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Vol. 273, Issue 6, C2080-C2089, December 1997

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FLAG epitope positioned in an external loop preserves normal biophysical properties of CFTR

Bruce D. Schultz, Akira Takahashi, Chongguang Liu, Raymond A. Frizzell, and Marybeth Howard

Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

We asked whether inclusion of the FLAG epitope in the fourth extracellular loop of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (M2-901/CFTR), which permits detection of cell surface expression, affected CFTR's biophysical properties or channel regulation by kinases, phosphatases, and nucleotides. Channel activity of M2-901/CFTR was evaluated in numerous cell types and expression systems to characterize its gating and regulation. Our results show that M2-901/CFTR required adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation to initiate channel activity. Subsequently, ATP alone was sufficient to support channel gating, and ADP inhibited channel opening. Current fluctuation analysis indicated that the nucleotide-dependent gating rates were indistinguishable from those of wild-type (wt) cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Channel conductance in symmetric Cl- (11.2 pS), anion permeability ratio (1.66), and block by gluconate indicate that the anion conduction pathway is indistinguishable from wtCFTR. Sulfonylureas (glibenclamide and LY-295501) inhibited M2-901/CFTR channel activity by an identical mechanism to that described for wtCFTR. Finally, CFTR-dependent insertion and retrieval of cell membrane was unaffected by the presence of the FLAG epitope. These results indicate that this structural alteration does not affect the control mechanisms for channel gating and suggest that the fourth extracellular loop of CFTR does not contribute to the ion pore. Detection of M2-901/CFTR by a commercially available monoclonal antibody (M2), together with presentation of normal functional properties, makes M2-901/CFTR a valuable tool to evaluate CFTR protein expression and cellular location.

cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; ion channel; chloride secretion; chloride channel blocker; LY-295501


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