Erythroid-specific inactivation of Slc12a6/Kcc3 by EpoR promoter-driven Cre expression reduces K-Cl cotransport activity in mouse erythrocytes

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Investigation of erythrocytes from spontaneous or engineered germ-line mutant mice has been instrumental in characterizing the physiological functions of components of the red cell cytoskeleton and membrane. However, the red blood cell expresses some proteins whose germline loss-of-function is embryonic-lethal, perinatal-lethal, or confers reduced post-weaning viability. Promoter regions of erythroid-specific genes have been used to engineer erythroid-specific expression of Cre recombinase. Through breeding with mice carrying appropriately spaced insertions of loxP sequences, generation of erythroid-specific knockouts has been carried out for signaling enzymes, transcription factors, peptide hormones, and single transmembrane span signaling receptors. We report here the use of Cre recombinase expression driven by the erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) promoter to generate EpoR-Cre;Kcc3f/f mice, designed to express erythroid-specific knockout of the KCC3 K-Cl cotransporter encoded by Kcc3/Slc12A6. We confirm KCC3 as the predominant K-Cl cotransporter of adult mouse red cells in mice with better viability than previously exhibited by Kcc3-/- germline knockouts. We demonstrate roughly proportionate preservation of K-Cl stimulation by hypotonicity, staurosporine, and urea in the context of reduced, but not abrogated, K-Cl function in EpoR-Cre;Kcc3f/f mice. We also report functional evidence suggesting incomplete recombinase-mediated excision of the Kcc3 gene in adult erythroid tissues.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Physiological reports - 10(2022), 5 vom: 15. März, Seite e15186

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shmukler, Boris E [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Nishimura, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Wohlgemuth, Jay G [VerfasserIn]
Dlott, Jeffrey S [VerfasserIn]
Michael Snyder, L [VerfasserIn]
Brugnara, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Alper, Seth L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cre recombinase
EC 2.7.7.-
Integrases
Ion transport
Journal Article
Membrane protein
Radioisotopic flux
Receptors, Erythropoietin
Red blood cell
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Slc12a6 protein, mouse
Symporters
Tissue-specific knockout

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Date Completed 13.04.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14814/phy2.15186

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338056440