Ammonia excretion by the skin of zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae.
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The mechanism of ammonia excretion in freshwater teleosts is not well understood. In this study, scanning ion-selective electrode technique was applied to measure H(+) and NH(4)(+) fluxes in specific cells on the skin of zebrafish larvae. NH(4)(+) extrusion was relatively high in H(+) pump-rich cells, which were identified as the H(+)-secreting ionocyte in zebrafish. Minor NH(4)(+) extrusion was also detected in keratinocytes and other types of ionocytes in larval skin. NH(4)(+) extrusion from the skin was tightly linked to acid secretion. Increases in the external pH and buffer concentration (5 mM MOPS) diminished H(+) and NH(4)(+) gradients at the larval surface. Moreover, coupled decreases in NH(4)(+) and H(+) extrusion were found in larvae treated with an H(+)-pump inhibitor (bafilomycin A1) or H(+)-pump gene (atp6v1a) knockdown. Knockdown of Rhcg1 with morpholino-oligonucleotides also decreased NH(4)(+) excretion. This study demonstrates ammonia excretion in epithelial cells of larval skin through an acid-trapping mechanism, and it provides direct evidence for the involvement of the H(+) pump and an Rh glycoprotein (Rhcg1) in ammonia excretion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of physiology. Cell physiology
دوره 295 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008