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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 275: C1151-C1157, 1998;
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Vol. 275, Issue 4, C1151-C1157, October 1998

Localization and expression of AQP5 in cornea, serous salivary glands, and pulmonary epithelial cells

Haruko Funaki1,2, Tadashi Yamamoto1, Yu Koyama1, Daisuke Kondo1, Eishin Yaoita1, Katsutoshi Kawasaki1, Hideyuki Kobayashi1, Shoichi Sawaguchi2, Haruki Abe2, and Itaru Kihara1

1 Department of Pathology, Institute of Nephrology and 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata 951-8510, Japan

Aquaporin (AQP) 5 gene was recently isolated from salivary gland and identified as a member of the AQP family. The mRNA expression and localization have been examined in several organs. The present study was focused on elucidation of AQP5 expression and localization in the eye, salivary gland, and lung in rat. RNase protection assay confirmed intense expression of AQP5 mRNA in these organs but negligible expression in other organs. To examine the mRNA expression sites in the eye, several portions were microdissected for total RNA isolation. AQP5 mRNA was enriched in cornea but not in other portions (retina, lens, iris/ciliary body, conjunctiva, or sclera). AQP5 was selectively localized on the surface of corneal epithelium in the eye by immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy using an affinity-purified anti-AQP5 antibody. AQP5 was also localized on apical membranes of acinar cells in the lacrimal gland and on the microvilli protruding into intracellular secretory canaliculi of the serous salivary gland. In the lung, apical membranes of type I pulmonary epithelial cells were also immunostained with the antibody. These findings suggest a role of AQP5 in water transport to prevent dehydration or to secrete watery products in these tissues.

aquaporin; water channel; messenger ribonucleic acid expression; immunohistochemistry; immunoelectron microscopy


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