Abstract
Secretion of HCO3- at the apical side of the epithelial cells of the choroid plexus is an essential step in the formation of cerebrospinal fluid. Anion conductance with a high degree of HCO 3- permeability has been observed and suggested to be the major pathway for HCO3- transport across the apical membrane. Recently, it was found that NBC (Na+/HCO3 - co-transporter) 4, an electrogenic member of the NBC family, was expressed in the choroid plexus. We found that a novel variant of the NBC4 [NBC4g/Slc4a5 (solute carrier family 4, sodium bicarbonate cotransporter, member 5)] is almost exclusively expressed in the apical membrane of rat choroid plexus epithelium at exceptionally high levels. RNA interference-mediated knockdown allowed the functional demonstration that NBC4g is the major player in the HCO3- transport across the apical membrane of the choroid plexus epithelium. When combined with a recent observation that in choroid plexus epithelial cells electrogenic NBC operates with a stoichiometry of 3:1, the results of the present study suggest that NBC4g mediates the efflux of HCO3- and contributes to cerebrospinal fluid production.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-187 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical Journal |
Volume | 450 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 15 2013 |
Keywords
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Choroid plexus
- Member 5 (Slc4a5)
- Na/HCO co-transporter e2 (NBCe2)
- Sodium bicarbonate co-transporter
- Solute carrier family 4
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology