title: The role of aquaporin and tight junction proteins in the regulation of water movement in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio).
abstract: Teleost fish living in freshwater are challenged by passive water influx; however the molecular mechanisms regulating water influx in fish are not well understood. The potential involvement of aquaporins (AQP) and epithelial tight junction proteins in the regulation of transcellular and paracellular water movement was investigated in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio). We observed that the half-time for saturation of water influx (K(u)) was 4.3±0.9 min, and reached equilibrium at approximately 30 min. These findings suggest a high turnover rate of water between the fish and the environment. Water influx was reduced by the putative AQP inhibitor phloretin (100 or 500 μM). Immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy revealed that AQP1a1 protein was expressed in cells on the yolk sac epithelium. A substantial number of these AQP1a1-positive cells were identified as ionocytes, either H⁺-ATPase-rich cells or Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase-rich cells. AQP1a1 appeared to be expressed predominantly on the basolateral membranes of ionocytes, suggesting its potential involvement in regulating ionocyte volume and/or water flux into the circulation. Additionally, translational gene knockdown of AQP1a1 protein reduced water influx by approximately 30%, further indicating a role for AQP1a1 in facilitating transcellular water uptake. On the other hand, incubation with the Ca²⁺-chelator EDTA or knockdown of the epithelial tight junction protein claudin-b significantly increased water influx. These findings indicate that the epithelial tight junctions normally act to restrict paracellular water influx. Together, the results of the present study provide direct in vivo evidence that water movement can occur through transcellular routes (via AQP); the paracellular routes may become significant when the paracellular permeability is increased.
authors: Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. wkwong@uottawa.ca
authors: Raymond W M
authors: RW
authors: Kwong
authors: Yusuke
authors: Y
authors: Kumai
authors: Steve F
authors: SF
authors: Perry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051398:Aquaporin 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016764:Cell Polarity; D057167:Claudins / Q000378:metabolism; D004326:Drinking; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D007814:Larva / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009068:Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D010693:Phloretin / Q000494:pharmacology; D062725:Tight Junction Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*; D015017:Yolk Sac / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000378:metabolism*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D057167:Claudins; D062725:Tight Junction Proteins; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D014867:Water; D051398:Aquaporin 1; D010693:Phloretin
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