PMID- 12138085 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20021113 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 277 IP - 39 DP - 2002 Sep 27 TI - Carbonic anhydrase II binds to and enhances activity of the Na+/H+ exchanger. PG - 36085-91 AB - We examined the ability of carbonic anhydrase II to bind to and affect the transport efficiency of the NHE1 isoform of the mammalian Na(+)/H(+) exchanger. The C-terminal region of NHE1 was expressed in Escherichia coli fused with an N-terminal glutathionine S-transferase or with a C-terminal polyhistidine tag. Using a microtiter plate binding assay we showed that the C-terminal region of NHE1 binds carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) and binding was stimulated by low pH and blocked by antibodies against the C-terminal of NHE1. The binding to NHE1 was confirmed by demonstrating protein-protein interaction using affinity blotting with CAII and immobilized NHE1 fusion proteins. CAII co-immunoprecipitated with NHE1 from CHO cells suggesting the proteins form a complex in vivo. In cells expressing CAII and NHE1, the H(+) transport rate was almost 2-fold greater than in cells expressing NHE1 alone. The CAII inhibitor acetazolamide significantly decreased the H(+) transport rate of NHE1 and transfection with a dominant negative CAII inhibited NHE1 activity. Phosphorylation of the C-terminal of NHE1 greatly increased the binding of CAII. Our study suggests that NHE1 transport efficiency is influenced by CAII, likely through a direct interaction at the C-terminal region. Regulation of NHE1 activity by phosphorylation could involve modulation of CAII binding. FAU - Li, Xiuju AU - Li X AD - Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Canadian Institute of Health Research Membrane Protein Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada. FAU - Alvarez, Bernardo AU - Alvarez B FAU - Casey, Joseph R AU - Casey JR FAU - Reithmeier, Reinhart A F AU - Reithmeier RA FAU - Fliegel, Larry AU - Fliegel L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20020722 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers) RN - 4QD397987E (Histidine) RN - EC 4.2.1.- (Carbonic Anhydrase II) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites MH - Blotting, Western MH - CHO Cells MH - Carbonic Anhydrase II/*chemistry/*metabolism MH - Cricetinae MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel MH - Histidine/chemistry MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Phosphorylation MH - Precipitin Tests MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers/*metabolism MH - Time Factors MH - Transfection EDAT- 2002/07/26 10:00 MHDA- 2002/11/26 04:00 CRDT- 2002/07/26 10:00 PHST- 2002/07/26 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/11/26 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/07/26 10:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(18)36575-X [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M111952200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 27;277(39):36085-91. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111952200. Epub 2002 Jul 22.