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SLC41A1 knockout mice display normal magnesium homeostasis. 2022

Barnabas P Ilenwabor, and Gijs A C Franken, and Gerhard Sponder, and Caro Bos, and Peter Racay, and Martin Kolisek, and Joost G J Hoenderop, and Jeroen H F de Baaij
Department of Physiology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Transcellular Mg2+ reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) of the kidneys plays an important role in maintaining systemic Mg2+ homeostasis. SLC41A1 is a Na+/Mg2+ exchanger that mediates Mg2+ efflux from cells and is hypothesized to facilitate basolateral extrusion of Mg2+ in the DCT. In this study, we generated a SLC41A1 knockout mouse model to examine the role of SLC41A1 in Mg2+ homeostasis. Slc41a1 mice exhibited similar serum and urine Mg2+ levels as their wild-type littermates. Dietary restriction of Mg2+ resulted in reduced serum Mg2+ concentration and urinary Mg2+ excretion, which was similar in the wild-type and knockout groups. Expression of genes encoding Mg2+ channels and transporters such as transient receptor potential melastatin 6 (Trpm6), transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (Trpm7), cyclin and CBS domain divalent metal cation transport mediator 2 (Cnnm2), and Slc41a3 were unchanged based on genotype. We investigated the potential redundancy of SLC41A1 and its homolog SLC41A3 by generating a double knockout mouse. Although Slc41a3 knockout mice showed significantly reduced serum Mg2+ compared with wild-type and Slc41a1 knockout groups, double knockout mice displayed similar serum Mg2+ levels as Slc41a3 knockout mice. In conclusion, our data show that SLC41A1 is not involved in the regulation of systemic Mg2+ homeostasis in mice. Our data also demonstrate that SLC41A1 does not compensate for the loss of SLC41A3, suggesting different functions of these SLC41 proteins in vivo.NEW & NOTEWORTHY SLC41A1 has been hypothesized to mediate Mg2+ extrusion in the distal convoluted tubule and thus regulate Mg2+ homeostasis. This study investigated the role of SLC41A1 in Mg2+ homeostasis in vivo using a transgenic mouse model. Our results demonstrate that SLC41A1 is not required to maintain normal Mg2+ balance in mice. We also show that SLC41A3 is more important than SLC41A1 in regulating systemic Mg2+ levels.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007686 Kidney Tubules, Distal The portion of renal tubule that begins from the enlarged segment of the ascending limb of the LOOP OF HENLE. It reenters the KIDNEY CORTEX and forms the convoluted segments of the distal tubule. Distal Kidney Tubule,Distal Renal Tubule,Distal Kidney Tubules,Distal Renal Tubules,Kidney Tubule, Distal,Renal Tubule, Distal,Renal Tubules, Distal,Tubule, Distal Kidney,Tubule, Distal Renal,Tubules, Distal Kidney,Tubules, Distal Renal
D008274 Magnesium A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D008822 Mice, Transgenic Laboratory mice that have been produced from a genetically manipulated EGG or EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN. Transgenic Mice,Founder Mice, Transgenic,Mouse, Founder, Transgenic,Mouse, Transgenic,Mice, Transgenic Founder,Transgenic Founder Mice,Transgenic Mouse
D002412 Cations Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis. Cation
D006706 Homeostasis The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable. Autoregulation
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D016213 Cyclins A large family of regulatory proteins that function as accessory subunits to a variety of CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES. They generally function as ENZYME ACTIVATORS that drive the CELL CYCLE through transitions between phases. A subset of cyclins may also function as transcriptional regulators. Cyclin
D050053 TRPM Cation Channels A subgroup of TRP cation channels named after melastatin protein. They have the TRP domain but lack ANKYRIN repeats. Enzyme domains in the C-terminus leads to them being called chanzymes. TRPM Cation Channel,Transient Receptor Potential Channels, Type M,Cation Channel, TRPM,Cation Channels, TRPM,Channel, TRPM Cation,Channels, TRPM Cation
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D018345 Mice, Knockout Strains of mice in which certain GENES of their GENOMES have been disrupted, or "knocked-out". To produce knockouts, using RECOMBINANT DNA technology, the normal DNA sequence of the gene being studied is altered to prevent synthesis of a normal gene product. Cloned cells in which this DNA alteration is successful are then injected into mouse EMBRYOS to produce chimeric mice. The chimeric mice are then bred to yield a strain in which all the cells of the mouse contain the disrupted gene. Knockout mice are used as EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL MODELS for diseases (DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL) and to clarify the functions of the genes. Knockout Mice,Mice, Knock-out,Mouse, Knockout,Knock-out Mice,Knockout Mouse,Mice, Knock out

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