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- Title
Mechanisms of Aldosterone's Action on Epithelial Na + Transport.
- Authors
Eaton, D. C.; Malik, B.; Saxena, N. C.; Al-Khalili, O. K.; Yue, G.
- Abstract
Aldosterone maintains total organism sodium balance in all higher vertebrates. The level of sodium reabsorption is primarily determined by the action of aldosterone on epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) in the distal nephron. Recent work shows that, in an aldosterone-sensitive renal cell line (A6), aldosterone regulates sodium reabsorption by short- and long-term processes. In the short term, aldosterone regulates sodium transport by inducing expression of the small G-protein, K-Ras2A, by stimulating the activity of methyl transferase and S-adenosyl-homocysteine hydrolase to activate Ras by methylation, and, possibly, by subsequent activation by K-Ras2A of phosphatidylinositol phosphate-5-kinase (PIP-5-K) and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI-3-K), which ultimately activates ENaC. In the long term, aldosterone regulates sodium transport by altering trafficking, assembly, and degradation of ENaC.
- Publication
Journal of Membrane Biology, 2001, Vol 184, Issue 3, p313
- ISSN
0022-2631
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00232-001-0098-x