Molecular Cloning, Expression Pattern, and Chromosomal Localization of the Human Na–Cl Thiazide-Sensitive Cotransporter (SLC12A3) |
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Authors: | Nadia Mastroianni Maurizio De Fusco Massimo Zollo Giulia Arrigo Orsetta Zuffardi Alberto Bettinelli Andrea Ballabio Giorgio Casari |
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Institution: | aTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (Tigem), San Raffaele Biomedical Science Park, 20132, Milan, Italy;bClinica Pediatrica II, University of Milan, 20122, Milan, Italy;cLaboratorio di Citogenetica, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy;dIstituto di Biologia Generale e Genetica Medica, Pavia, Italy;eDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy |
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Abstract: | Electrolyte homeostasis is maintained by several ion transport systems. Na–(K)–Cl cotransporters promote the electrically silent movement of chloride across the membrane in absorptive and secretory epithelia. Two kidney-specific Na–(K)–Cl cotransporter isoforms are known, so far, according to their sensitivity to specific inhibitors. We have cloned the human cDNA coding for the renal Na–Cl cotransporter selectively inhibited by the thiazide class of diuretic agents. The predicted protein sequence of 1021 amino acids (112 kDa) shows a structure common to the other members of the Na–(K)–Cl cotransporter family: a central region harboring 12 transmembrane domains and the 2 intracellular hydrophilic amino and carboxyl termini. The ex- pression pattern of the human Na–Cl thiazide-sensitive cotransporter (hTSC, HGMW-approved symbol SLC12A3) confirms the kidney specificity. hTSC has been mapped to human chromosome 16q13 by fluorescencein situhybridization. The cloning and characterization of hTSC now render it possible to study the involvement of this cotransport system in the pathogenesis of tubulopathies such as Gitelman syndrome. |
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