Intracellular trafficking of a polymorphism in the COOH terminus of the α-subunit of the human epithelial sodium channel is modulated by casein kinase 1

2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (3) ◽  
pp. F868-F876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wusheng Yan ◽  
Lynn Spruce ◽  
Michael M. Rosenblatt ◽  
Thomas R. Kleyman ◽  
Ronald C. Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Intracellular Trafficking ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Casein Kinase ◽  
Xenopus Laevis Oocytes ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Casein Kinase 1

The A663T polymorphism of the α-subunit of the human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) increases the functional and surface expression of αβγ-hENaC in Xenopus laevis oocytes, and the context of this residue in the COOH terminus of α-hENaC is important for this effect. Query of a phosphoprotein database suggested that the α-T663 residue of hENaC might be a substrate for phosphorylation by casein kinase 1 (CK1). We tested the hypotheses that phosphorylation of α-T663-hENaC by CK1 would regulate the increased functional and surface expression of α-T663-hENaC vs. α-A663-hENaC in oocytes. General inhibition of CK1 with IC261 decreased the functional and surface expression of α-T663-hENaC, but not α-A663-hENaC. This decrease in α-T663-hENaC functional expression resulted from reduced delivery of α-T663-hENaC to the oocyte membrane. IC261 also inhibited the functional expression of α-T692-mENaC and a chimeric m(1-678)/h(650-669)α-T663, mβγ ENaC, but not α-A692-mENaC or m(1-678)/h(650-669)α-A663, mβγ ENaC. These data suggest that additional residues outside of the α-hENaC COOH terminus are important for modulation of α-T663-hENaC trafficking by CK1. Overexpression of CK1α did not alter functional expression of α-T663-hENaC. In contrast, modest overexpression of CK1δ enhanced, whereas higher levels of CK1δ overexpression inhibited α-T663-hENaC functional expression. CK1 did not phosphorylate the COOH terminus of either α-T663-hENaC or α-A663-hENaC in vitro. These data suggest that CK1, and perhaps specifically CK1δ, regulates the intracellular trafficking of the α-A663T functional polymorphism of hENaC indirectly by altering the rate of α-T663-hENaC biosynthesis and/or delivery to the plasma membrane.

Differential modulation of a polymorphism in the COOH terminus of the α-subunit of the human epithelial sodium channel by protein kinase Cδ

2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (2) ◽  
pp. F279-F288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wusheng Yan ◽  
Laurence Suaud ◽  
Thomas R. Kleyman ◽  
Ronald C. Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Xenopus Laevis Oocytes ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Calphostin C ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Oocyte Membrane

The A663T polymorphism of the α-subunit of the human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) increases the functional and surface expression of αβγ-hENaC in Xenopus laevis oocytes. The context of this residue in the COOH terminus of α-hENaC is important for this effect, as a homologous change in murine ENaC (mENaC), A692T, does not alter functional and surface expression of mENaC. Query of a phosphoprotein database suggested that the α-T663 residue might be phosphorylated by PKCδ. General inhibition of PKC with calphostin C decreased the functional and surface expression of αT663-hENaC and not αA663-hENaC, and was without effect on αA692-mENaC, αT692-mENaC, and a chimeric m(1–678)/h(650–669)αT663, mβγ-ENaC. These data suggest that residues outside of the α-hENaC COOH terminus are important for modulation of αT663-hENaC trafficking by PKC. In contrast, expression of PKCδ decreased the functional and surface expression of αT663-hENaC and the functional expression of m(1–678)/h(650–669)αT663, mβγ-ENaC, and was without effect on αA663-hENaC, αA692-mENaC, or αT692-mENaC. PKCδ did not phosphorylate the COOH terminus of either αT663-hENaC or αA663-hENaC in vitro, suggesting that it acts indirectly to regulate hENaC trafficking. αT663-hENaC was retrieved from the oocyte membrane more slowly than αA663-hENaC, and calphostin C increased the rate of αT663-hENaC removal from the oocyte membrane to a rate similar to that of αA663-hENaC. In contrast, PKCδ did not alter the rate of removal of αT663-hENaC from the oocyte membrane, suggesting that PKCδ altered rates of αT663-hENaC biosynthesis and/or delivery to the plasma membrane. These data are consistent with PKC isoform-specific effects on the intracellular trafficking of αT663- vs. αA663-hENaC.

Membrane topology of the epithelial sodium channel in intact cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (6) ◽  
pp. C1682-C1690 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Canessa ◽  
A. M. Merillat ◽  
B. C. Rossier
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Membrane Topology ◽  
Xenopus Laevis Oocytes ◽  
Intact Cells ◽  
Free Translation ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Hydrophilic Loop

The highly selective amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel is formed of three homologous subunits termed alpha-, beta-, and gamma-rENaC. Each subunit has two putative transmembrane domains (M1 and M2), yielding a protein with a large (approximately 50 kDa) hydrophilic loop (between M1 and M2) and short hydrophilic NH2- and COOH-termini (9 and 10 kDa). All three subunits are glycosylated in a cell-free translation assay, demonstrating that they share in vitro a common pattern of membrane insertion. The membrane topology of the alpha-rENaC subunit in intact cells was studied in Xenopus laevis oocytes. We demonstrate that 1) all six potential N-linked glycosylation sites (N190, N259, N320, N339, N424, and N538) of the large hydrophilic loop are used in intact cells; 2) the glycosylation of alpha-rENaC does not play a significant role in the functional expression of the channel; and 3) the two hydrophobic domains M1 (A109-F131) and M2 (S588-L612) serve in intact cells as start- and stop-transfer signals, respectively. We conclude that alpha-rENaC spans the membrane twice with the short NH2- and COOH-terminal ends on the cytoplasmic side and a large hydrophilic loop in the extracellular space.

COMMD1 downregulates the epithelial sodium channel through Nedd4–2

2010 ◽  
Vol 298 (6) ◽  
pp. F1445-F1456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Ke ◽  
A. Grant Butt ◽  
Marianne Swart ◽  
Yong Feng Liu ◽  
Fiona J. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Rat Kidney ◽  
Copper Metabolism ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Xenopus Laevis Oocytes

The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is important for the long-term control of Na+ homeostasis and blood pressure. Our previous studies demonstrated that Copper Metabolism Murr1 Domain-containing protein 1 (COMMD1; previously known as Murr1), a protein involved in copper metabolism, inhibited amiloride-sensitive current in Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing ENaC ( J Biol Chem 279: 5429, 2004). In this study, we report that COMMD1 inhibits amiloride-sensitive current in mammalian epithelial cells expressing ENaC, that the COMM domain of COMMD1 is sufficient for this effect, and that knockdown of COMMD1 increases amiloride-sensitive current. COMMD1 is coexpressed with ENaC in rat kidney medulla cells. COMMD1 increased ubiquitin modification of ENaC and decreased its cell surface expression. COMMD1 abolished insulin-stimulated amiloride-sensitive current and attenuated the stimulation of current by activated serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK1). COMMD1 was found to interact with both SGK1 and Akt1/protein kinase B, and knockdown of COMMD1 enhanced the stimulatory effect of both SGK1 and Akt1 on amiloride-sensitive current. COMMD1's effects were reduced in the presence of ENaC proteins containing PY motif mutations, abolished in the presence of a dominant negative form of Nedd4–2, and knockdown of COMMD1 reduced the inhibitory effect of Nedd4–2 on ENaC, but did not enhance current when Nedd4–2 was knocked down. These data suggest that COMMD1 modulates Na+ transport in epithelial cells through regulation of ENaC cell surface expression and this effect is likely mediated via Nedd4–2.

scholarly journals Hsc70 negatively regulates epithelial sodium channel trafficking at multiple sites in epithelial cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 305 (7) ◽  
pp. C776-C787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Chanoux ◽  
Calla B. Shubin ◽  
Amal Robay ◽  
Laurence Suaud ◽  
Ronald C. Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Apical Surface ◽  
Refractory Hypertension ◽  
Channel Trafficking

The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) plays an important role in homeostasis of blood pressure and of the airway surface liquid, and excess function of ENaC results in refractory hypertension (in Liddle's syndrome) and impaired mucociliary clearance (in cystic fibrosis). The regulation of ENaC by molecular chaperones, such as the 70-kDa heat shock protein Hsc70, is not completely understood. Our previously published data suggest that Hsc70 negatively affects ENaC activity and surface expression in Xenopus oocytes; here we investigate the mechanism by which Hsc70 acts on ENaC in epithelial cells. In Madin-Darby canine kidney cells stably expressing epitope-tagged αβγ-ENaC and with tetracycline-inducible overexpression of Hsc70, treatment with 5 μg/ml doxycycline increased total Hsc70 expression 20%. This increase in Hsc70 expression led to a decrease in ENaC activity and surface expression that corresponded to an increased rate of functional ENaC retrieval from the cell surface. In addition, Hsc70 overexpression decreased the association of newly synthesized ENaC subunits. These data support the hypothesis that Hsc70 inhibits ENaC functional expression at the apical surface of epithelia by regulating ENaC biogenesis and ENaC trafficking at the cell surface.

scholarly journals Multiple residues in the distal C terminus of the α-subunit have roles in modulating human epithelial sodium channel activity

2012 ◽  
Vol 303 (2) ◽  
pp. F220-F228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunhild M. Mueller ◽  
Wusheng Yan ◽  
Lawrence Copelovitch ◽  
Susan Jarman ◽  
Zhijian Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Expression ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Xenopus Laevis Oocytes ◽  
Channel Activity ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channels ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Functional Polymorphisms ◽  
Respiratory Epithelia ◽  
C Terminus

Epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) are critically important in the regulation of ion and fluid balance in both renal and respiratory epithelia. ENaC functional polymorphisms may contribute to alterations in blood pressure in the general population. We previously reported that the A663T polymorphism in the C terminus of the α-subunit altered ENaC functional and surface expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes (Samaha FF, Rubenstein RC, Yan W, Ramkumar M, Levy DI, Ahn YJ, Sheng S, Kleyman TR. J Biol Chem 279: 23900–23907, 2004). We examined whether sites in the vicinity of 663 influenced channel activity by performing scanning Ala mutagenesis. Interestingly, only αT663/G667Aβγ channels exhibited increased currents compared with αT663βγ. This increase in channel activity reflected an increase in channel open probability and not an increase in channel surface expression. In contrast, decreases in channel activity were observed with both αT663/C664Aβγ and αT663/C664Mβγ channels. The decrease in functional expression of αT663/C664Mβγ channels correlated with decreased surface expression, suggesting that the αC664M mutation altered the intracellular trafficking of the channel. While cytoplasmic Cys residues may be modified by the addition of palmitate, we did not observe palmitoylation of αC664. Our results suggest that multiple residues in the distal part of the cytoplasmic C terminus have roles in modulating channel activity.

scholarly journals Downregulation of epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity in human airway epithelia after low temperature incubation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e000861
Author(s):  
Sangya Yadav ◽  
Ciaran A Shaughnessy ◽  
Pamela L Zeitlin ◽  
Preston E Bratcher
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Ussing Chamber ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Airway Epithelia ◽  
Epithelial Cultures ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel Enac

IntroductionThe incubation of airway epithelia cells at low temperatures is a common in vitro experimental approach used in the field of cystic fibrosis (CF) research to thermo-stabilise F508del-CFTR and increase its functional expression. Given that the airway epithelium includes numerous ion transporters other than CFTR, we hypothesised that there was an impact of low temperature incubation on CFTR-independent ionoregulatory mechanisms in airway epithelia derived from individuals with and without CF.MethodsAfter differentiation at the air–liquid interface, nasal epithelia were incubated at either 37°C or 29°C (low temperature) for 48 hours prior to analysis in an Ussing chamber.ResultsWhile F508del-CFTR activity was increased after low temperature incubation, activity of CFTR in non-CF epithelia was unchanged. Importantly, cultures incubated at 29°C demonstrated decreased transepithelial potential difference (TEPD) and short-circuit currents (Isc) at baseline. The predominant factor contributing to the reduced baseline TEPD and Isc in 29°C cultures was the reduced activity of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), evidenced by a reduced responsiveness to amiloride. This effect was observed in cells derived from both non-CF and CF donors.DiscussionSignificant transcriptional downregulation of ENaC subunits β and γ were observed, which may partially explain the decreased ENaC activity. We speculate that low temperature incubation may be a useful experimental paradigm to reduce ENaC activity in in vitro epithelial cultures.

Revealing a subclinical salt-losing phenotype in heterozygous carriers of the novel S562P mutation in the α subunit of the epithelial sodium channel

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix G. Riepe ◽  
Miguel X. P. Van Bemmelen ◽  
Francois Cachat ◽  
Hansjörg Plendl ◽  
Ivan Gautschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Heterozygous Carriers

Differential Regulation of the Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC) in Rat Kidney, Lung and Distal Colon in Response to Aldosterone.

Hypertension ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 724-724
Author(s):  
Shyama M E Masilamani ◽  
Gheun-Ho Kim ◽  
Mark A Knepper
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Channel ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel ◽  
Distal Colon ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
Dietary Salt ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Salt Restriction ◽  
Γ Subunit ◽  
Dietary Salt Restriction ◽  
Epithelial Sodium Channel Enac

P170 The mineralocorticoid hormone, aldosterone increases renal tubule Na absorption via increases in the protein abundances of the α-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and the 70 kDa form of the γ- subunit of ENaC (JCI 104:R19-R23). This study assesses the affect of dietary salt restriction on the regulation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in the lung and distal colon, in addition to kidney, using semiquantitative immunoblotting. Rats were placed initially on either a control Na intake (0.02 meq/day), or a low Na intake (0.2 meq/day) for 10 days. The low salt treated rats demonstrated an increase in plasma aldosterone levels at day 10 (control = 0.78 + 0.32 nM; Na restricted = 3.50 + 1.30 nM). In kidney homogenates, there were marked increases in the band density of the α-subunit of ENaC (286 % of control) and the 70 kDa form of γ-subunit of ENaC (262 % of control), but no increase in the abundance of the β-subunit of ENaC. In lung homogenates, there was no significant change in the band densities of the α, β, or γ subunits of ENaC. In distal colon, there was an increase in the band density of the β-subunit of ENaC (311 % of control) and an increase in both the 85 kDa (2355% of control) and 70 kDa (843 % of control) form of the γ subunit of ENaC in response to dietary Na restriction. However, there was no significant difference in the band density of the α-subunit of ENaC. These findings demonstrate tissue specific regulation of the three subunits of ENaC in response to dietary salt restriction.

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