PMID- 27815212 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171117 LR - 20180823 IS - 1872-8057 (Electronic) IS - 0303-7207 (Linking) VI - 439 DP - 2017 Jan 5 TI - Claudin-31 contributes to corticosteroid-induced alterations in the barrier properties of the gill epithelium. PG - 457-466 LID - S0303-7207(16)30445-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.034 [doi] AB - The contribution of Claudin-31 (Cldn-31) to corticosteroid-induced tightening of the trout gill epithelium was examined using a primary cultured model preparation. Cldn-31 is a approximately 23 kDa protein that localizes to the periphery of gill epithelial cells and diffusely in select gill cells that are Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase-immunoreactive. Transcriptional knockdown (KD) of cldn-31 reduced Cldn-31 abundance and increased epithelium permeability. Under simulated in vivo conditions (apical freshwater), cldn-31 KD increased net ion flux rates ( identical with efflux). Cortisol treatment increased Cldn-31 abundance and decreased epithelium permeability. This tightening effect was diminished, but not eliminated, by cldn-31 KD, most likely due to other cortisol-sensitive TJ proteins that were transcriptionally unperturbed or enhanced in cortisol-treated cldn-31 KD preparations. However, cldn-31 KD abolished a cortisol-induced increase in Cldn-8d abundance, which may contribute to compromised cldn-31 KD epithelium permeability. Data suggest an important barrier function for Cldn-31 and an integral role for Cldn-31 in corticosteroid-induced gill epithelium tightening. CI - Copyright A(c) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Kolosov, Dennis AU - Kolosov D AD - Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada. FAU - Donini, Andrew AU - Donini A AD - Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada. FAU - Kelly, Scott P AU - Kelly SP AD - Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada. Electronic address: spk@yorku.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20161101 PL - Ireland TA - Mol Cell Endocrinol JT - Molecular and cellular endocrinology JID - 7500844 RN - 0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones) RN - 0 (Claudins) RN - WI4X0X7BPJ (Hydrocortisone) SB - IM MH - Adrenal Cortex Hormones/*pharmacology MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Claudins/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Electric Impedance MH - Epithelium/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Gills/cytology/*metabolism MH - Hydrocortisone/pharmacology MH - Models, Biological MH - Oncorhynchus mykiss/metabolism MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cortisol OT - Fish OT - Knockdown OT - Osmoregulation OT - Paracellular permeability OT - Tight junction EDAT- 2016/11/07 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/29 06:00 CRDT- 2016/11/06 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/10/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/06 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0303-7207(16)30445-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.034 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2017 Jan 5;439:457-466. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.034. Epub 2016 Nov 1.