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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is vital for Cl- and HCO3- transport in many epithelia. As the HCO3- concentration in epithelial secretions varies and can reach as high as 140 mM, the lumen-facing domains of CFTR are exposed to large reciprocal variations in Cl- and HCO3- levels. We have investigated whether changes in the extracellular anionic environment affects the activity of CFTR using the patch clamp technique. In fast whole cell current recordings, the replacement of 100 mM external Cl - (Cl0-) with HCO3-, Br-, NO3-, or aspartate- inhibited inward CFTR current (Cl- efflux) by ∼50% in a reversible manner. Lowering Cl0- alone by iso-osmotic replacement with mannitol also reduced Cl- efflux to a similar extent. The maximal inhibition of CFTR current was ∼70%. Raising cytosolic calcium shifted the Cl- dose-inhibition curve to the left but did not alter the maximal current inhibition observed. In contrast, a reduction in the internal [Cl -] neither inhibited CFTR nor altered the block caused by reduced Cl0-. Single channel recordings from outside-out patches showed that lowering Cl0- markedly reduced channel open probability with little effect on unitary conductance. Together, these results indicate that alterations in Cl0- alone and not the Cl-/HCO3- ratio regulate the gating of CFTR. Physiologically, our data have implications for current models of epithelial HCO3- secretion and for the control of pH at epithelial cell surfaces.
Author(s): Wright AM, Gong X, Verdon B, Linsdell P, Mehta A, Riordan JR, Argent BE, Gray MA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Year: 2004
Volume: 279
Issue: 40
Pages: 41658-41663
ISSN (print): 0021-9258
ISSN (electronic): 1083-351X
Publisher: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M405517200
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M405517200
PubMed id: 15286085
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