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Uric acid transport.

Mohammed A Rafey1, Michael S Lipkowitz, Edgar Leal-Pinto

  • 1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension
|August 16, 2003
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Newly identified proteins clarify renal urate transport mechanisms. Understanding these urate transporters in proximal tubules advances knowledge of kidney function and potential drug development for altered urate levels.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Renal urate transport is crucial for maintaining serum urate homeostasis.
  • Previous understanding of urate transport mechanisms was limited.
  • Identifying the molecular players involved is key to understanding kidney function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the physiology of renal urate transport.
  • To describe newly defined molecular mechanisms governing renal urate transport.

Main Methods:

  • Cloning of complementary DNAs encoding urate transport proteins.
  • Localization of expressed proteins within renal proximal tubular cells.
  • Analysis of transport mechanisms (electrogenic, electroneutral exchange).

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Main Results:

  • Four complementary DNAs encoding urate transport proteins have been identified.
  • Two proteins localized to the apical membrane: an electrogenic urate transporter/channel (galectin) and an electroneutral urate-anion exchanger (organic anion transporter family member).
  • Two proteins localized to the basolateral membrane: organic anion transporters 1 and 3, involved in reabsorption and cellular uptake.

Conclusions:

  • The identification of four urate transport proteins provides a molecular basis for understanding bi-directional urate transport in renal proximal tubules.
  • The urate-anion exchanger likely mediates luminal reabsorption, while the urate transporter/channel facilitates secretion.
  • Organic anion transporters 1 and 3 are implicated in basolateral urate flux and cellular uptake, offering insights for drug development targeting urate levels.