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Stoichiometry and ion affinities of the Na−K−Cl cotransport system in the intestine of the winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)

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Na−K−Cl cotransport stoichiometry and affinities for Na, K and Cl were determined in flounder intestine. Measurement of simultaneous NaCl and RbCl influxes resulted in ratios of 2.2 for Cl/Na and 1.8 for Cl/Rb. The effect of Na and Rb on Rb influx showed first order kinetics withK 1/2 values of 5 and 4.5mm and Hill coefficients of 0.9 and 1.2, respectively. The effect of Cl on rubidium influx showed a sigmoidal relationship withK 1/2 of 20mm and a Hill coefficient of 2.0. The effects of variations in Na and Cl concentration on short-circuit current (I sc) were also determined. TheK 1/2 for Na was 7mm with a Hill coefficient of 0.9 and theK 1/2 for Cl was 46mm with a Hill coefficient of 1.9. Based on the simultaneous influx measurements, a cotransport stoichiometry of 1Na∶1K∶2Cl is concluded. The Hill coefficients for Cl suggest a high degree of cooperativity between Cl binding sites. Measurements of the ratio of net Na and Cl transepithelial fluxes under short-circuit conditions (using a low Na Ringer solution to minimize the passive Na flux) indicate that the Cl/Na flux ratio is approximately 2∶1. Therefore Na recycling from serosa to mucosa does not significantly contribute to theI sc. Addition of serosal ouabain (100 μm) inhibited Rb influx, indicating that Na−K−Cl cotransport is inhibited by ouabain. This finding suggests that a feedback mechanism exists between the Na−K-ATPase on the basolateral membrane and the apical Na−K−2Cl cotransporter.

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    S. M. O'Grady, M. W. Musch & M. Field

  2. Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, 04672, Salsbury Cove, Maine

    S. M. O'Grady, M. W. Musch & M. Field

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O'Grady, S.M., Musch, M.W. & Field, M. Stoichiometry and ion affinities of the Na−K−Cl cotransport system in the intestine of the winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). J. Membrain Biol. 91, 33–41 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01870212

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