Modulation of vasopressin-elicited water transport by trafficking of aquaporin2-containing vesicles.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Vasopressin or AVP regulates water reabsorption by the kidney inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) through the insertion and removal of aquaporin (AQP) 2 water channels into the IMCD apical membrane. AVP-elicited trafficking of AQP2 with the apical membrane occurs via a specialized population of vesicles that resemble synaptic vesicles in neurons. AQP2 vesicles and the IMCD apical membrane contain homologs of vesicle-targeting and signal transduction proteins found in neurons. Expression studies of AQP2, including human AQP2 mutants, suggest that the carboxyl-terminal domain of AQP2 is important in AQP2 trafficking, particularly as a site for cAMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation. These present data reveal that IMCD cells possess a complex integrated-signaling and vesicle-trafficking machinery that provides integration of AVP-elicited water transport with many other parameters within the IMCD cell as well as kidney.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ward, DT; Hammond, TG; Harris, HW
Published Date
- 1999
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 61 /
Start / End Page
- 683 - 697
PubMed ID
- 10099706
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0066-4278
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1146/annurev.physiol.61.1.683
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States