Abstract
The choroid plexus epithelium (CPE) is located in the ventricular system of the brain, where it secretes the majority of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that fills the ventricular system and surrounds the central nervous system. The CPE is a highly vascularized single layer of cuboidal cells with an unsurpassed transepithelial water and solute transport rate. Several members of the slc4a family of bicarbonate transporters are expressed in the CPE. In the basolateral membrane the electroneutral Na+ dependent Cl−/HCO3− exchanger, NCBE (slc4a10) is expressed. In the luminal membrane, the electrogenic Na+:HCO3− cotransporter, NBCe2 (slc4a5) is expressed. The electroneutral Na+:HCO3− cotransporter, NBCn1 (slc4a7), has been located in both membranes. In addition to the bicarbonate transporters, the Na+/H+ exchanger, NHE1 (slc9a1), is located in the luminal membrane of the CPE. Genetically modified mice targeting slc4a2, slc4a5, slc4a7, slc4a10, and slc9a1 have been generated. Deletion of slc4a5, 7 or 10, or slc9a1 has numerous impacts on CP function and structure in these mice. Removal of the transporters affects brain ventricle size (slc4a5 and slc4a10) and intracellular pH regulation (slc4a7 and slc4a10). In some instances, removal of the proteins from the CPE (slc4a5, 7, and 10) causes changes in abundance and localization of non-target transporters known to be involved in pH regulation and CSF secretion. The focus of this review is to combine the insights gathered from these knockout mice to highlight the impact of slc4 gene deletion on the CSF production and intracellular pH regulation resulting from the deletion of slc4a5, 7 and 10, and slc9a1. Furthermore, the review contains a comparison of the described human mutations of these genes to the findings in the knockout studies. Finally, the future perspective of utilizing these proteins as potential targets for the treatment of CSF disorders will be discussed.
Highlights
Membrane transporters of the slc4 and slc9 family are expressed in many tissues mediating numerous functions including acid-base regulation and movement of large amounts of fluid and solutes.The Na+ dependent acid-base transporters, slc4a5, −7, −10, and −11, and slc9a1 are all expressed in the choroid plexus epithelium (CPE) (Praetorius et al, 2004a; Bouzinova et al, 2005; Damkier et al, 2007; Damkier and Praetorius, 2012) where they, in addition to intra- and extracellular acid-base regulation, are involved in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) secretion.Over the last decades many genetically modified mouse models have been developed targeting these transporters
The focus of this review is to combine the insights gathered from these knockout mice to highlight the impact of slc4 gene deletion on the CSF production and intracellular pH regulation resulting from the deletion of slc4a5, 7 and 10, and slc9a1
Further studies are warranted for highlighting the role of slc4a11 and slc9a1 in choroid plexus biology
Summary
Membrane transporters of the slc and slc family are expressed in many tissues mediating numerous functions including acid-base regulation and movement of large amounts of fluid and solutes.The Na+ dependent acid-base transporters, slc4a5, −7, −10, and −11, and slc9a1 are all expressed in the choroid plexus epithelium (CPE) (Praetorius et al, 2004a; Bouzinova et al, 2005; Damkier et al, 2007; Damkier and Praetorius, 2012) where they, in addition to intra- and extracellular acid-base regulation, are involved in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) secretion.Over the last decades many genetically modified mouse models have been developed targeting these transporters. Removal of a protein by genetic modification in animal models gives an indication of the consequences of genetic mutations in human. It does, not necessarily provide insight into the physiological role of the transporter in the tissue. An important lesson from the studies of knockout mice is the compensatory mechanisms that take place when removing a protein by genetic modification. This makes it difficult to extrapolate the role of the isolated protein in the tissue. In this review we will attempt to extract the data from the knockout mice and compare these to the human mutations and pharmacological studies of these transporters in the CPE and relate to studies of the same transporters in other epithelia
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