AQP0-LTR of the Cat Fr mouse alters water permeability and calcium regulation of wild type AQP0.

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AQP0-LTR of the Cat Fr mouse alters water permeability and calcium regulation of wild type AQP0. Abstract Text:

Katalin Kalman,Karin L ,Alexandrine Froger,James E Hall,

Aquaporin 0 (AQP0) is the major intrinsic protein of the lens and its water permeability can be modulated by changes in pH and Ca2+. The Cataract Fraser (Cat Fr) mouse accumulates an aberrant AQP0 (AQP0-LTR) in sub-cellular compartments resulting in a congenital cataract. We investigated the interference of AQP0-LTR with normal function of AQP0 in three systems. First, we created a transgenic mouse expressing AQP0 and AQP0-LTR in the lens. Expression of AQP0 did not prevent the congenital cataract but improved the size and transparency of the lens. Second, we measured water permeability of AQP0 co-expressed with AQP0-LTR in Xenopus oocytes. A low expression level of AQP0-LTR decreased the water permeability of AQP0, and a high expression level eliminated its calcium regulation. Third, we studied trafficking of AQP0 and AQP0-LTR in transfected lens epithelial cells. At low expression level, AQP0-LTR migrated with AQP0 toward the cell membrane, but at high expression level, it accumulated in sub-cellular compartments. The deleterious effect of AQP0-LTR on lens development may be explained by lowering water permeability and abolishing calcium regulation of AQP0. This study provides the first evidence that calcium regulation of AQP0 water permeability may be crucial for maintaining normal lens homeostasis and development.

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Journal: Biochimica et biophysica acta

VOLUME: 1758

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ISSN: 0006-3002

DAY: 13

MONTH: 02

YEAR: 2006

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