Bumetanide-sensitive (BS) unidirectional fluxes of (36)Cl- or (22)Na+ were measured in internally dialyzed squid giant axons while varying the intra- or extracellular concentrations of Na+ and/or Cl-. Raising either [Cl-]i or [Na+]i resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction of the BS influx of both (36)Cl- and (22)Na+. Raising [Cl-]i above 200 mM completely blocked BS influxes. However, raising [Na+]i to 290 mM resulted in saturable but incomplete inhibition of both BS Na+ influx and BS Cl- influx. The consequences of varying intracellular Cl- on cotransporter effluxes were complex. At lower [Cl-]i values (below 100 mM) intracellular Cl- activated cotransporter effluxes. Surprisingly, however, raising [Cl-]i levels > 125 mM resulted in a [Cl-]i-dependent inhibition of BS effluxes of both Na+ and Cl-. On the other hand, raising [Na+]i resulted only in the activation of the BS Na+ efflux; intracellular Na+ did not inhibit BS efflux even at 290 mM. The inhibitory effects of intracellular Na+ on cotransporter-mediated influxes, and lack of inhibitory effects on BS effluxes, are consistent with the trans-side inhibition expected for an ordered binding/release model of cotransporter operation. However, the inhibitory effects of intracellular Cl- on both influxes and effluxes are not explained by such a model. These data suggest that Cl may interact with an intracellular site (or sites), which does not mediate Cl transport, but does modulate the transport activity of the Na+, K+, Cl- cotransporter.
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February 01 1996
Elevated [Cl-]i, and [Na+]i inhibit Na+, K+, Cl- cotransport by different mechanisms in squid giant axons.
G E Breitwieser,
G E Breitwieser
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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A A Altamirano,
A A Altamirano
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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J M Russell
J M Russell
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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G E Breitwieser
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
A A Altamirano
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
J M Russell
Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
Online Issn: 1540-7748
Print Issn: 0022-1295
J Gen Physiol (1996) 107 (2): 261–270.
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G E Breitwieser, A A Altamirano, J M Russell; Elevated [Cl-]i, and [Na+]i inhibit Na+, K+, Cl- cotransport by different mechanisms in squid giant axons.. J Gen Physiol 1 February 1996; 107 (2): 261–270. doi: https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.107.2.261
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