Does Tamm-Horsfall protein-uric acid binding play a significant role in urate homeostasis?
| Autor: | Yuri Y. Sautin, Lise Bankir, Richard J. Johnson, Michael S. Gersch, Christine Gersch, George N. Henderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Tamm–Horsfall protein Blotting Western Urate homeostasis Plasma protein binding urologic and male genital diseases Mass Spectrometry chemistry.chemical_compound Mucoproteins Internal medicine Albumins Uromodulin medicine Homeostasis Humans Immunoprecipitation Transplantation biology business.industry Reabsorption Binding protein nutritional and metabolic diseases medicine.disease Gout Uric Acid Endocrinology chemistry Nephrology biology.protein Uric acid business Chromatography Liquid Protein Binding |
| Zdroj: | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association. 21(10) |
| ISSN: | 0931-0509 |
| Popis: | Background. Mutations in Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP), also known as uromodulin, lead to a group of diseases known as the uromodulin storage disorders. Clinically, these diseases present with tubulo-interstitial damage, progressive renal dysfunction, hyperuricaemia, and gout. However, it remains unclear how a mutation in THP, a protein produced in the thick ascending limb, can cause hyperuricaemia when most of the uric acid transport is believed to occur in the proximal tubule. However, one study in humans suggests that uric acid could also be secreted in the distal tubule. Thus, an attractive hypothesis could be that THP would bind to uric acid in the distal tubule, and decrease its subsequent reabsorption in the distal nephron. Methods. We screened for uric acid binding to THP using four independent binding assays. Results. There was no evidence that uric acid could bind to THP. Conclusion. THP-uric acid binding does not seem to play a significant role in the regulation of urate homeostasis. |
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