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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 695-716Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.11.006
Keywords
Diarrhea; Sodium Transporter; Phosphorylation; Ubiquitination
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Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R01DK107719]
- Veterans Administration Merit Award [I01BX004459]
- Integrated Cellular Imaging Shared Resources of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- NIH/NCI [P30CA138292]
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This study investigates the role of human Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3 (hNHE3) in diarrhea and its interaction with the E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2. The findings suggest that the unique properties of hNHE3 contribute to the severity of diarrhea in humans. Additionally, protein kinase A (PKA) was found to regulate the activity of hNHE3 through its interaction with Nedd4-2. These findings highlight the importance of hNHE3 in human diarrhea.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Diarrhea is one of the most common illnesses and is often caused by bacterial infection. Recently, we have shown that human Na+/H+ exchanger NHE3 (hNHE3), but not non-human NHE3s, interacts with the E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2. We hypothesize that this property of hNHE3 contributes to the increased severity of diarrhea in humans. METHODS: We used humanized mice expressing hNHE3 in the intestine (hNHE3(int)) to compare the contribution of hNHE3 and mouse NHE3 to diarrhea induced by cholera toxin (CTX) and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). We measured Na+/H+ exchange activity and fluid absorption. The role of Nedd4-2 on hNHE3 activity and ubiquitination was determined by knockdown in Caco-2bbe cells. The effects of protein kinase A (PKA), the primary mediator of CTX-induced diarrhea, on Nedd4-2 and hNHE3 phosphorylation and their interaction were determined. RESULTS: The effects of CTX and EPEC were greater in hNHE3(int) mice than in control wild-type (WT) mice, resulting in greater inhibition of NHE3 activity and increased fluid accumulation in the intestine, the hallmark of diarrhea. Activation of PKA increased ubiquitination of hNHE3 and enhanced interaction of Nedd4-2 with hNHE3 via phosphorylation of Nedd4-2 at S342. S342A mutation mitigated the Nedd4-2-hNHE3 interaction and blocked PKA-induced inhibition of hNHE3. Unlike non-human NHE3s, inhibition of hNHE3 by PKA is independent of NHE3 phosphorylation, suggesting a distinct mechanism of hNHE3 regulation. CONCLUSIONS: The effects of CTX and EPEC on hNHE3 are amplified, and the unique properties of hNHE3 may contribute to diarrheal symptoms occurring in humans.
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