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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021 Feb 01;3202:L288-L300. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00137.2020.
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Clinical and molecular characterization of the R751L-CFTR mutation.

Haq IJ , Althaus M , Gardner AI , Yeoh HY , Joshi U , Saint-Criq V , Verdon B , Townshend J , O'Brien C , Ben-Hamida M , Thomas M , Bourke S , van der Sluijs P , Braakman I , Ward C , Gray MA , Brodlie M .


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Cystic fibrosis (CF) arises from mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, resulting in progressive and life-limiting respiratory disease. R751L is a rare CFTR mutation that is poorly characterized. Our aims were to describe the clinical and molecular phenotypes associated with R751L. Relevant clinical data were collected from three heterozygote individuals harboring R751L (2 patients with G551D/R751L and 1 with F508del/R751L). Assessment of R751L-CFTR function was made in primary human bronchial epithelial cultures (HBEs) and Xenopus oocytes. Molecular properties of R751L-CFTR were investigated in the presence of known CFTR modulators. Although sweat chloride was elevated in all three patients, the clinical phenotype associated with R751L was mild. Chloride secretion in F508del/R751L HBEs was reduced compared with non-CF HBEs and associated with a reduction in sodium absorption by the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). However, R751L-CFTR function in Xenopus oocytes, together with folding and cell surface transport of R751L-CFTR, was not different from wild-type CFTR. Overall, R751L-CFTR was associated with reduced sodium chloride absorption but had functional properties similar to wild-type CFTR. This is the first report of R751L-CFTR that combines clinical phenotype with characterization of functional and biological properties of the mutant channel. Our work will build upon existing knowledge of mutations within this region of CFTR and, importantly, inform approaches for clinical management. Elevated sweat chloride and reduced chloride secretion in HBEs may be due to alternative non-CFTR factors, which require further investigation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: cftr
GO keywords: sodium ion export across plasma membrane

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???displayArticle.omims??? CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CF
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Azad, Mutations in the amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel in patients with cystic fibrosis-like disease. 2009, Pubmed, Xenbase