PMID- 10501833 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991102 LR - 20190822 IS - 0022-2631 (Print) IS - 0022-2631 (Linking) VI - 171 IP - 3 DP - 1999 Oct 1 TI - Regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) by CFTR in Chinese hamster ovary cells. PG - 255-65 AB - In cystic fibrosis, the mutation of the CFTR protein causes reduced transepithelial Cl(-) secretion. As recently proposed, beside its role of Cl(-) channel, CFTR may regulate the activity of other channels such as a Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel. Using a calcium imaging system, we show, in adenovirus-CFTR infected Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell monolayers, that CFTR can act as a regulator of intracellular [Ca(2+)](i) ([Ca(2+)](i)), involving purino-receptors. Apical exposure to ATP or UTP produced an increase in ([Ca(2+)](i) in noninfected CHO cell monolayers (CHO-WT), in CHO monolayers infected with an adenovirus-CFTR (CHO-CFTR) or infected with an adenovirus-LacZ (CHO-LacZ). The transient [Ca(2+)](i) increase produced by ATP or UTP could be mimicked by activation of CFTR with forskolin (20 microm) in CHO-CFTR confluent monolayers. However, forskolin had no significant effect on [Ca(2+)](i) in noninfected CHO-WT or in CHO-LacZ cells. Pretreatment with purino-receptor antagonists such as suramin (100 microm) or reactive blue-2. (100 microm), and with hexokinase (0.28 U/mg) inhibited the [Ca(2+)](i) response to forskolin in CHO-CFTR infected cells. Taken together, our experiments provide evidence for purino-receptor activation by ATP released from the cell and regulation of [Ca(2+)](i) by CFTR in CHO epithelial cell membranes. FAU - Urbach, V AU - Urbach V AD - Wellcome Trust Cellular Physiology Research Unit, Department of Physiology, University College, Cork, Ireland. FAU - Harvey, B J AU - Harvey BJ LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Membr Biol JT - The Journal of membrane biology JID - 0211301 RN - 0 (Receptors, Purinergic) RN - 126880-72-6 (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) RN - 1F7A44V6OU (Colforsin) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CHO Cells MH - Calcium/*physiology MH - Colforsin/pharmacology MH - Cricetinae MH - Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator/*physiology MH - Ion Transport/physiology MH - Receptors, Purinergic/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 1999/09/29 00:00 MHDA- 1999/09/29 00:01 CRDT- 1999/09/29 00:00 PHST- 1999/09/29 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/09/29 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/09/29 00:00 [entrez] AID - JMEMB102 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s002329900576 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Membr Biol. 1999 Oct 1;171(3):255-65. doi: 10.1007/s002329900576.