May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Identification and Distribution of Rabbit Lens Epithelial Chloride Channels (CLC)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • H.C. Turner
    Ophthalmology, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
  • J.A. Guggenheim
    Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • N. Davies
    Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • O.A. Candia
    Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  H.C. Turner, None; J.A. Guggenheim, None; N. Davies, None; O.A. Candia, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH grants EY00160 and EY01867 plus RPB.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 4473. doi:
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      H.C. Turner, J.A. Guggenheim, N. Davies, O.A. Candia; Identification and Distribution of Rabbit Lens Epithelial Chloride Channels (CLC) . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):4473.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To examine the regional distribution of CLC chloride channels in the rabbit lens epithelium with emphasis on CLC-2 and –3, moieties putatively involved in volume regulation. Methods: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed using CLC-gene specific primers (CLC1-7) on isolated regions of the rabbit lens that included the entire epithelium (including equator), the epithelia from the anterior-polar and equatorial regions, as separate fractions, and the superficial equatorial fibers. Immunohistochemical assays used two specific anti-CLC-2 polyclonal antibodies, against the C-terminus region of CLC-2, on lens fixed cryosections. Monoclonal antibodies against Na+-K+-ATPase and the tight-junction associated protein ZO1 served as markers for the basolateral and apical membranes respectively. Results: RT-PCR analysis revealed the expression of CLC-2, -3, -5, -6 and –7 in the entire lens epithelium. Message for CLC-2 and CLC-3 was found in both the anterior-polar and equatorial epithelial regions. CLC-3 mRNA transcript was clearly obtained from the superficial equatorial fibers, whereas that of CLC-2 was barely detectable. Immunofluorescent microscopy observations showed that the CLC-2 antibodies positively labeled the anterior-plus-equatorial epithelial surface, with higher fluorescence along the apical aspect. Conclusions: The lens epithelium exhibits various members of the CLC family, whereas the superficial equatorial fibers markedly express the CLC-3 form. In the epithelium, CLC-2 appears predominately situated within the apical membrane.

Keywords: immunohistochemistry • ion channels • molecular biology 
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