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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
The relative abundance of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) message at various stages of postconfluence development was compared with evolving cellular ion-nutrient transport properties of CaCo-2 human intestinal cells. Initially these cells demonstrate electrogenic Cl secretion manifested by secretagogue-induced changes in short-circuit current. Over time, however, the secretory characteristics of CaCo-2 monolayers diminish, and brush border hydrolase activities and glucose-dependent and amiloride-sensitive Na transport increase. With a polymerase chain reaction-derived cDNA probe to CFTR exon 13, two distinct mRNA transcripts of 6.5 and 4.3 kb were found. No significant differences in their abundance were noted in cells at 6 and 28 days after confluence. These data suggest two possible interpretations for the role of CFTR protein. First, if CFTR is membrane Cl channel, its protein expression or activity could be differentially regulated during CaCo-2 cell development. Alternatively, CFTR may not be a Cl channel but may serve as an important regulatory membrane protein.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-2143
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
377-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Amiloride, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Chlorides, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Colonic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-DNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Ion Channels, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Microvilli, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Sodium, pubmed-meshheading:1719108-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator mRNA expression relative to ion-nutrient transport in spontaneously differentiating human intestinal CaCo-2 epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't