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Claudin-16 and claudin-19 interact and form a cation-selective tight junction complex.

ABSTRACT: Tight junctions (TJs) play a key role in mediating paracellular ion reabsorption in the kidney. Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC) is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the genes encoding the TJ proteins claudin-16 (CLDN16) and CLDN19; however, the mechanisms underlying the roles of these claudins in mediating paracellular ion reabsorption in the kidney are not understood. Here we showed that in pig kidney epithelial cells, CLDN19 functioned as a Cl(-) blocker, whereas CLDN16 functioned as a Na(+) channel. Mutant forms of CLDN19 that are associated with FHHNC were unable to block Cl(-) permeation. Coexpression of CLDN16 and CLDN19 generated cation selectivity of the TJ in a synergistic manner, and CLDN16 and CLDN19 were observed to interact using several criteria. In addition, disruption of this interaction by introduction of FHHNC-causing mutant forms of either CLDN16 or CLDN19 abolished their synergistic effect. Our data show that CLDN16 interacts with CLDN19 and that their association confers a TJ with cation selectivity, suggesting a mechanism for the role of mutant forms of CLDN16 and CLDN19 in the development of FHHNC.

SUBMITTER: Hou J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2176193 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Claudin-16 and claudin-19 interact and form a cation-selective tight junction complex.

Hou Jianghui J Renigunta Aparna A Konrad Martin M Gomes Antonio S AS Schneeberger Eveline E EE Paul David L DL Waldegger Siegfried S Goodenough Daniel A DA

The Journal of clinical investigation 20080201 2

Tight junctions (TJs) play a key role in mediating paracellular ion reabsorption in the kidney. Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC) is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the genes encoding the TJ proteins claudin-16 (CLDN16) and CLDN19; however, the mechanisms underlying the roles of these claudins in mediating paracellular ion reabsorption in the kidney are not understood. Here we showed that in pig kidney epithelial cells, CLDN19 functioned as a C ...[more]

PMID: 18188451

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Claudin-16 and claudin-19 interact and form a cation-selective tight junction complex.

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Claudin-16 and claudin-19 interact and form a cation-selective tight junction complex.

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