Swelling activation of transport pathways in erythrocytes: effects of Cl-, ionic strength, and volume changes |
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Authors: | Guizouarn Helene; Motais Rene |
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Abstract: | If swelling of acell is induced by a decrease in external medium tonicity, theregulatory response is more complex than if swelling of similarmagnitude is due to salt uptake. The present results provide anexplanation. In fish erythrocytes, two distinct transport pathways wereswelling activated: a channel of broad specificity and aK+-Cl cotransporter. Each was activated by a specific signal: the channel bya decrease in intracellular ionic strength and theK+-Cl cotransporter by cell enlargement. A decrease in ionic strength alsoaffectedK+-Cl cotransport activity, but by acting as a negative modulator of thecotransport. Thus cells swollen by salt accumulation respond byactivating exclusively theK+-Cl cotransport, leading to aCl -dependentK+ loss. By contrast, cellsswollen by electrolyte dilution respond by activating both pathways,leading to a reduced loss of electrolytes and a large loss of taurine.Thus two swelling-sensitive pathways, differently regulated, wouldallow control of the ionic composition of a cell exposed to differentvolume perturbations. |
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