Journal
PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 458, Issue 4, Pages 713-721Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-009-0660-4
Keywords
AMPK; AMPK alpha 1; ENaC; Epithelial Na+ channel; Knockout
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- DFG [SFB699 A6, KU756/8-1]
- Else-Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung [P59/06//A56/06]
- TargetScreen2 [EU-FP6-2005-LH-037365]
- FCT, Portugal [SFRH/BD/29134/2004]
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The metabolic sensor adenosine-monophosphate-activated kinase (AMPK) detects the cellular energy status and adjusts metabolic activity according to the cytosolic AMP to ATP ratio. Na+ absorption by epithelial Na+ channels (ENaC) is a highly energy-consuming process that is inhibited by AMPK. We show that the catalytic subunit alpha 1 of AMPK inhibits ENaC in epithelial tissues from airways, kidney, and colon and that AMPK regulation of ENaC is absent in AMPK alpha 1-/- mice. These mice demonstrate enhanced electrogenic Na+ absorption that leads to subtle changes in intestinal and renal function and may also affect Na+ absorption and mucociliary clearance in the airways. We demonstrate that AMPK uses the ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2 to inhibit ENaC by increasing ubiquitination and endocytosis of ENaC. Thus, enhanced expression of epithelial Na+ channels was detected in colon, airways, and kidney of AMPK alpha 1-/- mice. Therefore, AMPK alpha 1 is a physiologically important regulator of electrogenic Na+ absorption and may provide a novel pharmacological target for controlling epithelial Na+ transport.
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