Cell surface expression of the epithelial Na channel and a mutant causing Liddle syndrome: A quantitative approach

ABSTRACT The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) is a heteromeric protein complex playing a fundamental role in Na+ homeostasis and blood pressure regulation. Specific mutations inactivating PY motifs in ENaC C termini cause Liddle's syndrome, an inherited form of hypertension. Previously we showed that these PY motifs serve as binding sites for the E3 enzyme Nedd4-2, implying ubiquitination as a regulatory mechanism of ENaC. Ubiquitination involves the sequential action of E1, E2, and E3 enzymes. Here we identify the E2 enzyme UBE2E3, which acts in concert with Nedd4-2, and show by coimmunoprecipitation that UBE2E3 and Nedd4-2 interact together. In Xenopus laevis oocytes, UBE2E3 reduces ENaC activity marginally, consistent with Nedd4-2 being the rate-limiting factor in this process, whereas a catalytically inactive mutant of UBE2E3 (UBE2E3-CS) causes elevated ENaC activity by increasing cell surface expression. No additive effect is observed when UBE2E3-CS is coexpressed with an inactive Nedd4-2 mutant, and the stimulatory role of UBE2E3-CS depends on the integrity of the PY motifs (Nedd4-2 binding sites) and the ubiquitination sites on ENaC. In renal mpkCCDcl4 cells, displaying ENaC-dependent transepithelial Na+ transport, Nedd4-2 and UBE2E3 can be coimmunoprecipitated and overexpression of UBE2E3 affects Na+ transport, corroborating the concept of a concerted action of UBE2E3 and Nedd4-2 in ENaC regulation.

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Cell surface expression and biosynthesis of epithelial Na+ channels

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj3360705 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 336 (3) ◽

pp. 705-710 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Lawrence S. PRINCE ◽

Michael J. WELSH

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Hek293 Cells ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Na Channel ◽

Type I ◽

Wasting Disease ◽

Post Translational Modifications ◽

Salt Wasting ◽

Epithelial Na Channels

The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) complex is composed of three homologous subunits: α, β and γ. Mutations in ENaC subunits can increase the number of channels on the cell surface, causing a hereditary form of hypertension called Liddle's syndrome, or can decrease channel activity, causing pseudohypoaldosteronism type I, a salt-wasting disease of infancy. To investigate surface expression, we studied ENaC subunits expressed in COS-7 and HEK293 cells. Using surface biotinylation and protease sensitivity, we found that when individual ENaC subunits are expressed alone, they traffic to the cell surface. The subunits are glycosylated with high-mannose oligosaccharides, but seem to have the carbohydrate removed before they reach the cell surface. Moreover, subunits form a complex that cannot be disrupted by several non-ionic detergents. The pattern of glycosylation and detergent solubility/insolubility persists when the N-teminal and C-terminal cytoplasmic regions of ENaC are removed. With co-expression of all three ENaC subunits, the insoluble complex is the predominant species. These results show that ENaC and its family members are unique in their trafficking, biochemical characteristics and post-translational modifications.

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Effects of dietary K on cell-surface expression of renal ion channels and transporters

AJP Renal Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajprenal.00323.2010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 299 (4) ◽

pp. F890-F897 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Author(s):

Gustavo Frindt ◽

Lawrence G. Palmer

Keyword(s):

Ion Channels ◽

Surface Protein ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Secretory Cells ◽

Na Channel ◽

Apical Surface ◽

High K ◽

Low K ◽

Epithelial Na Channel

Changes in apical surface expression of ion channels and transporters in the superficial rat renal cortex were assessed using biotinylation and immunoblotting during alterations in dietary K intake. A high-K diet increased, and a low-K diet decreased, both the overall and surface abundance of the β- and γ-subunits of the epithelial Na channel (ENaC). In the case of γ-ENaC, the effect was specific for the 65-kDa cleaved form of the protein. The overall amount of α-ENAC was also increased with increasing K intake. The total expression of the secretory K+ channels (ROMK) increased with a high-K diet and decreased with a low-K diet. The surface expression of ROMK increased with high K intake but was not significantly altered by a low-K diet. In contrast, the amounts of total and surface protein representing the thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC) decreased with increasing K intake. We conclude that modulation of K+ secretion in response to changes in dietary K intake involves changes in apical K+ permeability through regulation of K+ channels and in driving force subsequent to alterations in both Na delivery to the distal nephron and Na+ uptake across the apical membrane of the K+ secretory cells.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Assembly and cell surface expression of TAP-independent, chloroquine-sensitive and interferon-gamma-inducible class I MHC complexes in transformed fibroblast cell lines are regulated by tapasin.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1009214.121258 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

Tim Elliott

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Cell Lines ◽

Interferon Gamma ◽

Fibroblast Cell ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Class I ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Class I Mhc ◽

Fibroblast Cell Lines

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mechanism of cell surface expression of the Streptococcus mitis platelet binding proteins PblA and PblB.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1082761.535676 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Tim Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Binding Proteins ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Streptococcus Mitis ◽

Platelet Binding

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Persistent HIV Transcription Induces Sialyl-Lewis-X Glyco-Antigen Cell-Surface Expression

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3565035 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Florent Colomb ◽

Leila B. Giron ◽

Leticia Kuri Cervantes ◽

Tongcui Ma ◽

Samson Adeniji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Sialyl Lewis X ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Lewis X ◽

Hiv Transcription ◽

Sialyl Lewis

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Influence of β-D-mannuronic acid, as a new member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs family, on expression pattern of chemokines and their receptors in rheumatoid arthritis

Current Drug Discovery Technologies ◽

10.2174/1570163816666191023103118 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Author(s):

Mona Aslani ◽

Arman Ahmadzadeh ◽

Zahra Aghazadeh ◽

Majid Zaki-Dizaji ◽

Laleh Sharifi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Surface ◽

Mrna Expression ◽

Surface Expression ◽

Phase Iii ◽

Cell Surface Expression ◽

Optimum Dose ◽

High Dose ◽

Mannuronic Acid ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

High Doses

Background: : Based on the encouraging results of phase III clinical trial of β-D-mannuronic acid (M2000) (as a new anti-inflammatory drug) in patients with RA, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of this drug on the expression of chemokines and their receptors in PBMCs of RA patients. Methods:: PBMCs of RA patients and healthy controls were separated and the patients' cells were treated with low, moderate and high doses (5, 25 and 50 μg/mL) of M2000 and optimum dose (1 μg/mL) of diclofenac, as a control in RPMI-1640 medium. Real-time PCR was used for evaluating the mRNA expression of CXCR3, CXCR4, CCR2, CCR5 and CCL2/MCP-1. Cell surface expression of CCR2 was investigated using flow cytometry. Results:: CCR5 mRNA expression reduced significantly, after treatment of the patients' cells with all three doses of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. CXCR3 mRNA expression down-regulated significantly followed by treatment of these cells with moderate and high doses of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. CXCR4 mRNA expression declined significantly after treatment of these cells with moderate and high doses of M2000. CCL2 mRNA expression significantly reduced only followed by treatment of these cells with high dose of M2000, whereas, mRNA and cell surface expressions of CCR2 diminished significantly followed by treatment of these cells with high dose of M2000 and optimum dose of diclofenac. Conclusion:: According to our results, M2000 through the down-regulation of chemokines and their receptors may restrict the infiltration of immune cells into the synovium.

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