C336-46. [PMID: 21543742 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00005.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Anion exchanger 1 (AE1) is the plasma membrane Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger of erythrocytes. Carbonic anhydrases (CA) provide substrate for AE1 by catalyzing the reaction, H(2)O + CO(2) ↔ HCO(3)(-) + H(+). The physical complex of CAII with AE1 has been proposed to maximize anion exchange activity. To examine the effect of CAII catalysis on AE1 transport rate, we fused either CAII-wild type or catalytically inactive CAII-V143Y to the cytoplasmic COOH terminus of AE1 to form AE1.CAII and AE1.CAII-V143Y, respectively. When expressed in transfected human embryonic kidney 293 cells, AE1.CAII had a similar Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange activity to AE1 alone, as assessed by the flux of H(+) equivalents (87 ± 4% vs. AE1) or rate of change of intracellular Cl(-) concentration (93 ± 4% vs. AE1), suggesting that CAII does not activate AE1. In contrast, AE1.CAII-V143Y displayed transport rates for H(+) equivalents and Cl(-) of 55 ± 2% and of 40 ± 2%, versus AE1. Fusion of CAII to AE1 therefore reduces anion transport activity, but this reduction is compensated for during Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange by the presence of catalytically active CAII. Overexpression of free CAII-V143Y acts in a dominant negative manner to reduce AE1-mediated HCO(3)(-) transport by displacement of endogenous CAII-wild type from its binding site on AE1. To examine whether AE1.CAII bound endogenous CAII, we coexpressed CAII-V143Y along with AE1 or AE1.CAII. The bicarbonate transport activity of AE1 was inhibited by CAII-V143Y, whereas the activity of AE1.CAII was unaffected by CAII-V143Y, suggesting impaired transport activity upon displacement of functional CAII from AE1 but not AE1.CAII. Taken together, these data suggest that association of functional CAII with AE1 increases Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange activity, consistent with the HCO(3)(-) transport metabolon model.
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- Daniel Sowah
- Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, Department of Physiology, School of Molecular and Systems Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Hedden L, Benes CH, Soltoff SP. P2X(7) receptor antagonists display agonist-like effects on cell signaling proteins. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1810:532-42. [PMID: 21397667 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Revised: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The activation of various P2 receptors (P2R) by extracellular nucleotides promotes diverse cellular events, including the stimulation of cell signaling protein and increases in [Ca(2+)](i). We report that some agents that can block P2X(7)R receptors also promote diverse P2X(7)R-independent effects on cell signaling. METHODS We exposed native rat parotid acinar cells, salivary gland cell lines (Par-C10, HSY, HSG), and PC12 cells to suramin, DIDS (4,4'-diisothiocyano stilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid), Cibacron Blue 3GA, Brilliant Blue G, and the P2X(7)R-selective antagonist A438079, and examined the activation/phosphorylation of ERK1/2, PKCδ, Src, CDCP1, and other signaling proteins. RESULTS With the exception of suramin, these agents blocked the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 by BzATP in rat parotid acinar cells; but higher concentrations of suramin blocked ATP-stimulated (45)Ca(2+) entry. Aside from A438079, these agents increased the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, Src, PKCδ, and other proteins (including Dok-1) within minutes in an agent- and cell type-specific manner in the absence of a P2X(7)R ligand. The stimulatory effect of these compounds on the tyrosine phosphorylation of CDCP1 and its Src-dependent association with PKCδ was blocked by knockdown of CDCP1, which also blocked Src and PKCδ phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS Several agents used as P2X(7)R blockers promote the activation of various signaling proteins and thereby act more like receptor agonists than antagonists. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Some compounds used to block P2 receptors have complicated effects that may confound their use in blocking receptor activation and other biological processes for which they are employed, including their use as blockers of various ion transport proteins.
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- Lee Hedden
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Oehlke O, Martin HW, Osterberg N, Roussa E. Rab11b and its effector Rip11 regulate the acidosis-induced traffic of V-ATPase in salivary ducts. J Cell Physiol 2010; 226:638-51. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Damkier HH, Brown PD, Praetorius J. Epithelial pathways in choroid plexus electrolyte transport. Physiology (Bethesda) 2010; 25:239-49. [PMID: 20699470 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00011.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A stable intraventricular milieu is crucial for maintaining normal neuronal function. The choroid plexus epithelium produces the cerebrospinal fluid and in doing so influences the chemical composition of the interstitial fluid of the brain. Here, we review the molecular pathways involved in transport of the electrolytes Na+, K+, Cl-, and HCO3(-)across the choroid plexus epithelium.
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- Helle H Damkier
- Department of Anatomy and the Water and Salt Research Center, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Oehlschläger S, Fuessel S, Meye A, Herrmann J, Lotzkat U, Froehner M, Albrecht S, Wirth MP. Importance of erythrocyte band III anion transporter (SLC4A1) on oxalate clearance of calcium oxalate monohydrate stone-formering patients vs. normal controls. Urology 2010; 77:250.e1-5. [PMID: 20947140 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Revised: 05/30/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine erythrocyte band III transport protein (SLC4A1), erythrocyte oxalate flux, and plasmatic, cellular, and urine oxalate concentrations and blood gas analyses in calcium oxalate monohydrate stone-forming patients (COM) in comparison with normal controls (NC). METHODS Isolated red cells from 51 NC and 25 COM cases were divided for cellular oxalate measurement and for measurement of transcellular erythrocyte oxalate flux (pH 7.48-8.24). SLC4A1 protein levels were determined by Western blot analyses. Plasmatic and urinary oxalate levels and the venous blood gas analysis were measured simultaneously. RESULTS SLC4A1 protein levels were significantly higher in COM (8.76 ± 2.12) than in NC (4.17 ± 0.61; P < .02). Cellular oxalate and venous HCO(3)(-) were significantly lower in COM (2.35 ± 0.26 μmol/L) and (24.06 ± 0.24 mmo/l) than in NC (4.03 ± 0.49 μmol/L; P < .05) and (24.93 ± 0.17 mmol/L; P < .01). Urinary oxalate was significantly higher in COM (0.31 ± 0.02 mmol/L) than in NC (0.25 ± 0.01 mmol/L; P < .04). The erythrocyte transmembrane oxalate flux correlated with the pH value and with the urinary oxalate in both groups (r = .25-.55; P = .01). With increased pH values, the oxalate flux showed inverse effects in both groups. CONCLUSIONS SLC4A1 associated changes of HCO(3)(-) and pH levels influenced the cellular oxalate levels and urinary oxalate clearance. Under normal conditions (pH 7.55) the oxalate efflux in COM was comparable with the acid stimulated oxalate efflux in NC. The addition of HCO(3)(-) compensated the flux of COM stone formers to the levels of normal controls.
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New insights into the physiological role of carbonic anhydrase IX in tumour pH regulation. Oncogene 2010; 29:6509-21. [PMID: 20890298 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this review, we discuss the role of the tumour-associated carbonic anhydrase isoform IX (CAIX) in the context of pH regulation. We summarise recent experimental findings on the effect of CAIX on cell growth and survival, and present a diffusion-reaction model to help in the assessment of CAIX function under physiological conditions. CAIX emerges as an important facilitator of acid diffusion and acid transport, helping to overcome large cell-to-capillary distances that are characteristic of solid tumours. The source of substrate for CAIX catalysis is likely to be CO₂, generated by adequately oxygenated mitochondria or from the titration of metabolic acids with HCO₃⁻ taken up from the extracellular milieu. The relative importance of these pathways will depend on oxygen and metabolite availability, the spatiotemporal patterns of the cell's exposure to hypoxia and on the regulation of metabolism by genes. This is now an important avenue for further investigation. The importance of CAIX in regulating tumour pH highlights the protein as a potential target for cancer therapy.
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Involvement of anion exchanger-2 in apoptosis of endothelial cells induced by high glucose through an mPTP-ROS-Caspase-3 dependent pathway. Apoptosis 2010; 15:693-704. [PMID: 20180022 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-010-0477-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Excess apoptosis of endothelial cells (EC) plays crucial roles in the onset and progression of vasculopathy in diabetes mellitus. Anion exchanger-2 (AE2) might be involved in the vasculopathy. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that AE2 mediated the apoptosis of EC. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of AE2 in the apoptosis of HUVECs induced by high glucose (HG) and its possible mechanisms. First, HUVECs were exposed to different glucose concentrations (5.5, 17.8, 35.6, 71.2 and 142.4 mmol/l, respectively, pH = 7.40) for different time points (12, 24, 48, 72, 120, and 168 h, respectively). Intracellular Cl(-) concentration ([Cl(-)]i), AE2 expression and the apoptosis were assayed. Then, 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS), Cl(-)-free media or specific RNA interference (RNAi) for AE2 was used to confirm whether AE2 could mediate the apoptosis induced by HG. Finally, the mechanisms of the AE2-mediated apoptosis were investigated by detecting mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP, DeltaPsim) openings, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and Caspase-3 activity. We found that HG upregulated the AE2 expression and activity, increased [Cl(-)]i and induced the apoptosis in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. The apoptosis of HUVECs by HG was possibly mediated by AE2 through an mPTP-ROS-Caspase-3 dependent pathway. These findings suggested that AE2 was likely to be a glucose-sensitive transmembrane transporter and a novel potential therapeutic target for diabetic vasculopathy.
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Vasuvattakul S. Molecular Approach for Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis Associated AE1 Mutations. Electrolyte Blood Press 2010; 8:25-31. [PMID: 21468194 PMCID: PMC3041492 DOI: 10.5049/ebp.2010.8.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The molecular approaches to distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) associated AE1 mutations lead us to understand the genetic and pathophysiological aspects of the acidification defects. An unanticipated high value of the urine-blood (U-B) PCO(2) after NaHCO(3) loading observed in a case of dRTA and southeast Asian ovalocytosis (SAO) might be from a mistarget of the AE1 to the luminal membrane of type A intercalated cells. The mutations of the AE1 gene resulted in SAO and also affected renal acidification function. Notwithstanding, after the NH4Cl loading in 20 individuals with SAO, the acidification in the distal nephron was normal. The presence of both SAO and G701D mutations of AE1 gene would explain the abnormal urinary acidification in the patients with the compound heterozogosity. In terms of the effect of the mutations on trafficking of AE1, truncated kidney isoform (kAE1) of wild-type showed a 'dominant-positive effect' in rescuing the recessive mutant kAE1 (S773P or G701D) trafficking to the plasma membrane, in contrast with the dominant mutant kAE1 (R589H) resulting in a 'dominant-negative effect' when heterodimerized with the wild-type kAE1. It is notable that the dominant mutants kAE1 (R901X or G609R) expression in MDCK cells clearly results in aberrant surface expression with some mutant protein appearing at the apical membrane. These might result in net bicarbonate secretion and increasing U-B PCO(2) in the distal nephron. The molecular physiological and genetic approaches have permitted identification of the molecular defects, predominantly in transporter proteins, and should in turn prompt development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Somkiat Vasuvattakul
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Wu F, Saleem MA, Kampik NB, Satchwell TJ, Williamson RC, Blattner SM, Ni L, Toth T, White G, Young MT, Parker MD, Alper SL, Wagner CA, Toye AM. Anion exchanger 1 interacts with nephrin in podocytes. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 21:1456-67. [PMID: 20576809 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2009090921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The central role of the multifunctional protein nephrin within the macromolecular complex forming the glomerular slit diaphragm is well established, but the mechanisms linking the slit diaphragm to the cytoskeleton and to the signaling pathways involved in maintaining the integrity of the glomerular filter remain incompletely understood. Here, we report that nephrin interacts with the bicarbonate/chloride transporter kidney anion exchanger 1 (kAE1), detected by yeast two-hybrid assay and confirmed by immunoprecipitation and co-localization studies. We confirmed low-level glomerular expression of kAE1 in human and mouse kidneys by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. We observed less kAE1 in human glomeruli homozygous for the NPHS1(FinMaj) nephrin mutation, whereas kAE1 expression remained unchanged in the collecting duct. We could not detect endogenous kAE1 expression in NPHS1(FinMaj) podocytes in primary culture, but heterologous re-introduction of wild-type nephrin into these podocytes rescued kAE1 expression. In kidneys of Ae1(-/-) mice, nephrin abundance was normal but its distribution was altered along with the reported kAE1-binding protein integrin-linked kinase (ILK). Ae1(-/-) mice had increased albuminuria with glomerular enlargement, mesangial expansion, mesangiosclerosis, and expansion of the glomerular basement membrane. Glomeruli with ILK-deficient podocytes also demonstrated altered AE1 and nephrin expression, further supporting the functional interdependence of these proteins. These data suggest that the podocyte protein kAE1 interacts with nephrin and ILK to maintain the structure and function of the glomerular basement membrane.
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- Fiona Wu
- Department of Clinical Sciences, South Bristol, UK
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Dubreuil RR, Das A, Base C, Mazock GH. The Drosophila Anion Exchanger (DAE) lacks a detectable interaction with the spectrin cytoskeleton. J Negat Results Biomed 2010; 9:5. [PMID: 20573195 PMCID: PMC2901199 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5751-9-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Current models suggest that the spectrin cytoskeleton stabilizes interacting ion transport proteins at the plasma membrane. The human erythrocyte anion exchanger (AE1) was the first membrane transport protein found to be associated with the spectrin cytoskeleton. Here we evaluated a conserved anion exchanger from Drosophila (DAE) as a marker for studies of the downstream effects of spectrin cytoskeleton mutations. Results Sequence comparisons established that DAE belongs to the SLC4A1-3 subfamily of anion exchangers that includes human AE1. Striking sequence conservation was observed in the C-terminal membrane transport domain and parts of the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain, but not in the proposed ankyrin-binding site. Using an antibody raised against DAE and a recombinant transgene expressed in Drosophila S2 cells DAE was shown to be a 136 kd plasma membrane protein. A major site of expression was found in the stomach acid-secreting region of the larval midgut. DAE codistributed with an infolded subcompartment of the basal plasma membrane of interstitial cells. However, spectrin did not codistribute with DAE at this site or in anterior midgut cells that abundantly expressed both spectrin and DAE. Ubiquitous knockdown of DAE with dsRNA eliminated antibody staining and was lethal, indicating that DAE is an essential gene product in Drosophila. Conclusions Based on the lack of colocalization and the lack of sequence conservation at the ankyrin-binding site, it appears that the well-characterized interaction between AE1 and the spectrin cytoskeleton in erythrocytes is not conserved in Drosophila. The results establish a pattern in which most of the known interactions between the spectrin cytoskeleton and the plasma membrane in mammals do not appear to be conserved in Drosophila.
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- Ronald R Dubreuil
- Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 900 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
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Huang Q, Li J, Feng W, Xu Y, Huang Z, Lv S, Zhou H, Gao L. Erythroid 5-aminolevulinate synthase mediates the upregulation of membrane band 3 protein expression by iron. Cell Biochem Funct 2010; 28:122-5. [PMID: 20087844 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Iron deficiency leads to abnormal expression and function of band 3 protein in erythrocytes, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. The mRNA of erythroid-specific 5-aminolevulinate synthase (eALAS) contains an iron response element and the eALAS protein is an important mediator of iron utilization by erythrocytes. In this study, we investigated the effect of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) mediated silencing of eALAS on the expression of band 3 protein induced by iron. By real-time RT-PCR and Western blot we showed that at mRNA and protein level iron-induced expression of band 3 protein was lower in eALAS-shRNA transfected K562 cells than in control cells. Of note, the lowest expression was detected in K562 cells cultured in iron deficiency condition (p < 0.01). Thus either iron deficiency or depletion of eALAS could suppress the expression of erythroid band 3 protein. These results demonstrated for the first time that iron and the iron-regulatory system regulate the expression of the erythrocyte membrane proteins.
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- Qianchuan Huang
- Department of Hematology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Sánchez-López JY, Camacho-Torres AL, Ibarra B, Tintos JA, Perea FJ. Analysis of the SLC4A1 gene in three Mexican patients with hereditary spherocytosis: Report of a novel mutation. Genet Mol Biol 2010; 33:9-11. [PMID: 21637597 PMCID: PMC3036091 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572009005000109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 08/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We analyzed the SLC4A1 gene in three Mexican patients with Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS). The promoter and all 20 exons were investigated through heteroduplex analysis and DNA sequencing. No DNA changes were detected in one of the three patients. Two well-known polymorphisms, Memphis I and the Diego-a blood group, were detected in another one. In the third, the HS phenotype could be explained by the novel 1885_1888dupCCGG mutation found in heterozygosis. This frameshift mutation is predicted to result in a truncated and unstable protein lacking normal functions.
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- Josefina Y Sánchez-López
- División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
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Differential recruitment of mechanisms for myogenic responses according to luminal pressure and arterial types. Pflugers Arch 2010; 460:19-29. [PMID: 20174820 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0791-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2009] [Revised: 12/23/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mechanosensitive nonselective cation channels (NSC(ms)), protein kinase C (PKC), and Rho kinase (ROCK) are suggested as underlying mechanisms for the myogenic contractile response (MR) to luminal pressure (P(lum)). Here we compared relative contributions from these mechanisms using pharmacological inhibitors in rabbit middle cerebral (RbCA), rat middle cerebral (RtCA), rat femoral (RtFA), and rat mesenteric (RtMA) small arteries. Inner diameters of pressurized arteries under various P(lum) were video-analyzed. 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS, 10 microM) was used as a blocker of NSC(ms). In general, RbCA and RtCA showed higher P(lum) sensitivity of MR than RtFA and RtMA. Ten micromolars of DIDS commonly decreased MRs more effectively at low P(lum) (40-60 mmHg) in all tested arteries except RtCA. In RbCA, PKC inhibitors (100 nM of Go6976 or Go6983) decreased the MR at relatively high P(lum) (80-100 mmHg) whereas ROCK inhibitor (Y-27632, 1 microM) showed a P(lum)-independent inhibition. In RtMA and RtCA, PKC inhibitors (Go6976 and Go6983) had no significant effect whereas Y-27632 generally inhibited the MR. In RtFA, neither PKC inhibitor nor Y-27632 alone affected MRs. Interestingly, in the presence of 10 microM DIDS, Go6983 and Y-27632 decreased the MR of RtFA. In RtMA, it was notable that the MR decreased spontaneously on repeated protocol of P(lum) increase, and the 'run-down' could be effective reversed by maxi-K(+) channel blocker (tetraethylammonium or iberiotoxin). In summary, our study shows the variability of MRs according to the arterial types in terms of their pressure sensitivity and underlying mechanisms that are recruited according to P(lum).
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Riihonen R, Nielsen S, Väänänen HK, Laitala-Leinonen T, Kwon TH. Degradation of hydroxyapatite in vivo and in vitro requires osteoclastic sodium-bicarbonate co-transporter NBCn1. Matrix Biol 2010; 29:287-94. [PMID: 20079835 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2010.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2009] [Revised: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 01/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Dissolution of the inorganic bone matrix releases not only calcium and phosphate ions, but also bicarbonate. Electroneutral sodium-bicarbonate co-transporter (NBCn1) is expressed in inactive osteoclasts, but its physiological role in bone resorption has remained unknown. We show here that NBCn1, encoded by the SLC4A7 gene, is directly involved in bone resorption. NBCn1 protein was specifically found at the bone-facing ruffled border areas, and metabolic acidosis increased NBCn1 expression in rats in vivo. In human hematopoietic stem cell cultures, NBCn1 mRNA expression was observed only after formation of resorbing osteoclasts. To further confirm the critical role of NBCn1 during bone resorption, human hematopoietic stem cells were transduced with SLC4A7 shRNA lentiviral particles. Downregulation of NBCn1 both on mRNA and protein level by lentiviral shRNAs significantly inhibited bone resorption and increased intracellular acidification in osteoclasts. The lentiviral particles did not impair osteoclast survival, or differentiation of the hematopoietic or mesenchymal precursor cells into osteoclasts or osteoblasts in vitro. Inhibition of NBCn1 activity may thus provide a new way to regulate osteoclast activity during pathological bone resorption.
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- Riikka Riihonen
- Bone Biology Research Consortium, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland
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Osteoporosis and arthritis are highly prevalent diseases and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These diseases result from aberrant tissue remodeling leading to weak, fracture-prone bones or painful, dysfunctional joints. The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) transcription factor family controls diverse biologic processes in vertebrates. Here, we review the scientific evidence that links NFAT-regulated gene transcription to bone and joint pathology. A particular emphasis is placed on the role of NFATs in bone resorption and formation by osteoclasts and osteoblasts, respectively. In addition, emerging data that connect NFATs with cartilage biology, angiogenesis, nociception, and neurogenic inflammation are explored. The goal of this article is to highlight the importance of tissue remodeling in musculoskeletal disease and situate NFAT-driven cellular responses within this context to inspire future research endeavors.
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- Despina Sitara
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Bayaa M, Vulesevic B, Esbaugh A, Braun M, Ekker ME, Grosell M, Perry SF. The involvement of SLC26 anion transporters in chloride uptake in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 212:3283-95. [PMID: 19801433 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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After demonstrating phylogenetic relatedness to orthologous mammalian genes, tools were developed to investigate the roles of three members (A3, A4 and A6c) of the SLC26 anion exchange gene family in Cl- uptake and HCO3 excretion in embryos and larvae of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Whole-mount in situ hybridization revealed the presence of SLC26 mRNA in gill primordia, mesonephros and heart (slc26a3 and a4 only) at 5-9 days postfertilization (d.p.f.). SLC26A3 protein was highly expressed in lateral line neuromasts and within the gill, was localized to a sub-population of epithelial cells, which often (but not always) coexpressed Na+/K+-ATPase. SLC26 mRNA levels increased with developmental age, peaking at 5-10 d.p.f.; the largest increases in rates of Cl- uptake (JinCl-) preceded the mRNA spike, occurring at 2-5 d.p.f. Raising zebrafish in water with a low [Cl-] caused marked increases in JinCl- at 3-10 d.p.f. and was associated with increased levels of SLC26 mRNA. Raising fish in water of high [Cl-] was without effect on JinCl- or SLC26 transcript abundance. Selective gene knockdown using morpholino antisense oligonucleotides demonstrated a significant role for SLC26A3 in Cl- uptake in larval fish raised in control water and roles for A3, A4 and A6c in fish raised in water with low [Cl-]. Prolonged (7 days) or acute (24 h) exposure of fish to elevated (2 or 5 mmol l(-1)) ambient [HCO3-] caused marked increases in Cl- uptake when determined in water of normal [HCO3-] that were accompanied by elevated levels of SLC26 mRNA. The increases in JinCl- associated with high ambient [HCO3-] were not observed in the SLC26 morphants (significant only at 5 mmol l(-1) HCO3- for A4 and 2 mmol l(-1) HCO3- for A6c). Net base excretion was markedly inhibited in the slc26a3 and a6c morphants thereby implicating these genes in Cl-/HCO3- exchange. The results suggest that under normal conditions, Cl- uptake in zebrafish larvae is mediated by SLC26A3 Cl-/HCO3- exchangers but under conditions necessitating higher rates of high affinity Cl- uptake, SlC26A4 and SLC26A6c may assume a greater role.
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- M Bayaa
- Department of Biology and Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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Chiche J, Brahimi-Horn MC, Pouysségur J. Tumour hypoxia induces a metabolic shift causing acidosis: a common feature in cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 14:771-94. [PMID: 20015196 PMCID: PMC3823111 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00994.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 459] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Maintenance of cellular pH homeostasis is fundamental to life. A number of key intracellular pH (pHi) regulating systems including the Na+/H+ exchangers, the proton pump, the monocarboxylate transporters, the HCO3− transporters and exchangers and the membrane-associated and cytosolic carbonic anhydrases cooperate in maintaining a pHi that is permissive for cell survival. A common feature of tumours is acidosis caused by hypoxia (low oxygen tension). In addition to oncogene activation and transformation, hypoxia is responsible for inducing acidosis through a shift in cellular metabolism that generates a high acid load in the tumour microenvironment. However, hypoxia and oncogene activation also allow cells to adapt to the potentially toxic effects of an excess in acidosis. Hypoxia does so by inducing the activity of a transcription factor the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), and particularly HIF-1, that in turn enhances the expression of a number of pHi-regulating systems that cope with acidosis. In this review, we will focus on the characterization and function of some of the hypoxia-inducible pH-regulating systems and their induction by hypoxic stress. It is essential to understand the fundamentals of pH regulation to meet the challenge consisting in targeting tumour metabolism and acidosis as an anti-tumour approach. We will summarize strategies that take advantage of intracellular and extracellular pH regulation to target the primary tumour and metastatic growth, and to turn around resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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- Johanna Chiche
- Institute of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, University of Nice, CNRS UMR, Centre A. Lacassagne, Nice, France
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Kido O, Fukushima K, Ueno Y, Inoue J, Jefferson DM, Shimosegawa T. Compensatory role of inducible annexin A2 for impaired biliary epithelial anion-exchange activity of inflammatory cholangiopathy. J Transl Med 2009; 89:1374-86. [PMID: 19823170 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2009.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The peribiliary inflammation of cholangiopathy affects the physiological properties of biliary epithelial cells (cholangiocyte), including bicarbonate-rich ductular secretion. We revealed the upregulation of annexin A2 (ANXA2) in cholangiocytes in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) by a proteomics approach and evaluated its physiological significance. Global protein expression profiles of a normal human cholangiocyte line (H69) in response to interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) were obtained by two-dimensional electrophoresis followed by MALDI-TOF-MS. Histological expression patterns of the identified molecules in PBC liver were confirmed by immunostaining. H69 cells stably transfected with doxycyclin-inducible ANXA2 were subjected to physiological evaluation. Recovery of the intracellular pH after acute alkalinization was measured consecutively by a pH indicator with a specific inhibitor of anion exchanger (AE), 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS). Protein kinase-C (PKC) activation was measured by PepTag Assay and immunoblotting. Twenty spots that included ANXA2 were identified as IFNgamma-responsive molecules. Cholangiocytes of PBC liver were decorated by the unique membranous overexpression of ANXA2. Apical ANXA2 of small ducts of PBC was directly correlated with the clinical cholestatic markers and transaminases. Controlled induction of ANXA2 resulted in significant increase of the DIDS-inhibitory fraction of AE activity of H69, which was accompanied by modulation of PKC activity. We, therefore, identified ANXA2 as an IFNgamma-inducible gene in cholangiocytes that could serve as a potential histological marker of inflammatory cholangiopathy, including PBC. We conclude that inducible ANXA2 expression in cholangiocytes may play a compensatory role for the impaired AE activity of cholangiocytes in PBC in terms of bicarbonate-rich ductular secretion and bile formation through modulation of the PKC activity.
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- Osamu Kido
- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Zhou C, Tiberi M, Liang B, Alper SL, Baltz JM. HCO3(-)/Cl(-) exchange inactivation and reactivation during mouse oocyte meiosis correlates with MEK/MAPK-regulated Ae2 plasma membrane localization. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7417. [PMID: 19823673 PMCID: PMC2757902 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Germinal Vesicle (GV) stage mouse oocytes in first meiotic prophase exhibit highly active HCO3−/Cl− exchange—a class of transport nearly ubiquitously involved in regulation of intracellular pH and cell volume. During meiosis, however, oocyte HCO3−/Cl− exchange becomes inactivated during first metaphase (MI), remains inactive in second metaphase (MII), and is reactivated only after egg activation. Previous work using pharmacological manipulations had indicated that activity of the MEK/MAPK signaling pathway was negatively correlated with HCO3−/Cl− exchange activity during meiosis. However, the mechanism by which the exchanger is inactivated during meiotic progression had not been determined, nor had the role of MEK/MAPK been directly established. Methodology/Principal Findings Expression of a constitutively active form of MEK (MAP kinase kinase), which prevented the normal downregulation of MAPK after egg activation, also prevented reactivation of HCO3−/Cl− exchange. Conversely, suppression of endogenous MAPK activity with dominant negative MEK activated the normally quiescent HCO3−/Cl− exchange in mature MII eggs. A GFP-tagged form of the HCO3−/Cl− exchanger isoform Ae2 (Slc4a2) was strongly expressed at the GV oocyte plasma membrane, but membrane localization decreased markedly during meiotic progression. A similar pattern for endogenous Ae2 was confirmed by immunocytochemistry. The loss of membrane-localized Ae2 appeared selective, since membrane localization of a GFP-tagged human dopamine D1 receptor did not change during meiotic maturation. Conclusions Direct manipulation of MAPK activity indicated that GFP-tagged Ae2 localization depended upon MAPK activity. Inactivation of HCO3−/Cl− exchange during the meiotic cell cycle may therefore reflect the loss of Ae2 from the oocyte plasma membrane, downstream of MEK/MAPK signaling. This identifies a novel role for MEK/MAPK-mediated cytostatic factor (CSF) activity during meiosis in membrane protein trafficking in mouse oocytes, and shows for the first time that selective retrieval of membrane proteins is a feature of meiosis in mammalian oocytes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chenxi Zhou
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Binhui Liang
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Seth L. Alper
- Molecular and Vascular Medicine Unit and Renal Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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