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XB-ART-4953
J Membr Biol 2003 May 15;1932:109-20. doi: 10.1007/s00232-002-2012-6.
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Evidence for the presence of three different anion exchangers in a red cell. Functional expression studies in Xenopus oocytes.

Guizouarn H , Musch MW , Goldstein L .


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Anion exchangers (AE) are transmembrane proteins catalyzing electroneutral exchange of Cl(-) for HCO3-. To date, three different genes coding for this protein, AE1, AE2 and AE3, have been identified in many species. AE1 is considered to be the unique anion exchanger expressed in erythrocytes. In this paper we propose the presence of three different AEs in skate erythrocytes, a skAE1, a skAE2 and a skAE3, cloned by RT-PCR (reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction). These three skAE have a similar predicted secondary structure. All three skAE are divided in two main domains: a hydrophilic cytoplasmic N-terminal domain and a C-terminal domain crossing the lipid bilayer at least 12 times. The greatest similarity is found in the membrane-spanning domain of the three skAE. The size as well as the amino-acid sequence of the cytoplasmic domain differ significantly among three anion exchangers. Functional expression studies in Xenopus oocytes led to the conclusion that skAE-1 and -2 share some functional features (Cl-dependence and DIDS sensitivity). The skAE3 could not be expressed in Xenopus oocytes. These data are in agreement with expression data obtained with AEs of different species utilizing the oocyte system. It is highly probable that these three new AE sequences come from three different genes, thus suggesting for the first time the presence of the three AE genes in Chondrichthyes.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: slc4a1 slc4a3 tle5

References [+] :
Alper, Immunolocalization of AE2 anion exchanger in rat kidney. 1997, Pubmed