Function of K⁺-Cl⁻ cotransporters in the acid secretory mechanism of gastric parietal cells

Biol Pharm Bull. 2011;34(6):810-2. doi: 10.1248/bpb.34.810.

Abstract

Gastric proton pump (H⁺, K⁺-ATPase) secretes H⁺ of acid (HCl) via the luminal membrane of parietal cells. For the HCl secretion, Cl⁻- and K⁺-transporting proteins are required. Recent our studies have demonstrated that K⁺-Cl⁻ cotransporters (KCC3a and KCC4) are expressed in gastric parietal cells. KCC3a is associated with Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase in the basolateral membrane, and KCC4 is associated with H⁺, K⁺-ATPase in the apical canalicular membrane. This paper summarizes the functional association between KCCs and P-type ATPases and the contribution of these complexes to acid secretion in gastric parietal cells.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Polarity
  • Gastric Acid / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Membrane Microdomains / metabolism
  • Parietal Cells, Gastric / metabolism*
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • Proton Pumps / metabolism
  • Secretory Pathway*
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / metabolism
  • Symporters / metabolism*

Substances

  • Protein Isoforms
  • Proton Pumps
  • SLC12A6 protein, human
  • SLC12A7 protein, human
  • Symporters
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase