PMID- 21914796 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120116 LR - 20211020 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 286 IP - 47 DP - 2011 Nov 25 TI - Novel role for pendrin in orchestrating bicarbonate secretion in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-expressing airway serous cells. PG - 41069-82 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M111.266734 [doi] AB - In most HCO(3)(-)-secreting epithelial tissues, SLC26 Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) transporters work in concert with the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) to regulate the magnitude and composition of the secreted fluid, a process that is vital for normal tissue function. By contrast, CFTR is regarded as the only exit pathway for HCO(3)(-) in the airways. Here we show that Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) anion exchange makes a major contribution to transcellular HCO(3)(-) transport in airway serous cells. Real-time measurement of intracellular pH from polarized cultures of human Calu-3 cells demonstrated cAMP/PKA-activated Cl(-)-dependent HCO(3)(-) transport across the luminal membrane via CFTR-dependent coupled Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) anion exchange. The pharmacological and functional profile of the luminal anion exchanger was consistent with SLC26A4 (pendrin), which was shown to be expressed by quantitative RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence. Pendrin-mediated anion exchange activity was confirmed by shRNA pendrin knockdown (KD), which markedly reduced cAMP-activated Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange. To establish the relative roles of CFTR and pendrin in net HCO(3)(-) secretion, transepithelial liquid secretion rate and liquid pH were measured in wild type, pendrin KD, and CFTR KD cells. cAMP/PKA increased the rate and pH of the secreted fluid. Inhibiting CFTR reduced the rate of liquid secretion but not the pH, whereas decreasing pendrin activity lowered pH with little effect on volume. These results establish that CFTR predominately controls the rate of liquid secretion, whereas pendrin regulates the composition of the secreted fluid and identifies a critical role for this anion exchanger in transcellular HCO(3)(-) secretion in airway serous cells. FAU - Garnett, James P AU - Garnett JP AD - Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom. FAU - Hickman, Emma AU - Hickman E FAU - Burrows, Rachel AU - Burrows R FAU - Hegyi, Peter AU - Hegyi P FAU - Tiszlavicz, Laszlo AU - Tiszlavicz L FAU - Cuthbert, Alan W AU - Cuthbert AW FAU - Fong, Peying AU - Fong P FAU - Gray, Michael A AU - Gray MA LA - eng GR - BBS/S/M/2006/13134/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110913 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Bicarbonates) RN - 0 (Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters) RN - 0 (Chlorides) RN - 0 (Membrane Transport Proteins) RN - 0 (SLC26A4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Sulfate Transporters) RN - 126880-72-6 (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) RN - E0399OZS9N (Cyclic AMP) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bicarbonates/*metabolism MH - Body Fluids/cytology/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters/metabolism MH - Chlorides/metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP/metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Membrane Transport Proteins/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Respiratory System/*cytology/*metabolism MH - Sulfate Transporters MH - Thyroid Gland/cytology/metabolism PMC - PMC3220502 EDAT- 2011/09/15 06:00 MHDA- 2012/01/17 06:00 PMCR- 2012/11/25 CRDT- 2011/09/15 06:00 PHST- 2011/09/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/09/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/01/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/11/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)50456-0 [pii] AID - M111.266734 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M111.266734 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2011 Nov 25;286(47):41069-82. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.266734. Epub 2011 Sep 13.