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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
48
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously screened the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene and identified new disease-causing mutations. C225R and R1066C are both associated with pancreatic insufficiency, but the former mutation is associated with mild and unusual lung disease, whereas the latter is associated with severe lung disease. In the present study, we expressed these mutants heterologously in HeLa cells, and we analyzed protein synthesis by immunoprecipitation and chloride channel function by using a halide-sensitive fluorescent dye, 6-methoxy-N-ethylquinolinium. Immunoprecipitation and functional studies showed that cells transfected with C225R-CFTR exhibit cAMP-dependent chloride fluxes; C225R-CFTR protein is poorly expressed but fully glycosylated and can be compared with R117H-CFTR. R1066C-CFTR protein is not correctly processed and, unlike DeltaF508-CFTR, this defect cannot be corrected by reduced temperature or overexpression in butyrate-treated cells; defective processing may occur at a different step in the biosynthetic pathway. These results point to two different mechanisms underlying the same pancreatic status and suggest that it is unwise to use pancreatic sufficiency and insufficiency to define mild and severe cystic fibrosis (CF) disease, respectively. Finally, the experimental model described here may be helpful to predict the pulmonary status of CF patients bearing mutations located in putative membrane-spanning domains of the CFTR protein.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30563-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Cystic fibrosis phenotype associated with pancreatic insufficiency does not always reflect the cAMP-dependent chloride conductive pathway defect. Analysis of C225R-CFTR and R1066C-CFTR.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U.468,. Hôpital Henri Mondor, 94010 Créteil, France. edelman@ceylan.necker.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't