Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mitochondrial aquaporin-8 in renal proximal tubule cells: evidence for a role in the response to metabolic acidosis.

Author(s):  
Jeff Kraut
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer Jamalpoor ◽  
Albertien M van Eerde ◽  
Marc R Lilien ◽  
Charlotte AGH van Gelder ◽  
Esther A Zaal ◽  
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AbstractBackgroundRecently, a 23-month-old girl presented with increased granulocyte cystine levels, metabolic acidosis and symptoms of renal Fanconi syndrome. Cystinosis was suspected and treatment with electrolytes and cysteamine, a cystine depleting agent, was started that appeared effective. However, genetic testing did not detect any variants in CTNS (the gene affected in cystinosis) but instead revealed pathogenic variants in ATP6V1B1. ATP6V1B1 encodes the B1 subunit of the vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase), that is linked to autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis, a metabolic disorder with an inappropriately alkaline urine and deafness. Here, the unknown link between ATP6V1B1 gene deficiency and proximal tubulopathy as well as a possible link to cystinosis pathophysiology was investigated.MethodsWe used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to selectively knockout the ATP6V1B1 or CTNS gene in human renal proximal tubule cells and compare their proteomic and metabolomic profile with isogenic wild type proximal tubule cells.ResultsATP6V1B1 was expressed along the human distal but also the proximal segments of the nephron. Consistent with the clinical data, loss of ATP6V1B1 in renal proximal tubule cells resulted in increased cystine levels with autophagy activation. Further, omics profiling showed that both ATP6V1B1-/- and CTNS-/- cells are in metabolic acidosis with impaired autophagy and signs of proximal tubular epithelial dysfunction.ConclusionWe identified the lysosomal V-ATPase B1 subunit to play an important role in proximal tubule function, regulating cystine transport and autophagy in human renal proximal tubule cells through its interaction with cystinosin and mTOR-signaling.


2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Jae Han ◽  
Min Jin Lim ◽  
Yun Jung Lee ◽  
Eun Jung Kim ◽  
Young Jin Jeon ◽  
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Hypertension ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Yue ◽  
Peng Xu ◽  
John J Gildea ◽  
Robin A Felder

G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 (GRK4) is a member of the GRK family which play critical role in regulation of the function of G protein-coupled receptors. Our previous studies have shown that GRK4 not only plays a role in regulating sodium excretion in renal proximal tubule cells but also acts as a stimulator on proliferation of breast cancer cells. Uncontrolled proliferation is a characteristics of cancer cells and GRK4 is upregulated in breast cancer cells. We hypothesized that expression of GRK4 may be regulated differently in cancer and non-cancer cells. To test this hypothesis, expression of GRK4 in response to serum was compared in breast cancer cells and renal proximal tubule cells by Western analysis. In three breast cancer cell lines serum withdrawal caused rapid reduction in the levels of GRK4 which occurred as early as 15 min. GRK4 levels correlated with the concentrations of serum added to the culture media. To determine if growth factors were a critical element for maintaining GRK4 levels in the cells, EGF (10-20 ng/ml) was added to serum free medium for 24 h. There was no increase in GRK4 levels in the cells treated with EGF compared with the serum starvation control. Similarly, serum withdrawal (16 h) led to 40-80% decrease of GRK4 levels in renal proximal tubule cells even in the presence of EFG supplement. Serum feeding for 30 min after starvation dramatically increased the levels of GRK4 in both breast cancer cells and RPTC which exceeded the steady state levels. This rapid recovery of GRK4 protein do not need de novo protein synthesis because pretreatment of the cells with protein synthesis inhibitor, cycloheximide (10 μg/ml, 24 h), did not prevent this event. Expression of GRK2, another member of the GRK family, was not affected by serum starvation. Our results have shown that GRK4 is very sensitive to serum concentration in breast cancer cells as well as in RPTC. Preliminary studies suggest that rapid protein degradation rather than shutting down the protein synthesis plays a major role in this kind of GRK4 regulation. The biological significance of serum regulation of GRK4 in cancer and non-cancerous cells needs further investigation.


2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Price ◽  
Sally-Anne Hulton ◽  
William G. van’t Hoff ◽  
John R. Masters ◽  
Gill Rumsby

2009 ◽  
Vol 296 (2) ◽  
pp. F355-F361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle Cunningham ◽  
Rajatsubhra Biswas ◽  
Marc Brazie ◽  
Deborah Steplock ◽  
Shirish Shenolikar ◽  
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The present experiments were designed to detail factors regulating phosphate transport in cultured mouse proximal tubule cells by determining the response to parathyroid hormone (PTH), dopamine, and second messenger agonists and inhibitors. Both PTH and dopamine inhibited phosphate transport by over 30%. The inhibitory effect of PTH was completely abolished in the presence of chelerythrine, a PKC inhibitor, but not by Rp-cAMP, a PKA inhibitor. By contrast, both chelerythrine and Rp-cAMP blocked the inhibitory effect of dopamine. Chelerythrine inhibited PTH-mediated cAMP accumulation but also blocked the inhibitory effect of 8-bromo-cAMP on phosphate transport. On the other hand, Rp-cAMP had no effect on the ability of DOG, a PKC activator, to inhibit phosphate transport. PD98059, an inhibitor of MAPK, had no effect on PTH- or dopamine-mediated inhibition of sodium-phosphate cotransport. Finally, compared with 8-bromo-cAMP, 8-pCPT-2′- O-Me-cAMP, an activator of EPAC, had no effect on phosphate transport. These results outline significant differences in the signaling pathways utilized by PTH and dopamine to inhibit renal phosphate transport. Our results also suggest that activation of MAPK is not critically involved in PTH- or dopamine-mediated inhibition of phosphate transport in mouse renal proximal tubule cells in culture.


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