|
Figure 1. Membrane potential and pHi of Xenopus laevis oocytes during a superfusion of 33 HCO3â/5% CO2 solution. (A) Water-injected oocyte. The CO2/HCO3 â solution is Solution 2 in Table . Typical of six experiments. (B) Oocyte expressing rkNBC. Typical of nine experiments. pHo 7.5, 22°C.
|
|
Figure 2. Membrane potential of akNBC-expressing Xenopus laevis oocytes during superfusion of solutions with different levels of HCO3 â/CO2. In our assay, we bracketed each test pulse with a pulse of the standard (std) CO2/HCO3 â solution (33 mM HCO3â/5% CO 2, Solution 2 in Table ). We normalized the ÎVm under test conditions to the mean ÎVm for the bracketing std pulses. The HEPES-buffered solution was Solution 1 in Table . Typical of nine experiments.
|
|
Figure 4. Dependence of HCO3â-evoked currents on the expression rkNBC and the presence of Na+. (A) H2 O-injected, control oocyte. (B) Oocyte expressing rkNBC. (C) Effect of removing Na+ in an oocyte expressing rkNBC. In each case, we pulsed the oocyte with a pH 7.5 solution containing 99 mM HCO3 â/15% CO2. Vhold = â60 mV, 22°C.
|
|
Figure 3. [HCO3â]o dependence of akNBC and rkNBC, based on ÎVm data. The solid curve represents the result of a nonlinear least-squares curve fit of to the akNBC data (âª) similar to those shown in Fig. 2 . The broken curve represents the result of a similar fit to the rkNBC data (â¡). Each symbol represents the mean of six to nine data points, obtained in separate experiments. The vertical bars represent SEMs; the bars are omitted when they are smaller than the size of the symbol. The kinetic parameters are summarized in the first two lines of Table .
|
|
Figure 6. [HCO3â]o dependence of rkNBC current. The solid curve represents the result of a nonlinear least-squares curve fit of to the data (â¢) similar to those shown in Fig. 5. Each symbol represents the mean of five to eight data points obtained in separate experiments. The vertical bar represents the SEM; the bars are omitted when they are smaller than the size of the symbol. The kinetic parameters are summarized in the last line of Table .
|
|
Figure 5. Membrane current of rkNBC-expressing Xenopus laevis oocyte during superfusion of solutions with different levels of HCO3 â/CO2. The protocol for changing the extracellular solutions was the same as in Fig. 2 . The standard (std) solution contained 33 mM HCO3 â/5% CO2 (Table , Solution 2). Typical of eight experiments. Vhold = â60 mV, 22°C.
|
|
Figure 7. Effect of SO4= and SO3=/HSO 3â on the current carried by rkNBC. The oocyte was exposed five times to a solution containing 33 mM HCO3 â/5% CO2. For the first, third, and fifth pulses, we switched from a HEPES solution (Table , Solution 1) to a solution containing 33 mM HCO3â/5% CO2 solution (Table , Solution 2). For the second HCO3 â/CO2 pulse, we switched from a HEPES solution containing 33 mM SO4= (Table , Solution 3) to a 33 mM HCO3â/5% CO2 that also contained 33 mM SO4= (Table , Solution 4). For the fourth HCO3â /CO2 pulse, we switched from a HEPES-containing 33 mM SO3 =/HSO3â (Table , Solution 5) to a 33-mM HCO3â/5% CO2 solution that also contained 33 mM SO3=/HSO3 â (Table , Solution 6). Typical of six experiments. Vhold = â60 mV, 22°C.
|
|
Figure 8. Effect of SO4= and SO3=/HSO 3â on the [HCO3â] o dependence of the current carried by rkNBC. (A) Experiments conducted in 33 mM SO4=. The experimental protocol was the same as in Fig. 5, except that all solutions contained 33 mM SO4=. Typical of eight experiments. Vhold = â60 mV, 22°C, pH 7.5. (B) Experiments conducted in 26.4 mM SO3=/6.6 mM HSO 3â. The protocol was the same as in A. Typical of 10 experiments. (C) Effect of SO4= and SO3 =/HSO3â on [HCO3 â]o dependency of rkNBC. One of the solid curves is the same as that in Fig. 6, and represents the fit of to the data obtained in the absence of SO4= and SO3=/HSO3 â (â). The other two solid curves represent the fits of to the data obtained in SO4= (âµ), as in A, and the data obtained in SO3=/HSO 3â (â´), as in B. Each symbol represents the mean of 6â17 data points, obtained in separate experiments. The bars representing SEM are omitted because they are smaller than the size of the symbol.
|
|
Figure 9. Effect of SO3=/HSO3â on the DIDS-sensitive recovery of pHi from a CO2 -induced acid load. (A) Absence of SO3=/HSO 3â. During the indicated time, the solution bathing an oocyte expressing rkNBC was switched from standard HEPES ( Table , Solution 1) to a solution containing 3.3 mM HCO3 â/0.5% CO2. During the pHi recovery from the CO2-induced acid load, we blocked rkNBC by applying 1 mM DIDS. (B) Presence of 26.4 mM SO3=/6.6 mM HSO 3â. The protocol was the same as in A, except that all solutions contained 26.4 mM SO3=/6.6 mM HSO 3â.
|
|
Figure 10. Effect of varying [CO3=]o and pHo on the rkNBC current. (A) Relative rkNBC current as a function of [CO3=]o. ⢠represent data obtained in the presence of Ca2+, and â, with Mg2+ replacing Ca2+. The dashed curve is the result of a nonlinear least-squares fit of the data by a normalized Michaelis-Menten equation. The best-fit value for Km(CO3=) was 6.1 ± 1.5 μÎ, and for Imax, 1.09. The solid curve represents the best fit of the data by a normalized Michaelis-Menten equation plus a linear component. The best-fit value for K m(CO3=) was 4.5 ± 0.6 μÎ, for Imax was 1.05, and for α was 0.000122 μÎâ1. (B) Relative rkNBC current as a function of pHo. The solid curve is the result of a nonlinear least-squares fit of the data by a normalized pH titration curve ( Boron and Knakal 1992). The best-fit value for pK was 7.50 ± 0.05. The number of determinations is given in parentheses. The vertical bars indicate SEM values; they are omitted where the length of the bar is smaller than the size of the symbol.
|
|
Figure 11. Predicted effects of SO3= and/or HSO3 â on the pHi changes mediated by NBC. AâG refer to a general scheme in which NBC transports one Na+ , one CO3=, and one HCO3 â. (A) Neither SO3= nor HSO3 â interact with cotransporter. The entering CO 3= can neutralize two H+, and the entering HCO3â can neutralize an additional H +, for a total of three H+ neutralized. (B) SO3 = replaces CO3=. To the extent that SO3= replaces CO3=, only 1.24 H+ are neutralized, and thus the expected rate of pHi increase will be 41% of that in A. (C) HSO3â replaces HCO3â. Only two H+ are neutralized, and thus the expected rate of pHi increase will be only 67% of that in A. (D) SO3= and HSO 3â replace, respectively, CO3= and HCO3â. Only total 0.24 H+ ions are neutralized, and thus the expected rate of pHi increase will be only 8% of that in A. (E) SO3= acts as a competitive inhibitor of CO3=. (F) HSO3 â acts as a competitive inhibitor of HCO3 â. (G) SO3= and HSO3 â both are competitive inhibitors. Aâ²âGâ² refer to a general scheme in which NBC transports one Na+ and three HCO3â. (Aâ²) Neither SO3= nor HSO3â interact with cotransporter. A total of three H+ are neutralized. (Bâ²) HSO3â replaces one HCO 3â. Only two H+ are neutralized, and thus the expected rate of pHi increase will be 67% of that in Aâ². (Câ²) Two HSO3â replace two HCO3â. Only one H+ is neutralized, and thus the expected rate of pHi increase will be only 33% of that in Aâ². (Dâ²) Three HSO3 â replace three HCO3â. No H+ ions are neutralized, and thus the expected rate of pH i increase will be 0% of that in Aâ². In Eâ²âGâ², HSO3â acts as a competitive inhibitor at one, two, and three HCO3â -binding sites, respectively. Figure 11a.
|
|
Figure 11b.
|