TY - JOUR
T1 - Mice with a targeted disruption of the AE2 Cl-/HCO 3- exchanger are achlorhydric
AU - Gawenis, Lara R.
AU - Ledoussal, Clara
AU - Judd, Louise M.
AU - Prasad, Vikram
AU - Alper, Seth L.
AU - Stuart-Tilley, Alan
AU - Woo, Alison L.
AU - Grisham, Christina
AU - Sanford, L. Philip
AU - Doetschman, Thomas
AU - Miller, Marian L.
AU - Shull, Gary E.
PY - 2004/7/16
Y1 - 2004/7/16
N2 - The AE2 Cl-/HCO3- exchanger is expressed in numerous cell types, including epithelial cells of the kidney, respiratory tract, and alimentary tract. In gastric epithelia, AE2 is particularly abundant in parietal cells, where it may be the predominant mechanism for HCO 3- efflux and Cl- influx across the basolateral membrane that is needed for acid secretion. To investigate the hypothesis that AE2 is critical for parietal cell function and to assess its importance in other tissues, homozygous null mutant (AE2-/-) mice were prepared by targeted disruption of the AE2 (Slc4a2) gene. AE2-/- mice were emaciated, edentulous (toothless), and exhibited severe growth retardation, and most of them died around the time of weaning. AE2-/- mice exhibited achlorhydria, and histological studies revealed abnormalities of the gastric epithelium, including moderate dilation of the gastric gland lumens and a reduction in the number of parietal cells. There was little evidence, however, that parietal cell viability was impaired. Ultrastructural analysis of AE2 -/- gastric mucosa revealed abnormal parietal cell structure, with severely impaired development of secretory canaliculi and few tubulovesicles but normal apical microvilli. These results demonstrate that AE2 is essential for gastric acid secretion and for normal development of secretory canalicular and tubulovesicular membranes in mouse parietal cells.
AB - The AE2 Cl-/HCO3- exchanger is expressed in numerous cell types, including epithelial cells of the kidney, respiratory tract, and alimentary tract. In gastric epithelia, AE2 is particularly abundant in parietal cells, where it may be the predominant mechanism for HCO 3- efflux and Cl- influx across the basolateral membrane that is needed for acid secretion. To investigate the hypothesis that AE2 is critical for parietal cell function and to assess its importance in other tissues, homozygous null mutant (AE2-/-) mice were prepared by targeted disruption of the AE2 (Slc4a2) gene. AE2-/- mice were emaciated, edentulous (toothless), and exhibited severe growth retardation, and most of them died around the time of weaning. AE2-/- mice exhibited achlorhydria, and histological studies revealed abnormalities of the gastric epithelium, including moderate dilation of the gastric gland lumens and a reduction in the number of parietal cells. There was little evidence, however, that parietal cell viability was impaired. Ultrastructural analysis of AE2 -/- gastric mucosa revealed abnormal parietal cell structure, with severely impaired development of secretory canaliculi and few tubulovesicles but normal apical microvilli. These results demonstrate that AE2 is essential for gastric acid secretion and for normal development of secretory canalicular and tubulovesicular membranes in mouse parietal cells.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M403779200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M403779200
M3 - Article
C2 - 15123620
AN - SCOPUS:3142683762
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 279
SP - 30531
EP - 30539
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 29
ER -