期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 303, 期 10, 页码 F1454-F1459出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00206.2011
关键词
ATP release; channel; immunofluorescence; kidney
资金
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant [DK64324]
- American Heart Association (AHA) Established Investigator Award [0640056N]
- American Diabetes Association [1-11-BS-121]
- AHA Western Affiliate Predoctoral Research Fellowship
Hanner F, Lam L, Nguyen MT, Yu A, Peti-Peterdi J. Intrarenal localization of the plasma membrane ATP channel pannexin1. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 303: F1454-F1459, 2012. First published September 5, 2012; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00206.2011.-In the renal tubules, ATP released from epithelial cells stimulates purinergic receptors, regulating salt and water reabsorption. However, the mechanisms by which ATP is released into the tubular lumen are multifaceted. Pannexin1 (Panx1) is a newly identified. ubiquitously expressed protein that forms connexin-like channels in the plasma membrane, which have been demonstrated to function as a mechano-sensitive ATP conduit. Here, we report on the localization of Panx1 in the mouse kidney. Using immunofluorescence, strong Panx1 expression was observed in renal tubules, including proximal tubules, thin descending limbs, and collecting ducts, along their apical cell membranes. In the renal vasculature, Panx1 expression was localized to vascular smooth muscle cells in renal arteries, including the afferent and efferent arterioles. Additionally, we tested whether Panx1 channels expressed in renal epithelial cells facilitate luminal ATP release by measuring the ATP content of urine samples freshly collected from wild-type and Panx1(-/-) mice. Urinary ATP levels were reduced by 30% in Panx1(-/-) compared with wild-type mice. These results suggest that Panx1 channels in the kidney may regulate ATP release and via purinergic signaling may participate in the control of renal epithelial fluid and electrolyte transport and vascular functions.
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