Table 1. Cellular distribution of ENaC subunits in the choroid plexus, cortex, SON, PVN and SFO of Nedd 4-2 −/− mice and W/T controls.
Choroid Plexus | ||||
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ENaC Subunits | Cytoplasm | Plasma Membrane | ||
W/T | −/− | W/T | −/− | |
α ENaC | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.7 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.2* |
β | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ± 0.9** |
γ | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.7* | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 2.8 ± 0.2** |
Pyramidal Cortex | ||||
α | 4.0 ± 0.2 | 6.1 ± 0.2* | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ± 0.9** |
β | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 4.9 ± 0.9* | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 4.4 ± 0.6* |
γ | 4.0 ± 0.6 | 5.1 ± 0.5* | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.5** |
SON | ||||
α | 2.2 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.7 |
β | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 4.6 ± 0.6** |
γ | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
PVN | ||||
α | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.4 |
β | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 2.7 ± 0.5* | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.5 |
γ | 1.0 ± 0.04 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.04 |
SFO | ||||
α | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.9 |
β | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 0.8 |
γ | 2.9 ± 0.6 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 2.5 ± 0.6 |
Values are mean ± SEM (n = 7/group for choroid plexus and cortex; n = 5/group for the 3 nuclei).
Units for cytoplasmic and membranous distribution are arbitrary (see Methods).
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01 −/− versus W/T