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The Journal of General Physiology, Vol 76, 233-247, Copyright © 1980 by The Rockefeller University Press

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Cationic selectivity and competition at the sodium entry site in frog skin

DJ Benos, LJ Mandel and SA Simon

The cation selectivity of the Na entry mechanism located in the outer membrane of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) skin epithelium was studied. This selectivity was determined by measuring the short-circuit current when all of the external sodium was replaced by another cation and, also, by noting the relative degree of inhibition that the alkali metal cations produced on Na influx. The ability of the Group Ia cations to permeate the apical membrane was determined from the tracer uptake experiments. The results demonstrate that (a) only Li and Na are actively transported through the epithelium; (b) the alkali cations K, Rb, and Cs do not enter the epithelium through the apical border and, therefore, Na and Li are the only alkali cations translocated through this membrane; (c) these impermeable cations are competitive inhibitors of Na entry; (d) the cations NH4 and Tl exhibit more complex behavior but, under well-defined conditions, also inhibit Na entry; and (e) the selectivity of the cation binding site is in the sequence Li congruent to Na > Tl > NH4 congruent to K > Rb > Cs, which corresponds to a high field strength site with tetrahedral symmetry.
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