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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 253: C1-C6, 1987;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 253, Issue 1 C1-C6, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Time-dependent apical membrane K+ and Na+ selectivity in cultured kidney cells

S. R. Thomas and E. Mintz

Intracellular microelectrodes were used to study apical membrane selectivity to Na+ and K+ of cultured toad kidney cells (A6) grown on permeable supports. Membrane selectivity was tested by responses of apical membrane potential to replacement of Na+ by K+ or tetraethylammonium and by addition of amiloride to perfusion solutions. The A6 epithelia fell into two groups: those with K+-selective apical membranes, lack of amiloride sensitivity, and near-zero transepithelial potential (group I); and those with Na+-selective apical membranes and a serosa-positive, amiloride-sensitive transepithelial potential (Vm----s; group II). The transition from group I to group II behavior appeared definitive and time dependent, occurring approximately 10 days after plating onto filters. Transepithelial measurements under sterile conditions showed that overnight incubation with aldosterone (10(-7) M), after development of tight junctions (transepithelial resistance elevated) but before development of significant Vm----s, induced the switch from group I to group II behavior. Apical addition of Ba2+, a known blocker of K+ channels, unexpectedly reduced transepithelial resistance (Rm----s) in group I and group II A6, suggesting that it not only blocked K+ channels (when they are present) but may also open a parallel conductive pathway. In summary, after approximately 10 days in culture, apical membranes of A6 epithelia undergo a switch from K+ to Na+ selectivity, overnight incubation with aldosterone can trigger this change, and finally, Ba2+ may open a paracellular conductive pathway.


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