SCNN1B / ENaC BETA Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Nonvoltage-gated, amiloride-sensitive, sodium channels control fluid and electrolyte transport across epithelia in many organs. These channels are heteromeric complexes consisting of 3 subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma. This gene encodes the beta subunit, and mutations in this gene have been associated with pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1), and Liddle syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2009]

ENaC-beta: Sodium permeable non-voltage-sensitive ion channel inhibited by the diuretic amiloride. Mediates the electrodiffusion of the luminal sodium (and water, which follows osmotically) through the apical membrane of epithelial cells. Controls the reabsorption of sodium in kidney, colon, lung and sweat glands. Also plays a role in taste perception. Defects in SCNN1B are a cause of autosomal recessive pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (AR-PHA1). PHA1 is a rare salt wasting disease resulting from target organ unresponsiveness to mineralocorticoids. There are 2 forms of PHA1: the autosomal recessive form that is severe, and the dominant form which is milder and due to defects in mineralocorticoid receptor. AR-PHA1 is characterized by an often fulminant presentation in the neonatal period with dehydration, hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis, failure to thrive and weight loss. The degree of channel function impairment differentially affects the renin-aldosterone system and urinary Na/K ratios, resulting in distinct genotype-phenotype relationships in PHA1 patients. Loss- of-function mutations are associated with a severe clinical course and age-dependent hyperactivation of the renin-aldosterone system. This feature is not observed in patients with missense mutations that reduce but do not eliminate channel function. Markedly reduced channel activity results in impaired linear growth and delayed puberty. Defects in SCNN1B are a cause of Liddle syndrome (LIDDS). It is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by pseudoaldosteronism and hypertension associated with hypokalemic alkalosis. The disease is caused by constitutive activation of the renal epithelial sodium channel. Defects in SCNN1B are the cause of bronchiectasis with or without elevated sweat chloride type 1 (BESC1). A debilitating respiratory disease characterized by chronic, abnormal dilatation of the bronchi and other cystic fibrosis-like symptoms in the absence of known causes of bronchiectasis (cystic fibrosis, autoimmune diseases, ciliary dyskinesia, common variable immunodeficiency, foreign body obstruction). Clinical features include sub-normal lung function, sinopulmonary infections, chronic productive cough, excessive sputum production, and elevated sweat chloride in some cases. Belongs to the amiloride-sensitive sodium channel (TC 1.A.6) family. SCNN1B subfamily. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Transporter, ion channel; Channel, sodium; Membrane protein, multi-pass; Membrane protein, integral

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16p12.2-p12.1

Cellular Component: apical plasma membrane; cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; external side of plasma membrane; integral to plasma membrane; plasma membrane

Molecular Function: amiloride-sensitive sodium channel activity; protein binding; WW domain binding

Biological Process: excretion; multicellular organismal water homeostasis; regulation of sodium ion transport; response to hypoxia; sensory perception of taste; sodium ion homeostasis; sodium ion transport; transmembrane transport; wound healing, spreading of epidermal cells

Disease: Bronchiectasis With Or Without Elevated Sweat Chloride 1; Liddle Syndrome; Pseudohypoaldosteronism, Type I, Autosomal Recessive