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. 1992 Nov;7(5):485-91.
doi: 10.1165/ajrcmb/7.5.485.

Differential localization of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in normal and cystic fibrosis airway epithelium

E Puchelle  1 , D Gaillard, D Ploton, J Hinnrasky, C Fuchey, M C Boutterin, J Jacquot, D Dreyer, A Pavirani, W Dalemans
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Differential localization of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in normal and cystic fibrosis airway epithelium

E Puchelle et al. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1992 Nov.

Abstract

Deletion of the amino acid residue Phe 508 of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein represents the most common mutation identified in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. A monoclonal and a polyclonal antibody directed against different regions of CFTR were used to localize the CFTR protein in normal and CF airway epithelium derived from polyps of non-CF and CF subjects homozygous for the delta Phe 508 CFTR mutation. To identify the cellular and subcellular localization of CFTR, immunofluorescent light microscopy, confocal scanning microscopy, and immunogold transmission electron microscopy were performed on cryofixed tissue. A markedly different subcellular distribution was identified between normal and CF airway epithelial cells. In normal epithelium, labeling was restricted to the surface apical compartment of the ciliated cells. In contrast, in the epithelium from homozygous delta Phe 508 CF patients, CFTR markedly accumulated in the cytosol of all the epithelial cells. These findings are consistent with the concept that the CFTR delta Phe 508 mutation modifies the intracellular maturation and trafficking of the protein, leading to an altered subcellular distribution of the delta Phe 508 mutant CFTR.

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