title: Na+ -phosphate cotransport in mouse distal convoluted tubule cells: evidence for Glvr-1 and Ram-1 gene expression.
abstract: While there is considerable evidence for phosphate (Pi) reabsorption in the distal tubule, Pi transport and its regulation have not been well characterized in this segment of the nephron. In the present study, we examined Na+-dependent Pi transport in immortalized mouse distal convoluted tubule (MDCT) cells. Pi uptake by MDCT cells is Na+-dependent and, under initial rate conditions, is inhibited by phosphonoformic acid (41 +/- 3% of control), a competitive inhibitor of Na+-Pi cotransport. The transport system has a high affinity for Pi (Km = 0.46 mM) and is stimulated by lowering the extracellular pH from 7.4 to 6.4 and inhibited by raising the pH from 7.4 to 8.4. Exposure to Pi-free medium for 21 h increased Na+-Pi cotransport from 2.1 to 5.5 nmol/mg of protein/5 minutes (p < 0.05) while parathyroid hormone, forskolin, and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate failed to alter Pi uptake in MDCT cells. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction of MDCT cell RNA provided evidence for the expression of the Npt1 but not the Npt2 Na+-Pi cotransporter gene. However, preincubation of MDCT cells with Npt1 antisense oligonucleotide led to only 20% inhibition of Na+-Pi cotransport, suggesting that other Na+-Pi cotransporters are operative in MDCT cells. Indeed, we showed, by ribonuclease protection assay, that MDCT cells express the ubiquitous cell surface receptors for gibbon ape leukemia virus (Glvr-1) and amphoteric murine retrovirus (Ram-1) that also function as Na+-Pi cotransporters. In summary, we demonstrate that the pH dependence and regulation of Na+-Pi cotransport in MDCT cells is distinct from that in the proximal tubule and suggest that different gene products mediate Na+-Pi cotransport in the proximal and distal segments of the nephron.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, McGill University-Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Tenenhouse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martel
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Gesek
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Coutermarsh
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin; D015870:Gene Expression; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D028061:Phosphate Transport Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000235:genetics*; D050608:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins; D050609:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type I; D050611:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type III; D027981:Symporters; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D028061:Phosphate Transport Proteins; D011991:Receptors, Virus; C493547:Slc17a1 protein, mouse; C493549:Slc17a2 protein, mouse; C493587:Slc20a1 protein, mouse; C493565:Slc20a2 protein, mouse; D050608:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins; D050609:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type I; D050611:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type III; D027981:Symporters; C067981:leukemia virus receptor, gibbon ape; D005576:Colforsin; D012313:RNA; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate