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XB-ART-54322
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018 Mar 01;3143:F483-F492. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00195.2017.
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N-linked glycans are required on epithelial Na+ channel subunits for maturation and surface expression.

Kashlan OB , Kinlough CL , Myerburg MM , Shi S , Chen J , Blobner BM , Buck TM , Brodsky JL , Hughey RP , Kleyman TR .


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Epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) subunits undergo N-linked glycosylation in the endoplasmic reticulum where they assemble into an αβγ complex. Six, 13, and 5 consensus sites (Asn-X-Ser/Thr) for N-glycosylation reside in the extracellular domains of the mouse α-, β-, and γ-subunits, respectively. Because the importance of ENaC N-linked glycans has not been fully addressed, we examined the effect of preventing N-glycosylation of specific subunits on channel function, expression, maturation, and folding. Heterologous expression in Xenopus oocytes or Fischer rat thyroid cells with αβγ-ENaC lacking N-linked glycans on a single subunit reduced ENaC activity as well as the inhibitory response to extracellular Na+. The lack of N-linked glycans on the β-subunit also precluded channel activation by trypsin. However, channel activation by shear stress was N-linked glycan independent, regardless of which subunit was modified. We also discovered that the lack of N-linked glycans on any one subunit reduced the total and surface levels of cognate subunits. The lack of N-linked glycans on the β-subunit had the largest effect on total levels, with the lack of N-linked glycans on the γ- and α-subunits having intermediate and modest effects, respectively. Finally, channels with wild-type β-subunits were more sensitive to limited trypsin proteolysis than channels lacking N-linked glycans on the β-subunit. Our results indicate that N-linked glycans on each subunit are required for proper folding, maturation, surface expression, and function of the channel.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: prss1

References [+] :
Althaus, Mechano-sensitivity of epithelial sodium channels (ENaCs): laminar shear stress increases ion channel open probability. 2007, Pubmed, Xenbase