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Molecular Mechanisms of Urea Transport in Health and Disease

by Janet D Klein; Mitsi A. Blount; Jeff M Sands

2012

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In the late 1980s, urea permeability measurements produced values that could not be explained by paracellular transport or lipid phase diffusion. The existence of urea transport proteins were thus proposed and less than a decade later, the first urea transporter was cloned. The SLC14A family of urea transporters has two major subgroups, designated SLC14A1 (or UT-B) and Slc14A2 (or UT-A). UT-B and UT-A gene products are glycoproteins located in various extra-renal tissues however, a majority of the resulting isoforms are found in the kidney. The UT-B (Slc14A1) urea transporter was originally isolated from erythrocytes and two isoforms have been reported. In kidney, UT-B is located primarily in the descending vasa recta. The UT-A (Slc14A2) urea transporter yields 6 distinct isoforms, of which 3 are found chiefly in the kidney medulla. UT-A1 and UT-A3 are found in the inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD), while UT-A2 is located in the thin descending limb. These transporters are crucial to the kidney’s ability to concentrate urine. The regulation of urea transporter activity in the IMCD involves acute modification through phosphorylation and subsequent movement to the plasma membrane. UT-A1 and UT-A3 accumulate in the plasma membrane in response to stimulation by vasopressin or hypertonicity. Long term regulation of the urea transporters in the IMCD involves altering protein abundance in response to changes in hydration status, low protein diets, or adrenal steroids. Urea transporters have been studied using animal models of disease including diabetes mellitus, lithium intoxication, hypertension, and nephrotoxic drug responses. Exciting new genetically engineered mouse models are being developed to study these transporters.

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Revealing the activation pathway for TMEM16A chloride channels from macroscopic currents and kinetic models

by Juan A. Contreras-Vite; Silvia Cruz-Rangel; José J. De Jesus-Perez; Iván A. Arechiga Figueroa; Aldo A. Rodriguez-Menchaca; Patricia Perez-Cornejo; Harrison Hartzell Jr.; Jorge Arreola

2016

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TMEM16A (ANO1), the pore-forming subunit of calcium-activated chloride channels, regulates several physiological and pathophysiological processes such as smooth muscle contraction, cardiac and neuronal excitability, salivary secretion, tumour growth and cancer progression. Gating of TMEM16A is complex because it involves the interplay between increases in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca 2+ ] i ), membrane depolarization, extracellular Cl − or permeant anions and intracellular protons. Our goal here was to understand how these variables regulate TMEM16A gating and to explain four observations. (a) TMEM16A is activated by voltage in the absence of intracellular Ca 2+ . (b) The Cl − conductance is decreased after reducing extracellular Cl − concentration ([Cl − ] o ). (c) I Cl is regulated by physiological concentrations of [Cl − ] o . (d) In cells dialyzed with 0.2 μM [Ca 2+ ] i , Cl − has a bimodal effect: at [Cl − ] o < 30 mM TMEM16A current activates with a monoexponential time course, but above 30 mM, [Cl − ] o I Cl activation displays fast and slow kinetics. To explain the contribution of V m , Ca 2+ and Cl − to gating, we developed a 12-state Markov chain model. This model explains TMEM16A activation as a sequential, direct, and V m -dependent binding of two Ca 2+ ions coupled to a V m -dependent binding of an external Cl − ion, with V m -dependent transitions between states. Our model predicts that extracellular Cl − does not alter the apparent Ca 2+ affinity of TMEM16A, which we corroborated experimentally. Rather, extracellular Cl − acts by stabilizing the open configuration induced by Ca 2+ and by contributing to the V m dependence of activation.

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Evidence for a causal link between adaptor protein PDZK1 downregulation and Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3 dysfunction in human and murine colitis

by Sunil Yeruva; Giriprakash Chodisetti; Min Luo; Mingmin Chen; Ayhan Cinar; Lisa Ludolph; Maria Luennemann; Julia Goldstein; Anurag Kumar Singh; Brigitte Riederer; Oliver Bachmann; Andre Bleich; Markus Gereke; Dunja Bruder; Susan Hagen; Peijian He; Chang-Hyon Yun; Ursula Seidler

2014

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A dysfunction of the Na<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> exchanger isoform 3 (NHE3) significantly contributes to the reduced salt absorptive capacity of the inflamed intestine. We previously reported a strong decrease in the NHERF family member PDZK1 (NHERF3), which binds to NHE3 and regulates its function in a mouse model of colitis. The present study investigates whether a causal relationship exists between the decreased PDZK1 expression and the NHE3 dysfunction in human and murine intestinal inflammation. Biopsies from the colon of patients with ulcerative colitis, murine inflamed ileal and colonic mucosa, NHE3-transfected Caco-2BBe colonic cells with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) knockdown of PDZK1, and Pdzk1-gene-deleted mice were studied. PDZK1 mRNA and protein expression was strongly decreased in inflamed human and murine intestinal tissue as compared to inactive disease or control tissue, whereas that of NHE3 or NHERF1 was not. Inflamed human and murine intestinal tissues displayed correct brush border localization of NHE3 but reduced acid-activated NHE3 transport activity. A similar NHE3 transport defect was observed when PDZK1 protein content was decreased by shRNA knockdown in Caco-2BBe cells or when enterocyte PDZK1 protein content was decreased to similar levels as found in inflamed mucosa by heterozygote breeding of Pdzk1-gene-deleted and WT mice. We conclude that a decrease in PDZK1 expression, whether induced by inflammation, shRNA-mediated knockdown, or heterozygous breeding, is associated with a decreased NHE3 transport rate in human and murine enterocytes. We therefore hypothesize that inflammation-induced loss of PDZK1 expression may contribute to the NHE3 dysfunction observed in the inflamed intestine.

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Two helices in the third intracellular loop determine anoctamin 1 (TMEM16A) activation by calcium

by Jesun Lee; Jooyoung Jung; Min Ho Tak; Jungwon Wee; Byeongjoon Lee; Yongwoo Jang; Hyeyeon Chun; Dong-Jin Yang; Young Duk Yang; Sang Ho Park; Byung Woo Han; Soonsil Hyun; Jaehoon Yu; Hawon Cho; Harrison Hartzell Jr.; Uhtaek Oh

2015

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Anoctamin 1 (ANO1)/TMEM16A is a Cl<sup>−</sup> channel activated by intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> mediating numerous physiological functions. However, little is known of the ANO1 activation mechanism by Ca<sup>2+</sup>. Here, we demonstrate that two helices, “reference” and “Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensor” helices in the third intracellular loop face each other with opposite charges. The two helices interact directly in a Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent manner. Positively and negatively charged residues in the two helices are essential for Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent activation because neutralization of these charges change the Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensitivity. We now predict that the Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensor helix attaches to the reference helix in the resting state, and as intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> rises, Ca<sup>2+</sup> acts on the sensor helix, which repels it from the reference helix. This Ca<sup>2+</sup>-dependent push-pull conformational change would be a key electromechanical movement for gating the ANO1 channel. Because chemical activation of ANO1 is viewed as an alternative means of rescuing cystic fibrosis, understanding its gating mechanism would be useful in developing novel treatments for cystic fibrosis.

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Modulation of kidney urea transporter UT-A3 activity by alpha2,6-sialylation

by Xiaoqian Qian; Jeff Sands; Xiang Song; Guangping Chen

2016

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Two urea transporters, UT-A1 and UT-A3, are expressed in the kidney terminal inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) and are important for the production of concentrated urine. UT-A1, as the largest isoform of all UT-A urea transporters, has gained much attention and been extensively studied; however, the role and the regulation of UT-A3 are less explored. In this study, we investigated UT-A3 regulation by glycosylation modification. A site-directed mutagenesis verified a single glycosylation site in UT-A3 at Asn279. Loss of the glycosylation reduced forskolin-stimulated UT-A3 cell membrane expression and urea transport activity. UT-A3 has two glycosylation forms, 45 and 65 kDa. Using sugar-specific binding lectins, the UT-A3 glycosylation profile was examined. The 45-kDa form was pulled down by lectin concanavalin A (Con A) and Galant husnivalis lectin (GNL), indicating an immature glycan with a high amount of mannose (Man), whereas the 65-kDa form is a mature glycan composed of acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and poly-N-acetyllactosame (poly-LacNAc) that was pulled down by wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) and tomato lectin, respectively. Interestingly, the mature form of UT-A3 glycan contains significant amounts of sialic acid. We explored the enzymes responsible for directing UT-A3 sialylation. Sialyltransferase ST6GalI, but not ST3GalIV, catabolizes UT-A3 α2,6-sialylation. Activation of protein kinase C (PKC) by PDB treatment promoted UT-A3 glycan sialylation and membrane surface expression. The PKC inhibitor chelerythrine blocks ST6GalI-induced UT-A3 sialylation. Increased sialylation by ST6GalI increased UT-A3 protein stability and urea transport activity. Collectively, our study reveals a novel mechanism of UT-A3 regulation by ST6GalI-mediated sialylation modification that may play an important role in kidney urea reabsorption and the urinary concentrating mechanism.
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