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Publication : Aqp2-expressing cells give rise to renal intercalated cells.

First Author  Wu H Year  2013
Journal  J Am Soc Nephrol Volume  24
Issue  2 Pages  243-52
PubMed ID  23308014 Mgi Jnum  J:231267
Mgi Id  MGI:5770057 Doi  10.1681/ASN.2012080866
Citation  Wu H, et al. (2013) Aqp2-expressing cells give rise to renal intercalated cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 24(2):243-52
abstractText  The mammalian collecting duct comprises principal and intercalated cells, which maintain sodium/water and acid/base balance, respectively, but the epigenetic contributors to the differentiation of these cell types remain unknown. Here, we investigated whether the histone H3 K79 methyltransferase Dot1l, which is highly expressed in principal cells, participates in this process. Taking advantage of the distribution of aquaporin 2 (Aqp2), which localizes to principal cells of the collecting duct, we developed mice lacking Dot1l in Aqp2-expressing cells (Dot1l(AC)) and found that these mice had approximately 20% fewer principal cells and 13%-16% more intercalated cells than control mice. This deletion of Dot1l in principal cells abolished histone H3 K79 methylation in these cells, but unexpectedly, most intercalated cells also had undetectable di-methyl K79, suggesting that Aqp2(+) cells give rise to intercalated cells. These Aqp2(+) cell-derived intercalated cells were present in both developing and mature kidneys. Furthermore, compared with control mice, Dot1l(AC) mice had 40% higher urine volume and 18% lower urine osmolarity with relatively normal electrolyte and acid-base homeostasis. In conclusion, these data suggest that Dot1l deletion facilitates the differentiation of some alpha- and beta-intercalated cells from Aqp2-expressing progenitor cells or mature principal cells.
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