title: Effect of FCCP on tight junction permeability and cellular distribution of ZO-1 protein in epithelial (MDCK) cells.
abstract: The effect of the uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation, FCCP (carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone), on the tight junction of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells was examined. FCCP induced an abrupt decrease in the transepithelial electrical resistance of the confluent monolayers over a period of 20 s. When FCCP was withdrawn from the incubation medium, the monolayer resistance recovered to close to the original level in less than 2 h. Staining of the tight junction-associated protein ZO-1 showed that the changes in transepithelial electrical resistance were accompanied by a diffusing of the protein away from cell peripheries and a reconcentration to the tight junction areas following resistance recovery. Intracellular pH was decreased by FCCP on a similar time-scale with no obvious changes in ATP levels over this time-course. These data suggest that the uncoupler FCCP has a profound effect on tight junction permeability and cellular distribution of the tight junction protein ZO-1 in the epithelial cells and that it probably acts by breaking down proton gradients and altering intracellular pH.
authors: Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors: C X
authors: CX
authors: Li
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Poznansky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002259:Carbonyl Cyanide p-Trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D004285:Dogs; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D062826:Zonula Occludens-1 Protein
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D062826:Zonula Occludens-1 Protein; D002259:Carbonyl Cyanide p-Trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone