Molecular Mechanisms and Drug Development in Aquaporin Water Channel Diseases: Molecular Mechanism of Water Channel Aquaporin-2 Trafficking

[摘要] References(83)Cited-By(10)Targeted positioning of water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2) strictly regulates body water homeostasis. Trafficking of AQP2 to the apical membrane is critical for the reabsorption of water in renal collecting ducts. Besides the cAMP-mediated effect of vasopressin on AQP2 trafficking to the apical membrane, other signaling cascades also induce this sorting. Recently, AQP2-binding proteins that directly regulate this trafficking have been uncovered: SPA-1, a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for Rap1, and cytoskeletal protein actin. This review summarizes recent advances related to the trafficking mechanism of AQP2 and its defect causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI).

[学科分类] 药学

[关键词] aquaporin-2;PKA phosphorylation;missorting;Rho;cytoskeleton