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Evidence for ammonium conductance in a mouse thick ascending limb cell line.
Physiological Reports 2017 August
In this study, we examined an ammonium conductance in the mouse thick ascending limb cell line ST-1. Whole cell patch clamp was performed to measure currents evoked by NH4 Cl in the presence of BaCl2 , tetraethylammonium, and BAPTA Application of 20 mmol/L NH4 Cl induced an inward current (-272 ± 79 pA, n = 9). In current-voltage ( I - V ) relationships, NH4 Cl application caused the I - V curve to shift down in an inward direction. The difference in current before and after NH4 Cl application, which corresponds to the current evoked by NH4 Cl, was progressively larger at more negative potentials. The reversal potential for NH4 Cl was +15 mV, higher than the equilibrium potential for chloride, indicating that the current should be due to NH4 + We then injected ST-1 poly(A) RNA into Xenopus oocytes and performed two-electrode voltage clamp. NH4 Cl application in the presence of BaCl2 caused the I - V curve to be steeper. The NH4 + current was retained at pH 6.4, where endogenous oocyte current was abolished. The NH4 + current was unaffected by 10 μ mol/L amiloride but abolished after incubation in Na+ -free media. These results demonstrate that the renal cell line ST-1 produces an NH4 + conductance.
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