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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Effects of several Cl(-) channel blockers on ionic currents in mouse embryos were studied using whole-cell patch-clamp and microelectrode methods. Microelectrode measurements showed that the resting membrane potential of early embryonic cells (1-cell stage) was -23 mV and that reduction of extracellular Cl(-) concentration depolarized the membrane, suggesting that Cl(-) conductance is a major contributor for establishing the resting membrane potential. Membrane currents recorded by whole-cell voltage clamp showed outward rectification and confirmed that a major component of these embryonic currents are carried by Cl(-) ions. A Cl(-) channel blocker, 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS), suppressed the outward rectifier current in a voltage- and concentration-dependent manner. Other Cl(-) channel blockers (5-nitro-2-[3-phenylpropyl-amino] benzoic acid and 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)-anilino] nicotinic acid [niflumic acid]) similarly inhibited this current. Simultaneous application of niflumic acid with DIDS further suppressed the outward rectifier current. Under high osmotic condition, niflumic acid, but not DIDS, inhibited the Cl(-)current, suggesting the presence of two types of Cl(-) channels: a DIDS-sensitive (swelling-activated) channel, and a DIDS-insensitive (niflumic acid-sensitive) Cl(-) channel. Anion permeability of the DIDS-insensitive Cl(-) current differed from that of the compound Cl(-) current: Rank order of anion permeability of the DIDS-sensitive Cl(-) channels was I(-) = Br(-) > Cl(-) > gluconate(-), whereas that of the DIDS-insensitive Cl(-) channel was I(-) = Br(-) > Cl(-) >> gluconate(-). These results indicate that early mouse embryos have a Cl(-) channel that is highly permeable to amino acids, which may regulate intracellular amino acid concentration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
947-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12604647-4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Amino Acids, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Chloride Channels, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Gluconates, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Niflumic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Nitrobenzoates, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Osmolar Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Potassium, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12604647-Sodium
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Amino acid-permeable anion channels in early mouse embryos and their possible effects on cleavage.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. momo-s@cis.fukuoka-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article