PMID: 7539499Feb 1, 1995Paper

Distribution of mRNA encoding the FA-CHIP water channel in amphibian tissues: effects of salt adaptation

The Journal of Membrane Biology
L AbramiP Ripoche

Abstract

A water channel, the frog aquaporin-CHIP (FA-CHIP) was recently cloned from Rana esculenta urinary bladder. The 28.9 kDa encoded protein shows 78.8%, 77.4%, 42.4% and 35.6% identity with rat CHIP28, human CHIP28, rat WCH-CD and gamma-TIP, other members of the new transmembrane water channel family (Aquaporin-CHIP). We have now studied membranes from different frog (R. esculenta) organs employing semiquantitative PCR using FA-CHIP specific primers and an internal standard to quantify the PCR products. The FA-CHIP mRNA was abundantly expressed in the frog urinary bladder, skin, lung and gall bladder, while a lower expression was detected in the colon, liver and oviduct. FA-CHIP mRNA was not detected in the frog kidney, erythrocytes and brain but its expression was observed in the toad (Bufo arenarum) urinary bladder and skin, showing that FA-CHIP is probably a general amphibian water channel. Salt acclimation is known to increase the water permeability of frog and toad epithelia. We have now observed that salt acclimation for 1, 3, 4 or 5 days markedly increased skin and urinary bladder FA-CHIP mRNA expression. It is generally accepted that water permeability is controlled in these tissues by the rate of water channel transfer fr...Continue Reading

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