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Noda Y, Sasaki S. Updates and Perspectives on Aquaporin-2 and Water Balance Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312950. [PMID: 34884753 PMCID: PMC8657825 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ensuring the proper amount of water inside the body is essential for survival. One of the key factors in the maintenance of body water balance is water reabsorption in the collecting ducts of the kidney, a process that is regulated by aquaporin-2 (AQP2). AQP2 is a channel that is exclusively selective for water molecules and impermeable to ions or other small molecules. Impairments of AQP2 result in various water balance disorders, including nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), which is a disease characterized by a massive loss of water through the kidney and consequent severe dehydration. Dysregulation of AQP2 is also a cause of water retention with hyponatremia in heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). Antidiuretic hormone vasopressin is an upstream regulator of AQP2. Its binding to the vasopressin V2 receptor promotes AQP2 targeting to the apical membrane and thus enables water reabsorption. Tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, is effective and widely used for water retention with hyponatremia. However, there are no studies showing improvement in hard outcomes or long-term prognosis. A possible reason is that vasopressin receptors have many downstream effects other than AQP2 function. It is expected that the development of drugs that directly target AQP2 may result in increased treatment specificity and effectiveness for water balance disorders. This review summarizes recent progress in studies of AQP2 and drug development challenges for water balance disorders.
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- Yumi Noda
- Department of Nephrology, Nitobe Memorial Nakano General Hospital, Tokyo 164-8607, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-3382-1231; Fax: +81-3-3382-1588
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- Department of Nephrology, Cellular and Structural Physiology Laboratory, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan;
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Herrera F, Bondarenko O, Boryshpolets S. Osmoregulation in fish sperm. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2021; 47:785-795. [PMID: 34076793 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-021-00958-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In most fish exhibiting external fertilization, spermatozoa become motile after release into water, triggered by differences between intracellular and extracellular conditions such as osmotic pressure, ion composition, and pH. The rapid change in osmolarity initiating spermatozoon motility induces osmotic pressure, resulting in active water movement across the cell membrane. Mechanisms of ion and water transport across the plasma membrane and cell volume regulation are important in maintaining structure and functional integrity of the cell. The capacity of the fish spermatozoon plasma membrane to adapt to dramatic environmental changes is an essential prerequisite for motility and successful fertilization. Adaptation to change in external osmolality may be the basis of spermatozoon function and an indicator of sperm quality. The involvement of specific water channels (aquaporins) in cell volume regulation and motility is highly likely. The goal of this review is to describe basic mechanisms of water transport and their role in fish spermatozoon physiology, focusing on osmoresistance, cell volume regulation, motility, and survival.
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- Fabio Herrera
- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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Michałek K, Grabowska M, Lepczyński A. Cellular localization and putative role of aquaporin-2 Ser-261 in the bovine kidney. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/103815/2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cheng C, Nowak RB, Amadeo MB, Biswas SK, Lo WK, Fowler VM. Tropomyosin 3.5 protects the F-actin networks required for tissue biomechanical properties. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs222042. [PMID: 30333143 PMCID: PMC6288072 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.222042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Tropomyosins (Tpms) stabilize F-actin and regulate interactions with other actin-binding proteins. The eye lens changes shape in order to focus light to transmit a clear image, and thus lens organ function is tied to its biomechanical properties, presenting an opportunity to study Tpm functions in tissue mechanics. Mouse lenses contain Tpm3.5 (also known as TM5NM5), a previously unstudied isoform encoded by Tpm3, which is associated with F-actin on lens fiber cell membranes. Decreased levels of Tpm3.5 lead to softer and less mechanically resilient lenses that are unable to resume their original shape after compression. While cell organization and morphology appear unaffected, Tmod1 dissociates from the membrane in Tpm3.5-deficient lens fiber cells resulting in reorganization of the spectrin-F-actin and α-actinin-F-actin networks at the membrane. These rearranged F-actin networks appear to be less able to support mechanical load and resilience, leading to an overall change in tissue mechanical properties. This is the first in vivo evidence that a Tpm protein is essential for cell biomechanical stability in a load-bearing non-muscle tissue, and indicates that Tpm3.5 protects mechanically stable, load-bearing F-actin in vivoThis article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Catherine Cheng
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Piezo1-dependent regulation of urinary osmolarity. Pflugers Arch 2016; 468:1197-1206. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-016-1811-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vukićević T, Schulz M, Faust D, Klussmann E. The Trafficking of the Water Channel Aquaporin-2 in Renal Principal Cells-a Potential Target for Pharmacological Intervention in Cardiovascular Diseases. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:23. [PMID: 26903868 PMCID: PMC4749865 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) stimulates the redistribution of water channels, aquaporin-2 (AQP2) from intracellular vesicles into the plasma membrane of renal collecting duct principal cells. By this AVP directs 10% of the water reabsorption from the 170 L of primary urine that the human kidneys produce each day. This review discusses molecular mechanisms underlying the AVP-induced redistribution of AQP2; in particular, it provides an overview over the proteins participating in the control of its localization. Defects preventing the insertion of AQP2 into the plasma membrane cause diabetes insipidus. The disease can be acquired or inherited, and is characterized by polyuria and polydipsia. Vice versa, up-regulation of the system causing a predominant localization of AQP2 in the plasma membrane leads to excessive water retention and hyponatremia as in the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), late stage heart failure or liver cirrhosis. This article briefly summarizes the currently available pharmacotherapies for the treatment of such water balance disorders, and discusses the value of newly identified mechanisms controlling AQP2 for developing novel pharmacological strategies. Innovative concepts for the therapy of water balance disorders are required as there is a medical need due to the lack of causal treatments.
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- Tanja Vukićević
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Association Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Association Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Association Berlin, Germany
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- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz AssociationBerlin, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin, Germany
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Dynamic regulation and dysregulation of the water channel aquaporin-2: a common cause of and promising therapeutic target for water balance disorders. Clin Exp Nephrol 2013; 18:558-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-013-0878-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Day RE, Kitchen P, Owen DS, Bland C, Marshall L, Conner AC, Bill RM, Conner MT. Human aquaporins: regulators of transcellular water flow. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1492-506. [PMID: 24090884 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emerging evidence supports the view that (AQP) aquaporin water channels are regulators of transcellular water flow. Consistent with their expression in most tissues, AQPs are associated with diverse physiological and pathophysiological processes. SCOPE OF REVIEW AQP knockout studies suggest that the regulatory role of AQPs, rather than their action as passive channels, is their critical function. Transport through all AQPs occurs by a common passive mechanism, but their regulation and cellular distribution varies significantly depending on cell and tissue type; the role of AQPs in cell volume regulation (CVR) is particularly notable. This review examines the regulatory role of AQPs in transcellular water flow, especially in CVR. We focus on key systems of the human body, encompassing processes as diverse as urine concentration in the kidney to clearance of brain oedema. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AQPs are crucial for the regulation of water homeostasis, providing selective pores for the rapid movement of water across diverse cell membranes and playing regulatory roles in CVR. Gating mechanisms have been proposed for human AQPs, but have only been reported for plant and microbial AQPs. Consequently, it is likely that the distribution and abundance of AQPs in a particular membrane is the determinant of membrane water permeability and a regulator of transcellular water flow. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Elucidating the mechanisms that regulate transcellular water flow will improve our understanding of the human body in health and disease. The central role of specific AQPs in regulating water homeostasis will provide routes to a range of novel therapies. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Aquaporins.
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- Rebecca E Day
- Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
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- Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells Doctoral Training Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK.
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK.
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Functions of water channels in male and female reproductive systems. Mol Aspects Med 2012; 33:676-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cell biology of vasopressin-regulated aquaporin-2 trafficking. Pflugers Arch 2012; 464:133-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-012-1129-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2012] [Revised: 06/10/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhu N, Feng X, He C, Gao H, Yang L, Ma Q, Guo L, Qiao Y, Yang H, Ma T. Defective macrophage function in aquaporin-3 deficiency. FASEB J 2011; 25:4233-9. [PMID: 21865318 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-182808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Macrophages play an essential role in innate immunity. We found that mouse resident peritoneal macrophages (mRPMs) express the aquaglyceroporin aquaporin-3 (AQP3) in a plasma membrane pattern. AQP3-deficient (AQP3(-/-)) mice showed significantly greater mortality than wild-type (AQP3(+/+)) mice in a model of bacterial peritonitis. To establish the cellular mechanism of the peritonitis phenotype, measurements were made of mRPM phagocytosis, migration, and water/glycerol permeability. We found significantly impaired engulfment of Escherichia coli and chicken erythrocytes in AQP3(-/-) vs. AQP3(+/+) mRPMs, as well as impaired migration of AQP3(-/-) mRPMs in response to a chemotactic stimulus. In AQP3(+/+) mRPMs, AQP3 was polarized to pseudopodia at the leading edge during migration and around the phagocytic cup during engulfment. Water and glycerol permeabilities in mRPMs from AQP3(-/-) mice were reduced compared to mRPMs from AQP3(+/+) mice. Cellular glycerol and ATP content were remarkably lower in AQP3(-/-) vs. AQP3(+/+) mRPMs, and glycerol supplementation partially rescued the reduced ATP content and impaired function of AQP3(-/-) mRPMs. These data implicate AQP3 as a novel determinant in macrophage immune function by a cellular mechanism involving facilitated water and glycerol transport, and consequent phagocytic and migration activity. This is the first study demonstrating involvement of an aquaporin in innate immunity. Our results suggest AQP3 as a novel therapeutic target in modulating the immune response in various infectious and inflammatory conditions.
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- Na Zhu
- Central Research Laboratory, Bethune Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, PR China
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Huebert RC, Jagavelu K, Hendrickson HI, Vasdev MM, Arab JP, Splinter PL, Trussoni CE, Larusso NF, Shah VH. Aquaporin-1 promotes angiogenesis, fibrosis, and portal hypertension through mechanisms dependent on osmotically sensitive microRNAs. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 179:1851-60. [PMID: 21854740 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Revised: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Changes in hepatic vasculature accompany fibrogenesis, and targeting angiogenic molecules often attenuates fibrosis in animals. Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) is a water channel, overexpressed in cirrhosis, that promotes angiogenesis by enhancing endothelial invasion. The effect of AQP1 on fibrogenesis in vivo and the mechanisms driving AQP1 expression during cirrhosis remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of AQP1 deletion in cirrhosis and explore mechanisms regulating AQP1. After bile duct ligation, wild-type mice overexpress AQP1 that colocalizes with vascular markers and sites of robust angiogenesis. AQP1 knockout mice demonstrated reduced angiogenesis compared with wild-type mice, as evidenced by immunostaining and endothelial invasion/proliferation in vitro. Fibrosis and portal hypertension were attenuated based on immunostaining, portal pressure, and spleen/body weight ratio. AQP1 protein, but not mRNA, was induced by hyperosmolality in vitro, suggesting post-transcriptional regulation. Endothelial cells from normal or cirrhotic mice were screened for microRNA (miR) expression using an array and a quantitative PCR. miR-666 and miR-708 targeted AQP1 mRNA and were decreased in cirrhosis and in cells exposed to hyperosmolality, suggesting that these miRs mediate osmolar changes via AQP1. Binding of the miRs to the untranslated region of AQP1 was assessed using luciferase assays. In conclusion, AQP1 promotes angiogenesis, fibrosis, and portal hypertension after bile duct ligation and is regulated by osmotically sensitive miRs.
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- Robert C Huebert
- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Moeller HB, Olesen ETB, Fenton RA. Regulation of the water channel aquaporin-2 by posttranslational modification. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 300:F1062-73. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00721.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The cellular functions of many eukaryotic membrane proteins, including the vasopressin-regulated water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2), are regulated by posttranslational modifications. In this article, we discuss the experimental discoveries that have advanced our understanding of how posttranslational modifications affect AQP2 function, especially as they relate to the role of AQP2 in the kidney. We review the most recent data demonstrating that glycosylation and, in particular, phosphorylation and ubiquitination are mechanisms that regulate AQP2 activity, subcellular sorting and distribution, degradation, and protein interactions. From a clinical perspective, posttranslational modification resulting in protein misrouting or degradation may explain certain forms of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. In addition to providing major insight into the function and dynamics of renal AQP2 regulation, the analysis of AQP2 posttranslational modification may provide general clues as to the role of posttranslational modification for regulation of other membrane proteins.
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- Hanne B. Moeller
- The Water and Salt Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Water and Salt Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Water and Salt Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Eto K, Noda Y, Horikawa S, Uchida S, Sasaki S. Phosphorylation of aquaporin-2 regulates its water permeability. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:40777-84. [PMID: 20971851 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.151928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption through the water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2) in renal collecting ducts maintains body water homeostasis. Vasopressin activates PKA, which phosphorylates AQP2, and this phosphorylation event is required to increase the water permeability and water reabsorption of the collecting duct cells. It has been established that the phosphorylation of AQP2 induces its apical membrane insertion, rendering the cell water-permeable. However, whether this phosphorylation regulates the water permeability of this channel still remains unclear. To clarify the role of AQP2 phosphorylation in water permeability, we expressed recombinant human AQP2 in Escherichia coli, purified it, and reconstituted it into proteoliposomes. AQP2 proteins not reconstituted into liposomes were removed by fractionating on density step gradients. AQP2-reconstituted liposomes were then extruded through polycarbonate filters to obtain unilamellar vesicles. PKA phosphorylation significantly increased the osmotic water permeability of AQP2-reconstituted liposomes. We then examined the roles of AQP2 phosphorylation at Ser-256 and Ser-261 in the regulation of water permeability using phosphorylation mutants reconstituted into proteoliposomes. The water permeability of the non-phosphorylation-mimicking mutant S256A-AQP2 and non-phosphorylated WT-AQP2 was similar, and that of the phosphorylation-mimicking mutant S256D-AQP2 and phosphorylated WT-AQP2 was similar. The water permeability of S261A-AQP2 and S261D-AQP2 was similar to that of non-phosphorylated WT-AQP2. This study shows that PKA phosphorylation of AQP2 at Ser-256 enhances its water permeability.
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- Kayoko Eto
- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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