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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanism implicated in Zn(2+) transport in MDCK cells. Trace elements such as Zn(2+), Cd(2+) or Cu(2+) induced MDCK cell depolarization at the micromolar level as demonstrated by bis-oxonol fluorescence and whole-cell patch experiments. This depolarization was inhibited by La(3+) and Gd(3+) and was not related to the activation of Na(+) or Cl(-) channels. Uptake of 65Zn was assessed under initial rate conditions. The kinetic parameters obtained at 37 degrees C were a K(m) of 18.9 microM and a V(max) of 0.48 nmol min(-1) (mg protein(-1)). Intracellular pH measurements using BCECF probe demonstrated that Zn(2+) transport induced a cytoplasmic acidification. The cytoplasmic acidification resulting from Zn(2+) uptake activated Na(+)/H(+) antiporter, which allowed for the recycling of protons. These data suggest that Zn(2+) enters MDCK cells through a proton-coupled metal-ion transporter, the characteristics of which are slightly different from those described for the metal transporter DCT1. This mechanism could be in part responsible of the metal transport evidenced in the distal parts of the renal tubule.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
1611
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of Zn(2+) transport in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.
pubmed:affiliation
UMR-CNRS 6548, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article