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Aldosterone Decreases Vasopressin-Stimulated Water Reabsorption in Rat Inner Medullary Collecting Ducts

by Yanhua Wang; Fuying Ma; Eva L. Rodriguez; Janet Klein; Jeff Sands

2020

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Aldosterone indirectly regulates water reabsorption in the distal tubule by regulating sodium reabsorption. However, the direct effect of aldosterone on vasopressin-regulated water and urea permeability in the rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) has not been tested. We investigated whether aldosterone regulates osmotic water permeability in isolated perfused rat IMCDs. Adding aldosterone (500 nM) to the bath significantly decreased osmotic water permeability in the presence of vasopressin (50 pM) in both male and female rat IMCDs. Aldosterone significantly decreased aquaporin-2 (AQP2) phosphorylation at S256 but did not change it at S261. Previous studies show that aldosterone can act both genomically and non-genomically. We tested the mechanism by which aldosterone attenuates osmotic water permeability. Blockade of gene transcription with actinomycin D did not reverse aldosterone-attenuated osmotic water permeability. In addition to AQP2, the urea transporter UT-A1 contributes to vasopressin-regulated urine concentrating ability. We tested aldosterone-regulated urea permeability in vasopressin-treated IMCDs. Blockade of gene transcription did not reverse aldosterone-attenuated urea permeability. In conclusion, aldosterone directly regulates water reabsorption through a non-genomic mechanism. Aldosterone-attenuated water reabsorption may be related to decreased trafficking of AQP2 to the plasma membrane. There may be a sex difference apparent in the inhibitory effect of aldosterone on water reabsorption in the inner medullary collecting duct. This study is the first to show a direct effect of aldosterone to inhibit vasopressin-stimulated osmotic water permeability and urea permeability in perfused rat IMCDs.

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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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The urea transporter UT-A1 plays a predominant role in a urea-dependent urine-concentrating mechanism

by Xiaoqiang Geng; Shun Zhang; Jinzhao He; Ang Ma; Yingjie Li; Min Li; Hong Zhou; Guangping Chen; Baoxue Yang

2020

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Urea transporters are a family of urea-selective channel proteins expressed in multiple tissues that play an important role in the urine-concentrating mechanism of the mammalian kidney. Previous studies have shown that knockout of urea transporter (UT)-B, UT-A1/A3, or all UTs leads to urea-selective diuresis, indicating that urea transporters have important roles in urine concentration. Here, we sought to determine the role of UT-A1 in the urine-concentrating mechanism in a newly developed UTA1–knockout mouse model. Phenotypically, daily urine output in UT-A1–knockout mice was nearly 3-fold that of WT mice and 82% of all-UT–knockout mice, and the UT-A1–knockout mice had significantly lower urine osmolality than WT mice. After 24-h water restriction, acute urea loading, or high-protein (40%) intake, UT-A1–knockout mice were unable to increase urine-concentrating ability. Compared with all-UT–knockout mice, the UT-A1–knockout mice exhibited similarly elevated daily urine output and decreased urine osmolality, indicating impaired urea-selective urine concentration. Our experimental findings reveal that UT-A1 has a predominant role in urea-dependent urine-concentrating mechanisms, suggesting that UTA1 represents a promising diuretic target.
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