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XB-ART-42248
J Am Soc Nephrol 2010 Nov 01;2111:1928-41. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2009121257.
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Pendrin modulates ENaC function by changing luminal HCO3-.

Pech V , Pham TD , Hong S , Weinstein AM , Spencer KB , Duke BJ , Walp E , Kim YH , Sutliff RL , Bao HF , Eaton DC , Wall SM .


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The epithelial Na(+) channel, ENaC, and the Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchanger, pendrin, mediate NaCl absorption within the cortical collecting duct and the connecting tubule. Although pendrin and ENaC localize to different cell types, ENaC subunit abundance and activity are lower in aldosterone-treated pendrin-null mice relative to wild-type mice. Because pendrin mediates HCO(3)(-) secretion, we asked if increasing distal delivery of HCO(3)(-) through a pendrin-independent mechanism "rescues" ENaC function in pendrin-null mice. We gave aldosterone and NaHCO(3) to increase pendrin-dependent HCO(3)(-) secretion within the connecting tubule and cortical collecting duct, or gave aldosterone and NaHCO(3) plus acetazolamide to increase luminal HCO(3)(-) concentration, [HCO(3)(-)], independent of pendrin. Following treatment with aldosterone and NaHCO(3), pendrin-null mice had lower urinary pH and [HCO(3)(-)] as well as lower renal ENaC abundance and function than wild-type mice. With the addition of acetazolamide, however, acid-base balance as well as ENaC subunit abundance and function was similar in pendrin-null and wild-type mice. We explored whether [HCO(3)(-)] directly alters ENaC abundance and function in cultured mouse principal cells (mpkCCD). Amiloride-sensitive current and ENaC abundance rose with increased [HCO(3)(-)] on the apical or the basolateral side, independent of the substituting anion. However, ENaC was more sensitive to changes in [HCO(3)(-)] on the basolateral side of the monolayer. Moreover, increasing [HCO(3)(-)] on the apical and basolateral side of Xenopus kidney cells increased both ENaC channel density and channel activity. We conclude that pendrin modulates ENaC abundance and function, at least in part by increasing luminal [HCO(3)(-)] and/or pH.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: slc26a4.3

References [+] :
Bailey, NHE2-mediated bicarbonate reabsorption in the distal tubule of NHE3 null mice. 2004, Pubmed