title: Electrogenic kinetics of a mammalian intestinal type IIb Na(+)/P(i) cotransporter.
abstract: The kinetics of a type IIb Na(+)-coupled inorganic phosphate (Pi) cotransporter (NaPi-IIb) cloned from mouse small intestine were studied using the two-electrode voltage clamp applied to Xenopus oocytes. In the steady state, mouse NaPi-IIb showed a curvilinear I-V relationship, with rate-limiting behavior only for depolarizing potentials. The Pi dose dependence was Michaelian, with an apparent affinity constant for Pi (Km(pi)) of 10 +/- 1 microM: at -60 mV. Unlike for rat NaPi-IIa, (Km(pi)) increased with membrane hyperpolarization, as reported for human NaPi-IIa, flounder NaPi-IIb and zebrafish NaPi-IIb2. The apparent affinity constant for Na(+) (Km(na)) was 23 +/- 1 mM: at -60 mV, and the Na(+) activation was cooperative with a Hill coefficient of approximately 2. Pre-steady-state currents were documented in the absence of Pi and showed a strong dependence on external Na(+). The hyperpolarizing shift of the charge distribution midpoint potential was 65 mV/log[Na]. Approximately half the moveable charge was attributable to the empty carrier. A comparison of the voltage dependence of steady-state Pi-induced current and pre-steady-state charge movement indicated that for -120 mV <or= V <or= 0 mV the voltage dependence of the empty carrier was the main determinant of the curvilinear steady-state cotransport characteristic. External protons partially inhibited NaPi-IIb steady-state activity, independent of the titration of mono- and divalent Pi, and immobilized pre-steady-state charge movements associated with the first Na(+) binding step.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Iforster@access.unizh.ch
authors.forename: Ian C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Virkki
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bossi
authors.forename: Heini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murer
authors.forename: Jürg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D051379:Mice; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050614:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D050614:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb