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Quantitative PCR-based Assay to Measure Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Cellular Model of Ciliogenesis
Published on: January 31, 2025
Non-morphogenic effect of Sonic Hedgehog on gastric H+,K+-ATPase activity
Takuto Fujii1, Siriporn Phutthatiraphap1, Takahiro Shimizu1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, 930-0194, Japan.
Abstract:
In the stomach, Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) is highly expressed in gastric parietal cells, and acts as a morphogen in early development of the organ. Here, we found that the cleaved N-terminal fragment of Shh (Shh-N) was abundantly expressed in hog gastric vesicles derived from the apical membrane of parietal cells. Interestingly, Shh-N recombinant significantly decreased K+-dependent ATP-hydrolyzing activity, which is sensitive to an inhibitor of H+,K+-ATPase (SCH28080), in hog gastric tubulovesicles and membrane fractions of the H+,K+-ATPase-expressing cells. In the living cells, Shh-N recombinant inhibited the SCH28080-sensitive 86Rb+-uptake. Together, Shh-N may directly bind to extracellular side of H+,K+-ATPase, and negatively regulates the pump activity. This is the first report to explore non-morphogenic property of Shh on ion transporters.
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