A stretch-activated K+ channel in the basolateral membrane ofXenopus kidney proximal tubule cells

1990 ◽  
Vol 415 (5) ◽  
pp. 624-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsumasa Kawahara
Keyword(s):  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Proximal Tubule Cells ◽  
Kidney Proximal Tubule ◽  
Tubule Cells

scholarly journals Properties of an Inwardly Rectifying ATP-sensitive K+ Channel in the Basolateral Membrane of Renal Proximal Tubule

1998 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich R. Mauerer ◽  
Emile L. Boulpaep ◽  
Alan S. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Potassium Conductance ◽  
Physiological Role ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Nucleoside Triphosphate ◽  
Channel Activity ◽  
Open Probability ◽  
Proximal Tubule Cells ◽  
Tubule Cells

The potassium conductance of the basolateral membrane (BLM) of proximal tubule cells is a critical regulator of transport since it is the major determinant of the negative cell membrane potential and is necessary for pump-leak coupling to the Na+,K+-ATPase pump. Despite this pivotal physiological role, the properties of this conductance have been incompletely characterized, in part due to difficulty gaining access to the BLM. We have investigated the properties of this BLM K+ conductance in dissociated, polarized Ambystoma proximal tubule cells. Nearly all seals made on Ambystoma cells contained inward rectifier K+ channels (γslope, in = 24.5 ± 0.6 pS, γchord, out = 3.7 ± 0.4 pS). The rectification is mediated in part by internal Mg2+. The open probability of the channel increases modestly with hyperpolarization. The inward conducting properties are described by a saturating binding–unbinding model. The channel conducts Tl+ and K+, but there is no significant conductance for Na+, Rb+, Cs+, Li+, NH4+, or Cl−. The channel is inhibited by barium and the sulfonylurea agent glibenclamide, but not by tetraethylammonium. Channel rundown typically occurs in the absence of ATP, but cytosolic addition of 0.2 mM ATP (or any hydrolyzable nucleoside triphosphate) sustains channel activity indefinitely. Phosphorylation processes alone fail to sustain channel activity. Higher doses of ATP (or other nucleoside triphosphates) reversibly inhibit the channel. The K+ channel opener diazoxide opens the channel in the presence of 0.2 mM ATP, but does not alleviate the inhibition of millimolar doses of ATP. We conclude that this K+ channel is the major ATP-sensitive basolateral K+ conductance in the proximal tubule.

Renal organic anion transporter 1 is maldistributed and diminishes in proximal tubule cells but increases in vasculature after ischemia and reperfusion

2008 ◽  
Vol 295 (6) ◽  
pp. F1807-F1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osun Kwon ◽  
Wei-Wei Wang ◽  
Shane Miller
Keyword(s):  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Organic Anion ◽  
Basolateral Membrane ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Organic Anion Transporter ◽  
Membrane Domain ◽  
Proximal Tubule Cells ◽  
Anion Transporter ◽  
Tubule Cells

Renal solute clearances are reduced in ischemic acute kidney injury. However, the mechanisms explaining how solute clearance is impaired have not been clarified. Recently, we reported that cadaveric renal allografts exhibit maldistribution of organic anion transporter 1 (OAT1) in proximal tubule cells after ischemia and reperfusion, resulting in impairment of PAH clearance. In the present study, we characterized renal OAT1 in detail after ischemia-reperfusion using a rat model. We analyzed renal OAT1 using confocal microscopy with a three-dimensional reconstruction of serial optical images, Western blot, and quantitative real-time RT-PCR. OAT1 was distributed to basolateral membranes of proximal tubule cells in controls. With ischemia, OAT1 decreased in basolateral membrane, especially in the lateral membrane domain, and appeared diffusely in cytoplasm. After reperfusion following 60-min ischemia, OAT1 often formed cytoplasmic aggregates. The staining for OAT1 started reappearing in lateral membrane domain 1 h after reperfusion. The basolateral membrane staining was relatively well discernable at 240 h of reperfusion. Of note, a distinct increase in OAT1 expression was noted in vasculature early after ischemia and after reperfusion. The total amount of OAT1 protein expression in the kidney diminished after ischemia-reperfusion in a duration-dependent manner until 72 h, when they began to recover. However, even at 240 h, the amount of OAT1 did not reach control levels. The kidney tissues tended to show a remarkable but transient increase in mRNA expression for OAT1 at 5 min of ischemia. Our findings may provide insights of renal OAT1 in its cellular localization and response during ischemic acute kidney injury and recovery from it.

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