AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 270, Issue 4 557-F566, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of chronic hypokalemia on renal expression of the "gastric" H(+)-K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit gene

K. Y. Ahn, P. B. Turner, K. M. Madsen and B. C. Kone
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 77030, USA.

Chronic potassium restriction leads to active potassium reabsorption in the late distal nephron and collecting duct, segments known to express "gastric" H(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase (H(+)-K(+)-ATPase) alpha-subunit mRNA. In this study, the cellular distribution and relative abundance of mRNA encoding this isoform were examined in kidneys of normal and potassium-deprived (2 wk) rats. In situ hybridization with isoform-specific cRNA probes demonstrated prominent expression of this gene in the connecting segment (CNT), entire collecting duct, and renal papillary surface epithelium in a comparable distribution in both groups of rats. Hypertrophy of the outer medullary collecting ducts in the inner stripe of potassium-restricted rats was observed. Competitive polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed twofold greater levels of gastric H(+)-K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit mRNA (normalized to the level of beta-actin mRNA) in the cortex, but roughly comparable levels in the outer and inner medulla, of potassium-restricted rats compared with controls. These data suggest that chronic potassium restriction results in modestly enhanced renal cortical expression of the gastric H(+)-K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit gene and that this isoform may participate in potassium conversation by the CNT and cortical collecting duct during potassium deprivation.

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