Temperature-dependencies of various catalytic activities of membrane-bound Na+/K+-ATPase from ox brain, ox kidney and shark rectal gland and of C12E8-solubilized shark Na+/K+-ATPase

1988 ◽  
Vol 944 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Esmann ◽  
Jens Christian Skou
1984 ◽  
Vol 154 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricio Silva ◽  
Kate Spokes ◽  
Jonathan A. Epstein ◽  
Arthur Stevens ◽  
Franklin H. Epstein

1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. C664-C669 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Sullivan ◽  
K. Swamy ◽  
M. Field

Development of reliable expression systems for use in identification and functional characterization of proteins required for secretory Cl channel activity is key to understanding the molecular basis of cystic fibrosis (CF). Until now, heterologous expression of epithelial Cl channels had not been accomplished. We show here that Xenopus oocytes express an adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-activated Cl conductance after injection of mRNA from shark rectal gland. Current through this conductance was rapidly activated by intracellular application of cAMP, reversed near the chloride equilibrium potential (ECl), blocked by the Cl channel inhibitor 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino) benzoate, and was not affected by preincubation with the intracellular calcium buffer bis-(2-amino-5-methylphenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid tetraacetoxymethyl ester, a condition that prohibits activation of the endogenous Ca-activated Cl conductance.


1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (4) ◽  
pp. C824-C831 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Moran ◽  
J. D. Valentich

Employing microelectrode techniques we have assessed the cellular electrophysiological properties of shark rectal gland (SRG) cells in primary culture. In the absence of secretagogues a 10-fold reduction in the Cl- concentration of the apical superfusate shark Ringer solution had little effect on either apical membrane electrical potential difference (Va) or fractional resistance (fRa), indicating little, if any, apical membrane Cl- conductance. Superfusing the basolateral surface with high-K+ shark Ringer solution (K+ increased 10-fold) depolarized the basolateral membrane electrical potential difference (Vb) by 43 mV, indicating that this barrier is largely K+ conductive. In addition, basolateral Ba2+ (5 mM) depolarized Vb by 12 mV and reduced fRa from 0.92 to 0.58, results consistent with a K(+)-conductive basolateral membrane in unstimulated SRG cells. Basolateral forskolin (10(-6) M) depolarized Va by 25 mV and caused a dramatic reduction in fRa from 0.97 to approximately 0.10. Under these conditions, a 10-fold decrease in apical superfusate Cl- concentration depolarized Va by 37 mV, revealing an adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-induced apical membrane Cl- conductance. The time course of the forskolin-induced changes in Va and Vb suggests that the basolateral membrane K+ conductance increased and maintained the driving force for apical Cl- exit, as in other Cl(-)-secreting epithelia. These electrophysiological properties compare favorably with those of the perfused SRG tubule and indicate that SRG primary cultures are a suitable model for Cl(-)-secreting epithelia.


1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (2) ◽  
pp. C377-C384 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Feldman ◽  
F. N. Ziyadeh ◽  
J. W. Mills ◽  
G. W. Booz ◽  
A. Kleinzeller

Small organic anions have been reported to induce cell solute accumulation and swelling. To investigate the mechanism of swelling, we utilized preparations of rectal gland cells from Squalus acanthias incubated in medium containing propionate. Propionate causes cells to swell by diffusing across membranes in its nonionic form, acidifying cell contents, and activating the Na+-H+ antiporter. The Na+-H+ exchange process tends to correct intracellular pH (pHi), and thus it maintains a favorable gradient for propionic acid diffusion and allows propionate to accumulate. Activation of the Na+-H+ antiport also facilitates Na+ entry into the cell and Nai accumulation. At the same time Na+-K+-ATPase activity, unaffected by propionate, replaces Nai with Ki, whereas the K+ leak rate, decreased by propionate, allows Ki to accumulate. As judged by 86Rb+ efflux, the reduction in K+ leak was not due to propionate-induced cell acidification or reduction in Cli concentration. Despite inducing cell swelling, propionate did not disrupt cell structural elements and F actin distribution along cell membranes.


1988 ◽  
Vol 943 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuad N. Ziyadeh ◽  
George M. Feldman ◽  
George W. Booz ◽  
Arnost Kleinzeller

1986 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Marver ◽  
S. Lear ◽  
L. T. Marver ◽  
P. Silva ◽  
F. H. Epstein

2012 ◽  
Vol 302 (1) ◽  
pp. C67-C76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Stahl ◽  
Klaus Stahl ◽  
Marie B. Brubacher ◽  
John N. Forrest

Comparison of diverse orthologs is a powerful tool to study the structure and function of channel proteins. We investigated the response of human, killifish, pig, and shark cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) to specific inhibitors of the channel: CFTRinh-172, glibenclamide, and GlyH-101. In three systems, including organ perfusion of the shark rectal gland, primary cultures of shark rectal gland tubules, and expression studies of each ortholog in cRNA microinjected Xenopus laevis oocytes, we observed fundamental differences in the sensitivity to inhibition by these channel blockers. In organ perfusion studies, shark CFTR was insensitive to inhibition by CFTRinh-172. This insensitivity was also seen in short-circuit current experiments with cultured rectal gland tubular epithelial cells (maximum inhibition 4 ± 1.3%). In oocyte expression studies, shark CFTR was again insensitive to CFTRinh-172 (maximum inhibition 10.3 ± 2.5% at 25 μM), pig CFTR was insensitive to glibenclamide (maximum inhibition 18.4 ± 4.4% at 250 μM), and all orthologs were sensitive to GlyH-101. The amino acid residues considered responsible by previous site-directed mutagenesis for binding of the three inhibitors are conserved in the four CFTR isoforms studied. These experiments demonstrate a profound difference in the sensitivity of different orthologs of CFTR proteins to inhibition by CFTR blockers that cannot be explained by mutagenesis of single amino acids. We believe that the potency of the inhibitors CFTRinh-172, glibenclamide, and GlyH-101 on the CFTR chloride channel protein is likely dictated by the local environment and the three-dimensional structure of additional residues that form the vestibules, the chloride pore, and regulatory regions of the channel.


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